I think a lot of the training issues people run into are down to inappropriate choices for that individual horse at that time. The...

One of my main frustrations with the equine industry is our inability to look at the horse holistically. There are numerous trainers out...

The idea behind most training we’re exposed to with horses is “make it unpleasant for the horse to do the wrong thing”. Very rarely do...

There seems to be such a huge blind spot in the industry around pain and discomfort in horses. It is all very simplified in that you get...

A large proportion of my clients contact me because they’re having behavioural problems under saddle. More often than not the problem...

There are some really simple things to consider that could make a huge difference to your horse’s ability to learn and perform in a...

A common story I hear is that a horse had a behavioural issue, we took the horse to the vet to investigate, found something, treated, the...

Following on from my last post, I want to unravel the commonly encouraged idea of “working the horse through it”. The idea that you need...

There is such a recurring theme in the clients I’m seeing that I really feel the need to talk about this more. Time and time again I am...

The golden question on all forums and horsey Facebook groups. The advice ranges from feeding topline cubes, to lunging in various...

Lovely 2yo Splash wore a rug for the first time today. This guy has been on quite a journey, from a very fearful, uncatchable little...

There’s a misconception that horses are designed to be ridden. We think as long as they’re not lame or sick then they’re capable of...

I talk a lot about groundwork, but the term means different things to different people. The groundwork I do now looks a lot less exciting...

A common theme with the horses I go out to see is that they have been given the “all clear” by vets/bodyworkers/various other...

I saw this question come up on a popular horse forum and most replies were describing different ways to punish the horse and how it is a...

I’ve had a lot of conversations with my friends over the last week, not about “the video” as such because we didn’t find it particularly...

There are so many actions we perceive as kindness as our intentions are good, but our intentions really don’t matter if the horse isn’t...

You might see these terms a lot more recently, R+, reward-based training, clicker training etc, but I think there is a lot of confusion...

Trigger stacking is the build of multiple stressors that cause a horse to go over their stress threshold and react. While the horse might...

How to read basic equine behaviour should be the first thing anyone learns about horses, not just something that you talk about once you...