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My aim at Perfect Start Equestrian is to provide every Horse and Rider with a sound knowledge of basic training to set them up for success in any riding discipline.

24/10/2025

Update on Biccie, still in the roundyard and starting to get some balance and relaxation when I'm on him now.

16/10/2025

It finally happened, Biccie is still here, we have been quietly working towards him being a ridden horse. Biccie has taught me much about stored tension and reshaping muscle memory and movement to let go of tension and teach Biccie instead new pathways of movement that revolve around relaxation and balance. I thought I knew all this but Biccie is a special case who's body has stored so much tension that he was either frozen, shut down or in flight. Together we have learnt much about relaxation and reprogramming the body, the journey learning to teach biccie has certainly deepened my understanding of tension in the horse. Seeing biccie learn to relax and control his body and move in relaxed ways and his confidence grow as he learnt he could relax and feel good in his body has been rewarding but also taught me more patience and not to put a timeline on anything or get to greedy and ask to much. Very much 3 steps forward and 2 steps back at times, but today his first steps with a rider.

Thought it was time I did an update on Biccie. It's been slow going as he was so scared, tense and had no trust in huma...
30/05/2025

Thought it was time I did an update on Biccie. It's been slow going as he was so scared, tense and had no trust in humans but look at him now, he has gained so much confidence and is getting curious and interested in the work we do, he is now comfortable with saddle and stirrups and has learnt to wear a bridle and understand the rein aids. His lunge work is now beautifully relaxed, occasionally even a little lazy and cheeky when he tries to stop for a munch, but his fitness and balance is coming along nicely. Next step now is preparing him for mounting. This may also take a while but I have his trust now and he tries very hard for me. So we shall continue one small step at a time.

12/02/2025

Forgot to post this one, My daughter wanted to have a ride and I wanted to see how he went for someone else before his owner rode him. It started raining just after she tacked up. So it was his first ride in the rain with someone new. Took it well though and not bothered at all.

It's been a journey, but Mac is all done and ready to go home. Just enjoying riding him now, here we are with his owner...
12/02/2025

It's been a journey, but Mac is all done and ready to go home. Just enjoying riding him now, here we are with his owner on his first trail ride the other week. He was great and we did another trail weekend just gone and he behaved beautifully as if he had been doing it all his life. He is a super cool dude to ride, takes it all in his stride. Going to miss the fella when he goes home as he's very affectionate, loves his scratches though I think the shelter walls are going to sigh in relief when he goes, when he rubs on the walls he shakes the whole structure 🤣🤣

12/02/2025

Ivy's workout today, still working on building her strength, can ride her now for up to 30min with her able to work over her back and carry me correctly, she is strong enough now that shifts in my weight don't impact her balance to much. However she still needs some more time to build more hind strength to give her a chance of offering a balanced canter when she is first asked for it as she can carry her weight on the hind as you see here but she doesn't as yet have the extra strength to also push off and give the impulsion required for a balanced canter. Ivy is going home tomorrow to continue with her strength building with her owners. This mare needs time to build the muscle. When she's not balanced she stresses and becomes anxious goes into flight or fight, forgetting to use her brain and listen to the help from the rider, so some time to gain some more weight and muscle strength will do her good.

19/01/2025

Some more of his workout, since I can't post 2 videos together. Really starting to find his balance on his hindquarters and slowly getting some lightness in the hand, being half Clyde he does have the inclination to lean on the contact and plough if he gets the chance.

19/01/2025

So proud of this boy, he's come so far and always tries so hard. Getting out and about with him now, letting him know he can relax out as well as at home. 1st day off property and in the indoor took him a little while to settle but day 3 at the indoor even with it raining and Mac is totally relaxed and really starting to show some very nice work.

19/01/2025

Ivy's canter on the lunge. Since Facebook for some reason won't let me post 2 videos together.

19/01/2025

Walk work under saddle with Ivy now done, this week I have started working on teaching her trot when ridden, smart cookie picked it up straight away with the verbal cue from lunging to help her so will now be working on her balance and strength in the trot while ridden before attempting the canter as her canter work on the lunge is now very close to showing she is strong and balanced enough to try it under saddle.

05/01/2025

Bit late to post, this was from earlier in the week. Ivy is now under saddle to. These are her first steps. She is an all or nothing girl. Tends to fight new things first and then once she works out that doesn't work gives in and does things perfectly. You can see here she is fighting the rein aid and trying to pull the reins from my hands. ( I don't actually want her head down like this she's just trying to escape the pressure anyway but how she should and she does understand as she does it well in hand. She is just testing if it still means the same when I'm on her back) we have progressed past this now and we are now walking around the arena working on steering and balance. She is very unbalanced currently, wobbly as a drunk! Not going to trot until we get that under control or she's going to trip over her own feet🤣. Hope the sunshine continues as making great progress.

29/12/2024

A week of sun and this fella is coming on in leaps and bounds now. Today he had his first canter under saddle and he picked it up beautifully.

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