Intelligent Horsemanship Trainer – Carrie Ferrier (nee Davis)

Carrie Ferrier (nee Davis)

Flintshire
Covering Cheshire and North Wales
07835 690139 or
carolyndavis81@hotmail.com

About Carrie…

Carrie is based in North Wales and covers this area and Cheshire. She can visit you to support with any equine issues such as loading, catching , spooking, picking up feet etc. She also starts young horses or can help you develop groundwork exercises to develop your relationship with your horse. 

Carrie has been around horses all her life, competing in dressage and showjumping when younger. She spent a year in Australia starting Quarter horses and working on cattle stations. Following this experience she was determined to become a Recommended Trainer for Intelligent Horsemanship to continue to improve the lives of horses and help owners get the best relationship with their horses. 

🏆 Carrie participates in the ‘IH Awards’.

A Q&A with IH Trainer Carrie Ferrier

(The Intelligent Horsemanship Magazine)

How long have you been involved with horses?

I have always been around horses. My sisters and I started on a little Welsh mountain pony, galloping over the Denbigh moors. When I was eight I had my own pony and I joined Aberconwy Pony Club. I completed locally: showjumping, dressage and eventing.

Why did you decide to qualify as a Recommended Associate?

For my 18th birthday my dad sent me on Kelly’s 5-day foundation course. From then on I knew I wanted to be an RA. After my A levels, I spent a year in Australia where I worked on a cattle ranch and then had the chance to start horses, using Kelly’s methods, on a Quarter horse stud, Monty Roberts was touring so I saw him for the first time in Sydney.

When I returned I began training to become as RA.

What is a typical day for you?

I am also a secondary school teacher so I do not work with horses every day. I generally work at the weekends, summer evenings and holidays. It never seems like work to me this way. It is my hobby and I love it.

What’s important to you when you see an owner and their horse for the first time?

It is vital that I assess their relationship with their horse, as this may be the key to the problem, for instance are they nervous of the horse and consequently letting the horse dominate them? Are they trying to use Kelly’s techniques and, if so, are they executing them correctly? These observations will help me determine how I should approach the horse and how I can help the owner transform his/her relationship with the horse.