Improving animal welfare through joyful relationships.
Horses and farm animals are sentient beings who deserve to be listened to and have their needs met. I’m here to help you and your animals develop safe, trusting, and joyful connections.
What I Offer
Horses and Equines
We can help our horses live happier, healthier lives through training. And at the same time, we can find fulfilment and have fun!
I offer ethical training and lessons for:
Basic Handling (haltering, leading, hoof care, trailering)
Veterinary Care (preparation for shots, wound care, and emergencies)
Mustangs, Feral/Wild Horses, and Horses with Trauma
Positive Reinforcement Training/Clicker Training
Groundwork, Liberty, and Riding
Scentwork (horses love using their noses!)
Enrichment (fun games and activities to make you and your horse’s life more interesting and fulfilling)
I strive to make my work accessible for horses and humans, regardless of physical ability, health issues, desire to ride, or training style. In person and online options are available.
Farm Animals
Farm Animals are sentient beings with complex emotions. Meeting their medical and care needs in a low-stress way can be a challenge. Thankfully, farm animals are also eager students who love to learn! Through positive reinforcement training and other low-stress handling techniques, we can help our farm animals calmly cooperate in basic handling and veterinary care procedures. The training also provides much needed mental, physical, and social engagement, helping our animals live enriched lives.
Farm animal training can include:
Basic Handling (haltering, leading, comfort with touch, hoof/foot care)
Veterinary Care (preparation for shots, wound care, and emergencies)
Positive Reinforcement Training/Clicker Training
Scentwork (learning scentwork is a stimulating and fun challenge that many animals love!)
Enrichment (fun games and activities to make your animal’s life more interesting and fulfilling)
I specialize in working with fearful and aggressive animals, with safety for human and animal always being a number one priority.
Behavior Consulting
Do you and your horse have a behavior issue that you are struggling with? Is your horse displaying aggressive behaviors, or has their behavior suddenly changed? An in-depth behavior consultation can help address the underlying issues causing the unwanted behavior. As a current master's student in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare, I am committed to taking an interdisciplinary and collaborative approach to behavior, addressing medical needs, environment, and human-horse communication in ethical ways that have the horse’s and human’s welfare as a primary goal.
Behavior Issues could include:
Aggression toward horses or humans
Fear
Sudden changes in behavior
Bucking, rearing, bolting, or stopping under saddle
Trailer loading
Spooking
In person and online options are available.
Philosophy
Life with domestic animals is complex. How do we balance our own desires with our animal’s desires? How do we help our domestic animals live enriched lives?
When I work with you and your animal, I am following an ethical framework based off industry standards as well as personal ethics. Click the button to learn more!