Fighting Fear with Settle Petal
Long term client Joan reached out to Angela Davison and The Horse Herbalist as she was concerned about the escalating problems her daughter Amelia was having with her young horse, George. He had been started 12 months prior and had been brought along slowly and quietly. All was well until they went to their first small training day. He started the day a little nervous (understandably) but settled quite well as she rode him all round the showground and in between the rings in the company of a friend. She tied him to the float, which he’d experienced several times at home, with
Trust Your Instincts: Chanel’s Story
Horses are emotional beings, just like us, and carry stress and trauma with them. This is the story of mother and daughter show jumping team Anita and Alison Ostenfeld, and their beautiful 2 ½ year old filly, Chanel. When they brought her home for the first time it was clear she hadn’t been handled much, but Anita and Alison worked on gaining her trust through groundwork and gentle handling. Then they found Chanel had run through an electric fence - no physical injuries, thank goodness, so all seemed well. A week later, Alison found Chanel away from her paddock mate seemingly frozen in a corner