LIFE SKILLS & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING

Life Skills & Relationship Building

Here at Cutters Canines @ Prospect Farm we support equine science in all handling and training of horses within our workshop-driven events, 1-1s and group sessions.  The latest research supports that we do not have to train our horses using punishment based strategies.  Opportunities to train using positive reinforcement using the LIMA principle (see above) has a much more successful outcome as we are trying to work within their cognitive ability and limitations.  Please look under Workshops for course details and 1 -1 and contact us for further information.
I grew up around a traditional family setting of breeding and working welsh cobs and shires whilst another branch of the family were in the competitive world of breeding and training racehorses. Through observation I knew that the farm horses appeared settled, had solid relationships with their handlers and shadowed other horses to learn the job. They were not overfaced, were well-socialised to the people and world around them and kept in familiar groups. Contrary to current thinking many traditional horse people were well-versed in equine body language and had high ability to train their horses using consistent and fair handling. I therefore grew up wanting to investigate these two training strategies and sought to have a relationship with my horses and to keep them in as natural a setting as possible and ensure that they had their own voice that I was listening to at all times.  If you would like to see how developing the relationship and trust between your horses and yourself has a positive effect on your riding and handling skills please book a 1 - 1 or come on one of our two day immersion clinics (see under workshops).
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