Ross Dhu Equestrian Ltd is the base for Morag Higgins, and Mark Higgins. Ross Dhu’s yard offers stunning livery facilities for horses and owners alike. Livery clients enjoy use of the newly constructed indoor arena, outdoor arena, hot wash facilities, solarium, client room to name only a few of the facilities. With breathtaking hacks in the surrounding countryside of Chatelherault, Hamilton on our doorstep you never need to worry about traffic.
Morag and Mark Higgins have developed their own system of training building on those techniques, principles and teachings of horse care as pioneered by Mark Rashid. Mark and Morag work closely together on building the bonds of trust between horses and owners and training apprentices and students in their Government Recognised Equestrian Qualification System Equido. They run clinics across the country and are available for group and private lessons.
TWO AND FIVE DAY MASTERSON METHOD COURSE!
The 2 day introduction to the Masterson Method which gave the students a sound knowledge of the basic exercises was a rip roaring success. We will be holding more courses next year so keep an eye on this website and the Mastersonmethod website (link below) for updates.
The Advanced 5-Day Course in equine bodywork is an advanced, practical course that is open to anyone with experience handling horses and a basic knowledge of equine anatomy, who is interested in improving relationship, communication and performance in horses. It is also the primary course for the Certification Program.
It consists of five days of practical training. Your group will be visiting a different barn each day within the vicinity of the primary city. This way you will have a variety of horses to work on. Carpooling is recommended and can be arranged on the first day.
This course is spent almost entirely working on horses. You will learn where to look, what to look for, and how to release and clear issues that most affect performance. During this course you will perfect your understanding of the principles of release of tension in the horse, your ability to recognize and use responses of the horse to your touch to get that release, and your ability to enable the horse to participate in the process of releasing tension.
You will also learn evaluation techniques that will help you identify bio-mechanical patterns in the horse associated with possible primary Issues, and resulting secondary Issues.
Course size is limited to ensure one-on-one instruction.
The prerequisite for these courses is to purchase and view the Beyond Horse Massage DVD and/or the Beyond Horse Massage Book prior to attending. Purchase these at our UK store to save money on shipping.
Caroline von Linden has achieved the winning position for 2022! Stephanie Wharrie was the runner up of this prestigious award for 2022. They follow in the footsteps of Laura Manby who won in 2017 and Aimee MacCrae who won in 2018 and Caroline von Linden runner up in 2019, giving Ross Dhu Equestrian Ltd finalists and runners up for four years.
Well done Caroline, you really deserved this!
Our Show and Clinic Schedule is now available! Please check out our Calendar for dates, something exciting happening every month over the course of the year, don’t miss out! Our Summer Show is open to everyone with Trophies for first place and beautiful rosettes up to sixth place. Application forms (where applicable) will be added as soon as possible.
We have another exciting year of one day clinics with the fabulous equido team which will be held here at Ross Dhu throughout the summer.
Please go to the events calendar for details and to book your place.
We have a team of rescued horses here at Ross Dhu who spend their time helping others find their way back from personal difficulties. This work is done through the Equido Charity SCIO. We are currently trying to raise funds in order to improve our services, if you can help it would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made via JustGiving if you want to know more about our current project just read about them by clicking the link below:-
A short documentary exploring the uses of Natural Horsemanship across Europe. I travelled to Scotland, Germany and France to meet Morag Higgins, Toril Strooper and Linda Overlaet who all share something in common. Here is their story. Thank you to everyone involved and all who helped make this happen!
We will be posting regular blogs to both scottishhorsehelp.co.uk and equidohorsemanship.co.uk. Click here to visit our blog.
FOR A FULL REPORT CLICK HERE.
DO YOU USE OR WANT TO USE HORSES IN YOUR WORK AS A THERAPIST, TEACHER OR COACH? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE OR HORSES WITH OTHERS AND HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP AT THE SAME TIME? DO YOU WISH TO BOOK A THERAPY COURSE FOR YOUR SCHOOL, CHILD? CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
To sit your Equido Course online please visit our dedicated website at www.equidohorsemanship.co.uk
We are now taking bookings for training dates this year. We offer a comprehensive service from backing to working with remedial problems. If you are looking for help or assistance please contact us for more details. We encourage the owners to be in attendance as much as possible to develop a closer bond with their horse and as many session as possible are filmed. Please hurry as dates are limited.
We are pleased to now be able to offer a private, personal training program specifically tailored to your individual goals and needs. One of our Equido Trainers will be able to visit you at your own yard and work with you towards your goals. For further information please contact us.
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