About Emily
Emily has always had a passion for horses. She learnt to ride at 8 years old at a British Horse Society stables, shared ponies, competed locally and worked there part time from 14 - 19 years old.
In 2010 Emily went to the Natural Animal Centre (NAC) in Wales to study stage 1 of the Equine Behaviour Qualification. The NAC opened her eyes to a new way of being with horses and she was keen to learn more. So, the following years were spent going back and forth to Wales to study stage 2, 3 and 4.
Once a qualified Behaviourist Emily started working with horse owners to help them with their horses. Seeing the transformation in the horses and humans was wonderful. Emily also worked at an animal rescue doing training and enrichment gaining valuable experience.
In 2010 Emily bought her first horse Skye. A year later she was given Skye's best friend Bartley as his owner couldn't keep him anymore. Her dream was to have a herd who Skye and Bart could stay with forever. Little did she know in 2014 she would be sent the Meadow Family!
Emily was told there was a semi-feral family of four who hadn't been handled by humans. They were neglected. Emily sad she would train them then find them homes. But of course once she got to know them she couldnt separate the family so they joined Skye and Bartley. Discovering the Meadow Family changed Em's life. Spending time with horses who had never been handled by humans was a gift, and it changed the way she saw horses and especially the horse/human relationship. The Meadow Family have a pure innocence to them. Semi-feral ponies usually start their human relationship with being rounded up, separated from their family and sold. It's easy to see why these ponies are fearful of humans. Whereas the Meadow Family were in their home field together and Em was a visitor who they welcomed. Training them was easy as they had no negative experiences with being handled.
The horse world is constantly evolving. Emily keep up to date through various events, webinars, scientific papers and books. She is a member of the Equine Behaviour & Training Association which is an organisation devoted to getting the accurate information regarding equine welfare out to the public.
Additionally she has a Level 4 in Early Years Teacher Training, Level 3 Forest School Leader and is DBS checked and outdoor first aid trained.