Talent Of The Horse

Talent Of The Horse Kay is based in Cheshire
Teaching all aspects of horsemanship and classical work to horse and human

I specialize in starting young horses and re-educating horses with behavioural problems:

- Loading
- Clipping
- Catching
- Farrier
- Kicking
- Bucking
- Rearing

I work through these problems forming a strong leadership using different techniques from around the world including natural horsemanship, conditioned response training, round pen work and various other method

s depending on what suits that individual horse. If your leadership is right your horse will want to be with you and work for you.

Toth Theory Evenings are back…Start at 6.30pm, £10 each indoors until May, then to move outside and include a demonstrat...
17/01/2025

Toth Theory Evenings are back…

Start at 6.30pm, £10 each indoors until May, then to move outside and include a demonstration of the topic discussed (£15)

Limited seats and car parking so please message me to book a seat. Payment on the night is fine. 07411046795

Tuesday 14th January - Training aids and tools used in training. What I use and why

Tuesday 28th January - Contact, what is it? Mouthpieces and types of bit (snaffles) and contact through to the mouthpiece.

Tuesday 11th February - Groundwork training and its subjects explained.

Tuesday 25th February - Training- Routine and associations, how problems start.

Tuesday 18th March - Loading & travelling. Vehicle safety checks/Trailers

Tuesday 8th April - Pressure and Desensitisation

Tuesday 6th May - Outside £15 (to include demonstration) Transferring groundwork into the saddle.

Tuesday 9th June - Outside £15 - Roundpen work explained and demonstrated

Some dates to get 2025 started 🤠🐴💪Foundation Groundwork Course Dates Stages 1 -4 in January, Feb & March (see below)Thes...
03/01/2025

Some dates to get 2025 started 🤠🐴💪

Foundation Groundwork Course Dates
Stages 1 -4 in January, Feb & March (see below)

These courses are for the humans only, please see individual posts for full details. Payment is taken on booking for courses. Limited spaces

The Toth theory evenings are running through the rest of winter, see below for dates.

Gift vouchers are available for sessions & Courses!

*Stage One Course £90
Saturday 18th Jan 1pm-4pm *Full
Saturday 1st Feb 1pm-4pm
Sunday 2nd March 1pm-4pm

*Stage Two Course £90
Saturday 25th January 1pm-4pm
Saturday 22nd Feb 1pm-4pm
Sunday 23rd March 1pm-4pm

*Stage Three Course £90
Saturday 8th Feb 1pm-4pm
Saturday 15th March 1pm-4pm

*Stage Four Course £90
Sunday 9th Feb 12pm-3pm

Toth Theory Evenings are back…

Always Tuesdays 6.30pm start, approx 1 hour, £10 per person. Inside and hot drinks included. Limited seating and parking at the headquarters so please WhatsApp me to reserve your seat. Payment on the night is fine.

Tuesday 14th January
Tuesday 28th January
Tuesday 11th February
Tuesday 25th February
Tuesday 18th March

Full details on separate event posts or the website. To book please call or WhatsApp 07411046795 🙏🤠

I had an awesome afternoon with a lovely group, on today’s course. As the stages progress I add more about how to use an...
14/12/2024

I had an awesome afternoon with a lovely group, on today’s course.

As the stages progress I add more about how to use and adapt with the methods, for you to progress as handlers. However I also want you to feel the difference in the horses as well as observe. So today’s group had a totally new (to them) mare who is very green and has had no prep work from myself.
I wanted to do this so we can cover realistic use and timing with our technique and the pressures needed or not, when a horse is learning the basics.

It was awesome. The group worked as a team and worked through the methods smoothly. Displaying consistent clear instructions to the mare with accurate release and rewards. The mare took to this willingly and it could t have gone any better if I’m honest. I hope you all enjoyed your afternoon. 👌🤠⭐️

I’m proud of you all and Tinkerbell (the mare) Thank you for coming and being great students. 👏
Thank you to Jake and Rich for your help & cleaning Mr Grey 🙏

I do have 2 spaces available on next Saturdays Stage One course (the 21st of December) 🙏🤠

The last ones for 2024….Groundwork Courses for the humans 🤗 With Talent Of The Horse 🤠🐴👩‍🎓🦄 Learn about horse behaviour ...
02/12/2024

The last ones for 2024….

Groundwork Courses for the humans 🤗
With Talent Of The Horse 🤠🐴👩‍🎓🦄

Learn about horse behaviour with Kay Maclachlan & Perry 🐴

Stage One - Foundation program
Saturday 7th December
1pm-4pm *2 spaces left
Just outside Nantwich CW5

In hand work, halter and rope, arena and classroom based. Horses provided 🐴
This is a practical course
£90 payable on booking

The skills being taught will be as follows:

Herd language and communication
Why we do Groundwork
Learning to fit and tie the halter correctly
Pressure, what is it and how to use it. When to release pressure

The ‘drive’ and yield areas from the ground.
The movements in the foundation and practical lessons in how to use them with my willing boys.

In our small group we shall go through what ‘respect’ training is and what it is to the horse.

We will work with my horses covering all that’s included in the foundation program.
Lunging for respect, how and why we turn the way we do and require the control over the body etc.

Controlling the hind quarters, the engine and why.

Learning to soften the horse and work with them from the ground effectively and progressively in a way they understand.

We will cover how to use the equipment effectively such as the halter and long rope.

You will go home with a good introduction to groundwork and where it starts.

You are then open to participate in the follow on stage course. I recommend getting onto a ‘skills and drills’ clinic to further your equipment techniques and they’re great fun.

To book your place on this course please WhatsApp Kay on 07411046795 or pm 🤠

£90 payable on booking.

14/11/2024

Arena based course

Young Horse Groundwork Clinic Talent of the HorseSaturday 23rd November 12.30-1.30pm £45 1 hour long This clinic is wi...
14/11/2024

Young Horse Groundwork Clinic

Talent of the Horse
Saturday 23rd November 12.30-1.30pm
£45 1 hour long

This clinic is with your horse at my facility just outside Nantwich

It’s great experience for any horse, giving you the opportunity to take your horse out and train. In an environment he can ask questions and learn with his experiences.

Finding relaxation for the horse and for next time. Not ‘surviving’ the event, but enjoying the experience 😉

Manners and good behaviour at shows and gatherings are taught, when the horse understands the situations it will relax and grow in confidence with each good experience.

In our small group we shall work on foundation topics.
Covering foundation topics relevant to the participants.
These may include…

Lunging for respect, how and why we work the horse this way.

Controlling the hind quarters, the engine and why.

Standing still quietly in a group

Back up, from pressure and without pressure and why this is important.

Lateral flexions and start some lateral steps if relevant.

Gaining clear communication between you and your horse.
Learning to soften the horse and work with them from the ground effectively and progressively.

This is fantastic for young horses starting their education and journeys out. This is good for all partnerships, learn and grow confidence together with a strong foundation of communication.

To move onto working around one another softly, having the ‘tools’ to enable your horse to ‘focus’ and learn. Applying your ‘Ground rules’ when out in a positive, structured way when away from home.

This one is for everyone wanting to learn groundwork.

Please get in touch with any enquiries, for more info or to book on here or Kay on 07411046795
Horse £45
Spectators welcome £10

14/11/2024

2 spaces available on Saturdays stage one groundwork course. Please get in touch for more details 🤠

Groundwork CourseStage One - Saturday 16th 1-4pmGroundwork, halter and rope based, This is a practical courseThe skills ...
11/11/2024

Groundwork Course

Stage One - Saturday 16th 1-4pm

Groundwork, halter and rope based, This is a practical course

The skills being taught will be as follows:

Herd language and communication
Why we do Groundwork
Learning to fit and tie the halter correctly
Pressure, what is it and how to use it. When to release pressure
The ‘drive’ points and where to lead from
The movements in the foundation and practical lessons in how to use them with my willing boys.

In our small group we shall go through what ‘respect’ training is and where the movements have come from.
We will work with my horses covering all that’s included in the foundation program.
Lunging for respect, how and why we turn the way we do and require the control over the body etc.
Controlling the hind quarters, the engine and why.
Back up, from pressure and without pressure.
Lateral flexions and lateral steps.
Learning to soften the horse and work with them from the ground effectively and progressively in a way they understand.

We will cover how to use the equipment effectively such as the halter and long rope.

You will go home with a good introduction to groundwork and where it starts.

You are then open to participate in the flow on stage course. I recommend getting onto a ‘skills and drills’ clinic to further your equipment techniques.

Contact Kay to book 07411046795
£90 payable on booking.

26/10/2024

Good horses are MADE 👍🙌
Machinery training this morning
Good work Emma 💪🤠

Brief of upcoming courses, Obstacles and Theory dates (Courses are for the humans only, please see individual posts for ...
25/10/2024

Brief of upcoming courses, Obstacles and Theory dates

(Courses are for the humans only, please see individual posts for will details)

Christmas gift vouchers available for events too 🤶

*Stage One Course £90
Sunday 27th October 1pm-4pm
Saturday 16th November 1pm-4pm
Saturday 7th December 10am-1pm

*Stage Two Course £90
Sunday 10th November 1pm-4pm
Sunday 24th November 1pm-4pm
Saturday 28th December 1pm-4pm

*Stage Three Course £90
Saturday 9th November 10am-1pm
Sunday 17th November 1pm-4pm
Saturday 7th December 1pm-4pm

*Stage Four Course £90
Sunday 8th December 1pm-4pm

*Obstacles Clinic (arena based) 1hr £40
Sunday 17th November 10.30-11.30am
Sunday 8th December 10.30-11.30am
Saturday 28th December 10.30-11.30am

*Toth Theory Talks 1.5 hours ish. 6.30pm (inside, refreshments available) £10
Tuesday 29th October 6.30pm
Tuesday 12th November 6.30pm
Tuesday 3rd December 6.30pm

All pre book. Payment required on booking
07411046795 🤠

06/10/2024

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Obstacles this morning with a lovely group who all aced the course. Lots of progress seen today. Proud trainer I have to...
05/10/2024

Obstacles this morning with a lovely group who all aced the course. Lots of progress seen today.
Proud trainer I have to say girls 🙌 Well done, beautiful rein backs and sideways 👌 Groundwork is transferring nicely. Horses are getting softer and humans are growing confidence!
I will introduce some control of pace clinics soon. Where we can take some focus to the transitions between obstacles and improve the halt to immobility cue 💪🤠 as well as leaving the halt responsive and obediently 😉 now some of you are advancing 💪

Then stage 2 was this afternoon 👩‍🎓🥰 more laughs, whilst learning 😉 of course, I hope.
The theory parts are helping us build awareness as to quite how many different factors, from us, our movement, way of doing something (even before contact or pressure) affect a horses perception.
So consistency from us is so important 🤠 self awareness
well done ladies, thank you. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you all 🙏

The last stage one course (for a little while) was this afternoon. We were lucky it didn’t rain 💪 I hope the students en...
29/09/2024

The last stage one course (for a little while) was this afternoon. We were lucky it didn’t rain 💪
I hope the students enjoyed their first course 🤠
I was pleased with their practical work and I am looking forward to seeing their confidence grow as they continue.
They all got the feel of the long rope, gathering it in and letting it out smoothly, really well 👏
I think this and aiding the horse from ourselves (subtle body cues) before changing the rope in anyway, are the hardest things to grasp in the beginning. I’m keen to hear what you guys might have found more challenging to grasp or apply when you first started the foundation groundwork 🤗

Big well done today ladies 🤠👏🐴

There are a couple of spaces on the Stage 2 course next Saturday 5th 1-4pm and
1 space on next Sunday 6th 10am-1pm Stage 3, if any students are wanting the next stage now, please get in touch touch to book.

It was our first Foal Handling course today and it was just awesome! 🐴Thank you all for coming, I hope you enjoyed it an...
28/09/2024

It was our first Foal Handling course today and it was just awesome! 🐴

Thank you all for coming, I hope you enjoyed it and learnt something 🤠
A huge thank you to Helen Kaybrook Stud for the use of her beautiful horses, mare and foal.
This allowed us the opportunity to see live training and the methods I had explained in the classroom, demonstrated realistically. Putting the theory into practice. Not like with Master Perry who can’t let himself get anything wrong 😂
Pressure and the release of it, comes in so many forms for the horse. Not always physical. We must see and feel where the horses levels of such pressure are currently in order to work progressively easily. ☺️ a foal only knows instinct…

Thank you Helen, the horses, Rich for helping and the lovely students 🙏

Little bit late with the pics from last weeks obstacles clinic…Super clinic with a big variety in the group, thank you a...
24/09/2024

Little bit late with the pics from last weeks obstacles clinic…
Super clinic with a big variety in the group, thank you all for coming.
I am very pleased with you all. First time for a couple of these horses being out in a clinic let alone the arena full of challenges. Great job guys 👌👏 Groundwork pays off 🐴

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Good horses are MADE 👍🙌 Machinery training this morning Good work Emma 💪🤠

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Lily & Foxy

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Stage 2 Groundwork Course
Stage 2 Groundwork Course

Talent of the Horse Groundwork Courses- Stages 1-4 👩‍🎓 Stage 2 👨‍🎓 These days have been designed to provide you with a more thorough understanding and feel of the Foundation program and the equipment. All about you and your learning and practice as well as being good fun. They are with my horses at my premises and all equipment is provided These courses are suitable for every horse person & handler. These are all practical courses and are 3 hours long Get Good at the basics, then it becomes Natural instinct with the horse. Saturday 7th September 1pm-4pm Thursday 19th September 6pm - 9pm Saturday 5th October 1pm-4pm

Groundwork course for humans
Groundwork course for humans

Kay Maclachlan Stage One Groundwork Course for the humans….💥This Saturday has space available 🐴 Do you want to know more about ‘groundwork’ and ‘horsemanship’ training? 🤠Come and learn with me and my horses The Theory and the practical work covered Next Stage one … Saturday 17th August 10am-1pm Just outside Nantwich In our small group we shall go through what ‘respect’ training is and where the movements have come from. We will work with my horses in the morning. Covering all that’s included in the foundation program. Lunging for respect, how and why we turn the way we do and require the control over the body etc. Controlling the hind quarters, the engine and why. Back up, from pressure and without pressure. Lateral steps in hand Learning to soften the horse and work with them from the ground effectively and progressively. We will cover how to use the equipment effectively such as the halter and long rope. Halter tying and correct application will also be covered You will go home with a good introduction to groundwork and how to get started. You are then open to participate in the follow on stage course. I recommend getting onto a ‘skills and drills’ clinic to further your equipment techniques. All equipment and horses will be provided. £90 payable on booking - To book, please contact Kay - 07411046795

Laura and Jemz at Camp
Laura and Jemz at Camp

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