As part of the CT Horse Symposium, there will be an animal communication clinic from 9-12 on Saturday. To sign up, please go to http://animalscience.uconn.edu/horseSymp/index.php
Any animal welcome, but horses preferred. Communicating with Your Horse: It’s More Than Cues
Basic Animal Communicating Skills
with Susan Bartfay, Animal Communicator
Building a better relationship than you ever imagined with your horse is possible when you learn to pay attention. Your horse’s body language, facial expression, ear and eye movement say a lot, but the foundation of a very rewarding partnership becomes possible when you really listen. Learn to recognize the difference between when you are waiting for your horse to respond to you (not listening) and when you are tuning in to what your horse is thinking and feeling in head, heart and body.
Susan will show you the basic principles of animal communication with stories and exercises, and then you can practice with hard copy photos.
No cell phone or iPad pictures; please bring pen and paper and a hard copy photo of your animal.
Part 1: Introduce yourself and your horse, and share your experience when you felt a 2-way communication
Part 2: Anything you wanted to know about animal communication but had no one to ask
Part 3: Find a partner you don’t know, exchange hard copy photos
Part 4: Brief meditation to clear thoughts and find your animal helper
Part 5: Write down everything you hear from the horse in the photo
Part 6: Exchange notes with your partner
Part 7: Group share, and surprises
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Mark your calendars for UConn's Annual Horse Symposium! This year it will be on March 5th and 6th from 9am to 4pm.
This year, on Saturday, Ben Wallace will be giving a clinic focusing on Beyond Basic Groundwork from 9 am- 12 pm, and Meg Brauch, who is a UConn graduate, will be giving a demo/clinic on Straightness Training for all levels of riders. There will also be demonstrations from the UConn Morgan Drill Team and a UConn Polo match on Sunday at 1 pm.
Sunday will include Hands on Horse Science day conducted by UConn students and Tufts veterinarians and students. This is a great opportunity to work with those in the Animal Science industry and gain more knowledge of the Equine Science field.
If you would like to participate in one of the clinics with your own horse or a UConn horse, please pre-register by March 1st, by sending your forms (available on http://animalscience.uconn.edu/horseSymp/index.php) to the UConn Department of Animal Science (address on forms).
The cost is as follows, as always, a great value!
Saturday -
$50 ($70 to use a UConn horse) Active Participation in Clinic
$20/Adults All Day Auditor* Pass
$10/One clinic for Auditor*
$10/day Age 9-18/4-H leaders/UConn students/4-H members
9 & under free!
Sunday -
$20/Adults All Day Auditor* Pass
$10/day Age 9-18/4-H leaders/UConn students/4-H members
9 & under free!
*an auditor is also known as a spectator
Money raised is used to directly support equine research and extension programs at the University of Connecticut! No pre-registration needed for spectators!
The event takes place on Horsebarn Hill, and the link below will provide directions.
http://animalscience.uconn.edu/horseSymp/index.php
Hope to see you there!
For more information, contact: Dr. Jenifer Nadeau at jenifer.nadeau@uconn.edu