PATHEquestrian
Management Consulting - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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PATH stands for "Positive Approach to Horsemanship"; representing my mission to value compassion, connection, and genuine communication with our horses. I believe that the equine world is changing. New and more compassionate types of training are being introduced to the equine world and I want to be on the forefront of these changes. My promise is to continue to learn, improve and use humane science-based methods to instill positive behaviors in our horses. My goal is to educate and promote compassionate, ethical, and non-fear-based types of training. While I do offer training services, my hope is for this page to be more then that. My methods and ethics: • Always honour and listen to a horse's body language, their thresholds and stress signals. • Start with antecedent arrangements (examine outside of training first)• Investigate the root causes of their behaviors (no band aid solutions)• Provide in-depth personalized solutions (one-size doesn't fit all)• Promote enriching and species appropriate lifestyles • Create a learning environment that empowers horses and create horses who are eager to engage with their environment and their human companions• Focus on connection and communication• Eliminate the use of unneeded punishment, domination, and fear• Always learn, improve, and grow when new information is presented My qualifications:• 18 years of riding and horse handling experience• 12 years of stable and barn management experience • 8 years of training / coaching experience • 4 years of researching and studying equine behavior • Equine Training Professional at The Pet Professional Guild• 2020 graduate of The Horse Human Connection Academy (HCA)• Studied Equine Behaviour at the University of Guelph• Studying member and future Certified Horse Behavior Consultant (CPBC) at the IAABC• Equine Psychology student
