http://saralicht.com Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:48:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're hoping to make your New Year's resolutions stick, try this tool with your positive affirmations.  Something about combining the message while crossing over between right and left brain hemispheres adds extra "oomph" to affirmations. You can apply this Integration Exercise to any affirmation.  Just state in a positive way ... http://saralicht.com/?p=461 [caption id="attachment_440" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Rainy knows her job is to be quiet and relaxed. This child is showing me "one airplane arm.""] Practicing big arm circles for balance. My horse Rainy has been giving riding lessons to young children (ages 2 through 6) and she seems to ... http://saralicht.com/?p=439 Trainer Wes Licht introduces Ranger to COWS! Summer, 2008.Here are videos that show some of my training with Ranger, a Morab Gelding whose  recognized daddy is Windmere Royal Topaz.  In this photo he's being ridden by my recognized daddy, trainer Wes Licht.   Three years ago I trained Ranger ... http://saralicht.com/?p=392 Got pain?  Got fear or a nagging emotion?  This simple tool may help. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique.  I’ve used EFT for years and have shared it with many people.  It still surprises me at how well it works.  It’s simple and only takes about a minute to “tap” and ... http://saralicht.com/?p=361 Why is Rowdy a "Wonderhorse?" Rowdy knows how to bow, lie down, and sit up like a dog.  He stands tall on things and likes to improvise, making up his own new tricks.  He loves going jogging with Sara, and stays right next to her.  When Sara's large horse "Rainy" was ... http://saralicht.com/?p=368 Hi, this is a note to tell you about the upcoming clinic I'll be giving at the end of August.   Please write in the comments box or call me with questions at (608)215-5200 - Sara Licht What: A Clinic where you can bring your specific training questions or behavioral issues and ... http://saralicht.com/?p=335 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiQq2vOfzPo[/youtube] This tip is thanks to my friend Benjamin, who has beautiful posture. Here I explain how I use it to remind myself during driving and riding. In addition, remember to LOOK UP while riding, and feel what you horse is doing. Because of the survival instinct, many trainers (myself included) spend ... http://saralicht.com/?p=350 Rainy and I have both been working on our individual art styles and methods.  Below are some of her paintings and a video clip of her at work.  I used the clicker training method to encourage her to free up her artistic inclinations. [caption id="attachment_316" align="alignleft" width="231" caption="Paintings by Rainy the ... http://saralicht.com/?p=312 The show "Paintings Inspired by Nature and Our Animal Friends" featuring the paintings of Jaroslava Sobiskova and Sara Licht is opening at Cafe Zoma this Friday, July 10th from 5-9pm. Next door at Absolutely Art you can also see the work of Mary Fiore in her show "As I See It:  ... http://saralicht.com/?p=298 When I met Stacey Westfall last year at the Midwest Horse Fair, she told me that her most valuable exercise was the clover-leaf cones pattern, and she explained it to me. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RptQ0SlCvoY[/youtube]  I began using it and have found it valuable on many levels.  I use the repetition of the same ... http://saralicht.com/?p=285