I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone that braved the horrendous weather last weekend at the first of our Horse Agility Events. It was a great success and fun despite the pouring rain and winds, which made conditions even more challenging for the horses and handlers. However everyone did a great job, and the horses enjoyed it too.

The response to Horse Agility in such a short time has been tremendous and thank you to everyone that has embraced the sport and help spread the word. Not only is it fun, it helps horses and handlers gain confidence which not only enhances their relationships, but also your ground and ridded work. Its WIN WIN all round!

Thank you to everyone that helped to make it happen.

More dates for Horse Agility are now scheduled, hopefully demand will allow for monthly events. These will consist of  Training Days and Mini Competitions, Open Training / Fun Days and Competitions.

Dates scheduled for April:

Saturday 3rd April Training Day and Mini Competition (Starter level Competition)

Saturday 17th April Horse Agility Competition (Starter Level)

For more information on Horse Agility visit www.horseagility.co.uk

New Course for 2010 

*NEW* Find Your Softer Self

Introducing a new course for this year ‘Find Your Softer Self’

Saturday 24^th April

“Without the heart there can be no understanding between the hand and the mind”.

Achieving Softness in Horse & Handler

Is your horse bracy, tight with an unstill mind?

Are you bracy, tight with an unstill mind?

Do you think there may be a link?

Learn to achieve softness working on your body, breathing, visualisation and state of mind. This course focuses on you the rider to help you and your horse find harmony and softness together. The day will look at both ground and ridden work.

Do you want to compete in an exciting horse sport without having to ride?

Then why not try Horse Agility?

Horse Agility is a fast exciting way to have fun with your horse without having to ride him so it’s great for horses that are unable to be ridden for behavioural or physical reasons, ponies that are too small for the owner to ride or for people who can’t or don’t want to ride. It gives everyone the chance to compete without having to ride or spend hours preparing their horse for showing classes.

Horse agility comprises a variety of obstacles for the horse to complete, at the higher levels this is against the clock which makes it a great spectator sport in which to participate. Horse Agility tests your horse’s physical as well as his emotional fitness and tests your ability as a trainer to keep your horse travelling safely over the course effectively and with style.

For more information on Horse Agility visit www.richendaboughtonhorsemanship.com or www.horseagilitygb.com

I believe it is important for us to open our hearts and minds and learn to listen to our horses. To understand what they are trying to tell us. They have feelings, personalities and are so often misunderstood.

I want to help people understand their horses and not to just see them as a competition machine, commodity or something that is just there!

Lets start to work with our horses and not against them, communicate with them in a language they understand. Learn to achieve results with your horse that you wouldn’t think were possible by using thought, intention, feel, softness, energy, empathy and most importantly LOVE.