Clairety Horsemanship

Clairety Horsemanship Training based on learning theory to help people understand horses and horses understand people.

07/08/2025
Winnie is working on rhythm level of the training scale (Basic Attempt, Obedience, RHYTHM, Straightness, Contact, Proof)...
06/10/2025

Winnie is working on rhythm level of the training scale (Basic Attempt, Obedience, RHYTHM, Straightness, Contact, Proof) and is maintaining rhythm through bend now in both directions! Photo credit to Jack Philips 😊

06/10/2025

One of my students doing a fabulous job piloting Tesla around a little jump course!

Once I got to know Winnie a little, I did the e-barq survey (the Equine Behaviour and Research Questionnaire). It is exa...
06/06/2025

Once I got to know Winnie a little, I did the e-barq survey (the Equine Behaviour and Research Questionnaire). It is exactly spot-on with her personality. I enjoy using this tool to track progress in training. This is our baseline, and I’ll complete the questionnaire again in 6 months.

Have you done the e-barq for your horse?

Summer lesson registration deadline is tomorrow! There are a few spots left, and summer lessons can work around your hol...
05/31/2025

Summer lesson registration deadline is tomorrow! There are a few spots left, and summer lessons can work around your holidays. See how:

Summer lessons are held on some Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons and are very relaxed. There are no fixed session dates, and lessons will be mixed ages and abilities. Based on the days and …

05/23/2025
Develop a training voice. Your horse doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t know that whoa, WHOA, WhOooooh, and w-o-a-h are a...
05/21/2025

Develop a training voice. Your horse doesn’t speak English. He doesn’t know that whoa, WHOA, WhOooooh, and w-o-a-h are all the same word. Any vocal cues you use should be said in the same tone with the same expression and rhythm every time you use them. That's easier said than done! But your horse will find your training much easier to understand if you remember to bring your trainer’s voice to your next training session!

My two girls, Tesla and Winnie 💕
05/02/2025

My two girls, Tesla and Winnie 💕

Tesla being such a good lesson horse, waiting for her little rider to come back and finish the lesson ba****ck!
04/24/2025

Tesla being such a good lesson horse, waiting for her little rider to come back and finish the lesson ba****ck!

Yes! My students all learn to check for self carriage and learn what to do if it is not present.
04/21/2025

Yes! My students all learn to check for self carriage and learn what to do if it is not present.

"Applying tests of self-carriage more thoroughly in dressage tests and all other riding tests has the potential to save horse sports. Riders should be required to demonstrate self-carriage in all gaits and movements.

This would ‘prove’ to judges that horses are actually trained rather than held. If a horse is held in a certain movement, it means he is not trained to maintain it.

As a minimum standard, any so-called ethical training method should demonstrate the maintenance of desired behaviours (self-carriage) without relying on physical force."

Andrew McLean

Meet Winnie, the newest member of the Clairety Horsemanship team!
04/18/2025

Meet Winnie, the newest member of the Clairety Horsemanship team!

04/08/2025

Tuesday 4-6 pm group riding class has room starting April 29! Take riding lessons this spring!

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22441 Highway 14
Sherwood Park, AB
T8C1H5

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Teaching you to get horses to do what you want them to

Claire started riding when she was seven, and by age nine decided to be a trainer. Over 13 years, she has engaged in many disciplines, including dressage, jumping, western, and ranching, and has ridden various breeds, as well as young horses and problem horses.

She has spent ten years experimenting with different trainers’ methods, from traditional to natural horsemanship. She picked up the best aspects of each of these methods and has incorporated them into her own work with horses. However, like many of her clients, Claire found that often these trainers could not help her understand why their method worked, or what to do if it didn’t. Horses are trained every time they are handled, so she believes horse lovers must understand how their horse’s mind works.

During her nine months of study and work at the Australian Equine Behaviour Centre (AEBC), Claire completed the Diploma of Equitation Science, one of the first Canadians to do so. This has enabled her to bring together training methods to train horses in an ethical way that can be adapted to any horse and rider. Equitation Science explains how horse training works through learning theory. This means she can create new solutions to difficult problems because of her thorough knowledge of learning theory.

Claire believes horse riding is more enjoyable with a well trained horse. Known for gentle and effective teaching, she has been helping riders of all ages and abilities improve their horse handling and riding for the past five years. She enjoys using exercises that create effective, fun, and challenging lessons, making her a favourite at riding camps. Seeing horse owners incorporate her clear instruction to achieve success in training their own horses is what inspires her teaching.