I work with horses and their people to support soundness, comfort, and thoughtful development — beginning with the nervous system and building toward confident, pain-free work.
My approach is grounded in the understanding that behaviour, posture, and performance are inseparable from physical comfort and emotional regulation. By first addressing the horse’s internal state through therapeutic bodywork and craniosacral care, I help create the conditions in which learning and development can occur without force.
With decades of education and hands-on experience, I am able to identify gaps in training, subtle soundness issues, and patterns of tension that often go unnoticed. I specialise in nervous system regulation, foundational education, barefoot maintenance and rehabilitation, and early classical development across both companion and performance horses.
I work collaboratively with owners — sometimes offering hands-on support, and at other times guiding and mentoring so they can confidently care for and develop their horses themselves. Clear communication, patience, and consistency are central to my work, and I take care to adopt familiar handling and training styles so that what we do together translates back to daily life.
My background includes classical equitation, young horse education, equine veterinary nursing, and biomedical science. Evidence-based research informs my practice, while academic classical training shapes the way I approach balance, lightness, and progression.
I travel to horses in their home environment across the Fleurieu Peninsula and surrounding regions, offering calm, considered support tailored to each individual horse and situation.
History
Growing up on a farm in regional New South Wales meant falling in love with horses at a young age. Like many, my early experiences included pony club, trail riding, and stock work on young and green horses. These formative years laid the groundwork for a lifelong interest in horsemanship and horse welfare.
As a young adult working as an exercise rider for performance horse stables in South Australia, I was introduced to French Classical Equitation through the teaching of Saritta Stratton. Studying classical principles of balance, lightness, and progression fundamentally shifted my understanding of training and inspired a deep commitment to developing horses thoughtfully and without force.
In 2020, I began working part-time as an equine veterinary nurse, gaining valuable clinical experience alongside veterinarians and developing a practical understanding of triage care, soundness, and equine nutrition. Alongside this work, I pursued a Bachelor of Biomedical Science, grounding my approach in evidence-based research and a systems-level understanding of health and function.
My practical education has been further shaped through extensive in-person study with practitioners whose work reflects the depth of care and observation I value. This includes barefoot rehabilitation with David Landerville (USA); bodywork and postural development with Dr Raquelle Butler (AUS), Thirza Hendriks (Netherlands), and Mel Fleming (AUS); and craniosacral therapy with Emma Loftus (UK). These mentors have strongly influenced the way I assess, support, and develop horses — always with attention to the nervous system, physical comfort, and the individual needs of each horse.
Training, caring for, and studying horses remains an ongoing practice. With an educated eye and a gentle hand, I continue to refine my ability to listen, observe, and respond — allowing each horse the time and conditions they need to become sound, confident, and comfortable in their work.
Qualifications
Bachelor BM Sc.
Academy of Dressage - Classical Riding and Young Horse Training
Equine Veterinary Nurse
Biodynamic Cranio-Sacral Therapy 40 hours attendance Cert. lvl 1
Equinology Body Work Cert. - Currently undertaking externship