Intelligent Horsemanship Trainer – Lucy Williams (nee Newham)

Lucy Williams (nee Newham) aka Equine Intelligence

Fareham, Hampshire
Covering: Hampshire and surrounding areas. Plus feedback on videos remotely.
07867 973963 or lucy@equineintelligence.co.uk or askus@hampshirehorseagility.co.uk
www.equineintelligence.co.uk & Hampshire Horse Agility

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About Lucy…

IH Trainer, Lucy Williams (nee Newham), based in Fareham Hampshire, has a vast amount of knowledge and training; also a Certified Equinology Equine Body Worker (EEBW) and an Accredited Horse Agility Instructor (HAAT) via the International Horse Agility Club.

Working with horses and their owners Lucy addresses all types of behavioural problems; helping owners to understand why their horses behave as they do. Lucy will work with you, teaching you, how to train your horse and build that special partnership, setting goals, supporting you each step of the way.

Lucy’s amazing horse agility work can be viewed via her regularly updated Facebook page and website.

A Q&A with IH Trainer Lucy Williams

(The Intelligent Horsemanship Magazine)

How long have you been involved with horses and how did you get involved with them?

I have always had a love for horses from as far back as I can remember. Visiting the New Forest National Park as a young child was one of my favourite places to be. It was a little tricky as not only were my family all non-horsey, but they also found horses to be quite intimidating. When I was 8 years old, we moved house, to find there was stables just at the end of the road. I used to go and stand at the gate and watch. After a couple of evenings watching through the gate, I was spotted and invited onto the yard to meet the horses, and I was hooked.

Why did you decide to qualify as an IH Trainer?

At the age of 21, I finally bought my first horse. As a child, I had loan ponies, shares and rode for other people, but we couldn’t afford a pony of my own. I wasn’t looking to buy a horse at the time, but Shamrock appeared, and I couldn’t resist. I had always handled the trickier horses but never had I come across the constant behaviours she was displaying. I called in my local IH Trainer and never looked back. All the traditional methods had failed this beautiful mare, who had been so misunderstood. In the six months before I owned her, she had been in four homes, and she was only four years old. IH methods worked with instant results, and I knew it was the path for me.

Shamrock taught me more than I could have ever asked. She let me know when I was getting it right and expressed herself when I was getting it wrong, and together we became a great team. The satisfaction I get from helping horses and their owners is just incredible; I feel very privileged to be part of such an amazing team of people.

What is a typical day for you?

I wake up around 6am, go through emails and messages from the previous evening and then set off to work. On average, I see between 3 and 6 horses per day. I work Monday to Thursday with behaviour clients, and most Saturdays are taken up with my Hampshire Agility Clinics.