Rosca Horsemanship

20/11/2025

Enjoy the process.

19/11/2025

Trauma has been a real interest of mine in the past few years and the effect it has on us; both in mind and body.

The further I go within my work, the more I am being presented with equines that have experienced trauma that the knowledge of the neurobiology is beneficial to know to be effective.

After completing two course in Equine Fascia and Trauma Release in the latter half of the year as an integral component to my work with the tissues of the body, I recently enrolled in further development (shock) in trauma.

After what still continues to be a turbulent time for me personally, I am very pleased to say I have received Trauma-Informed Horse Trainer accreditation after completion of this latest course.

Thank you to Emma Lethbridge and Justine Harrison at Understand Horses for running and very informative and enjoyable course.

18/11/2025

The Brand New Episode

‘IN CONVERSATION WITH.. KATE LEMON & RINA QUINLAN: EQUINE CONSERVATION CONVERSATION'

Episode 15

'In this auroch-sized episode, Amy and Ross are joined by two special guests, Rewilding Delivery Manager, Kate Lemon of the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and rewilding specialist, Rina Quinlan of Rina Quinlan Research & Rewilding Consultancy.

Together, we delve into public misconceptions that surround rewilding, benefits that rewilding can have on humans and our long-term management of equines, and of course, what equines can bring to conservation and rewilding projects across the world.'

Streaming now on all platforms; Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify & More!

Listen here:
https://littlehorsebigconversation.podbean.com

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Areion Academy
Rosca Horsemanship
Strong Foundations Hoof Care
Little Horse Big Conversation Podcast
The Wildlife Trusts

16/11/2025

That's a wrap on my final clinic of 2025!

A full house for today's strength and suppleness clinic which focuses on promoting relaxation and movement through exercises specific to the pairings on the clinic.

What I love about this kind of framework is that there is always something new thay can be gained from returning familiar faces!

We had some really great emotional and physical changes from everyone today, Greta job all!

I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has attended or spectated at any of my clinics this year, I never undervalue someone wanting to come and learn from me.

Though this is the final clinic of the year, I will have a monthly workshop running at Derby College Equestrian Centre throughout the Winter with clinic dates for the New Year listed on the page and website.

I have had a lot of interest recently regarding private clinics, therefore if you would be interested in hosting a public or private yard clinic, please get in touch.

See you all for some exciting additions to 2026! 🤠

15/11/2025

We need to create the opportunities for the body to open.

To do this successfully, we need to have a conversation with the body.

This may seem an abstract concept to some, yet the tissues of the body are always in communication with each-other, and ourselves whether we are treating or training.

The mind and body do not work in isolation, but do so together in a constant feedback loop, therefore regardless if we are training through a psychological and behavioural approach or we are working with manual application, we are talking to both.

There are multiple factors that can allow the door of the body to open, and also factors that keep the handle a little stuck.

As we head into Winter, with a climate that continues to present unpredictable extremes, we need to consider the important elements that we can provide for our horses, in mind and body, to function the best that they can.

Whilst we can create the opportunities for the body to open, little and often, I feel a vital part of this if for the horse to want to open their body, and they will only do this with one thing; safety.

On my most recent visit to the gang at Abbotts View Livery: Barefoot and Back to Nature in Buckinghamshire, I saw AVL mascot Buckthorn for a treatment session.

Buck really settles in to a treatment, is open in his conversation and receptive to how I work with his body, and as a result?

His body opened up, in mind, body and spirit.

14/11/2025

It's been a while since my last animal escapade out on the road, which involved a very friendly ferret, so here is the latest!

Jesting aside, if you do come across a sheep stuck and cast on their back, this can be fatal, so please go and give them a nudge.

Causality at work again..

13/11/2025

Always a great time at AVL 🤠

11/11/2025

Looking forward to tuning in to this webinar from Nahshon Cook Horsemanship with Eclectic Horseman on his rehabilitation work with Xodo

The class will be held Tuesday November 11th via Zoom starting at 6pm MST. (check your time zone here)

10/11/2025

What an awesome way to kick off the first of this seasons workshops, 'A Positive Approach to Horsemanship', at Derby College Equestrian Centre with a full house. 🤠

My work is dynamic, and I feel it is important to be able to facilitate learning environments on a variety of topics that can be utilized to improve our own knowledge and horsemanship.

What is lovely to witness is, not only familiar faces and new faces, but how these workshops are creating a community of people all there for the same reason. 🫶

Thank you to everyone who attended and made the evening so enjoyable!

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My next workshop will be The Equine Body on Monday 8th December at 6.30pm at Derby College Equestrian Centre.

Tickets are now available on the website!

09/11/2025

Fireworks may be lighting up the sky this week, but they highlight a deeper social issue.

Personally, I feel indifferent about fireworks themselves.

However, on a wider scale I do feel they should no longer be available for public purchase and used only for organised events with considerate restrictions, including that on the decibel level of sound made.

I don’t think the banning of fireworks is required, because blanket bans rarely work successfully.

As I sat writing this at 10.30 on a Saturday night, fireworks have began to be set-off at random intervals on the local recreational ground causing my youngest dog to shake, pant and salivate after calming down from an organised display three hours ago.

There is a common misconception that comforting a dog in distress reinforcers the fear response, yet this is a fear response of the nervous system that is not under voluntary control.

As for Loki, this response will be the same for thousands of cats, dogs and equines all over the UK, before mentioning the impact on native wildlife and those in society who may suffer with PTSD; to have increased awareness of the effects that can be had on people, animals and the environment does not make one a snowflake.

Each year, be this New Year, Divali or Bonfire Night, hundreds of thousands sign petitions, take to social media and the regional news about the distress that fireworks have on our animals, and rightly so!

However, are fireworks a low-hanging fruit picked from the tree right outside the door?

Earlier this week I read that equine deaths reported, with an emphasis on reported, to the BHS as a result of fireworks were around 33 since 2021; this does not account for distress or injury caused as a result.

Earlier this week I read that equine deaths reported by the CPR as a result of the racing industry in Australia were around 174 within a single year, 2024 – 2025.

This is by no means singling our the racing industry, yet the contrast of the two numbers on the same day hold merit.

The repercussions of fireworks are felt closer to home by many, from the dogs by our sides to the horses that we own out at pasture; this makes the negative effects and the implication fireworks have harder to turn a blind eye to, and easier to pick-at.

Within this same week, 95% of the FEI panel approved a change in rules to British Showjumping, that is supported by 56 countries, for the new ‘bloods rule’ to pass.

The issue we seem to have is where we choose to look.

Improving welfare across the board is practically not difficult to do, yet in contradiction it is not always easy.

To choose ignorance on these matters is a choice, plain and simple.

Fireworks provoke a response because repercussions are more meaningful and are felt deeper when the effects are on our doorstep, and in our homes; it is easy to change the channel over, exit the internet browser or configure the algorithm.

It stops what you see, not what happens.

Society speaks.

So, we need to ask ourselves; do we continue to look to the sky for our eyes to be blinded by the lights, or do we look past them and into the dark where a whole world of welfare needs our attention each and every day of the year?

07/11/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to Cooper of Rosca Horsemanship who is now a certified Practitioner of NLP!

Well done Ross, you are a superb NLPer and I know your clients will love your new skills.