Services

Basic Education, Trick Training and Problem Solving ​

Incorporating Hoofs and Paws Positive Behavioural Training

​Positive behavioural reinforcement (reward based) approach
Keeping horses calm, interested and willing. 
​Private lessons (at Rosewood or at client's/horse's home)
Cost is $220 (plus travel charge depending on distance) for introductory session AND follow-up session
Approximately 90 mins each, 1-2 weeks apart.
Subsequent sessions $100
Clinics held Australia-wide

Trick Training
Popular tricks include:

• Retrieving
• Bowing
• Yawning
• Lying down
• Liberty 
• Spanish walk
• School halt (promotes collection)
• Balancing on see-saw
• Colour and shape discrimination​​

Many 'tricks' have practical uses, such as:

• The 'touch' game (useful for calming anxious horses, gymnastic stretching, bridling head shy horses and in float training)
• Standing on mats and pedestals (promotes body awareness and balance, and training ground tying and floating)
• Lining up next to a mounting block
• Posing/belly lifts to build top line
• Self carriage/ round posture at liberty
• Nose on ground/head down (can be cued from distance or from saddle to help calm a nervous horse)
• Standing square
• Lining up next to mounting block
• Opening and closing gates while mounted

Problem Solving

***  Physical / veterinary problems must always be ruled out FIRST  ***
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Common issues:

• Headshyness/difficulty with bridling
• Desensitising
• Standing in correct position at mounting block
• Float loading
• Handling and trimming feet
• Catching
• Mouthiness
• Rushing and anxiety
• Canter leads

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