I work with horses using what I call "Mind Meeting Mind In Minutes" horsemanship. Over nearly five decades, I've developed and refined techniques that quickly, quietly, and calmly establish intense mental connections with horses rather than relying primarily on physical training methods.
My basic tool is a herd dynamics procedure that's become known around the world as "Marv Walker's Bonder" - a procedure based on natural genetically pre-programmed herd dynamics that allows anyone to establish leadership and communication with horses quickly, in mere minutes without touching them. The technique recreates the natural interactions that occur between horses in a herd, where leadership is established through specific behaviors and positioning rather than force. It creates an intense cooperation connection that resolves attention, fear, trust, and respect issues which enhances training and solving mysterious horse problems.
I often work with horses that others have given up on. My approach is direct: I work from the herd dynamics principle that all peace, all security, all comfort is in the herd. I put myself into the herd by using herd dynamic actions the horse is genetically preprogrammed to respond to in a set way. These principles work exactly how it works in natural horse herds. I've successfully worked with horses that strike, rear, bite, kick, bolt, refuse to load, and display various forms of human-directed aggression. The approach works because I'm essentially speaking the horse's natural language which sets up a cooperative connection.
I can establish connection and control with horses across various situations - from loading problem horses that have stumped other trainers for years to working with horses that have been damaged by poor training methods.
I can work any number of horses and tell you how each of those horses will respond to what I do with them BEFORE I work with them.
And I can teach anyone who can chew gum and walk at the same time to do the same thing.
I share these techniques through consultations, private work, clinics, demonstrations, and my website, MarvWalker.com. Anyone can learn to establish the same kind of mental connection I create with horses. I've made my core training material - the "Bonder" procedure, more accurately a herd dynamics procedure, - available because I believe these natural communication methods should be accessible to anyone working with horses.
Beyond the basic connection work, I use a number of, or a combination of, modalities to work through behavioral problems. I identify whether issues stem from physical pain, mental problems, respect issues, or training mistakes. My diagnostic approach looks at the horse's perspective first - understanding why they're behaving a certain way before trying to change it.
I also work with what I call "energy sensing" - reading the physical and mental state of horses through observation and intuitive methods. This allows me to identify problems that might not be obvious through conventional examination. Every part of the horse is connected to every other part of the horse through the nervous system.
To a farrier, all horse problems are a farrier problem, to a vet all horse problems are physical problems, to a trainer all horse problems are training problems, to an instructor all problems are a technique problems, you get the idea. They all tend to diagnose what they deal with every day. They work to a conclusion, I work to find puzzle pieces that come together to form a picture.
My website contains decades of real-world case studies and solutions. Each situation I've documented represents an actual problem horse I've worked with, from head-butting horses to animals that won't stand for mounting, horses afraid of water, chronic spookers, and horses with dangerous aggressive tendencies.
I operate from the practical position that horses are large, powerful animals that can seriously injure people. My methods prioritize safety while maintaining respect for the horse's natural psychology. I don't anthropomorphize horses or treat them like pets - I work with them as the herd animals they are.
The techniques I've developed work because they're based on how horses naturally communicate and establish relationships with each other. Rather than imposing human concepts on horses, I've learned to work within their existing behavioral framework to achieve the results people need for safe, effective horse handling.
If you want to improve your horse relationships, I can help.
I may not always be the answer but I should always be called.
No brag, just fact.
706 816-7190 Anytime.