LOM Jan 2009

Hi, I just received your Round Pen Leadership DVD (very fast!). It is fantastic! I have a friend who has taught me how to communicate with my horse, and from watching Sylvia, their ways are very similar, but Sylvia reinforces those methods! She believes it is all about the horse. But having this DVD on hand will REALLY help me. I am a pretty particular person and my feeling is that Sylvia has to be one of the best natural horsemanship trainers! I have a young horse who will be 2 in the Spring so I can't wait to apply this to him. One thing I have learned so far is about eye contact being pressure! I do make the mistake while patting him straight on looking him in the eye! Now that explains why he has his head up and feels resistant! I'm SO glad that I came across your web site and I may just have to get the rest of the DVD series! THANKS!!

I wish you lived nearer to me! I have been reading and reading and watching videos and wanting/waiting to find a training method that I felt confident in...that felt right. Yours seems just right!! I am new to this (owning horses, training, etc.) but am highly motivated to learn and do things properly...the best way for the horse and I to become partners. Blessings,

Hi Sylvia. I'm using your Round Pen Leadership DVD in working with my horses. I love it -- it is very easy to follow what you are doing. I viewed it over and over before working with the horses, then viewed it again to confirm I'm doing it right. My two geldings are doing great with the round pen work and are very attentive, respectful and affectionate. Your intuitive training skills are fabulous! Thanks so much.

Sylvia, I am SO excited! I got to borrow your Round Pen Leadership DVD from my friend and watched it through, took notes, and then went and tried it out. I should tell you that I have tried the round pen methods of another trainer/clinician, and wound up both confused and going, "okay, now what?", as did my horse. We both wound up just standing there in frustration.

Your methods, though....wow! I really appreciate the lower starting volume (and I'm not comfortable with the sight of a dripping, blowing, and exhausted horse of other programs) and within minutes, my horse was turning for me on BOTH sides with a tip of the head and a pointed finger. No running on my part, slow trot on his - no asthma attack, either! I got the lip licking and the turned in ear and the slightly smaller circle on his comfortable side (ex-racer). The moment I invite him in and turn away from him, he comes towards me.

This was just the first day, and I messed up a few times, but still got a good result - so it won't be the last day we do this - he's not turning towards me yet on the far side, but that's okay. He did turn, and that's an improvement. Bless his heart, he was dreading the round pen after all that chasing him around previously and I can't blame him. Now I don't have to!

We haven't gone through all 12 steps of your Whispering Way™ 12-Step Total Training System program, but we have gone through the first handful, and I am very happy with the results there, too.

I have to tell you, besides just the fact that your method is WORKING because it's so clear to me WHY it works and you are very concise in your explanations and motions - and running the horse into the ground is not involved, what appeals to me about your presentation is that you very much seem to be someone that would be fun to hang around with - you present yourself as fair and accessible - and that alone would encourage me to pay attention to what you're doing, where I'll dismiss someone who's too big for their own britches in a heartbeat!

Merry Christmas to you and yours, too - I am VERY glad to have found you! Most thankfully,

The reason I made this purchase with you [just bought your Training Videos Package], is that I was extremely impressed with your web site and with your question and answer portion. Also, because you refer to other web sites to help others - very admirable and few people do this. This, in my opinion, gives you lots of credibility. Thanks!

Please thank Sylvia for being there for people, like myself, who are on this journey to better horsemanship. My little Quarter horse “Mini" thanks her also. Through Sylvia’s methods I have turned an aggressive, scared, unconfident mare into one that seeks the company of people, enjoys the games we play and trys trys trys. She is now a joy to be around and we are becoming closer by the day.

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