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Anyone who has been coached by me has heard me talk of Couscous, my hackney x ID. He has been the most wonderful teacher for me and now for some of my students. He gives you nothing for free. He has done countless demos both liberty and ridden whilst I organised for Ken and I won't forget the day I took him to the paradressage talent spotting competition in 2009. He knows how to show off to the crowd! It still amazes me how he transforms from his natural, awkward, donkey-like appearance and attitude to a graceful, powerful, giving athlete simply by connecting and by being ridden correctly. |
Donkey Impression!
... chin rest technique!
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His favourite (usually out of fields!)
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He loves work
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Cabalito (little horse)
Cabalito's sensitivity, gentleness and charisma have made a fundamental change to the way I understand herd dynamics and, in turn, my horse handling. An andalusian x , he is a true leader, not a dominant horse. He peacefully caretakes, especially when a new member joins my little herd. That doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy a good kick about and I'm looking forward to his playfulness when I start riding him again. He taught me to listen. |
less is more
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Galindo's Dream (Galiene) Mick's first ride on Galiene
Galiene, a Lipizzaner x Andalusian, is a fairly new addition to our herd; arriving in April 2012. She came to us as an overweight grumpy fat lady. Her intelligence makes her a pleasure to work and her positive attitude is blossoming now she is slim and part of the herd! Her sensitivity and desire to please means she responds beautifully to you, so she's as an excellent teacher for energy dynamic training. She also loves a good scratch! |
Tara playing with Galiene in the woods
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Finbar Finbar enjoying the attention!
Finbar is our smallest addition (October 2012). He's an ex-racing pony and is still learning that it's okay to learn new things at the old age of 16, one of which is to go forwards in the school! He is wonderful with children and has really started to enjoy communicating with adults, even if he does have a squeal if you ask him to do the same thing more than three times! He has reminded me of the power of latent learning. I teach him something in a few minutes then leave him for a day and he learns much quicker than when I try to teach him refinement in a session - they all have lessons to teach us! His favourite is teaching people how to ride bareback and bridleless. It was a surprise to find that an ex-racer prefers having nothing on his head.
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 Finbarr goes natural!
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