FDT Mission

Mission Statement

Horses are my life. It has been a Journey that is profound in every way. I

continue to learn from them every day of my life. What I learn, I bring to my

students.

The horse is our greatest teacher. I am a student of the horse. It is my wish

to facilitate and support each of my students and their horses learning no

matter what their goals. It is my wish to keep intact the horses’ true nature

and spirit in his training so that he may always bring his heart and desire to

his work.

I want you to put aside any notions about English or Western, Hunter,

Jumper, or Dressage, Pleasure or Showing. There is no difference in anyone

disciplines end goal; Connection, Harmony, Communication, Calm, Supple,

Athleticism, Willing Partnership, and Heart. The equipment may be different

and there are small technical and style points to consider, but any good

horseman from any discipline is trying to create the same Partnership. They

may be using different terms but they are speaking the same language to the

trained ear. The exercises, Concepts and Tips you’ll find in this site should

be considered extremely useful for all your Horsemanship goals.

I know that it’s not the goal of most people to have issues with their horses,

but, I see far too many struggling with their equine friends. I decided to

develop this site to help horse owners everywhere improve their

relationships with their horses.

My approach is a blend of Natural Horsemanship, Dressage foundation training

and Balanced seat riding. Combining these three methods, in my opinion, is

blending the best of the best. There are clearly hundreds probably thousands

of ways to train horses. Some are good some are bad. Mine is just one way

and it relies on the most important opinion of all, my horses. He has to work

with me and his happiness is as important as my own. I can’t make him care

about Jumping or Reining or Trail riding. I can develop a desire in him to

participate willingly and confidently with me in whatever tasks or goals I set.

If our connection and relationship are the foundation, there is virtually

nothing we can't do together. I believe that is the partnership that we all

seek.

Farah DeJohnette

F a r a h D e J o h n e tt e T r a i n i n g