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Rebel horse care Everything is connected. Environment, hoof care, gentle training and balanced, bitless riding. Working for better horse welfare through education.

Rebel Academy online membership site and video library. Based in Catalonia Spain.

22/09/2026

15 months ago I had an accident with Vinta.
It was not wildly dramatic, but I did hurt my arm quite badly.

Riding was still new for Vinta. I had prepared her for riding slowly, gently and calmly over a long period of time.
I had sat on her about 25 times or so on the day the accident happened.
It was a bit windy that day and my gut told me to not get on her, as Vinta is an extremely sensitive horse, who spooks easily.
But I did it anyway.

She spooked suddenly and ran in panic, I fell off and she continued running with the saddle sitting half down her side.
I got a hold of her and calmed her down.

Afterwards I thought that we just needed a little time to calmly find our way back to riding. But I was wrong.
The experience had had a much bigger impact on Vinta than I realized.

I have had to take a very big step backwards and reconsider what I’m doing with Vinta.
I am not going to force her to be ridden.
If she is not happy with it, then I am not happy with it either.
The days of forcing horses to do things only to satisfy my needs and wishes are long past for me.

I have chosen a different path.
A path that sometimes comes with sacrifices and loss.
But a path that allows me to look myself in the eye and know I’m doing right by another creature that I claim to love.

Will I ride Vinta again?
I hope so. I hope we can find the way together and that riding can become one of the activities we do together.
If not, it changes nothing about my love for this amazing, clever, beautiful, sensitive, wild spirited soul.❤️

21/09/2026

Vinta and I are practicing haunches-in away from the fence these days.
She knows haunches-in by the fence very well, so I now apply a hand cue that she learns to recognize as the cue for haunches-in, and then I can use the same cue away from the fence.

In the beginning I reward and praise her for each little step in the right direction.
I also use poles on the ground in the transition from having the support from the fence to having no outside support. The poles can be a big help for the horse.

When Vinta can do haunches-in away from the fence, this opens up many more possibilities to help her find balance in her body, both on straight lines, on circles and from a distance at liberty.

Learning haunches-in without the support of a fence is a milestone in a horse’s journey to body awareness and control.

12/09/2026

You really don’t need hectares and hectares of land to create a well functioning track system or active paddock.
My long time hoof trimming client and student has created an amazing active paddock on only 3000 square meters of land.

I decided to visit her, interview her and film her beautiful paddock and horses.
A 25 minute video came out of it where we talk about different ideas to activate and motivate horses to move and trigger their curiosity and seeking system.
We talk about how to take care of the land and plants and insects besides our horses, about using the paddock for proprioception, balance and muscle building and so much more.

You can view the full video in the Rebel Academy video library, link in bio 👆👆👆

08/09/2026

The purpose of hoof trimming is to simulate natural wear.
To help the horses facilitate the wear they are not able to do themselves.

Ideally the horses are living in an environment which motivates them to move around as much as possible after food and water, and over different surfaces that stimulate and strengthen the hooves and facilitate natural wear.

But even in such an environment most domestic horses will still need regular hoof care.

Horses who live in an environment where they have the possibility to wear the hooves a lot on their own, will only need little adjustments here and there.
Trimming little and often, while respecting the individual wear patterns, is the best way to help the hooves stay balanced, healthy and strong.

Want to learn more about my approach to natural hoof care and how to help your horse develop strong, healthy hooves? Join the Rebel Academy, link in bio 👆

04/09/2026

If you want to learn a new skill, you begin with the basics. The foundation. You learn to follow certain guidelines and a protocol.
Once you truly understand the basics of this new skill, and have practiced it well, you begin to see more nuance.
You can begin to let your intuition guide you more, to allow for little tweaks and twists here and there, to allow for individuality and a deep sense of what is needed in this moment.

This is when a skill or craft begins to morph into something more.

14/08/2026

In this clip Vinta and I are practicing head down, head up at liberty.

This may look like a cute trick, but it is a very valuable exercise with several purposes.

1. Having a strong head down cue can help you help your horse when he/she is feeling tense, anxious or overly excited. Because I have practiced this so much with Vinta, she offers head down by herself when she feels stressed or anxious. Note: horses can have a low head position and still feel stressed and anxious. It matters how you teach it and practice it.
2. When Vinta understands head down, head up from body language and hand cues, I can begin to use it when she is in movement at liberty. From a distance I can ask her to reach forward down or lift up more, and in this way influence her posture at liberty.

Want to know more about my approach to horse training and positive reinforcement?
Join the Rebel Academy, link in bio 👆

09/08/2026

In a fast paced world, here’s a bit of slow paced horse training for you!!

My 24 year old paint mare Caroline and me playing with the pole exercise that I call:
“One foot over”.

This exercise is not about performance or getting it right. It’s about communication.
Can I without touching Caroline communicate to her which leg or legs I would like her to move forwards or backwards over the pole?

This is an excellent exercise to work on fine tuning communication with body language and voice cues and it’s great to practice good timing with the marker signal and food rewards.

It helps the horse develop body awareness and proprioception and best of all, they usually find it interesting and fun.

Want to know more?
Join the Rebel Academy, link in bio 👆

03/08/2026

In the fall last year I had a visit from my friend .
While she was here we played with teaching my now 24 year old mare Enya, doing crunches.

After practicing it with her for a while Enya began to develop an unhealthy movement pattern, pushing her head forward and down while tensing up her back as she pushed her weight backwards.
So I stopped practicing crunches with her and decided to decode the movement completely.

I do not believe that we as trainers should be micromanaging our horses every move, but I do think that sometimes they need help to learn to do a specific movement or exercise correctly.
Anyone, horses included can develop compensatory and unhealthy movement patterns.

I find that mixing in-hand work with liberty work is an amazing way to keep training both healthy, playful and fun for both of us.

Here I ask Enya to shift her weight backwards and lift through the thoracic sling. Then come forward again, then backwards, then forward.
This way I make sure she keeps listening to my guidance instead of going on autopilot and throwing herself backwards.

This exercise now is helping Enya strengthen her thoracic sling muscles, so she can stay strong and healthy as she ages.
With time she can come further back over the haunches without losing the lift through the sling, and at some point we can begin to play with this at liberty again.

29/07/2026

New hoof trimming video uploaded to the Rebel Academy!!

Do you want to learn about natural hoof care and how hoof health, environment and training is all connected?
Join the Rebel Academy.
Link in bio 👆

23/07/2026

24 year old Enya and me playing with lateral movements at liberty.
Practicing with no tack on the horse is such an excellent way to find out how well our communication is working.
It is a great way to fine tune my body language, feel and energy.

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