Use the box on your right to explore the directory of Horsemanship trainers in the UK and to find teachers and study programmes in your area.
Throughout the year a wide range of practitioners from natural horsemen to equine behaviourists hold clinics and demos all over the county. Check out the Events section to see horsemanship clinics, events, demos and workshops. It is FREE to add your own events and demos to Natural Matters.
There are many natural horsemanship trainers in the UK, each has something different to offer and utilise a wide range of techniques to work with your horse in a kind way using communication and understanding. All teach a way of dealing with horses that takes account of their behaviour, instincts and characteristics to earn trust and achieve excellent training results. Whatever each individual philosophy, there is an emphasis on the mental and emotional state of the horse, a natural approach can be a lot fun and extremely rewarding for both horse and human.
"Let your idea become the horse's idea" Ray Hunt
"Horsemanship can be obtained naturally through psychology, communication, and understanding, versus mechanics, fear and intimidation. If all I did was teach you to think like a horse and truly understand their psychology, you"d have the keys to be able to do whatever you want with horses, and to win their hearts" Pat Parelli
"I believe horses naturally have tremendous faith in the human being. It is their natural instinct of self-preservation that the person needs to understand in order to gain the confidence of the horse" Tom Dorrance
"I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does. This method works well for me because of the kinship that develops between horse and rider. Horses and life, it's all the same to me" Buck Brannaman
