Confident & Connected : Hanna Walton and Matt Feerick

It’s been such a pleasure to have a few weeks with no other horses in the barn but ours ❤️ Whilst I love what I do and I love working with so many horses, spending time with our own has been so lovely. ✨ We are both really excited to see the barn refilling from Sunday with lots of lovely babies coming to start their journey with us 🙌🏻 our clinics are getting booked up over the coming months with lots of new people who we are excited to meet but also babies who we have started over the last few years 🥰 we love being part of their story as they grow and continue to develop. You might have felt like winter has meant you have had to slow down with your horses, maybe you havent been able to do so much with them. It’s really fine 🤍 just spend time together and enjoy them. Even though the winter is hard, it is so lovely to see how working slowly and with the horse really helps them feel like partners and makes it all worth it whenever you get time to spend with them. When the sun comes then things will get busy and we forget to spend that extra bit of time checking in and just seeing them for who they are. Looking forwards to updating you on all the things coming over the next few months, there is a lot of exciting collaborations, clinics, horses and adventures on the horizon this year! 🤩🙌🏻💃🎉 #horsetrainerlife #barn #equestrianlife #horsemanship #horsetraining

Thats a wrap ✌🏻What a wonderful few days with an amazing group on our 4 day Hacking camp! 💃 This camp took us on a deep exploration of many of the ingredients that make up helping our horses become the ‘Perfect Hacking Buddy’ 🦄🤔 Helping you develop your horse so that the things you want to do feel great for both of you…is something we are really passionate about. We covered many of the topics that relate to hacking and all it encompasses in depth. I’ll be making mini bits of content about these topics over the next few posts. Hacking effectively magnifies the areas that you or your horse might need help with. It’s really easy to feel pressured to ‘just crack on’ ‘get her used to it’ ‘get him over it’ all of which we think is absolute rubbish!! You honestly DO NOT need to get back from hacks feeling grateful you ‘survived’! 🤯 The ironic thing is actual taking your horse out is the easy part once you have done the prep; feel confident you can connect in different situations and know your strategies for what to do if things aren’t perfect 🤠 If hacking is your thing or the thing you want a bit of help with keep your eyes peeled for more tips and ideas for how to help your horse become the perfect #happyhacker over the next few posts! 👀😘 If you want more help you can always join one of our camps - next one is 23rd - 26th August click https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ for more info OR become a member and join our growing community Confident & Connected! 🥳 We host live Q & A’s every month, last months was on hacking, members access the recordings anytime. Hacking is one of the 20 Goals we are sharing this summer, these Goals make up Level 3 of our program. The ‘Hacking Goal’ is your hacking ‘course in a box’ for anyone that can’t get to us to train in person. It covers ALL of the content we teach on a live camp, any horse can be Confident & Connected out hacking! Check out the online program here

Finn thinks first sit ons are for finding all the scratchy spots 💃🤍 #clevelandbay #specialgirl #horsestarting #younghorse #horsetrainer #thestartiseverything

13th April is the next date for our 1 day connection clinic 🤩 This weekends connection clinic is full but there is space on the April date 🙌🏻 Ever wondered about taking a clinic? This day is an introduction to our way of working with horses, all on the the ground, this later transfers directly to the saddle. We share with you how we prioritise connection, develop confidence and help your horse let go of tension. The goal is to give you strategies to help your horse become more balanced, relaxed and able to cope with pressure as well as understand your questions and move on to new things! 💃💪🏻🦄 Details on the website : https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ Links in my bio 🤪 We would love to see you and your horse here and help you with a plan to achieve your goals together 🥰 #horseclinic #connection #confidence #confident&connected #horsetraining #horsepschology #groundwork #foundation #horsebehaviour #horselove

This guy! 🧡 so happy to be out out jumping again! Rufus has gone from strength to strength in training this month 🙌🏻 lots to work on for both of us but I am sooo happy to be out on him having fun together & feeling him getting fitter and stronger 💪🏻🚀 he has been patiently waiting in the background mostly helping me with ponying young horses in the barn and leading our hacking camps over the past year whilst we have been focusing on our business and now I’m super excited to be able to start also prioritising our own training. He is a big rangey KWPN so it’s definitely not been a bad thing he’s been taken slowly but now we are done with waiting and ready to have some FUN 🤩 💃💪🏻 #bestguy #rufusdoofus #myhorse #mybuddy #eventer #seasonprep 🧡🍑

Hope you are all surviving the mud and wet! 😵 We have 3 spots left on our play morning this weekend if you would like to come out for a fun and casual morning with your horse. 🙌🏻 We will set up obstacles and areas with fun challenges and ideas for what to do in each space. Perfect for young, green horses or those just wanting to get out and enjoy spending some time with their lovely 4 legged friend in an environment that prioritises the horses confidence, relaxation and connection with you! All obstacles can be done on the ground or in the saddle, whatever is right for you and your horse. Book via the website here https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ Non Members £50 Members £35 Dm us with any questions 🤗

Next play morning is THIS Sunday! 3rd March 🙌🏻 Perfect for showing your horse obstacles from the ground and then into the saddle, a great experience for young horses, confidence building for older horse and fun and relaxing for people! Book here 👉🏻 https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ still spaces left 🥳 Members £35 Non Members £50

Merry Christmas everyone! 🎄🥰🤶 Here’s a few little snippets of what we were up to in the week before Christmas! 💫 We’ve been busy filming lots of very exciting & different things to share with you in the New Year that we hope are going to be helpful & fun for anyone who wants to have a more confident and connected horse🙌🏻 keep your 👀 peeled 🤩 We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and managed to enjoy a bit of down time with family, friends, ponies and pets ❤️ Lots of love, Hanna & Matt and ALL of the horses we have been lucky enough to spend Christmas with 🥰 #staytuned #launchingsoon #christmas #ponies #horse #horsetraining #equestrianlife #itschristmastime #thebestisyettocome #excitingtimes #bestimeoftheyear #feelinggrateful