Gain Confidence, Clarity and Sustainable Communication
using the "Being Herd" Program
Exploring the Science and Language of the horse.
Lucinda B helps horse owners develop a deeper, more effective connection with their horses through knowledge, trust, and clear communication.
My goal when working with both people and animals is to approach the situation like a puzzle to solve, with compassion and curiosity- rather than assumptions. When we understand and address our needs and their needs, we create healthy movement, a “flow,” that nurtures trust.
In the end, our aim is to be clear, caring, and to facilitate connection by offering at least a "low connection" each moment. This awareness lets us meet our horses and others where they are, helping us all to move forward with awareness and understanding.
The synergy of this work represents a fundamentally new approach
to working with your horse and works with any discipline or training technique.
What are we all looking for in our horses?
A friend. A companion. A partner.
There’s something truly magical about horses—I feel it every time I’m with them. But beyond that magic, there are also practical challenges we need to navigate, such as:
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Loading into a trailer with ease
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Staying calm for the vet
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Cooperating with the farrier
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Paying attention in the show ring
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Handling new environments without stress
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Performing well in an obstacle trail competition
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Gently starting a BLM Mustang
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Remaining calm and focused in any situation
With Precise Equine Body Language Skills (PEBLS) from Horse Speak®, you can engage in a real, two-way conversation with your horse—understanding what they’re saying and responding in a way they understand.
Horse Speak® is not a method; it’s a language. It’s the same communication system horses use with each other, based on repeatable body language skills.
Beyond Horse Speak®, I also teach about:
✔️ The central nervous system and the brain
✔️ Equine ethology (how horses naturally behave)
✔️ The neurochemicals that influence learning, memory, and emotions
When you truly understand your horse’s needs, you can meet them in a way that fosters trust, clarity, and connection. When a horse feels understood, they naturally begin to look to you for direction and safety—deepening your partnership in a way that transforms your time together.
Reviews
"Had a fantastic lesson with Lucinda Baker and Luke today learning about Horse Speak (basically, communicating with horses using their own body language, i.e. a language they understand very well and respond to). Luke was great, very interested, and I'm looking forward to continuing this work with him to create a better bond and mutual understanding. It's evidence based, and extremely interesting to see how horses respond once they realize you're talking in their language. Lucinda gives clinics and private lessons and it's well worth it!" E. Gottesfeld
“Wow!! Okay all you horse folks near, and far, Lucinda Baker's Clinic at FromtheMotherFarm last Friday evening and all-day Saturday was absolutely fabulous! The amount of learning that was possible to come away with was incredible.
Lucinda ties Ethology (the study of animal behavior, in this case horses), with human/horse brain science, Neuroscience, Parasympathetic and Sympathetic body systems, and Horse Speak into a wonderful, clear, understandable PowerPoint presentation. She is funny, has stories to help with the understanding, uses 3 blow-up horses to show the activation buttons of Horse Speak in 3D so you can clearly see where they are. She explains things for folks who have never heard any of this kind of stuff- and deepens your understanding if you are already on a journey in this direction! She used her blow-up horses for hands-on experience before we brought the living horses to the arena. This gave confidence to folks as she coached them through the parts of Horse Speak that would be practiced that day.”
-N. Kittleson
In my classes, we cover all these ideas, help put them in context, and show you how to support your horse for success. This is done with practical exercises that we work through together as a team. It's about you and the horse. Once you have the foundation down with this work you will be able to have fun in any discipline.