MY STORY

All through my life I've annoyed the people around me by asking the question "why?". Whatever it might have been I've always wanted to know how things work and the reason behind things we're told. The answer "just because" is just not good enough for me. This is why I like science, where questions are explored and hypotheses tested. Together with an interest in the body and why it behaves the way it does this spurred me to become a Physiotherapist. My interest in the human body has always been closely connected with my love for horses and so I continued my quest to find out more about how the horse's body works and understand its behaviours and how both horses and humans learn. One of the fun, but also very frustrating, things about education and learning is that it never ends. You can always expand your knowledge, and as the saying goes "the more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.". The beauty of it is also that we can all learn from eachother. Some of us have more experience in one area, and others in other areas. Maybe my experience can be of interest to you.

I've been around horses for more than 25 years. During those years I've been a groom in the competition world, I've worked with riding tours, been a board member in several horse associations (e.g. founder of Swedish Camargue Horse Association), worked for horse breeders (Mas Boulanger), educated several youngsters and older horses, and for two years 2012-2014 I worked as a Riding School Manager and Riding Instructor (Holafors Ryttarförening). I started my business in 2009 and has since then given lessons and courses on a part time basis.

One of my personal traits is my eye for details and my high sensibility. This is both an advantage and a drawback in different aspects. I often notice things others have missed, but it can also be a bit overwhelming at times. It was probably this high sensibility that brought me to the rewardbased training with the horses. When I started using a clicker and treats to refine the communication between us it also gave us a whole new dimension to our interaction and friendship. It's now many years since I transitioned from pressure/release training to clicker training and I feel that I constantly learn new things that help both me and the horses have a better life together. I attend clinics, read all the books I can get a hand on and study what I can online. Taking part in discussions in various groups online and IRL also helps me expand my knowledge on the subject.