Speak the Horse Language: Master Your Horsemanship Energy (Udemy.com)
How to use energy body language to communicate with your horse! Horse riding & Horsemanship Course | Equine Pet training
Created by: Krystal Kelly
Last updated January 2025
What you will learn
- How to communicate with horses in THEIR language
- How to master your body language and your energy to effectively communicate with your horse
- Groundwork games and exercises
- Riding exercises and games
- Mastering your seat
- Effective warm up in the saddle
- Lunging and leading to an advanced level
- Subtle cues for your horse that they understand
- Pressure points
- Building your and your horse's confidence
- Earn your horses trust
- How to work with young or spooky horses
How it compares
Against the other 418 rated Udemy courses in Lifestyle on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 12% of them
- Reviews245#238 of 419 by number of reviews
- Length1.8 hoursshorter than 71% of them
- Last updatedJanuary 2025more recently than 58% of them
Course Description
Many might be wondering how it is possible for me to work in so many foreign countries and strange lands as an equine professional. I have traveled my fair share, having worked Internationally with horses for the past eleven years in nearly a dozen countries and covering countless states from east to west. Every time I travel to a new country I am thrown into a new mix of languages, cultures, and native dialects. In Italy they speak Italian, in Romania they speak Romanian, Egypt they speak Arabic…you get the point.
Although the humans may speak different languages and practice different religions and customs, there is one thing I’ve learned never changes: The language of the horse. No matter how far my travels have taken me, from the Pyramids to the Taj Mahal, horses speak horse.
Learn the language of the horse, and with it you can travel to the farthest corners of the planet and be able to communicate fluently with all walks of horses. From the Akhal-Teke’s in Turkey to the Marwari’s in India or the Icelandic ponies from Iceland. Communicating with horses is about body language and energy. Once you master the art of understanding your equine friend with your energy and breath, you will find that no matter the type of saddle you ride in or the discipline, you will be able to bond with horses on an energetic and subconscious level. You will hear them whisper.You will feel their movements and body through you. You will know their emotions, their spirit and their voice. You will be able to earn their trust and loyalty even when you are new and unfamiliar to them.
In this course you will master the art of communicating in YOUR HORSE'S LANGUAGE.
In This Course You Will Learn:
How to Do Groundwork exercises
Learn the theory behind horse's "energy"
Practical exercises to practice with your horse
Have riding lessons on how to carry over your communication skills in the saddle
Play games with your horse to get them engaged and more confident
Master your body language and energy
Build confidence
Have fun with your horses and earn their trust!
Master leading, lunging to a more advanced level
Be able to work with young or spooky horses confidently
Problem solve
Horse training and the difference between "riding" and "sitting"
Breathing exercises to help train the trainer
Awareness and mindfulness with horses
Psychotherapy - which many might think your able to "read horses minds" and do horse telepathy! But there's no magic tricks here, you will learn the tools to simply know what your horse is thinking!
And more!
Learn from your trainer: Krystal Kelly - International FEI II Showjumping and Dressage Coach. Krystal is the ONLY FEI certified coach from the USA and has worked internationally in over 20+ countries and THOUSANDS of students and horses around the globe! She has experience with all disciplines including western riders, polo players, endurance riders, pleasure riders, TREC competitors and more! Krystal often travels to give clinics, lessons or to train horses and manage clubs. Her 15 years in the field working with horses has led her to some amazing places and her passion for natural horsemanship and training horses "in their language" is her trademark.
So what are you waiting for?! Enroll today!
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
245 Reviews
Krystal Kelly
Krystal Kelly is an FEI II Certified Show Jumping Coach, an award winning videographer, a best-selling author, and has been featured in countless podcasts, Magazine and even several Amazon Prime Series and tv specials. (HGTV)
Originally from California, Krystal left the USA in 2010 to pursue her career as a top show jumping rider, trainer and coach. She is the only certified FEI II coach from the USA and has worked with horses on 5 different continents and in more than 20+ countries. She is passionate about helping riders of all disciplines be the best riders, coaches and trainers they can be for their horses.
To learn more about her online courses and coaching programs such as her popular Horse Riding Lessons App, check out her website.
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Reviews
By Kaci Cleveland on 4/4/2023
The link for the workbook does not go through, but when I go to the website it’s asks me to purchase the book after I have already paid for this course, which makes me feel a bit taken advantage of. However, I have begun to get into useful info and am very grateful for the knowledge.
By Julia Radzka on 11/20/2022
I hoped for more. This was merely an ad for a full version of a course, I am glad I didn't pay a full price. I learned few things, but from listing of content I assumed this would be more valuable for me. I fail to find: Have riding lessons on how to carry over your communication skills in the saddle (hoped it would be more in depth) Play games with your horse to get them engaged and more confident Have fun with your horses and earn their trust! (wish it was more but fair for a demo) Problem solve (wish there was more of that, like aggressive/dangerous behaviors/habits, working with difficult horses etc) Horse training and the difference between "riding" and "sitting" (not enough) Psychotherapy - which many might think your able to "read horses minds" and do horse telepathy! But there's no magic tricks here, you will learn the tools to simply know what your horse is thinking! (where was it?!) But what was included in the course it's valuable, just not enough for me.
By Madeline Marrone on 9/29/2022
I am going to start horseback riding lessons soon and have minimal experience with horses, but I am eager to learn more about these beautiful creatures. I work at a therapeutic riding center and have really seen the effect of our energy on our horses and would like to build my confidence when horse handling. I look forward to your insight!
By Megan Wolmarans on 9/20/2022
I cannot express how amazing this course has been. In all honesty my eyes shot wide open when you spoke about bits, I have a five year old ottb who did a buck and tuck with me and I slipped two disks in my neck and this was a few months after my instructor forced me to use one of her rolling bits that is quite hectic it tears my horses mouth and tongue and I had told her that the bit was too harsh and she said my horse needed a harsh bit to learn and I think my poor horse finally had enough and told me no more harsh bit. I can say with confidence that I will be telling my instructor I think the bit needs to go because my horses safety and needs come first. This course has opened my eyes in so many ways and I think I know how I can begin to patch my relationship up with my horse.
By Raynaldy Budhy Prabowo on 5/27/2021
The course is great and the approaches are applicable not only for a Foal/Filly but also with older horses. I suggest this course for you, who want to start to own a horse and make a routine contact with them. The Q&A is also active, thank you for your class, Coach Kelly.
By Sonia Janion on 11/29/2020
I very much like that every idea/concept is exemplified by the video. I am not sure if I follow the concept of energy so much (seems to me just a different way of saying that every physical, even tiny pressure we exercise or gesture help the horse undrstand what we want to say) but perhaps I'm coming from a different spritual background and it just does not resonate with me so well. Anyways, good teacher skills, the course is easy and pleasant to follow. It would be great to find a similarly structured course (thorough explanation of each movement and how the horse reads it+ examples) on a dressage figures or some riding techniques and exercises. Meanwhile - thanks for all I've learnt from this course!
By Donna Wolfe on 8/9/2020
It has helped both me and my horses. I have one horse that I go two steps forward with and four steps back. I am not sure what I am doing wrong but he isn't able to get past things and make it stick, he regresses. I do about 20 min or more per day of training. I don't take time off of it I may do something way simpler on weekends like teaching touch response. I am not riding one of my horses and really need more ground work. I hope to continue with the courses that enable me to do that. :)
By Marysa de Veer on 6/26/2020
This was a good match. I have met Kelly in person and gotten to know her and so when I took on a couple of rescue ponies as a first time owner, I consulted her on one of the ponies who is a bit of a naughty one! She suggested this tutorial which has been helpful and gentle to both us the humans and our equine partners. I'm practising 'boo'! and Louis is responding nicely. I still have a way to go but the course provides a good foundation in learning to speak horse in a safe and fun way.
By Abubakar Dagazau on 5/14/2020
We misunderstand horses and most of the time we think force is the answer. The training guide, gadgets, safety spot, bubble, handling and communicating with touch and approach is great. I find your techniques amazing, gentle and very effective.
By Mariana Korenyiova on 5/5/2020
Some very helpful basics that many also experienced riders often forget. This course is really for every level of a rider! Loved it Wish you would do another course showing problems at for example lounging and how you would correct them. I have 17 old retired jumping horse who kind of have a trauma from lunging and he always kicks as I ask him for canter transition - which he does not do if I'm in the saddle...
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