Our Services
Riding and Horsemanship Lessons
Traditional lessons with a twist - insight. From the very beginning we infuse our lessons with perspective taking and information about equine cognition. This ensures riding capabilities progress with understanding of how we, as riders, affect our horses inside and out. This ensures quality relationships develop between horse and rider. You can come to us and learn or our principal teacher Chloë can visit you and your horse. Whether you are new friends or long-time partners, Chloë can work with you both to optimise your communication and enable your relationship to strengthen to take you to the next level of success and enjoyment in your work.
Equine Assisted Empowerment
With this service we aim to inspire minds, promote physical and mental wellbeing and empower people to live their life to the fullest. These sessions can be personalised to each individual's needs. Riding can be used to provide physical health benefits (this can be prescribed by a health professional). Equine company alone can help reset mental state. Working with horses can provide purpose and improve self-esteem. However we approach EAE, we want to make sure our clients leave feeling great, confident and like they can take on anything.
Horse Training
Horses can move between owners, between handlers and between professions; each time they are asked to adapt to a new environment, learn new instructions, a whole new language. Therefore, we apply scientific research of equine cognition, biology and ecology to their training to help them learn 'human' in many formats to ensure they are strong working and riding companions for any they come across. Our training can take form according to a specific discipline of your desire or take on a general horsemanship and more natural approach. We aim to ensure safety as well as their enjoyment in their work. Every horse is an individual and can be approached according to how they learn. Our ideal is not to take your horse and train them for ourselves but to work with them and you to ensure you partner well together as well as improving their talents. We can take on horses of any discipline, with any goal in mind, or someone who has experienced trauma or behavioural issues that may need more concentrated care and training,
NEW! Pony Days
Throughout school holidays we now offer "pony days".
With teaching worth over £150 clients can enjoy:
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A choice of 5 horses/ponies! (Being responsible for your pony all day allows you to experience what it is like to own and bond with a horse)
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A riding lesson in the style or discipline of your choice (this may depend on ability of you and/or that of your chosen horse!)
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Bringing in or turning out (depending on time of day - am or pm - and time of year as the horses routines may change). This will mean handling your chosen pony as well as experience the routine of a full yard of horses, allowing you to see how the herd interacts and even how to handle multiple horses at once.
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Horsemanship instruction (including stable handling - grooming to feeding; how to approach training, exercising and riding; preventing/managing injuries - with anatomy and nutrition talks)
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You will also learn how to muck out and set up a stable for your pony (The best smelling part!)
The main feedback of these days experience's are positive with the least favourite part being described as "not one thing" and leaving clients wanting to know and do more!