Hi Group members, I am a student of Leslie's and a moderator of this list. I will be visiting Cape Cod several times this summer. I would really enjoy ...
Hi Everyone I too am a student of Leslie's and love visiting Cape Cod! (I grew up there!) I would love to meet and do some horse-related activities! (Hey...
Let me know when you guys are getting together, maybe you can come pick me up on the way down Nicky...or it may be out of your way. In any case, we should plan...
Does anyone know Leslie's whereabouts these days? Stephanie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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... She was in the states last month, but I believe she is headed to Germany next. You can check out her schedule at "clinics" at www.lesliedesmond.com. ...
Yes, I do. I am a student of leslies out here in CA. shes in germany doing a 10 cd question/awnser. that is to be out in the fall smokeefe@... wrote:Does...
Hi Lisa O Nice to hear from you. I will let you know when I am headed in your direction. I would love an update on what you are doing. I lost your email...
From Leslie: Richard Noffsinger and Holly Watkins, horse trainers/owners from the Loveland, Colorado area, have worked hard the past few years to develop a...
I am forwarding the information below at Leslie's request. There are still openings for riders and auditors at most of these clinics. Thanks Rick w Leslie...
... Hi Rick, I am hoping your dates are incorrect. I just signed up on Leslie's website for the CT clinic for Sept 16-18. Your email dates that workshop Sept...
PLEASE NOTE: Leslie had the dates for CT and RI clinics reversed in the post I forwarded yesterday. Please note the corrections below. Thanks Rick W Ooops!...
Hi, I haven't heard from this group for many months, and wonder if it is still going. I could use some help and advice if anyone is still around. There are a...
Hi Janie, Although our list has been a bit dormant, I think there are still many members ready to share information and knowledge about feel. I am sorry to...
Janie, I was impressed by your great insightful and ability to so clearly articulate your problem and needs. I hope you receive some very helpful answers from...
Will try and help you with the medical problem Jane. First off, is your horse shod? I am going to assume 'not' - good. IF shod, get those shoes removed. ...
I'm usually a lurker but I have to chime in here. Is it possible for you to hand walk your horse to a place to graze everyday. I'm sure he would appreciate a...
Please can you help me on head lowering ? My young horse is good about understanding my directions . I'm not talking about a horse with his head in the...
Wow. Initial reaction - what a great post. Yes. Do summat different: try an get back and into the horse's mind set. Try to unlock and open the 'horse' to...
Hi Janie, on Leslies homepage there is one of the articles about handling the hooves that I found really helpful. I quote a part of the article : "There are...
Hi Janie, I have had a similar condition attack some of my horses' frogs, and will offer my thoughts/experience... While there is an aspect here of the feel...
Dear group As group moderator I am pleased to see renewed activity here, and I thank everyone for their helpful responses to Janie's question. There have been...
HI everyone, im only fairly new to horses and have a question that might seem silly but i the most mixed ideas about and it is wether you should or shouldnt...
Troy, Lateral lunging is superb and it's based on using a 12-14ft lead and circling 2-3 times per direction. In my book longeing dulls a horses mind and make...
There's a discussion of longeing on pages 337-338 of Bill's book. Too long to quote here, but highlights are If longeing is a pattern, "it's liable to be...
Well, if I'm banned by this group for saying this, so be it. True classically trained lunging, in the French tradition, that is also followed up, in it's due...
hi jULIE and all; from bill's book; " for longeing to be a valuable experience to the horse, it needs to be done with feel." i am posting as someone who uses...
Hi Troy, You have every right to be confused about longeing. On page 337 of Bill's book, at the very bottom he says: "What most people call longeing isn't what...
... Nothing I read was interpreted as the French Classically trained style lunging horse was called foul. I'm sure it has a feel all it's own but maybe not...
I am not too happy with this explanation, but I haven't time to work it out the way I want to so I hope this will be of some help. Janie ... with what u are...