LEADING WITH HORSES
LEADING WITH HORSES
LEADING WITH HORSES
Animal Behaviorist ~ Trainer ~ Instructor
Available for private instruction or small group clinics
Note: This service is offered through my personal business and is not affiliated with Second Chance Ranch. Any income generated does not benefit the nonprofit.
Whether a lifetime or first-time horse owner, I will help sort out miscommunications and give you the tools to keep your relationship with equines and canines moving forward in a positive direction.
Concepts of Cognitive Learning; The use of Classical and Operant Conditioning to better understand why your horse develops good and bad habits. Hint - you are
already doing both everyday.
Decoding Your Horse’s Behavior; Understanding herd behavior and roles; a deeper understanding of their communication with each other and how that impacts our interaction. Hint - they know we’re not horses.
Basic Ground Work through Advanced Behavioral Issues; How to get started, go back to fix a specific issue, or a reboot and brand new start. Hint - You got this!
There is a connection we form through interspecies relationships that reaches beyond language. Whether we are working with horses, dogs, or the animals who share our lives, understanding how they perceive the world—and why they respond as they do—is the foundation of effective communication.
A lifetime spent observing domestic and wild-born animals has shaped my 45-year career as an animal behaviorist, instructor, animal actor trainer, and author. My work has focused primarily on Thoroughbreds, Warmbloods, dogs of all breeds, and wild-born wolves.
I founded Second Chance Ranch, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, in 1999. Over the past 27 years, I have managed herds of 40 to 70 Thoroughbreds and other sport horses, specializing in their physical and behavioral rehabilitation at every age. More than 2,500 equines and nearly 1,000 canines have come through my programs.
Today, the 40 retired sport horses living at the Second Chance Ranch sanctuary take part in our Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy program. They do what they do best: teach and help people heal.
Through victories, setbacks, and everything in between, these intelligent, often misunderstood animals continue to teach me as much about myself as I learn about them. Relationships are a lifelong education for all of us.
I offer an informed, objective evaluation of your horse, along with practical guidance to help you understand their behavior, communicate clearly, and build the responses you want to sustain.
“If you’re not willing to learn,
No one can help you.
If you are determined to learn,
No one can stop you.”
