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Natural Horsemanship with James Rudelhoff

Published by Jean Wood at July 25, 2021
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Natural Horsemanship Event at Trex

On Saturday 24th July we held our very first Natural Horsemanship demonstration. Thanks to James Rudelhoff, our friendly farrier, and founder of Natural Horsemanship in Spain.

If you are unfamiliar with what Natural Horsemanship is an act of bringing horses and humans together in harmony, building a strong connection and relationship through mutual trust, respect, and understanding.

It was the perfect event for both horsey and non-horsey people, where everyone could watch and learn the connection between human and horse. And which horse better to start with, than our very own Bonnie.

Contents

  • The Star of the Show, Bonita
  • Who is James Rudelhoff?
  • Connecting with Bonita
  • Thank You

The Star of the Show, Bonita

Bonita

On 31st March 2010, early on a beautiful day, Bonnie was born. She was perfect. A filly that floated on air! Her breed is Anglo-Arab x Welsh, which I think you’ll agree, makes her look stunning. This is why we named her Bonita (pretty in Spanish).

Bonnies best friend who she lived with up until 2 years ago was our little Pippa. When Bonnie was just over a year old, she had an awful accident. We arrived in the morning to feed them their breakfast, normally greeted by both of them at the gate, there was Pippa standing on her own. Instantly I felt sick, knowing that something was wrong!

Bonnie was standing paralyzed in shock under the shelter, unable to move her hind legs! We called the vet straight away, whilst waiting offered her breakfast which she ate. There were no signs at all, to tell us what she had done. The fences were all ok, it was a complete mystery.

The vet arrived; it was bad news. She had crushed her pelvis; it was a mess. I was thinking she was going to tell me ‘she would have to be put to sleep’. Thankfully that wasn’t the case.

Being that she was very young, she would mend. She told us never to breed her, and that she would have problems carrying weight. With strong pain killers & weeks of rehab, we got her moving again.

To date Bonnie has never been ridden, she is frightened of most things and has never experienced the number of people that surrounded her during this event. Although, once everyone took their seats, she gracefully greeted everyone as if to say, “Wow, are you all here to see me? Thanks so much for coming!”

Who is James Rudelhoff?

Natural Horsemanship

Born in the UK, James Rudelhoff moved to Spain at a young age. Since the age of 4, he had always wanted to spend his time around horses. After finishing his education in Alhama de Granada and receiving a diploma he started to dedicate 100% to this passion of his.
He was determined to find a more understanding and fairway of communicating with these sensitive and strong animals. After rescuing a beautiful but sadly misunderstood mare, James found himself Who started starting his journey into equine behavior and psychology. Trying to find a way to communicate and understand the equine language.
His journey led him to find Tracy James who’s softness and effectiveness inspired him further into this unique world of horse and human connection. He then had the pleasure of becoming her apprentice and later certifying as an instructor.

Connecting with Bonita

Natural Horsemanship Bag Training

It was very interesting to see Bonnie’s reaction to James in a different environment and using very different body language. After all, She gets her hooves trimmed by him!
James explained how body language can really change the way a horse acts around you, and that applying pressure using his body language was a way of showing his authority. Which Bonnie didn’t seem to like at the beginning. With her head as high as it could possibly be, she ran around in circles.
With his mission being to bring horses and humans together in harmony, to build a strong connection and relationship through mutual trust, respect, and understanding. James was able to gain Bonnie’s trust. It really was something amazing to watch.

Thank You

Big thanks to James for showing us the importance of understanding how the horse’s mind works! And of course the star of the show, our very own Bonnie.
Thank you to all our supporters, and welcome to the newbies today. Together with sales of raffle tickets too, we raised a grand total of 255€ which will be used for the care of our animals.
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Jean Wood
Jean Wood
Horse crazy from a young age, I'm an all-round animal lover at heart. Nothing makes me happier than looking after my 50 plus fur babies and hubby, now that my two children have flown the nest. Animals have so much to teach us, you just have to be able to listen. My future is having the ability to save abandoned and abused souls and provide them with a forever home here at the Trex Andalucia sanctuary.

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