Sherry Dyck Western Horsemanship

This I found so true years ago! 🐴💜

“Recent studies conducted by the Institute of Heart-Math provide a clue to explain the two-way ′′healing′′ that occurs when we're close to horses.
According to researchers, the heart has an electromagnetic field larger than the brain: a magnetometer can measure the energy field of the heart that radiates from 2.4 meters to 3 meters around the human body.
While this is certainly significant, perhaps more impressive than the electromagnetic field projected by the heart of a horse is five times larger than that of a human being (imagine an electromagnetic sphere around the horse) and it can influence straight into our own heart rate.
Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a "coherent′′ heart rate (heart rate pattern) that explains why we can feel better when we're close to them. Studies have found a coherent heart pattern or HRV to be a solid measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy-that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.
A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adapt to stressful situations very efficiently. Many times, we just need to be in the presence of horses to feel a sense of well-being and peace.
In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits by interacting with horses, including lower blood pressure and heart rate, higher beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters acting as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, decreased feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, better social working; and greater feelings of empowerment, confidence, patience and self-efficacy.”

One of my students won this buckle in the Pole Bending at Junior Bassano Rodeo!! 🏇🧲
So pleased they did so great !!!

One of my favourite views🐴💗💗🐂

My students are doing well !!
Especially when they compete in the barrel racing and the pole bending as well.
I certainly enjoy sharing my knowledge in western horsemanship to aide my students and their horses.
Wonderful to have them let me know how well they are proceeding forward 🏇🧲

Sundance Arena is an excellent indoor arena where I do numerous lessons- private and semi private as well as numerous students for several hours.

I teach western horsemanship so that the communication between rider and horse improves

We will do ground work and drills that not only improve horsemanship but also aids in the training of each individual horse.

Drills solidify the rider’s fundamentals and control the mechanisms they require during the ride as well competition . Also drills help develop muscle memory which is crucial.

Drills help train the riders horse to enjoy and work well for the rider.
Also drills help the competitive horse do well without going thru the barrel pattern or pole bending pattern over and over!

Just message me if you’d like more info and would like to come!

I’m grateful that each and everyone of you came to the pole bending clinic on Saturday at Lausen Arena.
I am so pleased that I could share my knowledge and help you along your journey!💜🦄.🐴💕🏇

Remember to do the “homework” that I gave to you! I am pretty sure it will certainly help each one of you !
This I have seen with my other students that when they diligently worked on their homework it really improved what they needed done!

Also look forward to possibly coming again to do another clinic there! 🏇🧲💕. Take care!!

So proud and thrilled to see many of my students do extremely well at the Double SS Finals today. Those few of you that had some troubles we will simply work on getting those issues fixed in the future.

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to you Carley and Reno on winning the Youth 2D Buckle!
So great to see you both do tremendously well together even though you Carley are riding in your roping saddle.
Once you get your barrel saddle we will continue to work together to ensure you will run even better!!

Very proud of you, Carley!!

I am thrilled when I see my students do extremely well at their competitions. 🏇🧲

Congratulations to you Riley and your mare Ivy on your wonderful success barrel racing at FCCRS. So glad you both are working much better together!