Stoic Horsemanship

29/05/2023

"Think of the horse as your partner....and it's all one great dance. That's not to say it's always going to be easy or you won't have to work through issues. But when a horse is troubled or uncomfortable in our world, rather than show contempt for him, you must demonstrate empathy and work to convince him that you mean him no harm. You have some things that you'd like him to do 'with you', as opposed to 'for you'- and the best way to do that is as partners." - Buck Brannaman.

19/05/2023

17/03/2023

Hanging out with the baby horsies

07/03/2023

Thanks for these great shots of Ralph and Bambi at Lockington on the weekend

05/03/2023

The Stoic team had a great weekend at Lockington Campdraft with Ralph and Buster making their debut on the campdraft scene. It was a great weekend and wonderful to see how far our horses have come as we continue to educate them

19/02/2023

Sunday lessons on the super ponies Ariat and Ralph. First time jumping for both of these horses

11/02/2023

Lovely big chestnut mare with us for further education

07/02/2023

“Empathy for the horse is the capacity of a person to be able to feel what the horse feels, to read a situation the same way and to have an understanding of what the horse is going to do in response to that situation.
That’s empathy, or feeling with the horse and it’s a real effective way of learning from the horse.
Even before the horse does whatever he’s about to do, a person who’s this way [empathetic] is going to understand the reason a horse does something.
It takes time to get that deep knowledge of horses.” - Bill Dorrance

28/01/2023

The last couple of weeks with Phil Rodey Horsemanship has seen Peaches come from a nervous, reactive horse to a sweet, gentle mare that has the tools she needs to process the things she encounters in our human world. It has also seen Nick come away with a wealth of new knowledge that will enable him to continue his journey and growth as a horseman