Intelligent Horsemanship Trainer – Suzanne Halsey

 
We purchased Harrison as my first ever owned horse in 2017 as a very green and bold 7 year old. Our journey started off very negative, he was very quirky and quick and would chuck me off at least once a week. I would dread getting back on him everytime not knowing what was going to happen. We had varied his work, taken him to a couple of shows and area hires which was all too much for him resulting him to be a danger not only to me but others around him. He was also dangerous to load and however many times we tried he got worse. His attitude on the yard, in the stable and to ride was appalling. By this point I didn’t know what to do I did not enjoy the sport anymore and I was scared of Harrison. In 2020 just after covid we contacted Suzanne Halsey as our last choice to help Harrison, this is honestly the best choice we have ever made! Starting back to basics with simple ground work really built our confidence together. Lots of long reining which he enjoyed and was good at and gave him more variety which he enjoyed. Suzanne would come visit us once every month giving us more ideas and exercises to practice and each time she came back she could see the difference which felt great. I started riding more and it finally felt like we could both trust each other. Suzanne came out to do a loading session with us as we were planning on moving to a full livery yard. I wish we had done this sooner, Suzanne did a great job with Harrison, with some fuss at the start we made lots of progress throughout this session and by the end I was able to take him on and off the lorry with a lot more confidence. Yard move day came and he loaded and settled into his new home brilliantly. Harrison has always been nervous and lacked confidence in a new place but this was the fresh start we always needed. Suzanne has continued Harrison’s ground a ridden work which has really paid off! I’m so glad I stuck by this horse we are in such a better place now and have a really special bond. We are now out at local shows and area hires which are going a lot more positively and I genuinely feel like this is just the start for better things to come. 7 years ago I would’ve never had dreamed of the horse I have now, I’m so proud of my boy and so grateful for everyone’s support!