🦄🗽Our journey to riding bitless
Follow my journey to being a better equestrian
Bitless, reward-based and positive reinforcement (R+) horsemanship — exploring trust through listening, horse behaviour and equine science. Just A Horse Listener is my real-life journey into bitless riding and positive reinforcement (R+) training, inspired by evidence-based insights into horse behaviour and communication. Through groundwork, target training and a focus on listening, I’m learning how trust and understanding create calmer, happier partnerships.
Explore Now🎥 Explore our short video stories — schooling breakthroughs, liberty moments and fun horse science
Each video captures a real moment from our journey — schooling, liberty, or science in action 💜
➕ positive training techniques that use rewards as reinforcement
🧐 Whoa - Did you know … horse science and interesting facts
🐴 Insights into horse behaviour and the latest scientific studies
🤓 Bitless riding - focusing on connection over control
📝 Mindset Monday: Reflections that keep us grounded
Our story
Our story
🐴 Meet Penny - Penny is my equine partner and teacher in all things bitless and behaviour-based. Curious, opinionated and full of heart, she’s the reason I began exploring positive reinforcement (R+) and target training. Together we’re figuring out calmer, clearer ways to move and communicate — one ride at a time.
Equestrian Learning & Certifications -
Equine Welfare & Management — University of California | UC Davis (Coursera, 2025)
The Horse Course: Basic Care & Management — University of Florida (Coursera, 2025)
Animal Behaviour and Welfare — University of Edinburgh (Coursera, 2025)