Horsemanship Resources
Here you will find links to information and articles from a number of different voices. The Non Ridden Equine Association UK is a platform for diversity and sharing. It is a collective of people be they novices to professionals. Links are always checked once added, however articles can get removed and websites close, so if the links to a resource do not work please let us know.
If you have read an article or seen something that should be included in the resources please Get in Touch we would love to hear from you. The more of us who can contribute to the resource bank the richer it will be. We are always delighted to add more resources to the library.

The founders of the Non Ridden Equine Association UK are passionate about training that uses Positive Reinforcement. Horsemanship comes in many shapes and forms and not all approaches use positive reinforcement. Therefore we recognize there is much debate on ethics in horsemanship. Here is not the platform for this debate. We simply provide resources for you to enjoy.
We encourage everyone to become students of the horse as learning is lifelong. With this in mind we have other sections in our Library that compliment this horsemanship section. Please check out these sections as well.
We are passionate about supporting horsemanship practitioners who support people without riding on the agenda. Click here to see our list of Non Ridden Equine Friendly Horsemanship Practitioners.
Interesting Reads
- Excitement, Feeling, and Attachment's Impact on Training. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
- Intent and Energy. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- Journal of Animal Consciousness. By Sarah Reagan and Chiara Marrapodi
- Do You Push or Motivate Your Horse? By Linda Salinas
- Intuition. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- The Easiest Way to Train a Horse. By Linda Salinas

- The Horseman's Handshake. By Sue Gardner
- Groundwork exercises: The 5 basics. By Karine Vandenborre
- Groundwork By Straightness Training
- 10 Tips to Train Your Horse Faster. By HippoLogic
- Become Your Horse's Herd Leader through Groundwork By Julie Goodnight with Heidi Melocco
- Maverick. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- The Language Horses Speak By Andrea Datz
- How Horses Learn Part 1. By Justine Harrison
- How Horses Learn Part 2. By Justine Harrison
- If a Horse Could Open Up the Black-Box of Skinner. By Francesco De Giorgio
- Calm Assertiveness in Horsemanship. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- What Makes Horses Tick? By Sue Gardner
- Equine Training. A resource bank from Equi-libre Horses
- Why Do Horses Do That? By Justine Harrison
- Lessons Taught Me by My Horse, Lesson 3. Expect nothing! From the book, When Horses Speak and Humans Listen.
- The Cognitive Horse. By Francesco De Giorgio
- Conversations with Horses: An In-Depth Look at Signals & Cues between Horses and their Humans by Hertha James
- A Tip For Better Communication With Your Horse. By Linda Salinas
- Achieving an Energetical (“Magical”) Connection with a Horse. Facebook article by Horses and Humans Publications
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Motivation Series. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Part 6. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons

- Sharing A Connection of the Heart with Your Horse. By Linda Salinas
- The Science Behind 'Licking and Chewing' in Horses. By Sue McDonnell
- The Big Red Button. By Mary Oliver
- Why Horses Lick and Chew – A Polyvagal Lens. By Sarah Schlote
- No Ifs Buts Or Maybes. By Neil Davies
- Becoming Horse Conscious. By Camille Dareau
- Stubborn as a Donkey? By Sue McDonnell
- Your Smart Horse. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- Do Horses Prefer to Approach Submissive People? Written by Trot On
- The Myth of Equine Hierarchy? by horseandriderbooks.com
- Desensitizing / The Methods. By Adele Shaw
- HORSEMANSHIP BEGINS WITH YOU...NOT YOUR HORSE By Linda Salinas
- The Secret Lives of Horses Long-term observations of wild equines reveal a host of unexpected behaviours. By Wendy Williams
- Dancing Across Costa Rica. By Elsa, Hooves and Heartbeats
- Understanding Herd Interactions and How Horses Relate to Us. By GABRIELLE AND CAMILLE DAREAU
- Horses and the Power of Followership By Andrew Smail
- Haunted By X’s and O’s. What our body position is telling the horse. By GRETCHEN VOGEL
- Let Your Horse Sniff. By Terry Golson
- Telegraphing In By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- How to train a horse – 15 steps according to science. By HorseScience.co
- Who’s the Herd Leader? It Depends, Researchers Say. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
- Excitement, Feeling, and Attachment’s Impact on Training. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
- Learning to read “tells” during training. BY JENDIGATE
- 5 Benefits of Teaching Your Horse to be ‘Patient’ By HippoLogic
- Trust and Trustworthiness + Respect and Respectfulness = A Healthy Relationship. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons

- Changing the Tone of the Conversation. By ANDREA DATZ
- Panning for Gold. By Vicki Jayne Yates BA Hons
- The Art of De-Escalating. By Anna Blake
- The Fine Art of Haltering Horses: By Andrea Datz
The views expressed by contributors to the website may not necessarily be the view shared by you or the founding members of the Non Ridden Equine Association UK. The website content will be very diverse therefore impossible to apply a quality standard. Therefore we encourage you to use what you learn from here with common sense and with on-going support from professionals of your choice.