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HORSE WHISPERER A HUGE SUCCESS
Staff Reporter / 2010-05-26 14:30:06
More than 100 people flocked to the Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre in Rojales on Saturday (15th May) to see UK horse whisperer Adam Shereston. Adam spent the whole day working with a number of the centre’s rescue horses, while explaining his techniques to a fascinated crowd. First, Adam put two of the centre’s youngest horses, Spirit and Zak, through their paces. He showed how he could, through body language and working with the horse’s natural instincts, get the horses to walk, trot and stop while he moved alongside them.
Adam then moved on to Luceiro, the centre’s first rescue horse, who only has one eye. Working with a one-eyed horse was particularly challenging for Adam, as he had to adapt his techniques to take account of Luceiro’s blind side. At first, Luceiro was nervous of Adam and bucked, reared, kicked and charged around the arena. But very soon, as Adam used his body language and position to communicate, Luceiro relaxed and began to respond to Adam.
With the last horse of the day, Malibu, Adam demonstrated techniques for teaching a horse to go and turn without using any force or pressure.
Said Sue Weeding, founder of Easy Horse Care, “It was a fascinating day. Adam was working with horses he had never worked with before and very quickly built up a rapport with them. It was lovely to see some of our rescue horses responding so well.”
Adam got on so well at the centre that he extended his stay to spend more time helping and working with the rescue horses. If you missed Adam, there will be further chances to see him as he plans to make the rescue centre his Spanish base. He will try to visit a couple of times a year to work with the rescue horses, do demonstrations and hold courses to teach his techniques.
Tags: Easy Horse Care Rescue Centre, Adam Shereston
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