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Get Your Ass into Gear and Decorate that Christmas Tree!
December 12, 2013This video is sure to get you feeling all festive – watching horses, ponies and, yes, donkeys decorate a Christmas tree! “Ass if?!” I hear you say! Well it’s true, though I promise I’ll stop with the donkey jokes! They were all rescued by Hope Pastures rescue centre, which does fantastic work helping needy equines and re-training them using positive reinforcement. (&#...
Read moreHappy Halloween Horses?
October 31, 2013Are your horses happy this Halloween? The nights are drawing in, the grass is disappearing and the mud is reappearing… However, if you click on the video below you can cheer yourself up with this Halloween video treat we’ve got for you: . . . And now we’ve put you in a better mood, here’s how to cheer your horse up, too! The perfect way for you both to have fun indoors and...
Read moreTeach Your Horse a Trick – Step-by-Step Catch!
August 15, 2013In my last trick blog, Why You Should Teach an Old horse New Tricks, I talked about the many reasons why I think everyone should teach their horse tricks and gave you plenty of inspiration in the video… Here is where I show you how: This step by step video shows you how to teach your horse to Catch! This video is part of a trick series for Likit – check out their site here. I strongl...
Read moreWhy You Should Teach Your Old Horse New Tricks
July 24, 2013Trick training is Fun. Trick training is Useful. It is underrated in the equine world but everyone should teach their horse new tricks. Why? Read on to find out… I meet some people who get a bit snobby about trick training. “Oh, that’s just a trick,” I hear them say, disparagingly. Just a trick?! There’s a lot more to it than that! Here are 4 reasons to trick train ...
Read moreHacking with Hannah
May 29, 2013In the middle of May, two of my students came to my farm in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales for 3 days of hacking-lessons. They both have young, green horses and wanted some support and guidance to keep everyone confident when out and about. It was a brilliant 3 days (despite the howling wind!) and everyone achieved so much. Myself included, because I rode Freckles, who’s young and green himse...
Read moreAn Invitation To Ride
May 2, 2013She’s Got a Ticket to Ride! Does your horse line up for you at the mounting block and then stand patiently while you sort out your stirrups and girth? Many horses don’t, often because they haven’t been trained in a way that makes it clear to them what behaviour is wanted. Or perhaps they’ve been trained to do it differently. For example, racehorses start to move before the ...
Read moreTai Chi Riding in Portugal
April 17, 2013Top Tips for Hips “I can’t believe how much these small changes influenced Maurice!” said Rachael at the end of her riding lesson with me. Like many riders, Rachael finds it hard to release her hips and follow the horse’s movement. If you find this to be a problem too, or have a tight lower back, watch this extract from her lesson with me when we visited Portugal in Februa...
Read moreClicking for Calmness
March 20, 2013A calm, relaxed, yet keen, horse is what we’re all searching for, but if you’ve had much to do with horses, you’ll know it’s not easy to get!! Horses are prey animals who are naturally quite spooky because running first and thinking later has kept them alive for thousands of years. How can we use our training skills to change this evolutionary pattern and help make them cal...
Read moreClicker Training in Portugal – On the Ground
March 4, 2013Just back from another fab clicker training trip to Portugal and this one was even better because some Clix College members came, too! This video shows some highlights of the week, using clicker training in a wide range of situations. Big thanks to Sophie for organising and hosting it and also to everyone who I met and worked with – you made it a fantastic week Keep an eye out for the Portu...
Read moreZonkey Training – Removing Zee’s Headcollar (part 3)
February 16, 2013This video shows how I built up to removing Zee’s headcollar easily and calmly. It’s a great example of how clicker training can help equines overcome fear without any need for force or drama. It’s an excerpt from a presentation I did on how I’d been training the Zonkeys at the Snow White – A Pony Tale Premiere. If you haven’t seen them yet click here to watch: ...
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