LIBERTY LESSONS / ONLINE LESSONS / BITLESS RIDING LESSONS
Natural Horsemanship in Scotland
Horsemanship training in Scotland is for those wanting a good bond/connection with their horse. By finding how each horse thinks and applying natural horsemanship methods that work for them as an individual. This helps work towards the horse being more balanced, confident, co-ordinated and more connected from his brain to his feet and to their human.
Once started on this journey I introduce alpha phass of intent to bring about a lighter relationship that has almost invisible communication.
My four strategies of training are: Relaxation, Co-operation, Impulsion and Flexibility and these work in combination in the area's of confidence, rhythm, balance, energy and straightness.
Effective Communication
Horsemanship can help with safety and confidence issues, for the horse and human, and starts basic training from the ground so that a good foundation is established. This communication can then be used effectively when in the saddle. Working towards lightness, relaxation and impulsion from the ground first can make ridden work more enjoyable and understandable for you and your horse. I teach online, liberty and ridden classes with a speciality in helping horses and riders go bitless so that they can stay bitless or so that when they go back to being bitted they are using their legs/hands/seat connection effectively.
A Closer Relationship with Your Horse
Each step is a step towards having a confident, happy horse and rider that work together in a willing harmonious partnership. As the horse/human relationship grows things like barging, biting, kicking and unhappy trailer loading will disappear and it will show you the techniques for riding with or without a bit.
I work throughout Scotland on a one-to-one basis.
Horse Agility
I am a Horse Agility Accredited Trainer (HAAT)
This means that I can come out on a one-to-one basis or train a few students at a time for Horse Agility. HA is a fun, horsemanship based sport that you either to to an event for OR train at home for OLHA (on line horse agility), I can help with both. I have had a lot of fun training and filming OLHA events with my horses Solly and Stormy and managed to win 6 online HA events in 2011, ranging from starter, first, medium and advanced levels.
OLHA is HA done at home, videoed and sent in to the HA office, there it is viewed, judged and scored according to HA rules by Vanessa Bee, founder of HA and OLHA. To be a part of this fast growing sport go to www.thehorseagilityclub.com to fidn out more and to become a member.
Here is Solly and my winning entry of May 2011 where we scored 100%
