In some cases you might have encountered problems with your horse or inherited problems from a horse's previous home. These can affecting your ability to work effectively with your horse. In these situations I can come and visit you and your horse to assess the situation. I will then advise you as to what I believe could be a sensible course of action. In re-schooling cases the initial consultation would be free, only incurring a petrol charge if my travelling distance to you is more than 12 miles.

 

Example re-schooling issue:

Any number of things can cause these re-schooling problems. For instance earlier this year one of my clients asked me to ride a horse of their's who was excellent to handle on the ground, great to ride out in company, had a fantastic jumping ability (when you could get him in the ring!) but absolutely refused to leave other horses or the yard. His reaction was to rear and spin round and attempt to gallop off towards home or the lorry! He was not a naughty horse he was a horse who lacked confidence when there werent people on the ground with him or other horses around him. He hadnt developed his own sense of independence. I will shortly be writing a case study to explain how I worked with him which you will be able to view in the case study section. But in short it was a combination of changing how he was handled from the ground to encourage him to become comfortable in his own space and less "humanised". Taking his learning one small step at the time so he didnt react too much to pressure and therefore react in panic. This horse is now 6 months down the line working wonderfully on his own and competing and winning at shows.