The Academy of Positive Horsemanship with Jo Hughes is COMING SOON! You won’t want to miss out on our fantastic launch offers which will only be available to those individuals who have joined our mailing list. You can get yourself joined up free right here on our website! The Academy is your complete resource for positively […]
Another year is nearly over. Quite where it has gone, I honestly don’t know, but what an amazing year it has been. Looking Back Lessons, Clinics & Workshops We have had such a great year here at Equi-libre Horses, very busy with a fully booked diary of teaching lessons, clinics and workshops as well as hosting […]
As far back as I can remember, my dream has been to ride advanced movements on a horse without any tack. The trust and love to be nurtured in order to achieve such a partnership is a dream in itself, but add to that the beauty of dancing together as one, free and fluid in balanced posture – nothing could encapsulate anything […]
Ahead of speaking at the upcoming Equine Clicker Conference, Helen Gilbertson interviewed Jo Hughes about what she is going to share with us at the conference. Find out how Jo began Clicker Training and who really shouldn’t miss her talk at the Equine Clicker Conference With a strong BHS back ground and an interest in […]
Jo Hughes is presenting at probably the FIRST EVER Equine Clicker Conference! 23rd September 2012 Richmond Equestrian Centre North Yorkshire The most experienced group of equine clicker training instructors brought together in one place! “Jo Hughes is a BHSAI (Reg’d) Instructor, a Horse Agility Accredited Trainer (HAAT), a classical equitation and equine clicker trainer and […]
Dr Helen Spence is returning to Hertfordshire! A clinic at Tyrells Hall, Hertfordshire on Saturday 8th September 2012. Would you like to strengthen the bond between you & your horse? Would you like to train in a way that increases your horse’s calmness & confidence, yet at the same time improves responsiveness & lightness? Have you always […]
I recently had the privilege of spending a long weekend as part of an incredible group of clicker trainers at an Advanced Clicker Training Clinic with Shawna Karrasch of On Target Training. The over-riding theme which ran through the whole weekend was the relaxation, softness and attitude of the horses. I cannot express just how important this seemingly very basic concept is. It is […]
I just came across this inspiring excerpt on another clicker trainers blog site, so thought I would share it. Charles de Kunffy has some wonderful inspirational thoughts in his books. Excerpt from The Athletic Development of the Dressage Horse by Charles de Kunffy: “The pleasure in riding should be found in seeking, not finding, perfection. For […]
Dancer and I both really enjoy working at liberty. I have spent a lot of time exploring and playing with our balance at liberty, working on strengthening my cues and getting behaviours solidly under stimulus control. As such I have been focussing on exercises such as shoulder-in and haunches-in as well as renvers and travers and incorporating lots of halt and […]
International Conference Bringing Science to Saddles At The Lord Ashcroft Conference Centre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Saturday 18th February 2012, 9am – 5pm Tickets now on sale! Featuring the world’s key players in scientific research investigating the interaction between saddles, riders and horses: Professor Hilary Clayton Holder of the McPhail Chair in Equine […]
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