Our next radio broadcast will be Sunday, March 1, at 12 noon (cst)! I am excited to say that we will be covering the topic of Passive Dominance, which ties in well with our previous show’s topic about the Ego. Please bookmark the date and join me online for this fully interactive broadcast. Not only can you call into the show, you can also join in on the chat dialogue, even upload images and media to help create a truly one of a kind broadcast! We love hearing from our listeners and hope you will be one of them!

February 15 Broadcast – Ego Based Horsemanship : Horses & Humans

Links :

• Listed to Recorded Show
• AIR Radio Channel

Sunday afternoon was the mark of my first radio broadcast online, and in case you weren’t able to make it to the live broadcast you can still catch the recording!

Link : Sorry, not currently available.

Our next show will air live on Sunday, February 15 at 12 noon (cst). The topic is still in the “air” so if you have a question or topic you would like to have discussed please send an email to us! We are also working towards having guests on our show and are excited to be able to offer this to our horse friends…

Link : Tune Into AIR Radio Channel

I continue to come back to this understanding of horsemanship, equitation, riding, etc. Whatever you want to call our relationship with the horse, it is superficial. There is something much deeper than simple maneuvering the horse from point A to point B.

Horsemanship is often based on a failing foundation of conditional love.

Fortunately and unfortunately, we recognize our relationship with the horse only on the same level with which we recognize the rest of our interactions and connections in the world. What this means is that whatever we are dealing with in our day to day lives will also show up in our interactions with the horse. The horse is an excellent mirror for us. Only occasionally are we able to see this mirror however, only rarely do we get a glimpse of something much grander.

It is easy for me to see how horses can be a vehicle of meditation for riders, if only we were able to realize just such an option. Usually we get stuck on the little things of no importance, we fight with the horse over imagined disagreements. We do all the things with our horse that we do with other people. We forget about being loving and find ourselves stuck in the rut of having to be right, of wanting to take, take, take, all that the horse is willing to give, while refusing to give freely back to the horse; or doing so only on condition.

I invite you to join me this Sunday, February 1, at noon (cst) during my first Live Online Radio Broadcast! I will be talking more about our relationship with the horse, there will be opportunities for listeners to call in or email any questions they might have, and more!

Link : AIR Radio Channel

Join Erica K. Frei February 1st before the Super Bowl for her live online radio broadcast about our relationship with horses!

That time of the year is here, as we find ourselves (at least in the north) climbing out from the short dark days of winter that can at times be brutal. Waking up we dust off some of the remnants of snow – or at least prepare for the day when we can finally shovel that last bit of snow from the walk ways. I feel like that time of the year has started. I am more energized through the day, I’ve stopped stocking up on food to keep me warm and insulated through the hibernation phase. Maybe it is just all of the Vitamin D from the daily dose of sunshine bouncing off the remaining piles of snow… Whatever the cause, I am happy to see the threat of spring!

What I really want to talk about however are relationship skills. It isn’t every day that the interactions with people in  my life bring about great ephiphanies in the way of how we relate with the horse and build communication, trust and motivation in each other, but I am lucky enough to have regular encounters that spur some greater understanding.

I’ve come to find that the way in which we build a relationship with the horse is the fundamental foundation that everything else is built upon. If we have a poor foundation everything else fails – communication, trust, motivation, etc. With that note, I will be broadcasting live for the first time on internet radio on February 1 at 12 noon (cst). I will be discussing various aspects of relationship building with the horse. I would like to invite you to tune in, let a friend know and pass the word around. Viewers will be able to call in or email questions throughout the show for a truly interactive experience. This is in partnership with Awareness In Riding through their AIR Radio Channel.

These radio broadcasts are scheduled approximately every two weeks on Sundays at 12 noon (cst). Be sure and subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on broadcasts. You will also be able to check the schudule of broadcasts by visiting either the AIR Radio Channel or our Calendar of Events. Previous broadcasts will be available for a time on the AIR Radio Channel as well.

Any inquiries regarding the show’s contents and topics can be directed to Awareness In Riding.

Time is running down, the clock is ticking, and there remains but two weeks before the ASPIRE Therapeutic Riding Benefit, “Dances With Horses” in Waterloo, Iowa. Which reminds me today that I need to get my horse his traveling papers…

All deadlines aside, I wanted to make an update on how the project is progressing. My dress, which I’ve mentioned previously, is beginning to make it’s appearance in the world. We’ve been doing daily fittings as we slowly construct and create it. While it is based upon a high-fashion dress by Emanual Ungaro, it will have it’s own variations and unique qualities, the least of which being that we had to make adjustments so it doesn’t get caught up on the back of the saddle.

I thought it might be a bit more entertaining if everyone could see some behind the scenes…

And for some more visual… me and *Tanjobi playing with some ideas for our ride, of course the final ride choreography will only be revealed after the event.

This is a new clip that I put together recently. If you like it let me know, pass it around, share it with friends and horsie-fam. More to follow soon…

More Horse Videos From Erica K. Frei

We are still running through lots and lots of video taken over this weekend from The Core Workshop, which was put on at Awareness In Riding in Milton, Wisconsin. Many thanks to those who showed up, it wouldn’t be a workshop without participants! I also want to thank my wonderful camera ‘man’ (my mom).

This clip shows some excerpts from Saturday, talking a bit about clarifying words, the meaning behind natural horsemanship, the predator/prey relationship, communication and so on.

You can find out more about The Core Workshop.

I’ve posted a new video on YouTube which talks briefly about the seat and one of its exercises. This is my first video, and am looking to critique it and create more!