I wanted to talk this week about stereotyping horses. Some people are quick to put labels on horses - naughty, pushy, stupid. And some...

It feels like I spent most of the week on catch up. Catching up from the past few weeks of lessons that were postponed due to various...

My ponies have a big barn to shelter in. It has a door at either diagonal corner, so I can shut either door or both. The other two...

The week started off well with lots of positive changes for clients. I worked with a client who I have been helping for some while. We...

If you’ve spent any time around horses, you’ve probably been bitten or head-butted by one, or witnessed them pawing the ground, normally...

I was working with a client this week and she wanted to learn to long-line her horse, Lula. I have done this with Lula before and she was...

I was riding Hugo today and he really needed a lot of time to know that I wasn’t going to pressure him. He got really into stopping at...

I've been working with lovely Raven for about six months. When I first met him, he was quite reactive and unable to really centre...

I was working with a client yesterday and their parent came out to watch for a bit. They said they would like to do a bit more with their...

It might not be the most exciting topic but I want to talk about stirrup length. I see so many riders who are struggling with their...

Many years ago, I worked promoting sustainable transport. I met this very interesting chap who was passionate about cycling. I asked him...

Sometimes you might encounter things out riding that are different or out of context for your horse. I was riding a horse recently on...

Do you know someone who seems to have a different instructor every week? Do you know someone who has had the same instructor forever? It...

The author is unknown but I love the concept of this text: A young cowboy was working some horses in a round corral. An old cowboy came...

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A client recently asked me to help her with her horse, who had developed a habit of jogging when he was anxious or excited. We went out...

There’s nothing as demoralising as making and goals and not reaching them. At this time of year, we tend to look at the fresh page in the...

The evolution of the horse is a process that has taken nearly 60 million years, from a small dog-sized creature, Eohippus, that lived in...

I am working with a client at the moment with a very energetic horse who tends to say no as soon as you start the conversation. Being the...