We get told this all the time by new clients who talk about their past trainer experiences: “I was shocked and disappointed before to find out that my horse (who is supposed to be in full time training) is being ridden by someone other than the trainer, or being lunged by grooms or simply turned out, is that the usual practice?“.

Not with us and never will be. Every time a horse is being handled by a person it is learning and developing habits that are correct or incorrect. It is either being handled in a way that aids its development or deters from it. It makes no sense to us to allow any kind of handling that is a contradiction to a horse’s progress, for example lunging a horse with a halter that allows it to use the opposite set …