The dictionary defines PERCEPTION as:
1. Having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
2. Having the ability to perceive; keen in discernment.
3. Marked by discernment and understanding; sensitive.

There are as many different styles of horse training as there are people who call themselves trainers.

    "Natural Horsemanship" has been given a lot of attention the past few years, but N.H is not "new."  Savvy horsemen and women have studied and grasped basic horse language since the very first human threw a leg over the first powerful equine back.

    Natural Horsemanship techniques can be very effective and valuable, if coupled with an understanding of a horse's mind and if the trainer has the ability to perceive how each individual horse is responding to the applied technique.   One of the dangers of N.H. is expecting every horse, without exception, to fall into the prescribed technique without taking into account that particular horse's history, state of mind, temperament, and personality.   All too often well meaning but naïve clinicians make blanket statements as to how EVERY horse will respond to his or her training method, only to be embarrassed and frustrated when confronted with a horse who apparently didn't read that trainer's book.

   PERCEPTIVE HORSE TRAINING takes Natural Horsemanship a step further.  Kari Crawford has developed an understanding of the language that speaks both ways.  She uses her deep comprehension of the equine mind, coupled with her finely tuned PERCEPTION of the horse's response, to create a training situation that both accepts and then utilizes the needs of each individual horse.

  With these proven methods, Kari can help teach you and your horse to communicate on a powerful level.  She will emphasize building mutual communication based on the horse's natural behaviors, to produce a safe, responsible partner.