Michael Peace - Think Equus

14/10/2026

Scratches as a Reward, Not Food! Rescued Icelandic Horse had head collar issues.
Effort and Reward, Relationship is the ultimate Reward.
Semi-Feral 3 year old Icelandic horse that was rescued by World Horse Welfare working with RSPCA in 2024. When 70 rear-breed horses and foals were rescued form Devon, they had been living in number of Semi-feral herds. This was one of the lucky ones with a loving new home, but he still had issues around having a head collar on Michael Peace helps on a home training session.
Michael Peace is travelling around the U.K. on home training sessions. So if you feel like your training is not progressing and your local person is out of their depth why not to make the leap and do the best by Your Horse and book a kind and true Horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years professional hands on experience. For ridden and groundwork issues like loading, leading and shoeing, please send a messenger with your postcode and a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you. The cost is £410.00 +travel & VAT.

09/10/2026

08/10/2026

Rears & Rushes off, horse won't load. Part 2.
Pressure and Release? ….. in the middle is ‘feel’. This is where Horsemanship begins with Michael Peace.
Loading normally has three parts which can cause trouble.
1. Loading off and on.
2. Standing and Shutting in.
3. Traveling (which is rare).
Michael Peace is in Dorset this week, next week he is in Surrey & Hertfordshire on home training sessions then Suffolk & Essex the week after. So if you feel like your training is not progressing and your local person is out of their depth why not to make the leap and do the best by Your Horse and book a kind, ethical and True Horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years professional hands on experience, do look at over 100 reviews. For ridden training and groundwork issues like loading, leading and shoeing, please send a messenger with your postcode and a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you. The cost is £410.00 + travel + VAT.

07/10/2026

Rears or Rush off, horse won't load.
Pressure and Release? ….. in the middle is ‘feel’. This is where Horsemanship begins with Michael Peace. Loading normally has three parts which can cause trouble.
1. Loading off and on.
2. Standing and Shutting in.
3. Traveling (which is rare).
Michael Peace is in Berkshire and Dorset this week, next week he is in Surrey & Hampshire on home training sessions then Suffolk & Essex the week after. So if you feel like your training is not progressing and your local person is out of their depth why not to make the leap and do the best by Your Horse and book a kind, ethical and True Horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years professional hands on experience, do look at over 100 reviews. For ridden training and groundwork issues like loading, leading and shoeing, please send a messenger with your postcode and a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you. The cost is £410.00 + travel + VAT.

06/10/2026

This our son Henry’s new Maritime Training app for anyone studying their seafaring exams. Follow on Instagram, Facebook or share and download the app.
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04/10/2026

This beautiful 5yrs old horse was in poor condition with sores around her harness when she was rescued from Driving carriages around the city. But had since bitten her new owner and the vet.
Michael Peace helps to break the pattern of conflict by widened the ‘middle ground’ or area of tolerance on a double home training session.
If you feel like your training isn’t progressing and your local person is out of their depth, why not make the leap, and do the best by your horse by booking a kind and true horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years of professional hands on experience. For ridden and ground work issues like loading, leading & shoeing. For a home training visits please send a messenger with your postcode a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you.

01/10/2026

This beautiful 5yrs old horse was in poor condition with sores around her harness when she was rescued from Driving carriages around the city. But had since bitten her new owner and the vet.
She was very difficult to rug which was essential as she seems to have sweet itch.
Michael Peace helps to break the pattern of conflict by widened the 'middle ground' or area of tolerance on a double home training session.
If you feel like your training isn't progressing and your local person is out of their depth, why not make the leap, and do the best by your horse by booking a kind and true horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years of professional hands on experience. For ridden and ground work issues like loading, leading & shoeing. For a home training visits please send a messenger with your postcode a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you.
The Middle Ground Theory
I firmly believes that there is not a bad horse born. There may be bad horses about but they certainly didn’t start like that. Some are easier to get on with than others but all have some softness in them that can be developed if we know how to do it. The ‘middle ground theory’ helps people understand how to work with horses a little better.
‘All horses have an area of tolerance in which you can work with a certain amount of inconsistency and get away with it without causing problems to you or to him. Provided you work within this area of tolerance (or ‘middle ground’ as i like to call it), you can be too hard sometimes and the horse won’t resent you and too soft at other times and the horse won’t exploit you. In other words, the relationship can go slightly out of balance without you doing any permanent damage.
If however you work outside the limits of the middle ground and for example are really too hard sometimes or really too easy at others, you will begin to damage the relationship. The ‘middle ground’ will erode and cause the horse to become less and less generous. In this case the middle ground will eventually become a fine line at which point the horse will give you very little room for manoeuvre in future encounters. This is when a horse is considered a problem horse and requires skilled, delicate and precise handling/riding to restore the middle ground'.
Michael has not met a horse that he could not help by widening the fine line to give the owner or rider room to work again.
Michael Peace © 1999
Think Like Your Horse.
Michael Peace helping horses all over the U.K. on home training sessions.

30/09/2026

Terrified of the mounting block after an accident. Michael Peace is helping horses around the U.K..He is in Dorset Thursday, back in Oxford for local visits on Friday.
So if you feel like your training is not progressing and your local person is out of their depth why not to make the leap and do the best by Your Horse and book a kind and true Horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years professional hands on experience. For ridden and groundwork issues like loading, leading and shoeing, please send a messenger with your postcode and a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you. The cost is £410.00 + travel & VAT.

25/09/2026

Shoeing becomes dangerous even with sedation! After a Panic this young horse wouldn’t pick up feet for the Vet, Farrier or owner.
Michael Peace ‪‬ to break the pattern of conflict by widened the ‘middle ground’ or area of tolerance on a home training session.
Michael is in Suffolk and Norfolk Monday and Tuesday then Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire next week. If you feel like your training isn’t progressing and your local person is out of their depth, why not make the leap, and do the best by your horse by booking a kind and true horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years of professional hands on experience. For ridden and ground work issues like loading, leading & shoeing. For a home training visits please send a postcode and some horse history.

23/09/2026

Shoeing becomes dangerous! Panic then this young horse wouldn't pick up feet.
Michael Peace helps to break the pattern of conflict by widened the 'middle ground' or area of tolerance on a home training session.
Michael is in Essex Thursday (tomorrow) Surrey Friday next week he is in Suffolk and Norfolk. If you feel like your training isn't progressing and your local person is out of their depth, why not make the leap, and do the best by your horse by booking a kind and true horseman with an excellent reputation plus 40 years of professional hands on experience. For ridden and ground work issues like loading, leading & shoeing. For a home training visits please send a messenger with your postcode a bit of horse history and I will get straight back to you.
The Middle Ground Theory
I firmly believes that there is not a bad horse born. There may be bad horses about but they certainly didn’t start like that. Some are easier to get on with than others but all have some softness in them that can be developed if we know how to do it. The ‘middle ground theory’ helps people understand how to work with horses a little better.
‘All horses have an area of tolerance in which you can work with a certain amount of inconsistency and get away with it without causing problems to you or to him. Provided you work within this area of tolerance (or ‘middle ground’ as i like to call it), you can be too hard sometimes and the horse won’t resent you and too soft at other times and the horse won’t exploit you. In other words, the relationship can go slightly out of balance without you doing any permanent damage.
If however you work outside the limits of the middle ground and for example are really too hard sometimes or really too easy at others, you will begin to damage the relationship. The ‘middle ground’ will erode and cause the horse to become less and less generous. In this case the middle ground will eventually become a fine line at which point the horse will give you very little room for manoeuvre in future encounters. This is when a horse is considered a problem horse and requires skilled, delicate and precise handling/riding to restore the middle ground'.
Michael has not met a horse that he could not help by widening the fine line to give the owner or rider room to work again.
Michael Peace © 1999
Think Like Your Horse.
Michael Peace helping horses all over the U.K. on home training sessions.