Diana Coldman

Eve

"Having seen Sue at ‘work’ helping my boy successfully overcome his very entrenched problems with loading, her intuitive sensitive approach and depth of understanding opened my eyes to the possibilities of working with horses in an entirely different way to that which I had learnt over many years. It was a horse-centred approach that wasn't focused solely on the outcome but instead how to achieve it in a way where the horse was comfortable, learnt from the training and in this case was always able to load thereafter. Anyone with a horse that vehemently dislikes loading will know of and have experienced the many commonly used methods to get a horse into a trailer or box, none of which recognise the underlying problem the horse has and how to address it. (And this just doesn't apply to loading.)

This was the revelation of working with Sue and with that seed planted, it didn't take me very long to realise that I needed to address this complete lack of knowledge not just to make myself a better horse person but also to improve the relationship I have with my horse.

Diana Coldman

Hi, I would just like to give a big hug and thank you to Sue for the AEB Home Study course I recently completed.

The methods outlined in the course are paramount for anyone hoping to forge a meaningful way of being with and working with horses. At a personal level, the course has helped to validate the beauty of inter-species connection - simply being with my horse and enjoying each other's company. So much of the equestrian world is filled with DOING... grooming, exercising, schooling, competing, more schooling, activities, discipline. etc. The focus is so much on what we want the horse to DO that we forget to just BE! I actually love being with my horse for no other reason than we are together.

In some ways the course could also perhaps include a parallel title, 'Applied Human Behaviour' because it brings into focus how the tiniest, most subtle nuances of our behaviour, posture, energy and thoughts influence the horse all the time. It has helped in my own education of learning the language and innate behaviour of horses and in understanding this is an ongoing process.

For me, the AEB course has been and continues to be part of my journey of discovery and has boosted my confidence in my own work in giving and teaching equine Reiki and animal communication.

Diana Coldman, 2015
www.thelifewhisperer.co.uk