This topic occurred to me while I was redesigning our Liberty Workshop for 2026, and it brought me back to a question I’m always circling around: in the world of horses, what does liberty actually mean?
In positive relational horsemanship, liberty isn’t about giving cues just because there’s no lead rope.
It isn’t about asking a horse to repeat things they already know.
And it definitely isn’t about teaching tricks through pressure, punishment, or a pocket full of treats.
So if it’s not those things… what is it?
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