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In Tune Horsemanship

It is about connecting with horses at all levels of the mind, body and soul.

• our horses only work once per day and therefore are reserved for you.

• Choose the program that assists your journey the best be it pure wellness focused or ethical horsemanship or high level ridden or achievable for all driven.

• Be empowered to be honoured and honour your horse partner as the amazing souls that you both are. Taking care of your mental health is an act of self love.

• Build a true connection and expand your knowledge and skillsets. See what you learn translate into your daily life, clients feedback positive changes after just one session, which humbles us.

• In a world with a strong cancel and blaming culture, we want to empower us and you to be better than yesterday and supportive of one another.

• we don’t cram everything into 45 minutes, we give you plenty of time to be caught in the paddock by your horse, groom, tack up, groundwork, liberty or ride or drive, after care, feed and back to the paddock experience every aspect and learn invaluable skills - compare prices for time spent and skills learnt and you will find us very reasonable

• Our group sessions are 1.5 hours to 3 hours depending how many participants with a maximum of 5 per group so that you get the individual attention you deserve.

• Horses mirror their handler so discover how to be the best version of yourself as well as living your horse inspired dreams.

• Our horses are trained to elite level - experience soft, subtle, intelligent and connected with a superstar equine.

• We don’t kick, whip or pull. Learn how to be an ethical yet effective, regulated and empathetic person with your equine partner without using force and based on science - the bonus is that this will translate into other areas of your life.

• We honour you and the horse respecting both your boundaries and needs.

• Join a supportive community of like minded souls.

Why ethical refined horsemanship

A calm balanced compassionate partner offers their horse stability, safety, security and a relationship built on mutual trust. Horses thrive with training that uses intention, energy, rhythm, focus, direction, patience and correct timing.

Therefore an essential skill to develop when working with horses is the ability to read your horse’s intent and to appropriate with your own intent.

Horses understand energy states and use it in herd communication, so learning how to project and absorb energy unlocks a refinement level within horsemanship.

Horses have evolved to read very subtle signals of intention and energy both within their own species but from other species, their survival and wellbeing was dependant on getting this right. Horses are very fine tuned far more than humans. Watch and notice that subtle intent, energy and body language prefix touch in the herd. Yet touch is often the only level many humans are using when training a horse. The layers of refinement are there within intent and energy. That is the key to the magical connection we seek. The starting point for refined horsemanship is to learn how to achieve a centred balanced energy along- side a quiet mind that is self-aware of intent, before technique is applied.

Aggression has no place in horsemanship. So are you aware of the difference of passive, assertive, aggressive and manipulative behaviour and how this relates to human intent?

Your horse will reflect right back at you your emotions, and life issues.

It is our responsibility to turn up balanced emotionally, spiritually and mentally. Leaving our issues at the gate.

You can’t wear a mask around a horse, they are astute and will know yet once you emotionally regulate with them you will have a friend for life.

Energy is dynamic in all living things. Horses offer you opportunities to learn about energy, its effects on yourself and your equine partner and in life beyond. The magical connection with our horse is found in harmony and peace. This starts with centred balanced energy along-side a quiet mind, body and voice before natural horsemanship technique is applied.

Balance of energy is not just physical it is emotional too.

You can learn how to read, apply, absorb and project energy. It isn’t magic.

With all skills it requires regular, purposeful and planned practice. You perfect what you practice. Learn how to actively practice a calm balanced energy and a peaceful mind. Notice how horsemanship can be transformed but other areas of your life will benefit too.

Why Liberty play

Liberty provides the horse with choice and autonomy.

Horses are incredibly peaceful creatures and will always search for the path of least resistance and, therefore, it is (in most cases) easy to coerce a horse into obedience. However, in these situations the horse will often lack the beautiful expression, motivation, play and power that comes with freedom of choice.

Our approach is largely science-based with a focus on the psychology of the equine and Humans brain and autonomic nervous system, as well as evidence-based herd dynamics.

Understanding the similarities and differences between horse and human minds and emotions has a massive impact on the way we interpret their behaviour and how we then respond to that behaviour. It is crucial to understand why something does or doesn't work and what evidence there is behind it in order to ensure that we choose the most appropriate and ethical approach to training and caring for our horses.

We remove all constraints off the horse to see where we need to improve. We will use treats at the beginning of your journey as you get better with your use of energy, intention and coordination to then play with just you and your horse bringing joy to each other as you dance together.

Liberty Training allows a horse to listen to their instincts and take directions, while at the same time deepening his ability to be in sync with his rider.

Liberty is about choice.

We humans have to learn to communicate with the horse. This we do mainly through body language. In this respect less is more. Instead of desensitising horses, we need to sensitise them to us.

This is why our herd is different. They are not desensitised, we have calm horses because of our and their connections with their human community.

True liberty play requires that a horse be capable of spontaneous behaviour at all times in response to a human’s actions or otherwise. It is only then that the horse can be truly free in their behaviour with the human, as the term, “liberty”, implies.

This is also a prerequisite for any genuine communication between the species, as is the presence of the human as a creature with whom the horse chooses to communicate.

As unique as humans, horses are very much individuals.

If there was one thing I could do all day, it would be to play with a horse at Liberty. When all the ropes and all the tack (including whips and treats) are gone I feel I am getting to the purest form of communication. 

Why bitless or tackless

Traditional riding seems to lean towards teaching people to pull the horse to turn, pull the horse to stop, kick the horse to go, whip if that doesn't work, add spurs, add a more aggressive bit and the list goes on. Horses do not need these aggressive techniques and this is not how true horsemen and women and people ride.

Several of our horses have come from such a place and they now insist that their human friends don't use these techniques as they love their harmonious community, which makes them amazing empathetic yet strict teachers.

We honour the horse and make sure that both equine and human are honoured.

We ride using biomechanics so that the horse and rider learn to carry and balance themselves supporting each other instead of causing imbalances that then need to be fixed.

Biomechanics is the study of the forces that affect movement of the body. It examines how muscles, bones, tendons and ligaments operate together for a horse to walk, passage or perform lateral movements. Different anatomical structures work in synchrony. The bones are the support structure.

Rider biomechanics is the way in which you position your limbs, how stable you are and how you are able to influence your horse is done through the biomechanics of your body.

Every single movement of a rider affects the way in which a horse carries itself and how it moves. To be great at riding it requires the rider to be in the right position for the horse to express themselves. If you were to get two horses of the same breeding and put a top rider on one and an unfit, unstable rider on the other, the picture would be very different.

You see the top rider has something that the unstable rider doesn’t have and that is not only the skill in training a horse but you will see their posture and the way in which they carry themselves on the horse is quite different. In order for a horse to be able to become elastic, round, expressive, relaxed and forward it needs to be able to move without tension and without stress. As a rider, we want to ensure our riding isn’t negatively affecting the way in which the horse moves. You want your riding to bring out the best in your horse.

Teaching riders to be balanced with a seat with purpose and soft hands allows them to build skillsets that will support them no matter where their ridden journey takes them.

Riding a horse through energy, connection and intention and learning to sit in a “weightless” posture, with no restrictions in your body so that you able to synchronize with your horse’s every move. When you are always in harmony with the horse, moving and thinking as one, and only asking for transitions or maneuvers when the horse’s weight, balance and feet are set up ready, there will be no resistance or brace on the reins no need for tack.