Philosophy

Trust is earned and not easily given, especially where horses are concerned.

I am not going to train your horse for you! I am not going to "fix" your horse. Your horse is not broken and neither are you. The line of communication is suffering between you are your horse, it just needs some time and effort. Think of me as a mediator: the person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement; a go-between.

All too often, horse owners find themselves at odds with their equine friend; their personal relationship with their horse is full of confusion, fear, and mixed signals. A lot of money and time is spent sending a horse off to a trainer or bringing a trainer to the horse, which is fine and dandy, if and only if, the owner is also working with the trainer.

After a month with a trainer, the horse is doing well, the owner is eager to get his or her "fixed" horse back, Sadly, after just a few short days, the behavior patterns return and the communication is degraded again. Why? because the initial problem between the horse and the owner has not be addressed. The horse learned to respect the trainer but not the owner, so its back to square one.

I believe, whole-heartedly, the owner must also be willing to accept the new methods and use them daily, making them habit. There is no room for lazy communication where horses are concerned- fear of a horse and or lazy horsemanship are detrimental to a human and horse relationship. To a horse, an inch is a mile or more and they will use it to their full advantage.

I combine my knowledge of natural horsemanship with classical training techniques and even my knowledge of equine massage and holistic approaches to assist you with your goal of enhancing your communication skills and understanding of your horse and vice versa. When I work with you, I will not only teach you skills, but I will enforce your learning of what I teach by requiring you to do them as well. Sitting back and watching me, isn't going to help you or your horse. Repetition of the methods I pass on to you, going to significantly help you.

It is OKAY to admit you are afraid of your horse. That is the main underlying issue I find in many of my clients have, and often they have too much pride to admit to it. Trust me, I KNOW, I have been there before. What starts off as a little stand-offish behavior between horse and owner escalates into something more significant as a directly result of not being dealt with correctly from the beginning.