RUGGING – Over Heating and other Considerations

RUGGING – Over Heating and other Considerations

Overheating in rugs has got to be terribly unbearable for horses.  I often see horses rugged 24 hrs a day in winter rugs, basically wearing winter rugs from the start of winter through to the end of winter and rarely having those rugs removed. It distresses me to see...
Trailer loading, travelling & introversion in the trailer.

Trailer loading, travelling & introversion in the trailer.

Trailer loading is very often a big issue for horses and their owners.  There are several main reasons for this which are outlined here along with some strategies to help. Trailer loading is a vast subject and I will not be able to cover it all fully in this article...
BALANCE lunging cavesson

BALANCE lunging cavesson

I can highly recommend these lunging cavessons to help you develop your horse’s straightness and self carriage on the ground. Using  this cavesson has been a part of the ground work therapy program that I have been doing with my horses. These cavessons have been...
TRUE Horsemanship and the MAGIC of horses

TRUE Horsemanship and the MAGIC of horses

Horses are Magic – all horse lovers feel this and that is why they are drawn to them.  Horses symbolise and embody freedom, spirit, power, energy, speed, strength and athleticism. This is what makes them magnificent and within all of this power is gentleness, softness...
Engaging versus Training

Engaging versus Training

I was recently teaching at “Banyandah”, Jane Reid’s beautiful property at Howlong, NSW. On the first morning of the course we had our usual introductions and Jane shared with the group about a change she had had in her thinking about the word “training” horses. What...
What does it really mean to ride a horse ?

What does it really mean to ride a horse ?

Have you ever really considered what it means from the horse’s point of view to be ridden? You are asking them to turn loose completely, their minds and thoughts, their feelings, their balance and physical control of their body. When we saddle them and sit on their...