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<body stylesrc="doghome.htm" bgcolor="#F2F2F2" text="#000080" link="#000080" vlink="#000080" alink="#000080"> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#99CCFF"> <p align="right"><b><font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF" size="3">HOME</font></b></td> </tr> </table> </div> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font FACE="Arial"> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><img border="1" src="images/pic00001.jpg" align="left" width="129" height="175"></font><b><font FACE="Arial">The Natural Horse</font></b><font FACE="Arial"> has been set up to primarily educate people in the art of Classical Riding, Balanced Riding or whatever people wish to call it, and the Holistic care of our horses.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">As a Classical Riding Instructor I have tried over the past 10 years to encourage people to learn how to ride their horses, no matter what the breed, with patience, subtle weight changes, the least possible tack and to allow the horse to do the work; we as riders do far too much work which in turn disturbs the horse’s balance, as it strives to listen to our commands and carry them out.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">I am not a great believer in using hands or legs unless they are required and even then, I expect my pupils to use the least possible force and try to introduce them to the beauty of the horse if we sit calmly and quietly and allow it to move freely without excess hindrance from the rider.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">I hope this site develops to become a real learning experience in the art of Classical Riding and the correct type of training to start a young horse off on the right hoof, so to speak.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">I was introduced to this style of riding by watching a young lady trainer at a local stud who could get horses to do whatever she wanted and without any force involved. She took what they had to offer and built on this. I spent many hours just watching her train horses and always came away with a little bit more knowledge. When these little gems of wisdom appeared to work well with my own horse, I knew I had no option but to learn to ride in this manner.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">My interest was further enlightened, by Sylvia Loch who I believe brought home to so many riders, the art of riding with the balanced seat, which is in essence what we all strive for. I am proud to be on her Classical Riders’ Instructors list and hope that I will always strive for perfection, no matter how long it takes.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">My other main interest is the treatment of horses using holistic therapies.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">Having lost my horse, Ali, long before his time was up, possibly due to the ongoing and long term adverse effects of routine vaccination and antibiotic resistance, I am determined to do all I can to inform people of the possible dangers of vaccines.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">After his very first inocculation, Ali suffered from a myriad of problems for the rest of his life. It was – and is – hard for many people to believe that these problems could be related in any way to a routine vaccination. But, recently, some of the more enlightened professionals have begun to take on board the fact that an increasing number of equines <i>do</i> seem to react badly to some vaccines.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">At the time, though, I felt that I was a lone voice in the wilderness! How Ali kept going is a complete mystery to me. But we had a very special bond and a mutual respect and love for each other which I have no doubt was what kept us both going in times of dire stress.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">While taking on the care of Ali, I learned a lot in a short time about Holistic Therapies. Many people tried to help, but it was difficult at the time to separate out the genuine therapies and products from gimmicks or nine-day wonders. Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work for Ali.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">But, he taught me so much and I owe him a huge debt of thanks. And, I hope this website will, in time, help others not to make the mistakes I made. Looking back I can see all that went wrong so clearly.</font></p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><font FACE="Arial">This site is dedicated to one of the most beautiful creatures I have ever known. His patience, kindness and sense of humour are what I remember most.</font></p> <p><font FACE="Arial">His love of life was taken from him far too soon. I lost my best friend and words cannot explain just how much I miss him.</font></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p align="center"><a href="horsehome.htm"><img border="0" src="images/top.gif" width="27" height="26"></a></p> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" width="90%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font size="2" face="Arial">The <a href="horseframes.htm"><b>Natural Horse</b></a> publishes material to inform and educate users. 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