"My horse is difficult to catch..."
"The more I do with my horse, the worse he behaves..."
"I feel like my horse progress is 'two steps forward, then four back' every time I ask more..."
"I can't exactly explain 'what' specifically is wrong as my horse is always obedient, but I know he is always carrying tension..."
"I am always wondering what my horse will do next..."
"My horse is great most of the time, as long as he has his buddy horse around..."
"I was making so much progress with my young horse, and now he wants nothing to do with me..."
"Years later, I am still having issues trailer loading my horse..."
"My horse is great at home, but if I haul him anywhere, it becomes a nightmare..."
Alternative Horsemanship™ was developed by Samantha Harvey based on her horsemanship journey and horse training philosophies over the past three decades of working with various competitive and pleasure riders worldwide.
Beginning in 2014, Sam expanded her in-person equine teachings by becoming The Remote Horse Coach, an innovative horse coaching service creating online and distance equine learning options. Her goal was to offer horseback riders ongoing support, instruction, and teaching to equine enthusiasts without in-person horse learning access.
The Remote Horse Coach's intention is to help bridge the gap of potential miscommunication and misunderstanding between horse and rider. She teaches practical and realistic horsemanship skillsets to help equestrians worldwide improve their horsemanship, recognize patterns and habits that limit their equine partnership, and replace them with strategies to create successful, trust-based horse relationships.
Horse riders and horsemanship students build their confidence, become proactive in their equine communication, and learn to understand horse communication by deciphering the difference between the symptom and root cause(s) of unwanted horse behavior. The Remote Horse Coach helps develop horseback rider's to recognize, assess, understand, and address equine behavior in a manner that has value to the horse. Through her equine coaching, she helps horse students build safe and rewarding partnerships that increase the horse's willingness and reasonable behaviors.
As a distance horse coach, Sam has developed innovative online horse learning options to help students of all experience levels.
Testimonials
"Thank you once again, Sam! Whenever I read your posts or listen to you, I am reminded of things that I either overlook or forget to think about. You are amazing!" Tammy P, USA
"The success I’ve had is mind-blowing. Truly. They were always so good for me and I could basically do anything with them but the guilt I used to feel before I talked to you was awful. Now, I let go of the guilt... I am sooo happy! So - a huge THANK YOU!!!!!" Julie O, USA
"I completed one of Sam's Equine Behavior Courses in June and was really impressed with the presentation, which was easy to understand and immensely enjoyable. She is very thought-provoking and it has led me to consider the conversation my horse has to off and listen for his responses. Thank you Sam." Chantelle J, UK
Students can subscribe to a suitable horse coaching mentorship that fits their lifestyle, time, and budget by choosing from group equine coaching or individual coaching options.
Unsure of where to start? Many new students begin with a personalized equine-related intro telephone consultation ranging from 15 minutes to an hour-long session.
Enjoy and learn from the free horse coaching videos in the Dear Sam: Horse Help Horsemanship Series, focus on improving the equine partnership. Subscribe to the the Alternative Horsemanship YouTube channel for notifications of these and weekly videos sharing horse horse behavior, skills, and health content.
The Remote Horse Coach Video Catalog offers students 200+ horse learning videos and instruction. Choose from daily, weekly, monthly rentals, or an annual subscription to horse behavior courses, anxious rider classes, horseback rider skill refinement, and horse rider mindset webinars. New videos are added monthly.
Sam has shared over 3,000 horse learning videos shared across her multiple social media platforms over the past 15 years. Prefer reading? Subscribe to her internationally recognized blog with over 1,000+ horse-related learning articles sharing 17 years of weekly horse learning insight.
Join Sam in her semi-monthly horse teaching livestreams offer coaching addressing may of the common equine challenges in the Alternative Horsemanship Locals Community.
If you have more questions, please visit the FAQs remote horse coaching page.