Helping horses and folks get along better.
Don Funke Horseworks is dedicated to helping people and horses get along better. This may take the form of starting or training a horse, relieving the discomfort of a horse using equine chiropractic, conducting an instructional clinic or supplying someone with the horse they always dreamed of owning.We're here to provide a broad base of knowledge from which to serve a wide variety of equestrian needs.
Don Funke takes a pragmatic approach to training horses in Bozeman, taking the best and most useful techniques from many different natural horsemanship instructors. Most of these techniques have much in common. All use operant conditioning, desensitization, rewards(releases) and timing to help horses learn effectively. Whether starting a colt, putting the finishing touches on a bridle horse or improving a hunter/jumper, it's all the same language applied in a different manner...
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These clinics are designed to take some of the mystery and commercialism out of horse training. With so many very large personalitie selling horsepeople the latest and greatest tools and techniques, it is time to look at what they all have in common.Horsemanship Level I will consist of learning to move and activate different parts of the horse. Isolating movements is the beginning of a truly fine horse...
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