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The basic information which was originally provided in the book mentioned by Jo Hillsmead below is now given in the Articles and Advice section of this website under ‘I want to work with horses’
Jo Hillsmead said:
This little book by Paula Clements with the contributions by other members of The ... read more
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An ABRS success story – The Responsible Groom course. Work placement: Student ‘Anna’. Quarry Farm in Lamberton – situated between Eyemouth and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
As a riding school this yard (Eat Sleep Ride CIC) offers regular short term work placements for people struggling to keep their life on track. The owner Danielle Mckinnon and her managers ... read more
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Keen novice from Leicestershire: I only discovered horses 9 months ago but am well and truly hooked. Although not a horse owner, on the practical side I am now looking after a horse 3 days a week as well as having riding lessons every week. I was utterly amazed and fascinated to read in this equine psychology ... read more
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I have been around horses for 30 years. I’m an assistant coach at the Riding For The Disabled. I worked for a major and well known horse feed company for 2 years. I also hold the Monty Roberts Introductor initial certificate of horsemanship, so in some areas I have a reasonably wide horsey knowledge.
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Sam – Wiltshire
There’s no soft soap here; the course work really was useful in starting me thinking about what was going wrong with me and my pony, and why.
Horsey people don’t realise is that it’s really scary when you buy your first horse especially if you don’t have a network ... read more
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I really like this course, I am finding it very informative’ said M who works full time at a yard in Scotland. The Responsible Groom Accredited course
Lingfield said: Good to hear you are enjoying it M and we know the others on your team have enjoyed it too. Another comment from the ... read more
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