The horse knows all the things we want it to do, we don’t teach it anything new. We only teach horses to do the things it already knows, at the time we want them to do it. In order for us to do this, we need to become "connected" to our horses feet.

Know when to stop.

We believe horses have a highly developed sense of what is fair and what is not.

The horse deserves our respect - we have to earn his.

If you are being unsuccessful teaching your horse, the first thing to look at is whether the horse understands you. Next ask yourself, is the respect system in place?

Horses like consistency

The horse should have the opportunity to express himself.

When you get on a horse, they sense where you're at. They are looking for a good feel to follow.

Your horse won’t know what you want him to do unless you have a clear picture in your mind as to what it is you want.

We must stop and let the horse soak up what he has learnt.

Horses don’t have the same sense of time we do, we need to learn to take the time - to take the time it takes.

Setting overall goals for you and your horse is appropriate. When you set very specific goals for an individual teaching session you are setting yourself, and your horse, up for failure.

Horsemanship is essential to all riding disciplines. From dressage to western, clydesdales to miniatures.

Good horsemanship to us is when the horse follows a feel. This only happens when we feel the horse from his mind right through to his feet.