I offer training and support for people who are looking to put their horse first. I cover the North East of England and Yorkshire areas for in person sessions, online and telephone support available out of area.

 

More than just training

There is so much more to behaviour and performance than just training. To really do the best for our horses we need to factor in all aspects of their life and experiences, not just what happens in the training scenario. If we want to train ethically we need to be looking at our horse's living environment, their social life, their nutrition, their posture and any possible physical discomfort or health issues, not just trying to modify their behaviour. I can help you develop the skills to assess how your horse is feeling and use that assessment to make good choices for them. This is how we can develop a truly good relationship which goes way beyond what we can make a horse do for us.

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Co-operation over compliance

There are many different ways to train horses but if we want to train ethically and cultivate a good relationship with our horse we need to consider how the training is making them feel, not just how successful it is at getting them to do what we want. By learning to recognise stress, anxiety and calming signals in our horses we can learn to train safely, without drama and become excellent advocates for them. When we begin to prioritise our horse's emotional state over getting them to comply it can completely transform our experiences together.

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The importance of posture

Due to old injuries, weaknesses or perhaps inappropriate training practices many horses have developed unhelpful posture and compensatory movement patterns that result in poor performance, behavioural issues and potentially physical issues. Often in our desperation to help and fix our horses we can create more brace and more compensations. By considering our horse's emotional state and changing how we approach working with them, we can start to gently influence more appropriate posture and movement without drilling them.

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If you'd like to get help with your horse you can contact me here: