Our Approach:
Many horse trainers focus on training the horse to behave in a certain way in response to “human” signals. We keep our techniques close to how we believe horses relate to each other. The difference that makes a difference, for us, is to talk in the horse’s language and not in our own language. We aim to meet each horse where they are at.

We want to be able to communicate effectively with the horse so that we have a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.  One of the keys to this is to be able to put ourselves into his shoes, view the world from his perspective, and understand what is going on for him.  As the horse doesn’t speak “human” and can’t verbalise his feelings, emotions, wants and desires, the onus is on us to read his body language to interpret how he is.

In short our approach towards the horse is one of awareness and curiosity; looking for a win / win outcome; it is an intention to get sufficient rapport with the horse that he trusts us enough that he feels safe, and consequently has more fun.  So it is not about showmanship, and not about dominance and invitation; it is about establishing ground rules and boundaries (through consistently noticing the little things) and communicating constantly.
We keep our horses as naturally as possible; they live in a herd, have a barefoot farrier, are fed natural, chemical free, feed, and are only stabled in emergencies!
We believe that life is a journey! We have spent numerous years observing horses both in the wild and in domestic settings, rethinking some of the more traditional methods of handling horses, taking lessons, testing new techniques and exploring different theories about how best to communicate effectively with horses.  We definitely don’t presume to know all the answers and we maintain an open mind to new ideas and look forward to learning more.