For me, horsemanship is an umbrella term for all possible forms of working with horses. Since most people mean horsemanship as forms of groundwork, I have named them separately in the name of my company. I do many different types of groundwork and I like to be creative, so what I offer keeps evolving. The method I have immersed myself in the most is the Irwin Insights method, because I find that it uses the most subtle body language. I also use exercises from Featherlight, TRT and my own exercises that I have developed over the years.

Ways I work with clients and horses include: in hand (both halter and bridle), following exercises on a long line, working loose (without a lead in a fenced-off area) and lunging (both single and double long lines). I use groundwork to strengthen the bond between human and horse, create clear communication that is as subtle as possible and make the horse feel better in his body. As Chris Irwin puts it, 'state of body = state of mind'. This means that when a horse is mentally stressed, his body is also in a state of adrenaline production. When we manage to put the horse in a frame that relaxes his body, his mental noise diminishes and he relaxes. So the result is relaxation and stretching of the body, it is a kind of yoga for your horse!