Shaw Horsemanship

09/12/2024

A visit yesterday from Stuart Brunton Equine Dentistry saw two more of our youngsters have their teeth checked and administered to.

Stuart as always was patient and gentle so both Puzzle and Yarrabee had an excellent experience.

Thank you Stuart.

05/12/2024

I want to say “Thank You” to the organisers and participants at Boolarra in Gippsland who attended the recent Education Day and Training sponsored by Project Hope.

The weather was not always kind with temperatures hitting 37 degrees in an open arena on the Saturday and rain on Sunday meant the dress code changed markedly over the two days.

On both mornings Mandi from Project Hope outlined the mission of Project Hope; and I spoke about how a horse’s emotions influence their behaviour and how we need to incorporate this knowledge when working with our horses.

Once again, I am grateful to Project Hope for inviting me to be involved with the Education and Training Day which gave me the opportunity to work with some wonderful people and their horses.

24/11/2024

11/07/2024

Exciting news! Equitana is a world class gathering of the equestrians community. An opportunity to observe and also learn. This year Ian Shaw has been invited to be an Educator presenting a session entitled "The Road to Rehab".

https://www.equitana.com.au/educator/ian-mark-shaw/?_educators_dates=2024-11-17

Ian feels honoured to be included.

08/06/2023

Recent studies conducted by the Institute of Heart-Math provide a clue to explain the two-way ′′healing′′ that occurs when we're close to horses.
According to researchers, the heart has an electromagnetic field larger than the brain: a magnetometer can measure the energy field of the heart that radiates from 2.4 meters to 3 meters around the human body.
While this is certainly significant, perhaps more impressive than the electromagnetic field projected by the heart of a horse is five times larger than that of a human being (imagine an electromagnetic sphere around the horse) and it can influence straight into our own heart rate.
Horses are also likely to have what science has identified as a "coherent′′ heart rate (heart rate pattern) that explains why we can feel better when we're close to them. Studies have found a coherent heart pattern or HRV to be a solid measure of well-being and consistent with emotional states of calm and joy-that is, we exhibit such patterns when we feel positive emotions.
A coherent heart pattern is indicative of a system that can recover and adapt to stressful situations very efficiently. Many times, we just need to be in the presence of horses to feel a sense of well-being and peace.
In fact, research shows that people experience many physiological benefits by interacting with horses, including lower blood pressure and heart rate, higher beta-endorphins (neurotransmitters acting as pain suppressors), decreased stress levels, decreased feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, better social working; and greater feelings of empowerment, confidence, patience and self-efficacy.

By: Alejandro Pascual Puig
CEO en E&C CONSULTING CEO en E&C CONSULTING
The artist is Valerie Eric. The copyright holder is Sarah Barnes, HeartMath certified practitioner. The image was inspired following a riding lesson on heart connection.

29/05/2023

Thank you Project Hope for sponsoring the event and everyone who attended. It was a great day, the centre was a wonderful facility and I was pleased to meet so many amazing people.

04/05/2023

This week a bit of “TLC” for our equine friends!

A body check from Nicole of Head2Heels; a visit from the farrier for pedicures; and hello to our smallest and largest team members.

26/04/2023

Bailey's training is going well. She is easy to catch and now starting to pick up her feet well. Over the past two weeks she had her first couple of rides in the round yard and the arena. The small wrens nesting in the roof swooped a few times but they did not seem to worry her at all. These rides were with a halter and she is now learning to take a bit. Bailey has also had her first ride in the float.

Although very green, she is available but will need an experienced home where her education can be continued. Bailey is 6 years old, 14.2 hh and out of Candeuca lines. She has tested 7 panel negative. Her sire was AAA regd, her dam was registered with the A&ASP.

She would look pretty in pink!

17/04/2023

A young client undertaking exercises to find her centre of gravity and develop balance.

27/03/2023

Ian and I are always keen to expand our knowledge to help educate our horses and assist clients. Last weekend we attended a seminar in Sutton Forest NSW covering groundbreaking work in equine psychology, Herd Dynamics and Sensory Soundness.

Thank you to Kerry Thomas of THTBloodstock who came all the way from the USA to present and to Dr Shelley Appleton who organised the seminar.

The seminar covered both theory and practical application utilising the knowledge Kerry has acquired over 35 years of research.

08/03/2023

06/03/2023

Dental checkups today! Thank you to Stuart Brunton Equine Dentistry for coming along and undertaking dental checks to 13 of our horses.