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Leadership or Connection? Which would you choose?
We often get told we need to be the horses leader, or in some cases that we need to be ‘The Boss’. This can set up a whole bunch of...
Successful Loading, part 2 - Building Confidence
In my previous blog I said there were two main reasons horses don’t load He’s scared He just doesn’t want to with a possible (less...
Successful Loading and Travelling Part 1
You don't need a special headcollar to load your horse (but sometimes it helps!) There are two main reasons a horse doesn't go into the...
Spooky Horses, part 3 - Horses that are tense and on adrenaline
These horses are spooky because they simply have too much nervous energy and don't know how to direct it. These are the ones that you...
On behaviour training and pain
Now here is a tricky subject and one that I have and still do spend countless hours discussing and thinking about. Unfortunately horses...
Assess your horse - the Scared Horse
Is your horse tense and scared? Or is he confident and playful? Answering these simple questions will give you a lot of information on...
Assess your horse - the Confident Horse
Is your horse tense and scared? Or is he confident and playful? Answering these simple questions will give you a lot of information on...
Spooky Horses, part 1 - 4 Reasons horses Spook
The non horsie husband of one of my clients once commented ‘I’ve never known an animal that has less logic to it’s actions than a...
Don't let 'the spooks' ruin your test!!
you've learnt your test, you've been up since 3am to plait and double check you've got everything. You've spent the journey
