“Remembering Monty, Magazine Sneak Peeks & a Whole Lot of Horsiness…” – Email 41
Dear This will likely be our front cover MONTY PICTURE of the next IH magazine but I can’t decide on the Straplines yet… The choice is: Remembering Monty (well […]
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“Remembering Monty Roberts …” – Email 40
Dear This news may have reached you already, that on Friday 31st July, Monty passed away aged 91 years. I think we can safely say he had ‘A Life Well […]
“Practical Cooling Tips and a Day Out” – Email 39
Hello There It’s a bit cooler today (hurrah) the last couple of weeks, Sharron and I have been doing our best to keep our horses comfortable (as I’m sure you […]
“Our Wednesday Webinar is going to be Terrible …” – Email 38
Hello There Hello Well, hopefully not terrible exactly, but perhaps not polished, the whole point being I’m asking IH Members to check I’m on track for a future webinar I’m […]
“Getting Pulled Up…” – Email 37
Hello There The next IH Magazine is going to be the best ever! Now you could be thinking ‘Oh well you would say that’ but for one thing I absolutely […]
“Ask Me Anything for IH Members Wednesday 3rd June…” – Email 36
Hello There Ask Me Anything for IH Members Wednesday 3rd June Hello There Wednesday evening, (3rd June, 2026) our webinar is an Ask Me Anything at 8 pm, and I […]
“Things your Farrier needs to know …” – Email 35
Hello There Things your Farrier needs to know … Hello There Kelly here, life has been so interesting I haven’t had time to write much up! HOWEVER, I did manage […]
“Make a Friend Happy” – Email 34
Hello There Some years ago … Rosie Jones (now Dr Rosie Jones-McVey) was away in late December and she sent me, what I thought was the cleverest Christmas present – […]
“Join us Tonight for our Live Event Can Dressage Be Saved?” – Email 33
Join us Tonight for our Live Event Can Dressage Be Saved? Hello There There’s a real buzz about tonight’s live event – Can Dressage Be Saved? so we hope you […]
“Can Dressage Be Saved?” – Email 32
Hello There I might be a little early for April Fools… but is it just me, or is dressage starting to look a bit like a joke? Because if you’ve […]
“Webinars are like buses …” – Email 31
Hello There Webinars are like buses, you wait ages and then two come along at once. You’re getting: ‘The Truth About Equine Chiropractic’ …because I wanted to ‘try it’ for […]
“March: Can Dressage be Saved and Let’s Learn What Chiropractic Treatments Can Do …” – Email 30
Hello There I love March and I’m inspired by how much there is to learn and the adventures to be had during the wonderful summer I’m confidently expecting … Good […]
“Always look a Gift Horse in the Mouth ” – Email 29
Hello There Abi* and I are just back from the Horses Inside Out Conference, where we had a great time. I met up with 6 Intelligent Horsemanship Trainers, and I […]
“Ready for a Reset?” – Email 28
Hello There A message from Daisy Smith AKA ‘The Niece’ The overthinking… the “why can’t I do what I used to?” and “why won’t my body behave?” The quiet shame […]
“The Horse Must Think for Himself” – Email 27
Hello Eventing Legends – Lucinda Green, Christopher Bartle Lucinda Green – Cross Country Lucinda Green, Eventing Legend, talked about the paradox in cross country “My horse must think for himself. […]
“Who Doesn’t Love Key Learning Points?!” – Email 26
Hello There Leading on from “I’ve decided to learn how to ride” from my last emailout (featuring the mechanical horse) I spent last Saturday at Hartpury College watching various demos […]
“Why You Should have a Fan Club…” – Email 25
Hello There Wow it’s blowy today! While I think about it if you have a friend who might find these emails helpful do pass this on or get them to […]
“Patching Up Pie and more …” – Email 24
< Patching Up Pie and more … You’re not to worry … there’s been plenty to keep me busy 😊 I’m enjoying Sandra Williams (for more on what Sandra is […]
“I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends …” – Email 23
< I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends … Hello There After last week’s email out with warnings about leather care I had a couple of questions […]
“Don’t Spoil Your Leather!” – Email 23
< Don't Spoil Your Leather! Hello There After some advice from James Cooling I’m trialling a new bit for Hugo. Hugo’s gorgeous new bridle arrived later that week. It came […]
“1% Improvement” – Email 22
< 1% Improvements Hello There On Sunday Sharron, Hugo and I got over to Hartsop Farm for a small informal meeting of IH Trainers for some reminiscing and a bridle […]
“A tack room but so much better” – Email 21
< “A tack room but so much better” Hello There Look! I got these messages from Online Horse Psychology students yesterday! “Thank you and the IH team for the brilliant […]
‘The Horse Will Tell You’ (Part 2) – Email 20
My sister bought Barney as a 3 year old for Daisy to eventually ride. They swore there was no hint that he was going to turn into a GIANT at […]
‘The Horse Will Tell You’ (Part 1) – Email 19
< “The Horse will Tell You” (Part 1) Now where did we get to? Ah yes – wanting to ensure Hugo is 100% comfortable (if that’s even possible for any […]
What We Need to Work on… – Email 18
< What We Need to Work on… I hope all’s good with you? We seem to have a lot to get through at IH HQ at the moment! We’re so […]
Achieving the Perfect Smile :) – Email 17
< Achieving the Perfect Smile 🙂 I hope all’s good with you? We seem to have a lot to get through at IH HQ at the moment! We’re so nearly […]
Getting Ready for Spring! – Email 16
< Getting Ready for Spring! I’ve only ever done one One Day Event. That was on Seamus at Pony Club and we were 3rd which was amazing really as I […]
The Magic is in The Mix – Email 15
< The Magic is in The Mix Did I say to you about Hugo being booked to jump for 3 days at Hickstead last week? For various reasons I was […]
So Many Challenges – So Little Time … – Email 14
< So Many Challanges – So Little Time … Last week was a funny old time. I haven’t got long now to get the front page of the next IH […]
“NOW PAY ATTENTION!” – Email 13
< NOW PAY ATTENTION! Hello , I’ve heard in the last month of two yards that have each had 3 horses develop hind leg suspensory desmitis within a year. To […]
“Up, Down or Flying Around…” – Email 12
Up, Down or Flying Around… A Note from Kelly – That’s What Friends Are For (She Said) Hello , The Ask Me Anything webinar was fun (don't forget you can […]
“That’s What Friends Are For (She Said)” – Email 11
A Note from Kelly – That’s What Friends Are For (She Said) A Note from Kelly – That’s What Friends Are For (She Said) Hello , On Sunday late afternoon […]
“Well if it’s not one thing it’s another …” – Email 10
A Note from Kelly – Well if it’s not one thing it’s another … A Note from Kelly – Well if it’s not one thing it’s another … Hello , […]
“A Saddle Disaster? Or a Saddle Saviour?” – Email 9
A Note from Kelly – A Saddle Disaster? Or a Saddle Saviour? Hello , This month we’re focused on putting together the articles for the next IH Magazine. We are […]
“Show Me Your Calendar…” – Email 8
A Note from Kelly – Show Me Your Calendar… Hello , Thank you so much for your messages re. Mums and their sayings and first ponies from last week’s email. […]
“It Happened Over Night” – Email 7
A Note from Kelly – 'It Happened Over Night' Hello , Our lovely Mother passed away last Friday. I’m not looking for sympathy, she’d had what the old school called […]
“Circumstances, Consent and Connection” – Email 6
A Note from Kelly – Circumstances, Consent and Connection Hello , I once asked my brother why he couldn’t do something and he messaged back ‘Circumstances’. Which I thought was […]
“Many Roads To Rome?” – Email 5
A Note from Kelly – Many Roads To Rome? Hello , I hope you had a good weekend? The family went from supporting Daisy and Hugo at Boomerang Cross Country […]
“Things They Didn’t Teach Me At Veterinary School” – Email 4
A Note from Kelly x – ‘Things They Didn’t Teach Me At Veterinary School’ Hello , I’ve just been reviewing a book for the Intelligent Horsemanship magazine – the title […]
“Ditches & Dilemmas” – Email 3
A Note from Kelly x – Ditches & Dilemmas Hello , Well … I left you with Pie galloping through the woods to Black Beauty music – did it bring […]
“I don’t get everything right. I know … it was a shock to me too!” – Email 2
I don’t get everything right. I know … it was a shock to me too! Hello , I don’t get everything right. I know … it was a shock to […]
“Note From Kelly” – Email 1
A note from Kelly x Hi , I hope all’s good in your world? I expect you’re wondering what we’ve been doing here the last couple of months?! Well … […]
7 Essential Groundwork Exercises Every Horse-Owner Should Know
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Note – Members you can find this article in the Autumn 2015 magazine in the magazine library of the members area.