FPF Natural Horsemanship

28/01/2025

What a miserable couple of days 🌈💨❄️⚡️⛈️🌦️☀️

Finished the day with this beauty… session number 3 and he’s already making amazing progress.
His owner has worked very hard on her homework 👌🏻👏🏻

23/01/2025

Edit: I believe a companion has been found! Thank you everyone. I will be in contact should anything change 🤠

On behalf of a client

Companion horse/pony wanted for her current 16’3hh horse.
A lovely 5 acre field with stables, and yard owner on sight.
Loveable and caring home awaiting.

Please message me for details, happy to provide a reference too 🤠
Thank you 🙏🏻

16/01/2025

First course of 2025 🤠

Another groundwork course, covering the introduction of groundwork (with your own horses) and why it’s so important to have a good foundation.

Prebook only (payment on booking)
Small groups in a safe environment
All levels/ages welcome (groups will be amended based on levels)

Message for more details 🤠

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas everyone from me and the team! 🖤🤍🤎🤠

20/12/2024

Last chance to book for the Liberty and tricks course this Sunday 🤠

17/12/2024

Spaces still available for this weekends fun clinic on liberty and tricks.
Safe Horses provided in a comfortable environment 👌🏻
£35 or £10 for spectators (pre-booked only)
Message or WhatsApp for more information. 🤠

Little throwback to summer ☀️

12/12/2024

06/12/2024

I shouldn’t have favourites but I certainly love being behind these ears 😍

04/12/2024

An afternoon of forest adventures 😍

02/12/2024

It’s been a while since I’ve posted (don’t take photos often enough)

It’s been a busy few months of
🦄Schooling
🦄In-hand bridle work
🦄Long reining
🦄Hacking
🦄Clipper desensitising
🦄Mounting block training
🦄Loading
🦄Foal handling
🦄Youngster training
🦄Vet assisting/ needle preparation
🦄Farrier preparation
🦄and LOTS of groundwork

Some availability over December- message/WhatsApp for more information

06/11/2024

Last minute cancellation for tomorrow….

Covering:
Suffolk
Thetford
East harling
Newmarket

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01/11/2024

Hopefully another demo in the works for November/December 🤞🏻Little man is ready to have some fun… with some new tricks up his sleeve 😍💥

12/09/2024

Throw back to spring…
Little man finishing a great session with a lie down 👌🏻😍

12/09/2024

How to train a horse to bolt:

1- regularly lead him with a tight grip, especially on the same side. Resistance to the lead rope on a regular basis will make him feel both confined and worried, and also learn to use it for leverage to seek escape.

2- drive while the hand or lead line or lunge line is closed. This will ensure the horse goes forward into a block, and is forced to go up and away. It’s a very effective way to confuse a horse and bring up the fight or flight in him, and if you’re very effective, he’ll leave in a hurry

3- expose him to something he wasn’t prepared for, or ask him to do something from a place of mental worry, without giving him the skills to understand or accomplish it. Continue applying pressure, or not alleviating it, for best bolting effect.

4- work around or near folks who are not guiding their horse well, with horses who are disregulated. This will give your horse a worried energy to feed off of, and help create energy building to a bolt. Choosing not to support your horse but fighting his energy just to get along with the group will really seal the deal.

5- regularly be unaware of your own energy, your own handling of your tools and have conflicting aids between leg, seat and rein.

It’s not that hard to teach a horse to bolt, any body can do it ! Just follow a few simple steps and you’ll be well on your way to a confirmed bolter- with practice, they can choose it as their default behavior, and you won’t even have to try to create it. Practice makes perfect!

Coming soon:

How to teach a horse to buck
To drag on the lead rope
To not get in a trailer
And many more!

25/08/2024

The importance to desensitising with sprays… most would think fly sprays which aren’t always that important. However spray desensitisation from a medical perspective is very necessary.

This beautiful boy had managed to rub himself raw in the field. His owner tried to help him… without much success I was called.

After 5 minutes of desensitising he was cleaned and treated.

Day 1 it was oozing, smelly and hot (photos not shared)
Day 2 (Photo 1) was second day of flushing
Day 3 (Photo 2) Big difference.

Absolutely love this product (Leucillin) and recommend to everyone 😍🤩👌🏻

Also note: don’t not use Sudocrem during the day. It is oil based and will burn 😢

04/08/2024

✨ 18th August availability ✨

Covering:
Horning
Little Plumstead
Catfield
And surrounding areas

Message for more details 🤠

01/08/2024

How beautiful is this gentle giant! She’s certainly the biggest I’ve worked with. Her last session consisted of basic handling and desensitisation to suncream and fly spray 👌🏻

28/07/2024

Clinic ready… see you all soon! 🐴