DAY 1

★ When Horses Say Yes (and No): What Choice Really Looks Like?

What does it really look like when we give horses a genuine choice in training?

In this video, I explore the benefits of giving horses a voice and why choice makes training safer and fairer for both horse and human. Choice comes down to understanding your horse’s emotions and responding appropriately to what he communicates.

I look at the many ways horses may say “no” in training, from strong and obvious reactions to much more subtle signs that a horse is unclear, unsure, or unwilling.

I also explore how horses say “yes”. Because the line between a gentle “no” and a gentle “yes” can be blurred, the video begins with the “maybe” response and moves through a range of clear “yes” examples in different horses and situations.

Listening to all our horse’s communication is key to getting honest, confident “yes” responses.

DAY 2

★ How Do Horses Communicate Consent in Training?

In this second part of exploring choice in training, we turn our focus to consent. How do horses actually give consent, and what does it look like in real, everyday training?

Building on the previous unit about understanding your horse’s emotions and preferences, this video shows how consent naturally emerges when we observe closely and respond to what our horses are telling us. I start by breaking down this process, then explore it in practice across a range of horses and situations, showing how consent can be woven into handling and training in a way that feels clear, fair, and genuinely collaborative.