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🐴🌳 Sharing our nature, pony and agility reward based adventures.
🇬🇧🇩🇪 Bilingual resources (6-11 years)
📗 Language Learning notebook ideas

Amazing what you can find in the sand of your indo

Amazing what you can find in the sand of your indoor riding school 😁

I think it's an
🇬🇧 Oak moth
🇩🇪 Eichenspinner (nachtfalter?)

Am I correct? Please ket me know.

#moth #nature #learninglanguages #englischlernen #learninggerman #outdoorbilinguallearner #englischfürkinder

Up onto the big seesaw for the first time. I know

Up onto the big seesaw for the first time.

I know this does not look like anything spectacular, but there is some real trust here for Avalon to just step on up and go with me the first time without blinking an eyelid.

I know it is not perfect and the lead rope is not hanging as it should etc. But I am still really pleased how Avalon has developed over the last 6 months, and how he shifts his weight to rock the seesaw.

We started 'seesawing' (wippen) this year and are loving it. Thanks to @nina.steigerwald.t for the course to start our seesawing journey and also to @sunnygofreaky whose pony has some amazing skills and are a real inspiration.

Also big thank you to my hubby @lechnerfranky
and our neighbour Bertl whose woodwork skills have been fabulous in bullding 3 seesaws of various sizes over the past few months.

Avalon and I are loving it - let's see how far we progress.

#haflinger #clickerpony #seesaw #wippenmitpferd #rewardbasedtraining #vertrauen

NEW SERIES - EMILY AND RACHELS EASY GRAMMAR GUIDE

NEW SERIES - EMILY AND RACHELS EASY GRAMMAR GUIDE (also with easy grammar worksheet).

If your child is going into the third year of 'Volksschule '(Austria), english is going to be a graded subject so this is the start of our easy grammar guide.

Use these easy worksheets and other free resources to jump start your english language learning journey during the summer holidays.

I will post the link into my stories for this free download. The other free resources can be found in the ENGLISH ACTIVITY VAULT on the website.

#englischlernen #volksschule #Fremdsprache #learningthroughplay #englischfürkinder #learningenglish #learninglanguages #easygrammar

#WhinnyWednesday Working together—mum, daughter

#WhinnyWednesday

Working together—mum, daughter, and pony—with kindness, curiosity, and a lot of languages.

Emily and Gypsy are just starting out on their clicker/horse agility journey, and this short 'training' session includes so much:

Clear communication (sometimes in English, sometimes in German -got to get that bilingual learning in 😉)

Learning side by side.

Building trust through positive reinforcement—for both humans and horses.

We’re definitely not aiming for perfection, but more of a connection. One cue, one giggle, one “brav" at a time.

Language learning isn’t just for schoolbooks!

#outdoorbilinguallearner #BilingualParenting #pedestal #MultilingualFamily #KinderMitPferden #buildingconnection #ponyfun #motherdaughtertime #WhinnyWednesday #learninglanguages #positivereinforcementtraining #englischlernen #bilingual #lernen #learning #gypsycob

#multilingualmonday 5 Phrases for Calmness – Fo

#multilingualmonday

5 Phrases for Calmness – For humans and ponies.

A calm connection can be communicated—gently, consistently and bilingually.

Here are 5 phrases I say softly in both English and German, to build trust and slow the moment down—for both of us, as I get stressed to sometimes!!

breathe – atmen

It's okay – Alles gut

Slow down – Langsam

I'm here /I'm with you – Ich bin bei dir

Good boy/girl – brave junge/ braves mädchen

Don't forget language also creates a type of energy, that can be conveyed to both people and ponies😊

Which phrase speaks to you most today?

#MultilingualMonday #BilingualHorseLife #LanguageWithFeeling #CalmConnection #outdoorbillinguallearner #ClickerTraining #MindfulHorsemanship #relaxing #walking #forest

Enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest and hav

Enjoying the peace and quiet of the forest and having some bonding time with my two blondies.

#wandernmithund #wandernmitpferd #nature #relax #clickerpony #learningthroughplay #outdoorbilinguallearner #slowliving #natureinspiredlearning #mindfulness #haflinger #labrador

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