Training from the Start - green horses, starting and 1st rides

Helping Hazel to get used to a flappy and scary things above and around her whilst teaching her to follow feel. A great lesson to get any horse used to having things behind their eyes.

In this video I explain the importance of working a horse from above. Watch to get clear tips on training like this first without a flag and then with a flag. In this lesson, I just used a round bale in the paddock. Be creative if you don’t have a pony horse.

It's fiddly using one rope - let alone 2 - and add in using those 2 ropes in different ways with different feel - and it's easy to get in a tangle. So here's some detailed tips on using belly roping on a young horse - from the importance of getting them to follow the feel of the belly rope to being able to stand and know that girthing is neutral and not leading. This has useful tips on how to set the belly rope hold the lead rein in the belly rope and use the belly rope to block an inside thought.

How to help a nervous, rescue mini be approached at liberty. He is very scared of people coming up to him and he is scared of their energy.

Creating leading softness and flow in a dull, young horse. Techniques for getting softness. Also adding a belly rope from a higher position.

Helping a nervous Brumby (wild) pony: getting him confident with having me down his sides (at liberty)

Teaching a horse to understand the halter

Teaching the boundaries + following feel whilst settling into long reins and halter

Teaching a nervous arab to accept people above him

Watch the progress made to help this young horse be ready and comfortable with a rider

Helping a young mare to lead

Things to look at to Assess how Comfortable your Horse really is with you around it. Working a wary horse.

A young horse's second ride at a clinic

I started Fern over a long period with often weeks in between each lesson as I was away a lot teaching. You can see the continuity in her progress which reflects the benefit of training in the way I do. She consistently starts off where I left her; is able to retain everything I show her; and clearly progresses well.

Teaching a green horse: how to understand energy

Helping this horse to take a bridle

Limiting the worry

Teaching a young horse being started how to be lead from another horse for the 1st time

Unlocking Coco in the lead and starting with rope on her feet

Helping a young horse to find steering and movement

Helping a mare to feel more comfortable with legs and acceleration

Helping a young anxious mare get confidence

Helping distract a hard thought: this is a mare with a very sensitive barrel

Following the feel of a belly rope on a fidgety unstarted arab

Working a young horse and introducing effective legs

Unstarted Waler Part 1: Helping her become more confident moving around + away (great prep for long reining)

Tipping out the worry (1): softening and helping with fidgety saddling (ground work)

Video review: How to move forward with a horse that won't let you near their sides to ride

Unstarted Waler Part 2: Travel & soften to feel with stimulation, creating basic energy cue

Leading with the belly rope

Helping an anxious cold backed quarter horse to loosen up with mounting & riding

Helping a green brood mare to connect, understand guidance and feel: video review

Introducing a horse to ponying (leading another horse)

Seminar