

Equine Training and Behavioural Work
Pricing: £45 Individual training sessions
Training offered:
Groundwork training
Building communication and trust
Developing your partnership
De-sensitising and sensitising work
Starting horses under saddle
Performance Long lining
Leading & Loading
Mounting
Stable manners
Preparing for competition environment
Rider and ridden training
Staying safe
Problem solving
Hacking out
Rehabilitation - returning to work following injury and/or box rest
Biomechanical balance and straightness training
Personal coaching
Training aimed and tailored more towards you and what you can do to
improve your relationship with your horse.
First assessments include...
Building your profile including information on:
Your horse e.g. type of work , work routine, diet, likes and dislikes, turnout routine etc
Veterinary history/current issues
Farriery
Tack check
Any behavioural issues
Your history
What you would like to achieve with your horse.
Ground work assessment
Optional Pain assessment and Bodywork session
Ground work session
What a typical ground work session could include:
Learning to focus your horse
Control of the shoulder and hind
Sensitising and de-sensitising
Dis-engage the hind end
Lateral walk
and much more
Round pen sessions
What typical round pen session could include:
Working at liberty to achieve a strong line of communication through
movement of the feet and gaining awareness, acknowledgement and attention.
Advancing body control and the keys to connection.
Day trips to the Beach
At my West Norfolk base I can offer a day training or riding on the beach.
Having spent over 6 years riding on Holme beach I can offer guidance on tide times and how to stay
safe while enjoying the surroundings.
Below I have outlined the journey that bought me to where I am now...
I have worked with horses professionally for most of my life, having grown up surrounded by animals and horses on our family farm, stockmanship and horsemanship is in my blood.
Having learned skills over the years from old school traditional breeders/dealers, colleges, BHS, riding schools, livery yards, racing yards and through equine industry in general, I have grown to feel something fundamental is missing in the way we communicate with animals - particularly horses. I have dedicated my time to the pursuit of a real communion with these magnificent animals through a more natural and equitable approach. I believe that as we advance through our lives we can learn from our previous experiences can emerge with more maturity and build on our wisdom becoming the very best versions of ourselves for our horses.
After all our horses will see through to our hearts and mirror our emotions.
My methods are to a large extent drawn from people such as Warwick Schiller, Monty Roberts, Pat Parelli, Richard Maxwell, Buck Branaman, Ray Hunt and Tom Dorrance - put together with my own experiences.
For me the ability to connect with horses through the right communication for both the individual horse and human is everything. Trust and willingness begins with the right connection.
Holme Park Stud 1998
This experience was an opportunity to learn stud management skills, foaling, handling mares, stallions and young stock.
During this time I advanced my riding skills with various trainers and learn the backing and training process using European German, traditional English, Richard Maxwell and Monty Roberts training methods.
Shuttleworth College Equine Department
As an Instructor Technician my role included:
Teaching, training and assessing students of all abilities in stable management and horsemanship skills to achieve their qualification.
Yard and land management
Suitability assessment of liveried horses as college school horses for student learning.
Re- training learned and habituated behaviours and general re-training for balance and fitness.
As a Freelance Rider/Trainer
I competed at Dressage and showing with my own horses training up to medium level dressage and worked freelance, riding and training horses for clients.
Manager at Home Farm Stables
Being at Home Farm stables for over 6 years, I saw up to 400 horses and their owners a year. This gave me a great insight into many varied horsemanship styles, abilities and the needs of horses and owners.
Many guests required assisted first time training rides on the beach with their horses or assistance loading to go home.
Qualifications and training
ETUK Sports Remedial Massage and Therapy Diploma
BTEC Degree Equine Behavioural Science
Equine MFR Level I, II & III
Equine Sub-Clinical Evaluation
CPD ETUK Saddle Fitting
CPD Equine Rehab & Postural Training with Gillian Tabor
CPD Sacroiliac ligaments & the iliopsoas muscles with Horses Inside out
CPD Understanding the basics of saddle fit wit Saddlefit4life Academy
BHS stage 3 the training up to stage 4
National Vocational Qualifications horsemanship, riding and stud management.
HNC and PTT training.
Monty Roberts and Intelligent Horsemanship Kelly Marks training
Online study with Warwick Schiller
Further study into horsemanship by
Pat Parelli
Tom Dorrance
Ray Hunt
Buck Brannaman
TRT Method