Category Archives: Health

Teaching Shoulder-in and Haunches-in Using Positive Reinforcement

Posted on April 16, 2014 by admin

Do you want your horse to be calm, relaxed, supple and body aware? Hmm, that’s an easy one! I think we all answer ‘yes’ to that! 🙂 Working on movement is an important part of a horse’s training – they … Continue reading →

Top 10 Stable Boredom Busters!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

If this winter is anything like last year, the chances are your horse will have to spend a lot of time in the stable. This can lead to boredom and stiffness and a very fresh horse when it comes to … Continue reading →

Training Diary and Sit-ups for Horses!

Posted on March 7, 2011 by admin

February has been primarily about getting Toby and India going again after their break leading up to New Year, they’re now fully back into the swing of things and doing great! I’ve also been teaching lots, too, so thank you … Continue reading →

Vaulting, horse dissection, rescue ponies and bringing on India

Posted on October 1, 2010 by admin

Well, September’s been a busy month, I’ve been all over the place doing a variety of things, including vaulting, horse dissection, equine touch at a rescue centre and bringing on India. I had a vaulting lesson with Rosie from Jive … Continue reading →

Injury on the Yard

Posted on June 30, 2010 by admin

Watch this video to see the power of clicker training-a frightened horse in pain volunteers to hold his head still to have a wound attended to! Continue reading →

Blind Dog!

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

Well, I had a bit of a scare last week; we woke up on Thursday morning to find one of my dogs, Lily, had gone completely blind overnight. She couldn’t see a thing. This was 7.30am and I decided to … Continue reading →