Holistic Equitation

20/09/2021

We're giving a FREE Masterclass starting this Friday!

“𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬, 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬”
Registration for our FREE masterclass is NOW OPEN!

As a fan of the principles of Légèreté you already know that Philippe Karl’s methods and philosophies deliver amazing results with all sorts of horses.

But how do you get help if you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere with no easy access to a Licensed Teacher?

And even if you do already have lessons with a fabulous teacher, you've probably already discovered that what your horse needs can change from one day to the next.

And that’s even more true when what you’re doing in your schooling is actually working!

That’s exactly why Jo and I created our highly regarded transformational online training and coaching programme, Schooling Made Simple.

We'll be opening the doors to the full programme for a limited number of new applicants very soon.

But before we do that, we want to invite you to our new and updated 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝟑-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, “Happier Horses, Happier Riders”, that kicks off on Friday September 24th.

In this 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 we'll be explaining exactly how we make it easy to apply the principles of légèreté to your riding and training so you can make faster, more consistent progress AND have a happier horse, even when you’re on your own or in between your regular lessons.

Click this link to learn more and reserve your FREE masterclass place:

https://www.derekandjo.com/happy-horses

05/04/2021

Finally! Announcing Schooling Made Simple 2021

We know many of you have been waiting patiently while we completed our move to Somerset - we're so grateful for your patience while we got things sorted out!

We can now announce that we'll soon be opening the doors of our online coaching programme, Schooling Made Simple, for a limited number of new members.

We're kicking off the process with a FREE 3-part masterclass on Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th April at 7pm UK time.

In this brand new masterclass, we'll be explaining exactly how we make it easy to apply the principles of lightness in your riding so you can make faster and more consistent progress AND have a happier horse!

Click here to reserve your FREE masterclass space:
https://www.derekandjo.com/free-masterclass

24/12/2020

Jo and I wish you all a very merry Christmas and look forward to seeing you in person again in 2021!

26/11/2020

[FREE Training] Make 2021 Your Best Year Yet with your horse

Is your mind a help or a hindrance when it comes to riding and training?

Even when you have access to the best tools and techniques available, it can be hard putting them in to practice if you're distracted, wondering what everyone is thinking about you.

Join our FREE training at 7pm (UK time) on Wednesday 2nd December and discover how to get your head WIRED for Success so you can make 2021 Your Best Year Yet with your horse!

Learn more: www.derekandjo.com/byy-free-training

17/11/2020

Hi everyone,

We’ve been hearing recently from a lot of horse peeps who are feeling a bit despondent and brow-beaten by everything that’s been going on in the world in 2020.

As you probably know, we've both had some serious setbacks to deal with in life ( like Jo buying her dream horse, Perry, who turned out to be a dangerous nightmare, Derek’s mare Chloe going seriously lame with PSD just before his critical School of Légèreté licensed teacher exams, Jo overcoming "terminal" brain cancer, Derek recovering from serious injuries after a near fatal car crash)

Need we say more?😉

We’ve not only managed to survive these (what felt like) truly epic disasters but even thrive and come out of each storm in an even better state than we went in. (Can you even imagine viewing brain cancer as a blessing???)

People often ask us how we did it...

Well, the short answer is we were lucky enough to learn some incredibly powerful thinking skills as young athletes preparing for major competitions, including the Olympic Games.

And we've realised that although these skills are something that actually anyone can learn, they’re very rarely taught outside of Olympic level sport.

So we thought, "Why don’t we share these skills with the every day horse person - like you?"

Instead of only hoping that 2021 will turn out better, imagine what it would do for you to have real belief in yourself, your ability to realise your dreams and create a positive future, no matter what’s happening around you.

Would you like to know more?

https://www.derekandjo.com/bestyear-signup

12/04/2020

Our friend and client, Equine Podiatrist Amy Mitchell, is offering a free webinar all about understanding horses hooves. This knowledge could save you a lot of heartache as well as a lot of money! It's particularly important in the current circumstances given that many horses are now suddenly doing a lot less work than usual and we've just had a very wet winter.

Don't forget! If you want to attend my Free webinar on the differences between healthy and unhealthy hooves as well as getting all my other cool free stuff, you need to be on my email list as this is where I will be sharing the webinar invite!

https://hhhc.kartra.com/page/HealthyHappyHorseConnection/

04/04/2020

You may remember last week I posted that we’d started putting together an online coaching programme for people either not able to ride at the moment or who can still ride but are unable to get lessons from their favourite teacher.

Well, we did it - the buzz has been building in our pop-up facebook group all week. We launched the programme just last night… and it’s selling like hot cakes!

For the pilot phase, we’ve offered a limited number of spots - at a huge discount - to people who see the long term value in what we’re building and are willing to jump in early and help us shape the shape the content.

Our new members are already sharing their excitement!

Katherine MacGilchrist writes: “Great first two videos. My thought immediately is how I’m going to get him into a ‘wow’ brain and get him excited about work. Will think about that before lunging him this afternoon”

Lisa Venables said: “I’ve just watched the first two videos and it’s already jam packed with nuggets (as I’d expected from an Olympic coach!). It’s clear, concise and easy to follow. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the programme - thanks for sharing your knowledge!”

There are literally just a handful of spots left and we'll close the doors either when they all go or at 8pm UK time on Sunday 5th April, whichever comes first.

You've just got time to grab a place before they're all gone!

https://www.derekandjo.com/sms-pilot-offer

28/03/2020

Now that we’re all beginning to get our heads around the ‘new normal’, it seems the current corona virus crisis is affecting most horse people in one of two ways.

You might be in the group that many consider to be the ‘lucky’ ones. You’re still able to spend time with your horse - maybe more than ever before - but when it’s just the two of you and you’re wondering where to start or what to do next, it can all leave you feeling a bit lost and isolated and not so ‘lucky’ after all.

And while some are lucky enough to have their horses at home, a growing number of riders are now on strict lock down and prevented from even seeing their horses at all, never mind riding or training.

If you’re in this second group, not only is it stressful and worrying being kept away from your horse (believe me, we get that!), you’re probably also worrying how much things might have slipped back by the time you’re able to start riding again.

Lots of people have asked if we can help, so we’ve been working on a solution to these problems. If you’re looking for an effective way to make really good use of the rest of 2020 - instead of having to look back on it as time that was robbed from you - it might be the thing for you.

What people most often want to know when they meet our own horses is how come they’re so calm, so willing and so easy to ride. The answer is because the way we ride and train them is based on understanding riding from their point of view and always working with their nature instead of against it.

When you learn how to do this too, our experience is you’ll find your horse goes better than ever before. Even if you have missed a chunk of training time, you’ll make progress much more quickly when you do ride again than you would have done if you hadn’t learned this stuff.

Right now we’re putting together a pilot online coaching programme to teach a small number of people what you need to know to make schooling and riding your horse more fun, more productive and more effective for both of you than you ever dreamed possible.

We’re going to be accepting applications for a limited number of founder members in the next few days. If you want to be the first to know when applications open, click here and join our early access list.

https://derekandjo.com/sms-founder-waitlist

Take care,

Derek & Jo