Successful Horsemanship

Emma Bowyer

Equine Behaviour Specialist

Emma Bowyer specialises in rehabilitating and restarting the remedial horse. She has ridden and studied with some of the best horsemen and women in the world, including Buck Brannaman, Joe Wolter, Mark Rashid, Perry Wood, Dr Gerd Heuschmann and Lucy Rees, to name a few. She teaches feral horse handling techniques, has a passion for long riding and traditional Vaquero style horsemanship and is an advocate for the Appaloosa breed. She is based in Mid Devon.

Manners &
Handling

Give your young horse the best possible start (or correct unwanted behaviour) with strong foundation skills. Catching - Leading - Foot work - Tying up - Trailer loading

Rehabilitation & Remedial

Understand and work through unwanted behaviours & create a stronger partnership between you & your horse. Emma specialises in re-starting the remedial horse.

Loading

From non-loader to self-loader! Discover the way to happy travelling!

Feral Horses

Emma teaches low stress, effective techniques for working with the feral or unhandled horse.
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Starting

Emma has limited places annually for starting liveries. Focusing on the emotional and physical development of the young (or older) horse.
Giving them a solid foundation to take in the direction of your choice.

''Emma was brilliant I would recommend her to anyone, she really has a way with horses and I will be using her again in the future.''
Tabitha - Somerset

"Emma is one of the few people I would never hesitate to ask to help with our wild pony work."
Kerry Smith, Dartmoor.
www.mitchelcombefarm.co.uk

"I was at my wits end when my farrier recommended I call Emma. Within 30 mins of her first visit Emma had my horse loading in the lorry freely and in a quiet and relaxed manner. It was nothing short of a miracle! I unreservedly recommend Emma to anyone who has any type of behavioural/training problem with their horse"
Flick, South Devon

"I had been to every traditional trainer I knew with no success and I was losing all hope when a friend suggested I give Emma a call. Emma really helped me to understand where my horse was coming from and why she was behaving the way she was.
She helped us to rebuild our relationship and confidence in each other."
Katy T, Dorset

Emma gave me the tools to stay safe and taught me what it meant to be a good leader for my horse (which is what he needed all along). He now leads beautifully, stands for the farrier and is a relaxed and happy horse. Without Emma's help I am sure Max's story would have had a very different ending."
Ellen T, Devon

That short session with Emma has completely changed the way I now approach any 'problems' I am having with my horse. Rather than getting frustrated and 'forcing' him into doing what I want I try to listen to him and figure out a peaceful solution, Emma said to me that day 'Our horses are trying to communicate with us all of the time, we just need to learn to listen to them.' - How true!
Sally H, Somerset

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