01/21/2025
I know the trainer who has been guiding the training of this horse. Michelle Martiya, head the equid division and steering committee member of the Pet Professional Guild, is very talented and knowledgeable about R+ training with fearful horses. Fearful equids, including horses, donkeys and zebras, are her specialty. You can’t get better. Additionally, she’s a skilled coach of humans working with their fearful animals. Again, you can’t get better. And, yet, Heart of Phoenix is taking this horse back from their human custodian and trainers.
This move is cruel to all concerned, particularly the horse, and based in ignorance. Ignorance of how behavior works, behavioral science, and positive reinforcement based training (of ANY and all species and individuals). Know better and do better.
Protect Swagger's Home - Urge Heart of Phoenix to Do Better