About Emily

 

Since I can remember my passion in life has been horses. I learnt to ride at 8 years old at a British Horse Society stables, shared ponies, competed locally and worked there part time from 14 - 19 years old. 

 

Then in 2010 I went to the Natural Animal Centre (NAC) in Wales to study stage 1 of the Equine Behaviour Qualification. The NAC opened my eyes to a new way of being with horses and I was keen to learn more. So, the following years were spent going back and forth to Wales to study stage 2, 3 and 4. 

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Once qualified as a Behaviour Consultant I started working with horse owners to help them with their horses. Seeing the transformation in the horses and humans has been wonderful. I also worked at an animal rescue doing training and enrichment. While there I gained valuable experience with the horses, donkeys, pig, sheep and cats. 

 

In 2010 I bought my first horse Skye. A year later I was given Skye's best friend Bartley as his owner couldn't keep him anymore. My dream was to have a herd who Skye and Bart could stay with forever. Little did I know that in 2014 I would be sent the Meadow Family! 

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Discovering the Meadow Family changed my life. Spending time with horses who had never been handled by humans was a gift, and it changed the way I see horses and especially the horse/human relationship. The Meadow Family have a pure innocence to them that I have never seen before. Semi-feral ponies usually start their human relationship with being rounded up, separated from their family and sold. It's easy to see why these ponies are fearful of humans. Whereas the Meadow Family were in their home field together and I was a visitor who they welcomed. Training them was easy as they had no negative experiences with being handled. 

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My education and experience gives me the knowledge and skills to help humans and horses to develop an authentic relationship where they both enjoy their time together. I can help horses with behaviour issues, training and management.

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The horse world is constantly evolving. I keep up to date through various events, webinars, scientific papers and books. I am a member of the Equine Behaviour & Training Association which is an organisation devoted to getting the correct information regarding horses welfare out to the public. 

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Additionally I have a Level 4 in Early Years Teacher Training, Level 3 Forest School Leader and am DBS checked and outdoor first aid trained.