Mel Hayman - Freelance Instructor

01/08/2024

Have a couple of spaces left if you want to book in for lessons ###

28/07/2024

So true…

Unpopular opinion: Know when to back off.

Horses are not machines. Make sure you find a trainer that knows when to push, and when to back off.

Get you a trainer that pays attention to your horse and their needs.

Some horses are such people pleasers, such hard workers, so trusting and willing, that they'd follow people into their own breaking point; and the wrong people will push them past it.

Make sure you find a trainer that recognizes the limits in your horse and doesn't try to experiment with their mental or physical soundness for faster results.

Like it or not, sometimes days off teach your horse more than constant daily pushing will.

They cannot speak, but the right trainers can still hear them. Make sure they listen.

- Good Secret Horsemanship

📸 Max & Maxwell: Equestrian Photography

06/06/2024

This is so true!💝

Read , let it sink in, then read again :

“No. 1. Get your tack and equipment just right, and then forget about it and concentrate on the horse.

No. 2. The horse is bigger than you are, and it should carry you. The quieter you sit, the easier this will be for the horse.

No. 3. The horse's engine is in the rear. Thus, you must ride your horse from behind, and not focus on the forehand simply because you can see it.

No. 4. It takes two to pull. Don't pull. Push.

No. 5. For your horse to be keen but submissive, it must be calm, straight and forward.

No. 6. When the horse isn`t straight, the hollow side is the difficult side.

No. 7. The inside rein controls the bending, the outside rein controls the speed.

No. 8. Never rest your hands on the horse's mouth. You make a contract with it: "You carry your head and I'll carry my hands."

No. 10. Once you've used an aid, put it back.

No. 11. You can exaggerate every virtue into a defect.

No. 12. Always carry a stick, then you will seldom need it.

No. 13. If you`ve given something a fair trial, and it still doesn't work, try something else—even the opposite.

No. 14. Know when to start and when to stop. Know when to resist and when to reward.

No. 15. If you're going to have a fight, you pick the time and place.

No. 16. What you can't accomplish in an hour should usually be put off until tomorrow.

No. 17. You can think your way out of many problems faster than you can ride your way out of them.

No. 18. When the horse jumps, you go with it, not the other way around.

No. 19. Don`t let over-jumping or dull routine erode the horse's desire to jump cleanly. It's hard to jump clear rounds if the horse isn't trying.

No. 20. Never give up until the rail hits the ground.

No. 21. Young horses are like children—give them a lot of love, but don't let them get away with anything.

No. 22. In practice, do things as perfectly as you can; in competition, do what you have to do.

No. 23. Never fight the oats.

No. 24. The harder you work, the luckier you get."

~Bill Steinkraus

16/05/2023

11/01/2023

Exactly this, people! Have the patience to do it properly.
Thanks to Karl Greenwood subscribers member Maz Fowler for showing us this gem.

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23/12/2022

Would just like to say a big thanks and Happy Christmas to all my lovely people and horses. May you all get everything you wish for. Am looking forward to seeing you all next year ###xx

21/12/2022

The only opinion that really matters... the horses!

13/09/2022

10/09/2022

I’ve spent the last hour watching ads on fb teaching people to interact with their horses and to get power over and respect from them. It really saddens me . We don’t need gadgets and gobbledegook. We just need to understand each other. This is a partnership not a power battle.
Please all listen to your horses. They can never lie . Even if it shows us as owner/rider to be wrong.
I would love to help anyone no matter what level to be closer to your horse ❤️

07/09/2022

So kids are back at school and summer almost over 😭 . Time to get back to work with our horses. All through September I am not charging a travel fee if you are within 30 miles of cinderford. If you would like to take advantage of this please give me a call xx

04/07/2022

Sadly due to injury I have now 2 spaces for lessons. Please feel free to call me. I love my job and love to get horse and rider listening to each other ###

01/06/2022

I feel I need to put this out here. Don’t ever give up!! I thought when I was diagnosed with breast cancer it was the end of everything. It certainly wasn’t!!!!
Yes I had to take time to heal, both mentally and physically.
I could never give up riding and coaching. I honestly think it’s what has brought me back to health. We all go through our own dark places , be it physically or mentally. But I am living proof here to say we can come back!🤗 Please feel free to call me anytime if I can help you. Xx

01/06/2022

Had the best time schooling Dandy Boy today. Little racing tb who is built a little down hill . Today he lifted his withers and worked beautifully softly over his back into a very soft contact. It was a real breakthrough moment for this darling little horse 💗. Thanks so much Emma Bazeley for allowing me the pleasure of schooling him ! 🥳

20/05/2022

So no travel cost May was fantastic lots of people had the benefit 💕So for June am keeping price down for all new customers. Book soon to take advantage 💗

02/05/2022

May is here and we are all looking forward to a great competition season. I will be holding pole work clinics for both flat and jumping later in summer.
Also offering no travel costs for next 6 weeks for lessons. If you would like to take advantage of that please feel free to give me a call x

27/04/2022

Hi have to be honest I really don’t know how to use this page 😂. If you want to get hold of me please call me 07717828190 ! Sorry for being such a technophobe!!!