Inspired Equine

13/07/2024

Thank you TANNOCH STABLES and everyone who attended our Connection Clinic today. I had a great time and lots of great ideas for the next one 🦄

24/06/2024

Looks whats happening next month folks! Our first clinic of the year at TANNOCH STABLES on 13th July. Can be inhand or ridden. Working on confidence, connection and building trust.
Message to book or for more info 🦄

Hi guys! Our resident coach Hannah is now offering intelligent horsemanship clinics. Please private message the page if you would like to book for the 13th July ☺️ this is open to everyone! Please share!

23/06/2024

Melissa’s first time over the tarp with Oscar. She has been doing loads of groundwork with him but this was the first “scary” thing and they were both super 🦄

12/06/2024

Could you do with some help from a local Intelligent Horsemanship Trainer? Do you even know where your local IH Trainer lives?!

🏆 To win a £50 Voucher with IH just like and share this post, then comment who is your most local IH trainer (tag them if you like). 🎉 Winner selected on the 20th of June.

Our IH Trainers are multi-talented and as well as your ground work and horse and human confidence specialists they include equine physiotherapists, rider, bit, bridle fitting specialists and much more!

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01/06/2024

I can now announce I am officially Kelly Marks and Intelligent Horsemanship newest Recommended Trainer 😍🥳

Thank you to all my lovely clients who have helped me get here, and thank you horsemum JP Equine Connection Jo Powell Ihrt for nagging at me to get on with it when I was stuck in the pit of procrastination!

I'm so looking forward to working with the rest of the IH trainers to spread the word and just learn learn learn as I continue my IH journey and meet more wonderful clients and their horses.

Check out my website https://www.inspired-equine.co.uk/ and the wonderful Kelly Marks and Intelligent Horsemanship page and website https://intelligenthorsemanship.co.uk/ for more info on what we are all about 🦄

01/06/2024

Campsie Show this morning and walked away with a 1st.
Unfortunately we got a bit overwhelmed in the Championship and spent too much time on our back legs so no placing there. An excellent experience though and can’t wait for the next one 🏆

09/05/2024

Things have been quite here for a few months while I work some things out. However I'm delighted to say I'm back on the horsey scene with some important updates coming your way.

I'm teaching at TANNOCH STABLES Fridays and Sundays and could not be happier. A beautiful facility with lovely people who truly care about their horses and clients 🦄💜

17/04/2024

Good morning everyone 🦄

Can I request that all the lovely people who let me use their horses for case studies for my Intelligent Horsemanship check their emails, as they may have an email from IH headquarters.

Thank you ❤️

21/01/2024

Travelling practice today. Moses wasn’t sure about travelling and having so many legs to find places for. But once he got the hang of it he decided it wasn’t so bad. A short trip just to find his travelling legs, then unload and straight back on again like a pro 🦄

15/01/2024

Something I have been working on this winter…
Centre10 is a unique company focusing on performance psychology to manage your mindset and take control of your success. No matter what your goals are; from riding competitively to hacking, groundwork and anything In between.

I’m hoping to share the skills I gained on this course with clients to help them understand how their mindset can be impacting their horse and their performance, and how to break things down into manageable steps to create lasting patterns for success .

Applied Psychology for Equestrian Coaches (APEC) Foundation is created and personally delivered by industry experts Charlie Unwin and Sarah Huntley.

13/12/2023

Trailer training with baby Faith today. Loading is no problem, unloading she likes to show off her moves! Possible future eventer in the making based on the height and distance covered on her exit 😂🦄

13/10/2023

Isn’t he the cutest?! Bow had his first clip last year and has now graduated to full clip status! He is such a dude and a pleasure to clip. Looks like I have a new assistant too 😄🦄

25/09/2023

✂️✂️ It's clipping time again. My diary still has space for October clipping on Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the month.

*Full (half face and legs on) £50
*Blanket £40
*Trace/chaser £35
*Bib/strip £25
*£5 per leg

Discount for 3+ horses
Travel surplus 10+ miles

23/09/2023

A year after getting a website, I now actually have a website! Please have a look, share, leave me feedback 🦄

Thank you everyone that has supported me this far. I couldn't have done it without you ❤️🦄

Inspired-Equine is a horse trainer/instructor in Scotland passionate about helping you reach your dreams with your horse. Whether it's riding lessons, helping rebuild confidence, working with behavioural issues and everything in between.

11/09/2023

Star pupil Claire embracing riding bitless with her new horse. She never thought it would be possible with a mare with such an interesting personality 🐴 I think they look super! 🦄 Wellsfield Livery & Equestrian Centre

14/08/2023

Thank you to everyone who allowed me to use them and their horses as case studies for my Intelligent Horsemanship assessment. All submitted now so we will wait and see 🤞🏻 I’ll keep you all posted

19/04/2023

Beautiful Faith having a snooze this afternoon while I played with her BIG big brother. Only 2 years old and 16.2 already, isn't he gorgeous 🤩

16/03/2023

💜 sometimes I forget how amazing my stubborn grumpy old man is 🥰🦄

26/02/2023

I didn't catch Buddy's first try a few days prior. But he was just as chilled the first time as he was the second! What a super pony. He'll be ready for his little child in no time 🥰

15/02/2023

I’ve been a bit quiet on here for the last month or so thinking about which direction to go in.

Here is 18 month Josie proving that taking a step into (onto?) the unknown is not so bad after all 💜

20/12/2022

Velvet working on her sidesteps today. She enjoys work like this and sometimes rushes to get the reward at the end. Today we were working on taking it a step at a time and not touching the pole. Gold star for Velvet! 🦄

17/12/2022

Please listen to what your horse is trying to tell you. Riding is a privilege, not a right 💔

"I can't"

I just need you to do 1 more good circle.
"It hurts me to do, I can't."
I just need you to try a little harder.
"I would like to, but I can't"
One more time, stop ignoring the leg.
"I'm not trying to, but I just can't bend in that direction"
Keep your head down, stop being silly!
"Lowering it hurts, I can't hold it"

How many times has our horse told us that they CAN'T do something, but it has fallen on deaf ears or been misconstrued as "I won't"? How many times do you think they've tried to tell us, as gently as possible, again and again while being constantly ignored? Imagine how often they must've tried before they felt the need to scream it as loudly as possible? That "dangerous behavior" is a desperate attempt to get you to listen because they literally CAN'T do what you're asking of them, not without pain. We as a CEE or CSE don't profess to be equine behaviorists, but we do understand pain and how it is often communicated. Oftentimes it isn't the pinning of ears or swishing of tail, but much more subtle. The tail held to one side, moving out of the elbows instead of the shoulders, dropping the back, being a bit heavy on the forehand, mouth open during riding but not pulling or chomping, uneven or increased respiratory rate and much more.

Tripping can be attributed to a saddle that pinches the thoracic trapezius.
Irregular breathing or urinating during/immediately after riding can be from a saddle pressing into the Bladder Meridian.
Refusal to bend, counter cantering, tail to one side, swapping leads or feeling like they stepped in a hole behind could be from a saddle twisting and the panel connecting with the spine.
Girthiness can be attributed to having the wrong length of girth where the buckles sit against the pectoral or latissimus edge. It could also be from uneven pressure caused by some shaped girths, or a girth that is too bulky.

30/11/2022

This is Jasper. Jasper is an ex-racehorse with some claustrophobia issues. This makes life tricky when Jasper has to load into a trailer to move to a new yard.

From point-blank refusing to walk through the archway to walking calmly through over the tarp floor with his head lowered BY HIMSELF 🤩

Come moving day Jasper's owner had done her homework and really worked on his discomfort in small spaces. He was a tad unsure with lots of noise and movement in the yard, but ultimately walked onto the trailer calmly, entirely of his own volition! Very emotional moment for everyone (apart from Jasper it seemed!) and away he went to his new yard 🥳

26/11/2022

"Can a huge animal be sensitive? Well, the average horse weighs 50 million times more than the average fly, but immediately feels the pest settle on his body. A hypothetical human with that degree of sensitivity would feel the weight of five unseen dandelion seeds—something real humans can't do. ⁣⁣
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Trained horses can detect from two yards away a nod of the human head that measures only 8/1000 of an inch in displacement. That's two-and-a-half times more susceptible to visual displacement than we are. Faced with the same nod, humans wouldn't even know it had occurred. ⁣⁣
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One more statistic: at the withers, a horse can detect 3/10,000 of an ounce of pressure from one nylon filament—the weight of about three grains of sand. Poke the same filament into a human fingertip, and we have no idea it's there. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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With this level of sensitivity, horses notice the difference between 1 inch of shoulder movement and 2 inches. And they're trying to figure out what it means." 📚 Horse Brain, Human Brain⁣⁣⁣
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08/11/2022

Gorgeous Bow after his first clip ever!

Super quiet cordless Wahl Avalon clippers for Bow for his first clipping experience. A little unsettled at first then settled well with some bribery 🦄 As usual finished off with the Eqwax hot cloth to clear excess dust and hair before going out to strut his stuff 🐴

07/11/2022

Beautiful Connie after her full clip yesterday.
Lister Legacy clippers for her body,
Wahl Avalon cordless clippers for her face and legs,
Finished with EqWax hot cloth to clear off excess hair and leave her smelling and feeling beautiful!

04/11/2022

Clipping availability Wednesday 9th November, after 3pm. Stirling and Clackmannanshire area.

*Full (half face and legs on) £50
*Blanket £40
*Trace/chaser £35
*Bib/strip £25

03/11/2022

From a disgusting mud monster to a presentable member of horse society 🤣 isn’t he beautiful 🥰

With Lister Fusion clippers from Clippersharp and a super natural hot wash from EqWax with ginger, cinnamon and arnica, J has gone out smelling and looking just delicious.

02/11/2022

After talking to a few people about how to make schooling more fun for our horses and how to create that impulsion and eagerness in our animals to go forwards….. I think I’ve cracked it. Apple on a string and don’t take yourself too seriously 😄

29/10/2022

Full clip with saddle pad left on for Delicate Duke. We used the Avalon cordless clippers which are much quiter and perfect for his thin coat. Isn't he handsome 🥰