If you’ve always felt there must be a different way to ride – quieter, deeper, one that respects the horse instead of forcing it – the Natural Connection course is the place to begin. This is a hands-on, personalized course taught by Uri Peleg, a horse trainer with over 40 years of experience. Uri developed this method through real-world practice, real horses, and real challenges. This isn’t about drills – it’s about learning a language.
What is the Natural Connection method?
Natural Connection is based on one core principle: understanding the horse through its body – not through force or dominance. When you apply pressure in the right place, release at the right moment, and move with clear intention – the horse understands. Not out of fear, but out of willingness. This method doesn’t teach control – it teaches cooperation.
Instead of pulling on the reins or demanding performance, you’ll learn how to work with the horse’s body language, read its responses, and build real trust. Every cue from the rider’s body is an invitation – not a command. And the response? Calm, accurate, and far more powerful than any spoken instruction.
Who is this course for?
This course is open to everyone – no prior training or riding experience is needed. It’s perfect for horse owners who want to deeply understand their horses, riders who feel traditional methods don’t speak to them, and those seeking a new approach. It’s also ideal for instructors and trainers looking to deepen their toolkit with methods based on listening, flexibility, and body awareness.
It’s a safe space for riders with fears, difficult past experiences, or even physical limitations – as long as there’s a willingness to learn and reconnect. Every process is tailored to the rider, their pace, and their horse.
What does the course look like?
The course is conducted in a highly personalized setting, with very small groups (up to two participants only), at the riding grounds of Moshav Ramot in the Golan Heights. Each session lasts about six hours, and can be scheduled over six weeks, three weeks, or at a custom pace.
Each session introduces a new principle, includes practice, riding, feedback, and refinement. There are no frontal lessons – only real riding, real ground, and personal guidance throughout. The course begins with an evaluation ride – where Uri observes the rider’s level, gets to know the horse, and plans the best path forward together.
The curriculum includes: shoulder control, direction building, precise turns, addressing horse fears, improving responsiveness, and developing a clear movement-based language between horse and rider – all through understanding, not force.
Why is this course different?
In Natural Connection, there are no “results” – only process. There’s no pressure to perform a perfect drill, only the desire to build long-lasting foundations. As Uri often says: “The relationship with the horse doesn’t end when you learn the technique – that’s where it begins.”
This approach speaks to the heart, the body, and the eye.
This course isn’t just about improving your riding – it’s about transforming it into an experience of connection. Riders learn to notice the moment the horse offers – not just responds. They learn to feel – not just react. And that’s what makes this kind of riding completely different.
Where does it take place – and why there?
The course is held at Moshav Ramot in the heart of the Golan – an open, peaceful space that allows horse and rider to truly be present. Uri has lived and worked here for decades, and knows every path, every horse, every situation. Learning happens in real terrain – where real life happens. Not on a manicured competitive arena, but where horse and human must truly understand one another.
It’s a space that invites calm, focus, and connection. A place where the horse can relax – and the rider can reconnect.
