FAQs

YES! Kids and youth (below 18) are absolutely welcome to join any of the courses at a discounted price. Younger children need to be under the supervision of an adult who is familiar to them. If you have a child who is excited to be part of one of the courses, please contact me to arrange things accordingly.

Yes – absolutely! If your husband/wife, neighbour, friend or auntie/uncle occasionally needs to look after you horse, or if you think it’s just nice to drag your partner/friend along, everyone is more than welcome. And I personally believe that even non-horsey people will find this work interesting and will get a lot out of it. At my courses there is no such thing as a ‘fence-sitter’ – everyone will actively participate in all the exercises we do without the horses.

If circumstances arise which are out of your control, such illness/family matters, the deposit is fully refundable. In other cases where you decide not to participate you should find someone who is willing to take your place instead. Please contact me as I will most likely be able to assist you in finding someone.

I will add you to a waiting list for that particular course/event, if someone cancels and a spot becomes available, I will contact you immediately. Should a similar course or events be organized at a later date you will have first priority to participate.

Yes I do. But the way I use treats and when varies according to the type of horse I work with and the situation. In some cases I may not use treats at all, in other cases sparingly or liberally. Treats should reinforce YOU, and should never be a substitute for a lack of YOU! It is a gift you give, not a tool to bribe (e.g. only if you do this you get something) or sell yourself to your horse. I will be able to elaborate more on this when we meet. So please do bring a tub of your horse’s favourite goodies with you.

No. The corners in a space where you do free ground work are essential. A forward moving horse needs a reference point where it can slow down, stop, distance itself from the human, or show no interest at all (head looking out, bum facing toward the person). The possibility for the horse to do this, gives it a choice. The horse needs to be able to move away from the human, when starting to work with asserting our personal space this is actually the desired outcome. In a round-yard this is not possible as the fence line pushes the horse back and around to the human continuously. A round-yard could very easily become a tool for manipulation, a fear-driven horse can easily give-in (up) due to physical and mental exhaustion. It creates helplessness, there is no way out, there is no other choice. When a horse circles around a human in a square space exactly the opposite happens, because of the report the person has been able to establish the horse, out of interest and free will, chooses to connect and respond to the body language of the person. The person has become a magnet and the horse is drawn in connection to him/her.

You absolutely can! Seeing yourself work with your horse on a video and having video material to go through to reflect on course content is very valuable. However, please respect the privacy of others and ask for someone’s consent before posting anything on social media in which they are shown as well.