Welcome to the Horsewyse website, my name is Karen Thursfield, I am a Positive Horsemanship trainer working under the name of "Horsewyse" and a Reiki Practitioner based in Redruth, Cornwall.

I have worked closely with horses that have been abused, traumatized or simply misunderstood. Any horse can present its owner with an array of unwanted behaviour eg. biting, barging, and not standing still.

Equines tell us through body language that there is a problem and we can interpret these signals with careful observation.

If we make a request and a response is not forthcoming we need to rule out certain possible causes.

Are they in pain or scared?

Do they understand?

Have they been desensitized?

Have you established leadership?

I assess the relationship between the horse/pony and owner, through discussion and by watching them work together.

My aim for an equine/human partnership is to increase communication, maintain safety at all times and promote confidence. This is done using a variety of psychological / physical skills and techniques , creating building blocks of ground skills needed to enhance the communication between the partnership. These skills and techniques can be transfered to the saddle when appropriate.

I also use a variety of equipment eg. rope halters, 12 and 22 ft ropes to maintain safety and influence behaviour.