Allan Mitchell Horse Trainer in Murwillumbah, New South Wales | Horse trainer

Allan Mitchell Horse Trainer

Locality: Murwillumbah, New South Wales

Phone: +61 412 791 452

Address: 301 Upper Crystal Creek Road 2484 Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia

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24.01.2022 New Podcast. Desensitizing doesn't build confidence. http://www.quantumsavvy.com/board/index.php How desensitizing your horse can set you up for an unsafe surprise. Another entertaining and educational fireside chat with Shane, Mel, and Meredith.

23.01.2022 Meredith’s Summer Lessons are well under way now!! Last weekend we shared a wonderful time learning and discovering the way our horses should and how to encoura...ge this good posture. We visited this idea in each lesson from level one to level three. Enjoy these highlight photos. There is only one Northern NSW lesson weekend left... if you would like to join us let us know! See more

22.01.2022 Congratulations Christine for achieving her dream of cantering a soft & calm Eli on the beach. Eli was a very anxious and reactionary horse. Chrissie has done a great job of helping Eli overcome his fears and becoming a more confident horse.

21.01.2022 Just a reminder folks that you can download my Release Focused Training book FREE on the QS Forum. If you've never read it, download and enjoy it today and f...ind out just what is the philosophy behind Quantum Savvy and indeed Shane and myself in regard to success with horses. And if you have read it before, now is the perfect time to visit it again for a refresher. HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY everyone.....enjoy. M :)

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18.01.2022 "It’s not surprising that people think that, instead of helping the horse understand, they have to MAKE him do things. It’s the ‘making’ part that causes people to use a lot of unnecessary firmness, which is exactly what those horses can’t understand." - Bill Dorrance.

15.01.2022 Event Title: All Strings Timed Trail Course!! Event Author: georgia_pearl Calendar: Ransley Events Event Date: 11/14/2020 01:00 PM to 11/15/2020 01:00 PM... VERY SPECIAL EVENT FOR THE ENTIRE QS COMMUNITY IN QLD! We are hosting our second annual Timed Trail Course Weekend at QSSC in Woolooga. The event will involve two rides on our marked course with a variety of obstacles to suit each level of rider. Times will be taken and there will be some great prizes up for grabs! The event is open to everyone with a colored string. This is going to be a very inspiring weekend and a great chance to put your homework to the test. When: Saturday 14th of November and Sunday 15th of November Itinerary: Arrive on Saturday with time to setup your horse and your self ready for our riders briefing at 1pm. Saturday night we will catch up together over a BBQ dinner. Sunday morning we will start our trail at 9am and we will gather for lunch to present the results and awards of the day. Please BYO food for breakfast and lunch. Cost: $25 to cover insurance, camping and BBQ dinner on Saturday. While only QS Level Graduates are invited to compete, this event has been designed as a spectator sport so we encourage students and members of the community to come without a horse and watch the event. We will have plenty of viewing stations available. We are also asking for volunteer time keepers and score people on the day so if you haven't quite got your Red String yet but you would like to help out on the day please get in contact with the office. If you have any questions about the event please email [email protected] To book your ticket please follow the Eventbrite link below. The last day to buy tickets will be Friday the 6th of November. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/all-strings-timed-trail-course We can't wait to see you there!!

09.01.2022 And yet most blame the horse for behavioural problems and do not wish to educate themselves A receipt does not make you an instant horseman Unfortunately it’s usually the horse that pays the price and gets labelled as the problem

07.01.2022 Separation anxiety is probably the most common issue people deal with when it comes to working with horses. Sometimes it shows up as a horse being stuck by the arena gate. Sometimes it rears its head when we remove a friend from the paddock. Other times it’s when a horse leaves a friend in the paddock. It can be seen in horses grieving for the loss of a friend and it can be seen when moving to a new herd. It can lead to a lack of forward or bucking or rearing or trailer load...ing problems or mental distraction or crookedness or bit chomping or whatever. It has various triggers with different forms of expression on a scale from hardly noticeable to seriously dangerous. But what is separation anxiety? Separation anxiety is a loss of feeling secure and safe. We often think of it as anxiety from separating a horse from the herd or another horse. But it can be just separating a horse from whatever is helping it feel safe and secure. This can be its environment like a home paddock or a familiar arena or a new rider or the horse trailer it has become accustomed to. What does it mean when we ride a horse down the road and it wants to go back to its friends? What does it mean when every time we ride past the arena gate, our horse slows down and drifts towards the gate? What does it mean when we take a horse away and the horse left behind has a meltdown? It means we have not yet become a reliable and trusting friend to our horse. We either do not have their trust and confidence or we have failed to instill self-confidence. It means that our horse does not see us as the solution to their trouble, but more likely the cause of their anxiety. Separation anxiety is a barometer of the strength and quality of our relationship. The greater the anxiety the more work we have to do. Most people see separation anxiety as a problem in itself rather than a symptom of much bigger issues. A lot of training is focused on addressing separation anxiety by making the horse’s idea more troubling to a horse than our idea. For example, when a horse wants to drift to the arena gate and avoid the opposite end of the arena, trainers will often make the horse work harder near the gate and give them more rest at the furthest end of the arena. This will achieve the desired result of stopping the horse from being resistant to going to the opposite end of the arena. However, it does nothing to address the underlying issue of our relationship. It only focuses on making being by the gate harder. Obedience is the winner and the relationship is the loser. Separation anxiety is not a problem that needs fixing. It’s the relationship that needs fixing. It’s the trust and confidence in being with us that needs fixing. Any approach that does not include building trust and confidence in us and eventually in the horse itself is a bandaid, not a solution. Separation anxiety is an important metric we can use to gauge our relationship. Photo: What’s separation anxiety?

05.01.2022 Wow! Who is ready for some inspiration? Enjoy this archive video from QSE level four camp.

04.01.2022 HURRY....book now. And you too could be living your dreams this summer. Limited positions available.

03.01.2022 Want to save a racehorse? Read this first.

01.01.2022 Your horse will never be as good as he could have been if you have allowed him to move forward braced and on his front end - Al Mitchell

01.01.2022 Have you ever thought about how your horse perceives you? Leadership has become a popular term, but what does it mean and how does it effect your horse? Listen to this podcast and find out more...