Path Equestrian

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