How the Horse Whisperer helped Horsewomen
“The alliance with man would forever be fragile – for the fear he’d struck into their hearts was too deep to be dislodged… Since that Neolithic moment when a horse […]
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My world for Spring IH Magazine 2021 by Kelly Marks
Who would have thought that December would be such an interesting month? I didn’t suspect it for a minute! That was until I listened to a message from Adam Henson […]
Horses as healers: How, Why, When? by Dr Rosie Jones-McVey
Picture this. In North London, surprisingly close to skyscrapers, famous landmarks and tube stops, there is a hidden gem of green space and natural beauty. Horses graze amid oak trees […]
How a horse whispering holiday in the UK changed my life by Alison Ball
“Sitting in a field in rural Hampshire watching a clamour of rooks fly back to their roosts, I listen to my three horses munch grass in the fading light. I […]
A report on the IH Equine Trainers Conference
The 2019 Intelligent Horsemanship Recommended Trainers meeting was an early IH highlight of the year. With In-House lectures and everyone sharing information there were many brilliant insights. One of our lectures was […]
A look inside Kelly’s Book – Perfect Confidence
If you’re a novice rider, say, with two months of lessons under your belt, and someone offers you a dressage stallion (which they describe as ‘temperamental’) to exercise while their […]
A student’s view: The One who was Scared of Failing
It was a chance conversation with Kelly during a break in the horse psychology course held at her home in 2017 that got me in to doing the Stage 2. I had […]
What is it with Women and Horses? By Dr Rosie Jones-Mcvey
74% of the horse riding population in the UK are women. In fact, I was surprised the figure wasn’t higher. Almost all of my clients over the last 15 years […]
How to retrain a racehorse and is it a good idea?
How to retrain a racehorse (and is an ex-racehorse a good idea?) Thoroughbred racehorses are one of the most sensitive and intelligent creatures on the face of the earth, the […]
Thoughts from Kelly – if not now, when?
It seems to be true that the older you get the quicker the years go by and after another year full of demo and course organisation I look back and […]