1HeartT Horsemanship

31/08/2025

Beautiful big Clydesdale cross, he’s come in to our hands after a traumatic experience elsewhere. We are making progress after gaining his trust 💗💪🏼

28/08/2025

Just a snippet of what we have been up to ! Check out our FB page if interested in us starting your horse on its journey 💗 1 Heart T Horsemanship

23/08/2025

Recently there was a serious incident in our region involving a horse under harness & a vehicle. The horse lost its life & it very nearly claimed the lives of the 2 women in the cart. We wish both women condolences on the loss of the horse & a speedy recovery 💐💐💐
We need people to be aware that it is the law that horse & riders have right of way & you need to follow their instructions to stop if needed 🛑 just be a good human !!!
(I’m not saying that the car drivers actions caused the incident as I don’t know the details, however it’s a timely reminder for everyone)

31/07/2025

First time for this big boy rating a beast & look at the cow coming out in him ! And Allissa has him flowing nice & relaxed

30/07/2025

🛑 SOLD 🛑 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 ! 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿 ❤️

Squiggles" Welsh x Australian Pony Filly - DOB
19/11/2019. Turns 6yrs in November this year. Will be able to view at Theodore Campdraft this weekend unless finds a home prior. She’s a forward moving pony & loves cattle work, suitable for a going little rider. She’s a cracking little pony but built solid enough to carry a small adult rider. Only serious enquiries please. Only parting with her as my daughter has moved on to other horses with those legs of hers 😆 She was started under saddle with us & have owned her for 4yrs.

29/07/2025

Introducing a green horse to cattle - like any type of desensitization… doing it in a calm, controlled environment is best. Another perk to having your groundwork down pat 👌🏼 Allissa & Myah 🐴 1HeartT Horsemanship

29/07/2025

We had a little visitor today 💗 should we add kid handling to our program too ?? 😍😁
Dusty was making the most of our top sand arena, won’t be long & he will be here lapping around on a pony too ! 👌🏼

25/07/2025

Preach it 🙌🏼

The horse doesn’t care what method you use. He cares how you make him feel while using it.

The war between training methods is exhausting, and it’s hurting the very animals we claim to love.

The industry is drowning in egos.

Scroll any comment section and you’ll see it: accusations, sarcasm, name-calling, and dogmatic preaching, from every side.

Positive reinforcement trainers slam negative reinforcement as cruel and abusive. Traditional trainers mock positive reinforcement as fluffy tree hugging nonsense.

And meanwhile… the horse is stuck in the middle of a war he never asked to be in.

Let’s get one thing straight:
Every single method we use is man-made.

It might’ve been created based on observations of horse behavior. But at the end of the day, they’re still man-made.

Natural horsemanship, liberty, traditional horsemanship, connection based training, positive reinforcement, science based horsemanship, it’s all human-created.

All of it is an attempt to build a bridge between two species. None of it is flawless. They’re tools, approaches and philosophies.

The problem isn’t the method.
The problem is the human.

It’s the person who cares more about being right than being kind, fair and ethical. The trainer who preaches compassion online, but explodes behind closed doors.

The influencer who publicly shames others to boost their own platform.

And it’s all of us watching silently, afraid to speak up because the backlash is that toxic.

This isn’t a game. This is about living beings with fragile nervous systems and beating hearts. The obsession of with being part of the “right camp” has gone so far that we’ve forgotten the point: to help horses live more peaceful, and empowered lives with us.

You can be ethical and use pressure.
You can be ethical and use food rewards.
Any method can be unethical in the wrong hands.

It’s not “R+ vs R-.” It’s not about followers or applause. It’s about doing better. For the horse. For the next generation of trainers and horseman.

For the future of an industry that will collapse under the weight of its own arrogance if we don’t wake up.

Put the horse first. Always. Everything else is just noise.