So, we do "self-directed" or "autonomous" learning. Our children learn what interests them, when it interests them. My son has a learning style that involves complete immersion in a subject and then leaving it completely alone for a while. Some interests…
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If you know us at all you probably know our children don't go to school. I'm not quite sure what to call what we do. For a lot of people within the movement, "home-schooling" implies schooling at home, so sort…
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The long-lining workshop last Saturday was great fun, and the weather was extremely kind to us. The BBC forecast changed it's mind every hour, but in the end it was dry and mild, and the sun even made an appearance…
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May, 2012 Now I'm regretting those flippant comments in the last installment about how we could start worrying about the lack of rain and how it would affect the hay crop, after that very dry March. Remember that? I think…
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Adam writes: The Horseworld Charity in Bristol does a marvellous job rescuing and retraining horses, ponies and donkeys. Intelligent Horsemanship has been involved in training the staff in the most effective techniques, with Recommended Associates giving their time to help…
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March 2012 Amber's month's trial is now over, and she has now actually, completely, properly been sold. We miss her enormously. We were a bit concerned about how she would settle in, though, and she also showed some worrying unlevelness…
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January 2012 Well, usually we’re complaining about the weather but this time we really can’t moan. The winter has been mild with just a little bit of snow to remind us what last winter was like, and the horses have…
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November 2011 With winter just over the horizon we've been getting ready. One of the main jobs that involves is collecting apples- there are about 20 apple trees here on the estate, and nobody else does anything with them so…
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September, 2011 Well, the new website is doing its job, and we are finding ourselves inundated with enquiries, which is fabulous. Some of these have been new liveries, which is something we have been wanting to increase for a while,…
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July 2011 Our decluttering has continued in an even more ruthless fashion, with the actual selling of a horse! The second one in fourteen years. Whilst this doesn't exactly make us dealers, it was very satisfying nevertheless. The horse in…
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