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03/02/2025

I wish I spent my time preparing horses to be successful at loading rather than acting as a trauma counsellor

This was the theme of a Recent post from - and it SO TRUE!

I am delighted that I have the skills and tools to help unpick the problems - some of which come about due to accidents or bad journeys which are completely out of owners control.

BUT so SO SO SO often I am helping when a horse has been rushed and unprepared for the task so now has a fear response. Something completely avoidable with a little more forward planning.

These lovely photos are of a clients horse having huge yawn releases as she started to feel comfortable and in control loading after having been terrified by the process.

If you are lucky enough to have an untravelled youngster - please set them up for success by taking abit more time and giving them as many practices as they need to feel confident BEFORE you need to travel.

It will save you paying someone like me to come at a later date.

08/12/2024

Gorgeous Swantee started under saddle with me this spring and she is so incredibly talented, powerful and balanced!

But every horse has their thing - and hers is a difficulty in letting go. If she feels tense she REALLY holds her breath!!! She’s been this way naturally since a wee youngster, so TRT training has been essential in the starting process, making sure Swantee has skills BETTER than nature intended.

The groundwork pays off - she is a dream to leap on from anywhere, supple and talented and when she does get worried she allows me to use my aids to assist her rather than feeling the need to fight me.

She currently just does 2 or 3 sessions a week but she’s progressed so much.
We’ve schooled in the dark under flood lights, with horses entering and leaving the arena,
Played around the showjumping ring, up the gallops and around Reigate Heath!

I feel very lucky that I still have the ride on her for the moment and from January she is moving to where the facilities and hacking is OUTSTANDING! (And conveniently where my youngsters live!) I’m looking forward to being part of her next chapter in the New Year.

03/12/2024

“Callie was recommended to me by a friend, when after a year of owning my new mare Bella, I was still unable to hack alone, walk through gateways, lead her into a stable and loading was totally out of the question. Despite watching videos and reading 100s of articles and books, we were not improving at all.

Bella would either rear and spin or just plant and totally refuse to move. Callie realised within a few minutes of meeting Bella that she was in total shut down due to previous trauma. Callie has helped teach Bella how to move and relax when being asked to do simple things that she finds overwhelming, and more importantly, has given me the tools to help Bella when she gets stuck.

Callie understands and can read horses behaviour even when faced with a mare who gave few clues and would just freeze rather than explode. I am now able to leave the yard on my own and meet up with friends to hack, go through gates into the woods and we made it to a residential camp in October which seems like an impossibility! Bella will still freeze when something worries her, but I now have the tools and understanding of how to help her through situations.

I have been absolutely delighted with the methods Callie uses for my very sensitive and opinionated mare and I would highly recommend her.!

09/11/2024

Another fab clinic today at Soley Farm stud meeting new partnerships and seeing returning pairs developing.
Highlight was working with a new boy who never lets go of tension at home, let alone out and about… and using .method tension release points we were able to give him the tools to get control of his body - and his posture and state of mind was completely different by the end.

Bookings Are Now Open for a last 2024 clinic in SURREY

I am delighted to be back at Pachesham Equestrian KT22 0AL Sunday 8th December 2024.
The lesson are £60 each for a 60 minute session including the arena hire charge and are taking place in the indoor arena so we are safe from winter weather!

Book your slot at https://www.cgequine.co.uk/bookings

25/10/2024

Any of my Dorset clients - excellent opportunity to check on your saddles with Lucy Nazer Dressage Trainer & Saddle Fitter
And to see how balanced you are in the saddle too!

09/10/2024

It’s been a bit of a tense couple of weeks with the babies both out of sorts and endless extra hours needed to be found for mucking out, poulticing, hand grazing and vets!! It’s been 5am starts every day and late finishes so not much social media and terrible admin on my part - sorry anyone who has been ignored.

BUT TODAY THE GIRLIES ARE BACK OUT!!!! Hurrah 🥳 🎉🎉🎉🎉

I’m delighted that they are both so good in the stables, and it’s been lovely having cuddles in the dry when it’s raining but I am so happy that they are both allowed to be back out in the herd today. Penny is not 100% yet but Dr Green will hopefully work its magic.

In the mean time Mirabelle better watch where she puts her hooves and I’ll be getting the keratex out! Please no more poulticing for a while…

Thankyou Catherine at M&S vets for looking after us.

I’d like to say I’ll get a lie in tomorrow but it would be a lie as I’ve still got a few more days of hoof dressings for Minibeast, the grownup horses at home to look after and first client booked at 8am.

Sleeping overrated right!?!?

18/09/2024

Happy Wednesday!

Penny is very good at selfies!
My youngsters are lucky enough to be growing up in a herd down the road at Clandon Park Estate but I do try and fit a visit in ever day.

In our daily interactions I make sure we just do 5-10 mins of something - I want to make sure they’ve learnt the basics of handling to set them up for success.

I spend time thinking about what I want to work on, and the majority is just getting the pair of them to follow my feeling - being able to yield to a hand on their side , follow a rope, relax their neck muscles if prompted.

I make sure they are comfortable with being touched all over, and having me lead from both sides. It’s all the basics but it sets them up to be successful partners who are happy and confident with humans.

Mostly we just hang out and the fact that whenever I try to leave the field one will follow me, wondering what else we can do is the greatest reward. Because more important than any individual exercise is the feeling they have around humans - and I want it to be positive!

I’m met by horses in my work who are suspicious, wary and shut down. They will all have a story with humans that have created this pattern and the first step of training with them is to change this picture.

So nothing makes me happier than snapping a selfie with a happy baby horse who wants to be with me, is curious about what I’m doing and eager for interaction. That is the best thing you can encourage in ANY horse

08/09/2024

Bookings are now closed for Soley Farm Stud 15th September (and completely sold out!) - timetables will be sent out tomorrow!

In doing quite a few private clinics throughout September and October but will get some more dates up for clinics in Dorset and Surrey soon!

Send me a message if you want to organise something in your area 😊

05/08/2024

Just a little bit obsessed with these two girlies. Not quite at the level of the Olympic athletes we’ve been wowed by for the last week but I could sit and watch them all day!

Mirabelle 1 and Penny 2 get to live in the parkland at the stately home Clandon Park - and I really couldn’t have found more perfect spot for them to grow up.

And growing they certainly are… I’ve just been working away for three days so Lewis has been their humble courtier and when I saw them tonight I could swear they’ve shot up again!!

I can’t get enough of playing and exploring with them - and if I didn’t have to go to work to pay for them to live like countesses then I would sit there all day (when I wasn’t with freckles of course!!!)

They are incredibly quick learners so I have to make sure I don’t make too many mistakes… they will be the first horses I have backed that I will be keeping. Weird when I’ve backed around 25 in the last 2 years and counting!!

08/05/2024

Appreciation Day!

Work has been a little bit insane recently, and I am doing some very longgg days to fit everything in. BUT I am just overwhelmed time after time by the response to training horses focusing on them as individuals who deserve our mentorship rather than our domination.

I feel so incredibly priveliged to work with your beautiful animals and the fact that you send me messages telling me where you’re up to, or letting me know your progress really does make my day.

Thankyou again for letting me help on your journeys and how awesome is it that there are more people now in the world wanting this way of being with our animals .

27/04/2024

Absolute pleasure to be working with the Chiltern Riding Club today - 10 combinations all gaining confidence in their bodies and environment

24/04/2024

27th April Chiltern Riding Club Clinic - Full day clinic SOLD OUT.

4th May Woodlands, Dorset and 5th May GBEC clinic are now also fully booked! Looking forward to seeing those participating there next week!

If you want to come and train with me at another clinic but these dates didn't suit get in touch and I'll put you on the mailing list or check my website www.cgequine.co.uk

Next date:
Pachesham, Leatherhead Friday June 7th

30/03/2024

CLINIC DATES: all aavailable to book through my website www.cgequine.co.uk
1-1 sessions to build connection and communication with your horse, and help you overcome your challenges.

🐎Pachesham Leatherhead, 7th April - 1 space left PM

🐴Woodlands, near Verwood Dorset - May 4th

🐎Great Bookham Equestrian centre- May 5th

🐴Pachesham Leatherhead - Friday 7th June afternoon and evening slots

This month i also have 3 private clinics at locations I usually couldn’t get to, from far flung Dorset to the Chilterns to Wolverhampton! I’m also doing clinics for riding clubs so if you would like a session and your not in my area then gather some friends and start your own clinic, or chat to your riding club about trying out a groundwork training day!

16/01/2024

So has challenged us to think about why we started our accounts and what you can expect to find here!

I came to Instagram in 2022 - late to the party! I had just finished training with and moved to

I wanted to document all the amazing journeys I was having with the horses I spent time with, and slowly it became a way for me to share my thoughts on horse training and ideas on how to connect/find softness build relationships etc.

I now work as a travelling horse trainer helping people with their challenges and starting young horses. I see so many different horses and their range of personalities and I love being able to share a bit about the different problems we’ve encountered and how to overcome them.

What you can expect from this page is LOTS of groundwork exercises, tips and tricks for training, lots of stories about my fur babies.

I want to connect with the MANY equestrians out there who also want to have their horses happy healthy, but still be able to have adventures and progress! Balancing the two isn’t always easy but it’s definitely possible!

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JUST REMEMBER - put your energy and effort into behaviours you do want rather than behaviours you don’t want!! What do I mean by that? I have seen many people punish a horse for spooking. It is the most pointless reaction - a horse is a flight animal and a spook is a primary instinctual response. Fear on the other hand is a LEARNED EMOTION - so think this through - your horse who acts on instinct spooks then receives punishment. What you are teaching is when you are worried I will inflict pain/scare you. This simply drives away the desired reaction (curiousity), as the horse has more fear to overcome, and teaches them that you will not assist them as a partner in scary situations. This can work for some riders/trainers as long as their punishments always can stay scarier than the spooky thing itself… BUT your horse will be tense/angey/shutdown in response. Instead if you consistently teach your horse a new perspective, the idea that it’s ok to look and investigate, the idea that you will allow time to process, and help teach your horse how to relax themselves THEN you can create a bold and curious sport horse that trusts you and wants to explore their environment. Just remember curiosity is natural, spooking is natural but FEAR (and the associated behaviours - bucking\rearing/kicking out/biting) is learned from our response. #horsemanship #horsetrainer #horsebehaviour #horsetraining #traininghorses #younghorses #horseriding #naturalhorsemanship #gallopinto2024

She is perfect as a reindeer! Minibeasts first Christmas and luckily obliging to my antics… #davidattenborough #davidattenboroughmoment #wildreindeer #reindeer #chirstmasanimals #christmashorse #foalsof2023 #instafoal #instafoals #funnyhorse

We all know Freckles isn’t a brave boy - but he has learnt what to do with himself in difficult environments. He would have braced and been unable to move, but he’s been enmpowered through our groundwork and TRT tool work to manage himself so I can ride one handed and film! Thankyou @trt.method and @tristantucker_trt for giving me the tools to help the horse! I have clinics @pachesham_equestrian_ and @greatbookhamequestrian in 2024 - come along and get your horse the tools they need for winter hacking! #grounwork #bodenarbeit #horsemanship #naturalhorsemanship #spookbusting #horseanxiety #spooktrainingnotneeded