"The horses are already so very loyal. I believe it is our obligation to simply be loyal in return" and by that I mean it is always better if we study who they are first and as a species so they get a better deal after each interaction with us.

I love learning about horses and as the years pass by even more so.

I began teaching full time in 2007 and have travelled the globe to study with the worlds best to fulfill my duty of loyalty to them.

Since only a small handful of professionals have the opportunity to be so lucky to expand our education globetrotting, I realised it was a shame because so many people were missing out on some great information. That is part of the reason I created my Get Good with Horses Online Training Academy and is where I share everything I have learned and continue to learn and develop. Currently I also have my own team of Trainee & Graduate Instructors of whom all I am incredibly proud of.

In short, if we are to talk about horsemanship and education, I think it can can be defined in several areas.

For example: whilst the human is learning, often there will be quite a lot of focus on technique, body coordination and timing. After some time and depending on the prior and present experience of the human and the horse in question, we can start to look at testing things so they start to become a normal part of daily life. This then leaves room for advancements of what they know already and the room to learn new and greater things.

This is great because it means the feeling or need to teach the horse or practice all of the time can become less and I find is often the place where magic can happen.                             

That is what you see in this video with my beautiful Lenny. I never asked for this combination of exercises altogether and like this prior to this video. It really was a first ask and a one take which I think makes it even more special.

To explain: the result of what you see here is based on some isolated exercises/languages:

• Back through the gate
• Hunt my hand with the hind quarters
• Sideways to mount

That’s is it! So you see, I don’t have to teach these isolations anymore, the separate exercises became a language and a normal thing. So if I combine them together it just makes sense and he knows exactly what to do as if we were having a regular conversation.

The stick is used as an extension, so if he missed my hand signal which is vertical, I can remind him or support with a stick signal which is horizontal and was the basic language how he learned each exercise in the first place. I also work using energy signals and some vocal ques and well, I just get such a kick out of teaching people and seeing the smile on their faces when the realise they can learn things like this too.

The way I see it is, if I can get a horse to do things like this, what else can I get them to do? Piaffe with little pressue, laydown, jump at Liberty! You name it, it is all there and I love sharing that with people just like you!

When you believe in yourself,
your horse will believe in you
&
when you believe in your horse,
all your dreams can & will come true
- Zoë Coade

• Horse Professional (based in the Netherlands since 2007)
• Founder of Get Good with Horses Courses, Academy, Clinics & Shop
• Award winning Author & Poet
• Writer for Bit&Cap & Horsemanship Journal Magazines

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