| A horse trainer is a term generally used for someone | | | | jumping, or endurance. Even a horse that is simply |
| that teaches and improves a horse. They specialise in | | | | going to be a happy hacker requires training. |
| training horses in various equestrian disciplines and also | | | | A trainer might describe someone who specialise in |
| behaviour. Horse trainers have many years | | | | other areas such as clicker training or western riding. |
| experience and even qualifications in their specialist | | | | There are also trainers who specialise in natural |
| area of horsemanship and know how to achieve the | | | | training, these people use training methods that are |
| desired results. Whether it's a racehorse trainer | | | | considered a more natural approach, such as Parelli or |
| conditioning a Thoroughbred for the flat or a classical | | | | Monty Roberts Join-Up. |
| dressage trainer teaching a horse the complex and | | | | There are specialists horse trainers all over the UK |
| demanding movements of a dressage test, a | | | | offering professional services and who know how to |
| professional horse trainer will have the knowledge of | | | | improve your horse, whether it's a ridden or |
| what is required to teach the horse new skills or | | | | behavioural problem, training in a specific discipline, |
| improve upon what has already been learnt. | | | | young horse training or racehorse rehabilitation, there is |
| Horses are trained from the moment they are born. | | | | someone who knows how to get your horse reaching |
| Their initial training begins with being handled by humans | | | | its full potential. All horses require some training at |
| and learning what is acceptable behaviour and what | | | | some point in their life's, to get the best from your |
| isn't. From this training we hope to create a horse that | | | | horse seeking the advise from a professional horse |
| is safe around humans and ready for us to then train | | | | trainer is essential. |
| in specific areas, such as harness driving, dressage, | | | | |