Melanie's Blog

Deborah & her Ex Racehorse

Posted on July 19th, 2010 by James

I first contacted Melanie in January 2010 to ask advice on re-training my ex-racehorse. He was extremely unwilling to work in any gait and this really puzzled me. I knew that he retired due to an injury and that he had spent 3 years at grass before i bought him. His protests to work were [...]

Christine and her horse Guiness

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by James

Mine & Guinness story is a very long one. I bought him as a 7yr old confidence giver as I had lost my confidence being bronced off an ex-racer and breaking my back 16 months ago (Feb 2009). I did everything right when going to try him I took 2 people to ride him before [...]

Testimonial by George & Jane and their pony Smokey

Posted on May 27th, 2010 by Melanie

Since my daughter was 5 yrs old she’s always wanted her own pony, I’ve always said she could have one when she was 13 and old enough to look after it properly. She accepted this well and concentrated on reading every horse book/ magazine that she could lay her hands on. She went to riding [...]

Training a sensitive and spooky horse

Posted on February 24th, 2010 by James

Zoe from Lincolnshire asks Melanie: Hello Melanie, I’ve stumbled across your website after searching for local natural horsemanship lessons.  I have recently taken a lovely pony on loan, she is a cob with a hint of Arab(!) which makes her sensitive and spooky.  I’ve been riding a long time but am no expert – I [...]

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