Immerse yourself  in a horsemanship experience that you will never ever forget. An experience that will instigate phenomenal and lasting changes in yourself and your horse.  This retreat like experience will be different than any other horsemanship course that you have done before. For true excellence in horsemanship all four aspects of the horse and human make-up need to be addressed simultaneously – the mind, the body, the emotions and the spirit. Throughout history horses have been immortalized because of their great spirits and horsemen were legendary because of the connection they had with their horses. You will begin to discover this depth of horsemanship in this course.

The course will include Connecting with Horses, Universal Energetic Bodywork & Riding in Synchronicity. It is unique in that you will learn how to look at and deal with any behaviour or performance problems from both perspectives of soundness in the body and training and riding techniques. You will begin to realize just how many of the problems you are having with your horsemanship are caused by physical issues in the body, you will learn to distinguish them from training issues and learn to treat them yourself. Without working simultaneously from both these perspectives of training and health it is impossible to have a willing and harmonious partnership or peak performance.

The major difference between a really talented horse or rider and a not so talented horse or rider is that they are thinking differently and they able to use their bodies differently. This course will enable you and your horse to be able to begin to think and use your bodies in ways that will lead to the possibility of achieving the highest levels of horsemanship and performance. What is more the qualities that you will develop will also assist your everyday life, making it easier and more enjoyable.

Connecting with Horses 

Delve deep into the insides of your horse so you no longer look “at” him you will look “into” him. You will discover what more there could be, in partnerships with horses and develop a heart connection with your horse so you will “have their heart” so to speak. You will see the depth of their spirit and their desire for interaction and connection with you. You will learn how to connect with horses mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually, by mentally focusing your attention, raising your level of awareness and perceptiveness, developing feel and learning practical horse handling techniques.

Universal Energetic Bodywork

Universal Energetic Bodywork is one of the most empowering and effective healing therapies available today, opening up potential for all possibility. It is so old that it is new again and is available for everybody to learn.

 It is a process of channelling Universal Energy to balance the energy flows within the body. Energy or Chi as it is known in eastern cultures is the source of all life. It makes up the universe, the planet and all matter including our physical bodies. In states of disease (dis-ease) these energy flows are out of balance, leading to illnesses, infections, viruses. Unequal muscle tension patterns develop pulling the skeleton out of alignment and the internal organs becoming compromised and therefore not able to function optimally. All of this causes pain, discomfort and dysfunction in the body leading to resistance and the impossibility for the horse to perform or behave as we would like. 

Most people have no idea of the extent to which physical problems are the cause of their horsemanship troubles. You will learn to read the many tell tale signs on the body which indicate problems that are going on internally and become aware of how poor conformational and postural traits affect horses. Most of these are usually overlooked as being the instigators of behavioural or performance problems, as with traditional thinking these things are usually just accepted as “the way it is” and simply put down to old age, unpreventable wear and tear, or genetics. They are usually deemed irreversible and something that just has to be lived with, but this is not the case and you can learn to start changing these things yourself. Your horse will love you for it and this treatment is very easy to learn.

Universal Energetic Bodywork works on people too.  You will be able to free up your own body so that you can be more fluid, have better balance, better co-ordination and feel and think clearer, all essential for excellence with horses.

 Riding with Synchronicity

Riding with Synchronicity is leading the way in anadvanced and effective approach to horse riding for all disciplines from high level performance to trail riding. Horses want to be ridden in absolute harmony, synchronicity and balance. In these states horses will be happy, healthy, relaxed and athletic. It allows riding to become the freeing, enjoyable and exhilarating experience that it is meant to be, for both the horse and the rider.

When you can let go of all the restrictions or blocks in your body you can find total balance and harmony and you will develop the feel and timing that is intrinsic in talented riders. More balance leads to more confidence and riding can become pain free. For performance this better balance and mobility will allow you to be less inhibitive to your horse so you can be ‘right there’ with him and allow him to perform to his true potential.