Services
Behavior Consultations
If your horse is exhibiting behaviors that worry you or have the potential to be dangerous, a consultation can help determine the "why". We will create a plan to modify your horse's behavior and change its environment to help prevent future occurrences. Some unwanted behaviors can be reduced after one consultation. In other cases, long-term support and regular meetings are better suited to see permanent behavioral change in your equine. I recommend a recent a recent veterinary visit and consent from your veterinarian to begin treatment.
Consultations can be done virtually if you have a strong internet or cellular connection at your equine's facility and a smartphone device.
Initial consults are $130. Multiple consultations and long-term support are available packaged at a reduced rate.
TRaining Feedback
Learning the fundamentals of how equines learn can help you whether you are completely new to horses or have had equines your entire life. If you have no one to support you in your area, I can give training feedback remotely by voicing over videos that you send in. With voiceover feedback options available, improving your training does not have to break your time or money budget.
Voiceover minute-feedback videos are $20 for up to 30 minutes voiceover feedback
Virtual or in-person lessons are $50/hr
SUPPORT PACKAGES
Support packages allow you to call/text/or email me for any questions that come to mind. You can ask generalized behavior questions or specific questions for an ongoing case. If you benefit from rapid support for pressing questions, you may find long-term contact support packages beneficial over the cost of booking multiple consultations. While I cannot diagnose or provide treatment for an equine over the phone, I can talk about active behavioral treatment cases for horses I have seen within the last 6 months.
For quick questions, 30 minute calls are $20.
For longer term support, $50 for 1 month.
Support for Veterinarians
Many unwanted behaviors have their origins in pain, so I require a recent veterinary check and veterinary consent before beginning to treat any equine. However, some horses may have lingering behavioral issues even after pain is addressed. Others are averse to veterinary procedures themselves--for example needle phobias or an inability to stand tied. If you feel one of your clients and their horse(s) might benefit from a behavior consult but are not certain or would like to learn more, please feel free to contact me for a no-obligation chat.
Education
Free-roaming, feral, and wild horses offer us a building block on which to model environments and interpret behaviors of domestic horses. I visit feral horse herds throughout the year, filming observations of wild horse behavior to compare and contrast with book publications and scientific journals. I am passionate about bringing this knowledge back to equine veterinary practitioners, equine trainers, owners, and the general public. If you'd like to learn more about horse behavior, I teach a few courses throughout the year. If you're an institution, educator, or another organization focusing on public knowledge, please reach out to me about speaking at your venue.