Solving Problems

Problem solving is a major aspect of Equitation Science Training, but ES is also hugely effective for simply improving your horse's way of going, improving your dressage scores or making jumping safer and more successful.

There may be one main issue, or a multitude, but all of the issues are retrainable, usually in just a few sessions that can be held over a few days, a course of days or a few weeks.  Closely spaced lesson appointments are the most effective.  

The issues might seem confusing and insurmountable to you, but they are nearly always rapidly retrainable, and the new behaviour lasts for as long as your new cues do!  If you are consistent, the new responses will last forever.  

Retraining multiple and severe behaviour issues is all in a day's work for Julie.  What seems like a complex riddle is actually quite easy to understand and resolve once students understand how horses learn new responses.  Resolving one issue often leads to the spontaneous resolution of other issues that might not seem related to you, but they are.  Julie calls this 'the decontamination effect'.

Riders often say that their horse doesn't have any issues, but then we go on to discover that it's hard to catch, looks away for bridling, walks away for mounting, is girthy, hard to steer, stop, and so on.  Riders are so used to putting up with this behaviour they think it's 'just how he is', but it's actually a training issue and is easily resolved.  These are behaviour issues (incorrect learned responses), not personality problems!  So, start to notice all the ways your horse isn't ideal for you.  Jot it down.  Then get it retrained.  Just about every unwanted equine behaviour is retrainable for every equine, from leisure hacks up to Grand Prix.

Julie creates bespoke training sessions, educational days, talks and courses that meet your needs. 

Click here to find out what clients have to say about having their horses retrained with me.

To organise a group for private lessons, a specialist training day (eg, trailer loading, farrier, vet, foundation training ('breaking in'), a course, educational day, biomechanical skills (timing the cues with the horse's movements) day or lecture, simply email Julie and we can take it from there.

If you host/organise a clinic, etc you earn a free observer place.  Email Julie to discuss details.  stapletonjulie@hotmail.com

Absolutely ALL behaviour problems retrained, sooner than you think.