Good riding starts on the ground

At Kindred Souls Equestrian, we emphasize ground training for total equine health. We use positive reinforcement methods to teach horses how to learn and build their confidence and core strength. The result is stronger, more relaxed and happier horses for any activities you wish to pursue with your equine partner.

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About me

I'm a lifelong equestrian, probably a lot like you. I grew up riding in Pony Club and after taking a break from riding and horses to get my career started, I switched to dressage. My first horse and I competed locally in low level classes, but he was always kind of shut down, and not really motivated or excited for our work together. I started to question everything about what we were doing together. My search for answers led me on a transformational journey into rider biomechanics, natural horsemanship, meditation, self awareness and positive reinforcement. Here is an abbreviated list of my most significant influencers and teachers:

Mary Wanless Ride With Your Mind Rider Biomechanics techniques
Cooperative Horsemanship with Bob Ciri
Empowered Equines Rescue, my accidental introduction to positive reinforcement training
Alexandra Kurland of the Clicker Center, Shawna Karrasch, and Karen Pryor
Patrick King and Marijke DeJong for equine balance in groundwork
Warrick Schiller and Headspace for lifelong personal discovery and building the Horse - Human Connection
Daisy Bicking and the Humble Hoof were my jumping off point for learning how to build pain free movement from the feet up
Equilearn Institute of equine bodywork

By far the most influential change to my horsemanship occurred when I encountered positive reinforcement training techniques. Once I tried this with my horse, he came alive and we never looked back.

Since then I have employed positive reinforcement at liberty and with traditional tack with multiple horses to teach them emotional regulation, develop their motivation to learn, build their balance and fine muscle control, and most recently, teaching long reining and long lining. Contact me to see if I can share what I know to benefit you and your equine partner.