Having nearly 20 years break from owning a horse and riding, the opportunity came up for me to get an off the track thoroughbred. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, it seemed like everything had changed so much, but most of all my confidence was shot. I brought him home and he was a dream to handle on the ground, after a couple of weeks of light work, I thought it was time to bite the bullet and jump on. As soon as my bum hit the saddle, his head went down and he went into a bucking frenzy with me ending up on the ground and him bolting and as well as cutting his leg. I was at a loss of what to do, so I asked Gary, a vet friend of mine to find me a cowboy! Gary came through and gave me Paul’s number. I told him the situation and we set up a day for him to come out. I wasn’t sure what to expect. That day was amazing! My horse Dexter really made Paul work for it. I was not expecting to see Dexter ridden or I would never have thought that I would be riding, I wasn’t even dressed to get on as I wasn’t expecting the progress that Paul had made. Not only did Paul ride him, he was cracking his whip on him! Not only did he work with Dex, he has worked with me to get my confidence back and teach me the proper techniques to control my horse and ride with confidence. Paul is such an amazing horseman and words can’t express how grateful I am to have found him and have him working with myself and Dexter.

Paul has helped us here at Brookside Livery and at Little Bradley ‘Hall Farm’ stables immensely over the last six months. He is an Australian horseman who has worked with and owned horses of all kinds his entire life. His general knowledge and knowledge of their psychology is awe inspiring and a pleasure to watch. If any clinics in the future are run by Paul I would recommend attending. He has a multi-dimensional global approach to problems ranging from loading and any ground difficulties through to ridden problems. He has given his clients confidence and the tools to continue with their progress, giving 110% if not more to all his clients. Most importantly he has rekindled all his client’s love of their horses and their passion in the horse world at Brookside Livery and Little Bradley ‘Hall Farm’ stables whether it be happy hacking, eventing, dressage, show jumping or cross country etc. I would highly recommend Paul and will certainly ask for his help again at Brookside/Little Bradley ‘Hall Farm’ Stables in the future.