"Before I met Jenni I had so many questions and very few answers that made complete sense on my horsemanship journey. She has not only answered my questions but allowed me to develop in my own way and finding my own solutions."
"Ask Jenni a question about behaviour and you will get an educated, well informed answer. She is someone who never makes you feel dull or stupid because you are finding something difficult. Jenni just guides you in the right direction and allows you to succeed. A truely inspiring trainer."
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"With her characteristic patience and good humour Jenni will help you solve old problems, teach new behaviours (in hand or under saddle), or assist you in giving your youngster the best possible start in life. I’m convinced she’s the trainer all our horses would choose for themselves as they enjoy her lessons and methods so much!"
"I have two mares, one who had a tendency to get anxious and “plant” when hacking away from home and another who is just starting her education. Jenni’s help has been invaluable and under her guidance the planting issue has been replaced by an enthusiasm for going out and my rather volatile youngster is becoming increasingly calm and well mannered."
Liz Rose
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Connecting with horses
When people talk about having a connection with their horse, where the communication between horse and person is invisible or once you know what they’re doing, nearly invisible I’m reminded of the Clever Hans story.
For those who don’t know Clever Hans could count and do maths, and counted out the answer by pawing the ground. But actually he couldn’t. His skills were scrutinised and it was found that if his owner didn’t know the answer, he didn’t either. What he could do well was read his person! He would watch his owner, Herr von Osten, and paw the ground when he saw a very, very slight downward movement of von Osten’s head, and then stop when von Osten very, very slightly raised it again when the ‘right answer’ was reached. Initially von Osten denied helping his horse in these puzzles, and quite possibly he was not aware that he was helping his horse. It took a very observant student to notice what was actually happening. Horses are amazing observers and I think that is part of their ability to connect with us – horses are ready to receive information.
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