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Building Confident and Connected Horse and Rider partnerships so that together you can achieve your goals!

💫 ONLINE PROGRAMME
🙌🏻CLINICS & EVENTS
🐎TRAINING BARN
🤩YOUNG HORSE STARTING
🫶🏼PROBLEM SOLVING

25/12/2024

🤶❤️🎄Merry Christmas Everyone! 🎄❤️🤶

This Christmas, we hope you find happiness in every moment with your horses—whether it’s a peaceful time in the stable, a moment of connection on the ground or a fun ride out.

This year has been a crazy whirlwind of building our online platform, teaching and hosting over 30 clinics from our home base in Oxfordshire and of course continuing to learn so much every day from the barn full of horses we have in for training in various capacities year round! 🤪 The last couple of horses went home yesterday and now we have a quiet time until the beginning of February when we welcome a group of 2 & 3 year olds for pre start training 💃🙌🏻

We are both looking forward to spending more time with our own lovely horses and are already excited for all the exciting things next year has in store! 🤩

Wishing you a wonderful, relaxing holiday with your human and horsey families. ❤️

Happy Christmas everyone!! Love Hanna, Matt & everyone in the team at Confident & Connected!🎄✨

16/10/2024

My face 😳 when my horse delivers a surprise ‘Wet Willy’😝whilst Matt and I attempt to share theory on the final day of horsemanship camp 😂🐶🤪

15/10/2024

🙌🏻🐴🛝 Next play morning is THIS Sunday! 20th October 🙌🏻 🛝🐴

We have had a great first season running our Play Mornings & there are a few spaces left if you want to come play this weekend!

We set up obstacle areas, challenges and themed spaces. You can stay on the ground, be at liberty or ride. A great experience for young horses, confidence building for older horse and fun and relaxing for you! 💃

We are on hand to troubleshoot and help you work on things and set you a personal “theme” for the session so you have a quality to thread through your feel with your horse in a less formal intense way than on a camp or lesson!💫

This is the last play morning we are opening to non-members so get in quick if you want to try before thinking about becoming a member 🤪

The session runs 10-1 you can come and play for the whole time or arrive anywhere between 10-12 & spend the time you & your horse need, working through the different obstacles, areas or just chill with your horse eat some grass and have a tea 🥰

Details:
📅 20th October
⏰ 10am - 1pm (stay as long or little as you like)
🌍 OX25

Members £35 Non Members £50

Book here 👉🏻 https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics 🥳 or links in the bio ✌🏻

14/10/2024

Want to better understand and connect with your horse?? 🙋🏼‍♀️🦄

The come join us for our Connection clinic THIS Saturday! 💫

You might have a young horse you want to give a great start, an older horse you would love to understand more, a problem you want help solving from the horses perspective or strategies to help your horse feel more connected to you and confident in your world together 🌍✌🏻

We have 2 last minute spaces on our 1 day connection clinic: Details 👇🏻

🗓 19th October
⏰ 10am - 4pm
🗺️ OX25

What happens at our “Connection Clinic?”

The basis of any training we do, begins with connection. This clinic teaches you the fundamentals of how we work, the core movements we use to release tension and build connection all from the ground 🤠

From here we have a language we can use to help our horse feel safe & therefore able to find relaxation, develop self confidence and later responsiveness, play & expression.

If you are free this weekend we would love to meet you! 🥳

Click here ➡️ https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ for more details and to book your spot! links in the bio or dm me for more info!

14/08/2024

Our monthly live Q & A is tonight! 🙌🏻

Still time to join if you aren’t a member, just take a look at our online program https://online.hannawalton.co.uk 🤩

Here are just a few of the questions and topics of conversation we will be talking about:
💫 How to help your horse stay relaxed and connected in the warm up and during competitions
💫 How to join the dots between the fundamentals on the ground to the saddle
💫 Once my horse is relaxed how do I help them to be responsive and not lose relaxation
💫Why the way your horse loads and travels is a magnify glass for the way they feel about life

We meet every month and all sessions are recorded so if you can’t join you can always listen again 🥰

Use the code PLAN24 for 15% off a years membership & get access to the whole program; spread over 3 levels, 100’s of hours of content, transformations, audio lessons, a free coaching call, discounts on lessons and clinics plus free spectators tickets to any of our events 💃

04/07/2024

Do you want a better connection with your horse…?🙋🏼‍♀️🙌🏻

Our Connection Clinics are one day clinics, all on the ground, that focus on deepening yours and your horses relationship 💛🦄

You will learn to better read and understand them and we will give you strategies be able to help them find relaxation, self confidence and develop a stronger connection with you in ANY situation! 🤯

The next one is THIS Saturday!
🗓 6th July
⏰ 10am - 4pm
🗺️ OX25

What happens at our “Connection Clinic?”

The basis of any training we do, begins with connection. This clinic teaches you the fundamentals of how we work, the core movements we use to release tension and build connection. All on the ground so perfect for young horse not yet started🤠

From here we have language we can use to help our horse find relaxation and later begin to play, encourage expression and curiosity 💃

These clinics are a great way to get started, as an introduction to ground work and are great way to refine your connection & take your feel and timing to the next level.

If want to know more or want to join us click here: https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/ or just drop us a dm!

Hope to see you and your horse here soon💛🙌🏻🦄✌🏻

07/05/2024

Doris being small but mighty in a big wide world 🌍 🤪🙌🏻💃

01/05/2024

First sit ons are for letting go of tension & being relaxed according to Alby 😎👌🏻

09/04/2024

Looking for freelancer to join our team!

We are a Horse development barn focusing on applying horse psychology across all disciplines. About to begin starting young horses so must be competent and already have experience.

Hours available 830-1230 Tuesday, Weds, Sat and Sun all barn duties including poo picking. Often more hours available. Job could be split.

Barn of up to 12 currently in at night but will switch when weather changes so flexibility ideal. Riding possible for the right person in time. Good rates, nice team.

If you are interested DM me, immediate start available due one of our lovely team members circumstances changing.

Based Weston on the Green, Bicester OX25

04/04/2024

Can’t tell you how happy I am for this gorgeous pair today! 🙌🏻💛

Remember Piccolo the beautiful Andalusian guys that has been with us for a training stay helping him understand that life can be fun and he doesn’t need to be explosive and dangerous… 🚀🧨🔥

Well this week we have his owner and a group of riders with us for a week of intensive training sessions with their horses.

Today Gina and Piccolo hacked out on their own off the property! This horse was explosive to lead let alone ride in an arena so hacking with confidence & connection has taken a long time!! To say I am proud of the two of them would be the understatement of the century! 🤩

They were cool, calm and together regardless of the weather not being easy! 💪🏻

Sometimes you just need a hand to help get to the next step with a horse and for this pair, it has been an absolute pleasure.

Going to miss you guys in the barn! 💛

🙋‍♀️

31/03/2024

Not our most glamorous but don’t these horses faces make you smile? 💛

This photo was one I had to share from one of the exercises we are using during our Easter hacking camp to help the horses become confident in groups and with moving together 🙌🏻

This moment is extra special as we started both these boys last summer and their owners are back for a hacking camp to carry on their boys education. Proudest day for Rufus and I following along behind the babies and their owners all independent and self confident! Love my job 🤩

Lots to share about the camp and all the concepts we cover but at the moment it’s all in my stories and on the clinics highlight on instagram so keep your eyes 👀 if you are interested in how to help your horse become the or you always dreamed of! 💪🏻🦄

It’s the final day tomorrow so will share more then but for now Happy Easter! 🐣✨

24/03/2024

Awesome Tik Maynard Company we are in the middle of our own horsemanship camp & we watched & cheered you on in our movie night last night! 🙌🏻 session one was such a great show of using approach & retreat to prioritise building connection, curiosity & confidence over flooding & quick results for your lovely little horse even in such a pressured environment.

Really cool to watch! If anyone wants to see how a timed c**t starting competition could feel good for the horse watch Tik on the live stream! 🤠🙌🏻

22/03/2024

A big hello to our new followers and happy Friday! 👋 🎉

Thank you for following our page, we are growing a community of people who want to be better for their horses 🙌🏻 So, who are we and what do we do?

We work with thousands of riders and horses to help them better understand their horses, solving problems and achieving the things they dreamed of doing. At home in our barn in Oxfordshire we start horses under saddle, train and rehabilitate horses, often examining the fine line between pain and behavioural problems.

It is in our barn that we have been developing a programme that we use with every horse and rider. From baby to Grand Prix, hacker to eventer. A whole horse approach to training, that focuses on building the two things that we think matter most for every horse, Confidence and Connection.

Our program is the same whether you choose to work with us in person, online or a combination of the two! It all begins with an assessment of who your horse is & how they need you to communicate with them ✨

The best ways for us to help you initially are - through one of our connection clinics (next one 13th April) an evaluation lesson (book via the website) or online through our online program confident and connected.

If you have any questions can always dm or book a call by clicking here: https://online.hannawalton.co.uk/contact 🙌🏻

Or check out the website to see it all in more detail: https://online.hannawalton.co.uk 🥰

We look forward to hearing from you and of course any questions please do let us know.

Hanna & Matt x

21/03/2024

This spring Horsemanship Camp kicks off today and we are so excited! 🥳

Our horsemanship camps are a really special experience, 4 days fully immersed in horsemanship working on the ground, at liberty and under saddle 🙌🏻

This camp is all about becoming better for your horse. From the way you communicate with them to the strategies you use when working together 💛

Concentrated time allows us to really get to know each partnership. We work together to help you progress towards your goals in a way that prioritises the way your horse feels as much as you do!

We don’t believe in pushing you to do something if it is at the sacrifice of your horse, their relaxation, confidence, or understanding and so throughout the camp we focus on how you can both feel great making progress towards whatever you want to achieve✨

Over the next 4 days we will be sharing mini updates in our stories of the sorts of things we are covering during the camp so even if you couldn’t join us live this time you can see bits of it! 💃

We have a big range of riders here from those that who want help to solving specific behavioural and training problems to those with young or green horses that want to give their horse a really good foundation ⭐️🦄

So if you are interested in strategies that focus on developing your connection, building your horses confidence, being able to select the right strategy to help your horse when they aren’t sure and generally just want to be as good as you can be for your horse, give us a follow and keep your eyes peeled for the stories 🤩

Next camp date is: May 24th - 27th check out the link for more info:
https://hannawalton.co.uk/clinics/horsemanship-camps/

16/03/2024

Morning All 👋

Our April start block is now full thank you so much for all of your bookings, we look forward to seeing you all.

Spaces are filling up very quickly for our next block:

🗓 15th July - 8th September

We start all of our babies from the ground up prioritising confidence, connection, relaxation and understanding. 💕

We believe that before horses are asked to learn new things they need to feel safe and therefore relaxed. They need to be able to connect with us and be given strategies to feel confident in their environment and in understanding our questions 🤗

First rides are done in the halter and ba****ck and we want you to be involved! It’s super important for us to feel like YOU have the strategies to keep going when you leave us through the great bits and the struggles that inevitably come with continuing to develop your own young horse 🤪🦄

We feel very proud that once started owners often come back for clinics, camps and training stays to keep developing themselves and their horses and love continuing to be part of the amazing progress these babies make from not knowing anything to confidently exploring the world with their owners 💪🏻💃

Our start blocks include opportunity to come every week for a private session as well as 3 clinics with other young horses on program so that you can share in each others progress, work in groups and build community experiencing your babies being started together 🙌🏻

So if you have a young horse and you would like them to be started in our unique way at the same time as learning how by being involved throughout the whole process get in touch via DM or through this link: https://hannawalton.co.uk/training-livery/

We look forward to hearing from you and any questions we are always here.

15/03/2024

Four tips for you if your four legged friend has Spring Fever! 🌸 🐴

Does your horse look the opposite to Rufus in this photo!? More chaos and less chill?

If so you need a plan and I am here to help with a few tips. I have popped the slides together to help you survive Spring Fever with your horse.

Hanna 🤍

Address

Kelberg House, Akeman Street
Bicester
OX253TH

Telephone

+447743797394

Website

http://linktr.ee/hannawaltonequestrian, http://www.confidentandconnected.co.uk/

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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