Discovering the experience of partnership in all manners & methods of training.
Relaxed Horsemanship
Relaxed Horsemanship is a fresh thinking approach to working with your horse. Combining aspects of traditional horsemanship with science-based training in a theraputic environment. We relate to both the horse and rider/trainer experience and challenge our own thinking to explore methods that work for the partnership.
Relaxed Horsemanship is about relaxation of mind, body and training and is crutial for thinking and memory processing. We will look at ways to promote positive relaxation for both horse and trainer. Working with your horse in this state or relaxation provides an optimal learning environment and promotes positive behaviour and experience.
I’m interested in WHY? Once we understand the why, we can gently shift our perceptions and grow the partnership
– Phillippa Christie, Equine Partnership
Easy To Follow Theory
The programme or short clinics are delivered in stages, working through our own booklets along with practical work and finished with a shaping plan that everyone can work through, email support included.
Core Understanding
Herd Behaviour & Management
Equine Psychology & Biology
Horse Listening & Whispering
Application of Training Methods
– Practical Exercises –
For All Methods
Relaxed Horsemanship aims to develop your sense of feel, timing and understanding with the latest science-based knowledge. The fundamentals of this program can be applied to all methods of training and types of trainers.
Clinics may feature demonstrations to show how Relaxed Horsemanship applies to everyday scenarios such as ‘difficult to catch’ ‘loading problems’ and ‘danger or problem horses’.
Designed for Everyone
This programme could change your entire way of working with horses forever. Like a magic eye photo, once you learn to alter your perception, you can never unsee the hidden message.
If you’ve ever watched a horsemanship trainer and wondered ‘How do they do this?’ then this programme is for you.
If you are a professional or student, interested in blending textbook with practical or finding new approaches when working with ‘difficult’ client horses, then this course is for you.
Would you like to explore a deeper connection with horses? This programme is perfect to do this.
Clinics
Delivered individually and at clinics around Ireland, this programme is designed to give you the space to learn, think and experience. A combination that’s already winning over equestrians around the country. Whether you participate or spectate in Relaxed Horsemanship, you have the opportunity to take the methods away and see the results for yourself.
Relaxed Horsemanship can be delivered as 2 & 4-day clinics, suitable for non-ridden equines, beginners, professionals and students. The programme can also be ongoing with regular 1-2-1 and group sessions.
Brilliant workshop, would highly recommend to anyone interested in learning about bitless bridles and how to fit any bridle correctly.
Amazing place. The lady who runs this is also amazing.
I was very impressed with her depth of knowledge and experience and enthusiasm to engage with every participant and their horses. I personally came away with a totally new perspective on horse training!
Michaela
Horsemanship Clinic
The difference is remarkable. We have battled with severe anxiety issues with our mare for almost 2 years and within half an hour of working with her, we had a completely different mare. ????
Phillippa is so kind in her approach to both horse and rider and understands these beautiful, amazing animals completely.
We cannot recommend Pippa and Equine Partnership highly enough - definitely 5 Stars.
Excellent clinic. Great balance of anatomy, bitless design and fitting. Phillipa has an excellent teaching style and her work on very well researched.
Really enjoyed the day in Roscommon. It was very interesting and informative and Pippa was excellent at explaining everything.
Phillppa is talented and has a deep level of understanding for horses, which shows in everything she does.
We ran a 2 day clinic in our yard Amusant Equestrian with and it was so much more than I expected. Everyone that attented took home new skills for training their own horses, and each person enjoyed it immensly with the question begin asked... when is the next clinic being held ????
Emma, Amusant Equestrian
Horsemanship Clinic
Thank you for a very interesting, informative and enjoyable clinic. I learned loads and feel confident to try my horse bitless.
Absolutely brilliant customized trainings. Pippa very knowledgeable, helpful, patient and fun to work with for humans and horses 🙂
Linda K
Positive Horsemanship
Just wow, that’s all I can say. I’m just amazed at how he takes to it all you do to get him to walk it point my finger. Super session this morning it was like a new pony.
I've dabbled in positive reinforcement training and done some courses on Equine Behaviour, but seeing it all in practice made the picture so much more clearer. The content wasn't too "sciency" which makes it a lot more approachable and friendly! Seeing it all come together in practice as Phillippa demonstrated with Teddy has given me a big confidence boost in my own training with horses.
Janine W
Positive Horsemanship Clinic
A thousand thank you's to Phillippa who helped with trimming advise, measuring, sizing and ordering, endlessly patient and knowledgable, so generous with her time and advise.
Phillippa offers a wonderful service for boots and barefoot care along with bitless and treeless saddlery clinics. I couldn't be happier.
Phoebe dB
Hoofboot Fitting
Full of really useful information. Excellent value for money will definitely be doing more workshops.
A wonderful service and a lovely lady!
It was so refreshing and today felt so calm and reassuring.
The horses loved it as much as we did. :')
Julie L
Relaxed Horsemanship
We enjoyed the course, you put in so much effort and detail. We came home, saddled up and was jumping bitless straight away! He definitely enjoys the break from the bridle and we enjoy not having an argument putting his bit in.
I learnt so much about Equine psychology and fun things to do with my pony to build on our bond. I realise now how very clever he is and how much he enjoys working. He worked with various handlers during the weekend and gained so much valuable experience for such a young pony being only 3 years old. I can see we will have a long and fun partnership thanks to Pippa's advice.
Fiona G
Positive Horsemanship Clinic
Allowing the horse to choose best bitless to suit their preferences as opposed to solely ours. It changed that perspective. The clinic was incredibly inspirational and I highly recommend attending a day. Phillipas presentation skills and warm engaging nature allowed us to feel comfortable asking any questions and I came away feeling more confident in my abilities to use a bitless in the future.
Phillippa is wonderful. My daughter and her equine partners have learned so much not just from her lessons but also from her compassion for all animals.
I wanted to drop you a note to say how interesting I thought the course was, particularly how you put the teaching into the context of both the science and the herd observation. Personally, I love the blend of science and intuition, experience and feel and I think you did a really good job of bringing these elements together.
Spectator Feedback
Horsemanship Clinic
Phillippa has a real love of what she does which shows in the different approaches she takes depending on what each equine requires
Sheena T
Burren Animal Rescue
What a great workshop! Learnt so much, especially the live demo and working with the horses, an excellent opportunity to fully understand what bitless does and doesn't do for your horse, would strongly recommend!
It was a very good balance between theory and practice. The info packs were a bonus.
Very interesting weekend, learned so many new things, and new techniques, I would HIGHLY recommend Pippa.
Thank you so much for today, I'm blown away by your gift. You have no idea how happy I am. We are all blown away here.
Cannot recommend enough, lots of information, clear explanations, excellent resources! Phillippa took you through the whole process and explained clearly how all the different bridles work. The day really gave you a good insight into why/how to go bitless and how to ensure the transition period was safe for you and your horse.
Got the [Bitless Masterclass] dvd and book for Xmas, absolutely love it, so much to learn but all explained in an easy to understand way.
Emmie L
Bitless Masterclass
It was really amazing watching you work, and actually seeing my horse gain confidence !!
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