Since we first arrived on the Sunshine Coast in 2006, we have had the amazing privilege to help people and horses from all different walks of life. For the past 12 years, we have offered lessons, clinics and fun horse days that have helped hundreds of people create deeper and more authentic relationships with their horses. We have had the opportunity to give many young horses their first ride and we have helped many people overcome the adversity and challenges that they have faced with their horses. We feel truly blessed to have had this opportunity and we appreciate the trust that you as the ..read more

Learning to be fully present when you are with your horse can build a great relationship between you and your horse. Helping you solve difficult horse behaviour and improving your groundwork and riding.   One of the most common human behaviours, that cause horses to shut down and disconnect, is bad feel and timing. For horses, it’s all about how it feels when you convey meaning through your body language and intent. Bad feel and timing usually comes from spending too much time in your head. You might be thinking about what you ate for dinner last night or you might be worried about w ..read more

We hope you, your families and horses had a lovely holiday and great start to the year. Wow, 2018 is here and we are excited to get the year started. To be fair Ben has already been back to work this week and we have a horse at our place for training. It’s been hot and humid, but Ben has been working early mornings and late afternoons. How do you and your horse get through the summer season? Do you give your horse time off or ride early in the mornings or find shady areas to ride in??   Many of you will have already seen, on Facebook, that I recently posted our 2018 Fun Horse Day event d ..read more

Working with obstacles is one of the greatest ways to have fun, build your communication and develop good leadership skills with your horse. Obstacles are a great tool for developing your horse’s confidence and problem solving skills. To put it simply, obstacles teach your horse to be calmer, braver and smarter. The easiest way to be creative with obstacles is to think about all of the different obstacles and direction available. Using the 6 basic directions When you work with obstacles you have access to the 6 basic directions, forwards, backwards, left, right, up and down. Here are some way ..read more

I have finally managed to sort through all the emails I received about the women’s riding group, which I’m starting on Mondays.  Everyone who has emailed me should have received an answer by now. If you haven’t please contact me again. I’m really sorry if I have missed someone. I’m running two groups on a fortnightly basis, which allows more people to join. Unfortunately, not everyone will be having the chance to join at this point in time, since both groups are fully booked.  But, if you are interested in joining the group, you have the opportunity to join one of my waiting lists. T ..read more

I am so excited about the overwhelming response I received from the lovely women wanting to join the woman’s riding group!!! Unfortunately, due to the amount of people who have contacted me, I have not had the time yet to get back to everyone. I will contacted all of you, who have emailed me tomorrow (Wednesday 17th May 2017). Sadly there isn’t enough space at this point in time to take everyone on. But I’m planning on running two groups on a fortnightly basis, which will allow for more people to join. I’m so excited and can’t wait to get started!! Now I just have to find time to ride my horse ..read more

I’m putting my feelers out for women who might be interested in joining a women’s riding group at my place. A long time ago I, Linda, ran a women’s riding group and it was lots of fun. The aim of the group is to get together to share our horsey experiences and have fun. We would do some groundwork exercise, a little bit of instruction/guidance and quadrille riding.    Incase you do not know what quadrille is, this is the definition given on wikipedia:  “Quadrille is a choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, which is often compared to an equestria ..read more

At the Fun Horse Day on the 26th March 2017, Ben did a talk and demonstration on the top 5 strategies for managing your emotions when training your horse. This article goes into these strategies in more detail. We’d love to here about your experiences and thought on this topic in the comments below.  Paying attention to the Emotional Barometers of both you and your horse We all have circumstances in life, which trigger us to react emotionally and so do our horses. It is important to continually pay attention to our emotional barometer. Paying attention to your emotional barometer means ..read more

We would like to kick off the year by sharing with you exciting news about our plans for 2017! As well as helping you get clear on your horsemanship goals for this coming year. 2016 was a big year for us. We are grateful for all the opportunities that we have had to help people and their horses, here on the Sunshine Coast and nationally. There is lots we have in store for you this year! We would like to take this opportunity to give you a heads up on what you can expect from us in 2017. Firstly we would like to announce our clinic schedule for 2017 that is now up on the website! Please f ..read more

This is the second part of the article Ben wrote on ‘Finding out what makes your horse tick‘… Knowing your horse’s hierarchy of needs Finding out what makes your horse tick, is also about continually developing your understanding of your horse’s unique hierarchy of needs. Every horse, like every human being, has a unique set of needs and values that are fingerprint specific to each individual horse. The majority of horses’ needs and values can be categorised into 4 primary needs. The need for self-preservation; all fear motivated behaviours can be classified as the need for self-preservation ..read more