Author: claire ballardie

Feel Safe Equine Therapy

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Welcome to Feel Safe Equine Therapy™. Would you like to feel calmer, less anxious? Get to know your nervous system, working with me and my horses. I work with adults on a one-to-one basis.

As both a psychotherapist, and riding coach, I combine both worlds to help with issues such as grief, relationships, PTSD, eating disorders and low self-esteem.

Heinrich by the gate
I also work with horse riders who may have lost their nerve through accidents or injury, and help them to re-build their relationship with their horses.
Do contact me for an initial chat to see if the horses and I can help you. I work both face to face and on-line.

The Scales of Training Webinar

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The Scales of Training Webinars with Claire Lilley

These hour long webinars are run on Zoom, enabling live participation and discussion. A link to join will be sent by email on receipt of payment. Price £10 per person per session.

This live webinar with me includes:

  • Printable handout
  • Live interaction
  • Presentation slides
  • Summary and learning
  • Access to pre-recorded session for 7 days after the event. (The live event is not recorded, for your privacy)

Join me,  for these two webinars, where we will take a detailed look at the so-important scales of training:

Rhythm, Suppleness, Contact, Impulsion, Straightness, Collection

DATES for 2023:

PART 1: Monday 16th January at 7pm GMT  (Rhythm, Suppleness, Contact)

Part 2: Monday 20th February at 7pm GMT (Impulsion, Straightness, Collection)

Please contact me for more details. 

The Scales of Training (two sessions, with 3 scales on each)
The Scales of Training refer to the basic schooling of every horse whether the rider wishes to concentrate on dressage, jumping or eventing and are essential to any horse’s physical and mental development, at all levels from novice upwards.
A downloadable pre-recorded session is available for 7 days after the event if you are unable to join the live session. Book your place below.Tickets are non-refundable or transferable.

Sessions



Further details can be found in the accompanying Scales of Training Workbook and DVD

The Fundamentals of Dressage Webinar

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The Fundamentals of Dressage (On-line Webinar)

Monday 28th November at 7pm.

Now the dark evenings are here, why not refresh your knowledge about training your horse? Perfecting the basics with our horses may sound simple, but it is by no means easy! Find out more by joining me on this enlightening webinar.

You can book on the link below.This hour long webinar is run on Zoom, enabling live participation and discussion. A link to join will be sent by email on receipt of payment. Price £10 per person.

This live webinar with me includes:

  • Printable handout
  • Live interaction
  • Presentation slides
  • Summary and learning
  • Access to pre-recorded session for 7 days after the event. (The live event is not recorded, for your privacy)

Whatever level you ride at, and whichever discipline you enjoy, it is so important to make sure your basic riding technique is correct in order to get the very best from your horse.

All three parts to this webinar, Stop, Go and Turn, are vital for a dressage test or a show jumping course, for example, and to enable you to produce imaginative schooling sessions with your horse:

STOP  examines the application of the halt and half halt, and the effect of the horse ‘taking weight behind’.

GO  works in conjunction with stop aids in transitions, and regulating tempo and rhythm. It explores forwardness and lengthening the horse’s strides.




 

Further details can be found in the accompanying Stop, Go, Turn book and DVD

 

 

Riding Without Fear: The Psychology of Horsemanship Webinar

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Riding Without Fear: The Psychology of Horsemanship (On-line webinar)

Monday 24th October 2022  at 7pm

Riding is a risky sport, and with riders being prone to accidents and injuries. Such traumatic events affect  your confidence.  This webinar aims to help you to understand how your fears of riding affect the relationship with your horse.

This hour long webinar is run on Zoom, enabling live participation and discussion. A link to join will be sent by email on receipt of payment. Price £10 per person.

This live webinar with me includes:

  • Printable handout
  • Live interaction
  • Presentation slides
  • Summary and learning
  • Access to pre-recorded session for 7 days after the event. (The live event is not recorded, for your privacy)

There are three parts to this webinar:

  • Equine Psychology (Understanding the horse)

The horse’s senses, primary responses and emotion

  •  Training Psychology (Understanding yourself)

How fear and past experiences impact on the rider, and the effect on their relationship with their horse. 

Relational Psychology (Understanding the partnership)

The goals, the development and the challenges faced in successful horsemanship

You can book your place below, or contact me for bank details to pay by bank transfer. Tickets are not refundable or transferable.


Click here for further details about The Psychology of Horsemanship book by Claire Lilley

Equine Assisted Counselling for Horse Riders

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Equine Assisted Counselling for Horse Riders

As an equestrian professional for many years, and a psychotherapist, I offer my unique approach to counselling for horse riders.

Riding is a risky sport, with riders being prone to accidents and injuries. Such traumatic events affect  your confidence. Trauma from riding accidents can result in post traumatic stress, which can lead to  PTSD. 

How it works

Sessions will include ‘talking therapy‘ without the horse, to gain understanding about yourself, and issues going on for you. We will also work with your horse, to improve how you function together.

I can work with you and your own horse to develop your relationship, and to work with any issues you may have. Most importantly, we will  focus on gaining a better understanding about your horse and about yourself.

Claire and Heinrich

Sessions, lasting up to an hour, cost £45 each.  (travel costs may apply)

Sessions are also available online via Zoom using video footage of you and your horse.

Find more news and information about horses and Equine assisted Counselling  by clicking here