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Tricks of the Trade; Pavlov's Ponies
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. Horses make emotional connections...
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Jun 28, 20192 min read
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Coming back to calm
💞💔💥 Visceral experiences, bodily sensations and gut reactions. Penny and I faced our nemesis, gas powered crop guns, recently, and...
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Jun 20, 20192 min read
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Tricks of the Trade; Nervous State Traffic Lights!
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success. Your horse’s body is a network of...
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Jun 14, 20191 min read
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A Case of Not Loading
Music was very stubborn loading. Patience and persistence loaded her, but she barged when forced.
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Jun 7, 20192 min read
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The Green, Green Grass...
Tom Jones sings for it as death row jail bird longing for home and family, and at this time of year some of our horses don't want to be...
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Jun 3, 20194 min read
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Tricks of the Trade
Behaviourist Jenni Nellist shares her go-to equine behaviour problem solving strategies for success Correct Assessment Getting to the...
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May 1, 20192 min read
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A Case of Fence Pacing
As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine. Brandy was a 9 year old Hanoverian mare. Even though it was mid-winter and technically shouldn’t...
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Mar 2, 20192 min read
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A Case of Biting
As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine. Spot was a 15.1hh cob x gelding, brought in for the winter, stabled at night and turned out in the...
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Dec 1, 20182 min read
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A Case of Crib-Biting
As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine. Jenni Nellist is an Animal Behaviour and Training Council Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist...
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Dec 1, 20182 min read
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A Case of Napping
As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine. Jenni Nellist is an Animal Behaviour and Training Council Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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A Case of Not Being Caught
As featured in Welsh Rider Magazine. Spike was a childrens’ pony, a dream apart from one thing - he wouldn’t be caught. With a clean bill...
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Nov 1, 20182 min read
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Meet Swift
Last week I welcomed Blue Cross Swift to my little herd. She’ll be a temporary visitor as another step on her way to a happier and more...
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Dec 28, 20172 min read
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No More Heroes Anymore
In the header photo I’m about 23 years old and I’m practicing a well known natural horsemanship method with my mare Penny who was about 4...
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Nov 12, 20173 min read
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Winners and Losers
“Sing when you’re winning.” “I get knocked down, but I get up again, ain’t nobody gonna keep me down.” “The winner takes it all, the...
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Nov 5, 20172 min read
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Life Lessons
Riding on the beach below, my powerful little sports horse held between my draw rein and my spur fixed over my Nike Air trainers and...
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Nov 1, 20172 min read
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Loading... Because we want to
The point of training a horse to load is so that they want to. At least that’s my point of view. This means it’s not just training. It’s...
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Jun 15, 20171 min read
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Right Turn Clyde!
This one is very closely related to a question that came into my inbox, so if you are reading this you know who you are :-). Ordinarily...
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Feb 10, 20173 min read
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Positive Loading
The perennial problem, the horse that won’t load, not for love nor money, or even a well-aimed lunge line. Where there are problems there...
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Jan 24, 20173 min read
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Way Beyond Method
It was over a decade ago, I was spending some time with my friends, Anne and Paul over at Cefn Mably Lusitano. My favourite hoof bloke,...
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Jan 23, 20173 min read
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