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So You Can Ride The Horse Of Your Dreams

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Unsuspecting New Horse Owners
Are Frequently Disappointed

Your new horse came home with great promises of how fantastic they are.

Or the test rides went really well…

But now your horse is home they are acting totally differently and you don’t know whether to hang in there and try to work through it, or just send them back (or if the seller will even take them).

Do any of these sound familiar? 

  • Your horse won’t go easily
  • Your horse won’t stop or steer when you ask
  • They won’t stand for the farrier
  • Are aggressive toward you during work or feeding
  • Do they buck for some unknown reason
  • Or are they just so scared of the world it’s causing them to be dangerously unpredictable

Sometimes it’s just small behavioural problems where the horse is basically ok, but just doing enough odd things to lose your confidence in riding them. Like the occasional spook at the scary end of the arena. Or something on the trail that makes them not want to keep going and each ride ends up in a fight that you get tired of.

Other times they totally lose control and bolt or buck so hard the rider comes off which can have potentially life threatening outcomes if you end up injured or in hospital and not knowing what caused this to happen.

On the health side there are horses who develop health problems such as ulcers, colic, navicular or other unexplained lameness. Those can be frustrating, time consuming and incredibly expensive, and yet mostly avoidable, if you know a few simple guidelines to follow.

Maybe your new horse appeared to be safe and easy to handle originally, but after having them for a little while, cracks started to appear in the training, resulting in unwanted behaviours.

And you don’t understand why.

Or know how to fix it.

And the amount of conflicting information puts you further into confusion and overwhelm.

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way

It can be all rainbows and unicorns and stars.

Well almost…

It will pretty much feel like it though as things start to change and your relationship grows and strengthens.

Imagine how you feel when you horse meets you at the gate each time you arrive.

They are calm and under their own control so you aren’t being dragged around as you lead them.

They are happy to go with you, saddling is easy as they stand still while you prepare and your ride is enjoyable without any arguments.

You know how to recognize if there are issues with any gear you are using so your horse is comfortable when working.

Your training toolbox has enough depth that you know how to help your horse through anything that comes up.

Your training plan evolves and grows as does your confidence and your horse’s fitness and capability.

Horse Ownership Can Be Extraordinary
With The Right Tools

Discovering your Horse’s Personality, how they think and what’s important to them gives you a powerful set of tools that equip you to train them in the most effective way to suit your horse.

When Nutrition levels are at optimum your horse will have plenty of energy to work nicely, but not the fizz that comes with having too much energy for their work level.

If the gut is working correctly with adequate protein, roughage and minerals to support good digestion as well as healthy rates of keratin building, this will make the horse comfortable, taking away girthing problems as well as hoof and skin conditions.

As you learn Effective Horse Handing you build the relationship with your horse that allows your horse to trust you, trust your judgement and follow your lead. 

Then everything becomes a lot easier for both of you.

Your horse will come to meet you at the gate instead of you having to chase them.

You can establish a safe personal space that means you will feel safe to be around them when feeding.  Grooming and cleaning feet will become a pleasure.

Being able to recognize good Conformation means that if your horse has issues in a particular area, you can adapt how you work your horse or what you ask them to do, so they will remain strong and sound for a long healthy life.

Making sure your Gear Fits and is comfortable for your horse is essential to maintaining a healthy horse who is happy to work with you. Knowing what to look for and how to check if your horse is comfortable can make the world of difference.

Mapping Out Your Training with a program that fits you and your horse allows you to start and progress with your new horse in a way that will build to a productive relationship between you so you can achieve your goals.

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Arm Yourself With The Essential Tools

Having a dream horse is more than just hopping on and riding, as you’ve already discovered.

Learning to understand how your horse thinks and what causes them to act in ways that you don’t expect are critical to having a safe horse.

There are several key areas that need to be addressed in order to have your horse willing and able to work well with you.

As we go through the Modules in the Horse Ownership Blueprint these are the essential tools that need to be in place.

Module 1
Horse Personality Profile

How to understand what makes your horse tick so you can be around your horse with confidence.

Module 2
Care and
Feeding

Keeping your horse healthy for peace of mind and budget.

Module 3
Effective Horse Handling

Taking Personal Space and using it effectively around your horse.

Module 4
Conformation and Function:

Assessing if your new horse is biomechanically capable of doing the job you are going to ask of them.

Module 5
Essential
Gear Fit

Eliminate behavioural problems caused through poor gear fit.

Module 6
Map Out Your Training

Learn how to start and progress with your new horse in a way that will build to a productive relationship between you.

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So You Can Fully Enjoy Horse Ownership Too

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Testimonials

I am now much more aware of the interactions between us and have the tools to build our relationship confidently.

Extremely happy with Debbie’s help and ongoing support when handling super brat Tony.

The confidence gained from the training Debbie showed me has also translated when working with my other horses who I hadn’t realised were not respecting me as they should.
Wendy
I wish there was a workshop before I bought my horse as the riding instructor who thought I knew what I was doing was sooo wrong!

Deb has more importantly completely re-trained me on how to be a horsewoman. I now have a fuller and clearer understanding of the horse I love. I have been on a fantastic Journey and I am still continuing to learn new things.

Toby is such a beautiful horse who is a part of our family. Thank you Deb for being patient, understanding and most of all, now a great friend.
Georgie
Debbie has helped me on many levels. She not only trained my horses (and me), but the best thing is that she showed me how to appreciate and understand them; How to always think positively about their behaviour.

My mindset has changed to a much more positive one. The anxiety I had around my horses greatly diminished and I am able to fully enjoy them. I can read them well and learned to follow my intuitions about them.

Horses can teach you a lot about life if you let them. Debbie has helped me see this and build strong connections with all (now 3!) of my horses.
Judy

Here's How I Learned These Things

My love of horses was nurtured by my mum, I was lucky enough to grow up with horses and be guided by her wealth of knowledge and skill with training.

After I left home and had my daughter though, I ended up on my own with her and life got too busy for me to keep horses as I was single parent studying and working full time in order for us to survive and thrive.

As my daughter grew up and became more independent I had more time on my hands. I was spending more time on hobbies, and one invitation led to another that ended up with me being offered a horse if I wanted him.

Remember, this is after 20 years of not having any horses of my own. While a horse is still a horse, the world of horses was very different.

Somewhere along the way I’d also lost my riding confidence, and horse ownership just wasn’t the same.

There are now a lot more feed and gear options available.

The nutrition and care advice is coming in thick and fast, and quite often conflicting.

  • Is my horse better barefoot, booted, or shod (never had those options 20 years ago, they were just either shod or unshod)?
  • Should I rug, or leave my horse naked?
  • Is it kinder to go bitless? And what does that even mean?
  • What the heck is a “Saddle Fitter”?
  • What do I need to know about keeping him healthy (Laminitis, Colic, Worming, Itch)
  • Who do I talk to about finding a good vet, farrier, or dentist?
  • Does my horse need bodywork?
  • What if he goes nuts when I bring him home and isn’t the horse that I met and rode at his other home?

Over the next 15 years, between us we figured out the answers to these questions and a heap more that came up along the way, that I hadn’t thought of and didn’t even know needed answers.

I learned that while there are many options out there, the simpler I can keep things, the happier my horse is. In Australia we don’t need 15 rugs of various types and weight, or 10 different types of feed with a “complete” supplement range. My horse was happier if I kept gear simple, and made sure that any sore spots were given the correct attention.

Feeding correctly meant that other nasty problems like ulcers, laminitis and colic stayed away. Learning about feet and balance meant that I could assess if the farrier was doing a good job and ask the right questions if they weren’t.

I learned that my horse was a good judge of where my mind was when I was with him, and how to listen to him. I also learned how to prepare him well for the world I wanted him to be in with me so that we could both be safe.

Along the way I’ve met others who were just starting out on this same journey and had many of the same questions.

Some who had already taken the leap to get their own horse, thinking just like I did that a horse is still a horse, and so it won’t be much different to what it was years ago.

Others had nurtured their childhood dream of having their own horse with lessons and lease horses before finally taking the plunge to buy their own.

Only to find that it was different, or that the horse they got had behavioural issues they didn’t know how to deal with.

This led me to thinking about all the people out there that I haven’t yet met who are in a similar situation where they have recently got a horse and are feeling a bit lost, or are having challenges with their horse that they don’t know how to deal with.

What To Do Next To Have
The Horse Of Your Dream

We have discovered amazingly simple solutions while working with our owners and their equine partners.

Most of your challenges regarding nutrition, physical issues or training resolve themselves after following the simple steps in the Blueprint.

The Horse Ownership Blueprint program was created to help equip you for life as a horse owner so in 6 short weeks you are armed with powerful tools to care for and train your horse.

And  I invite you to join me… so we can identify the challenges your are having with your horse and how we might work together to solve them.

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