Megan Cook - Equine Training and Behaviour

15/04/2026

08/04/2026

✨Ethical Training and Behavioural Support✨

At Megan Cook Equine, I use a clear framework to understand behavioural issues and to support both you and your horse.

I help horses and their humans to build a strong, trusting relationship through positive reinforcement and behavioural support. Whether you’re facing challenges with handling, training, or behavioural concerns, I provide guidance tailored to your horse’s needs.

My framework includes:

History Taking - To understand the full picture before any intervention.

Vet & Professional Collaboration - To ensure the horse is physically comfortable.

Management Review - To ensure the horse’s basic needs are met (friends, freedom and forage).

Foundations of Positive Reinforcement - To create a solid foundation and prepare for rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation - To improve behavioural issues and overall wellbeing, taken at a pace the horse feels comfortable with.

Handover & Ongoing Support - To empower you to continue your horse’s progress.

If you want a partnership built on welfare, science, and compassion, I’d love to help.

Learn more at megancookequine.co.uk or message me to arrange your initial consultation.

* Please note that whilst pain can never be fully ruled out, veterinary intervention should always be a priority before training or behavioural guidance.

Horse behaviour and training, based in Warwickshire. Offering consultations, training, and behavioural support for horses.

26/01/2026

2016 ✨

A very strange year 😂

✨ Got my first ‘proper’ job
✨ Went to a dealer’s yard to look at some horses and fell in love with a scruffy mare
✨ Said mare tried to kill me multiple times however I still decided she was mine
✨ Got my first car, my little Rover 25 🚗
✨ Doris threw herself off a bridge and I received my first vet bill
✨ Went to Greece and was followed by a stray dog for the entire week
✨ Decided to bring said stray home (the first of the Greek rescues) 🐶

16/01/2026

Unfortunately, grazing can be difficult to find in the UK, and many livery yards restrict turnout during the winter. However, forms of exercise such as horse walkers are too often used as a substitute for adequate turnout.

Horses need the freedom to move, it is vital for their health and well-being. When we restrict their natural behaviours, we increase the risk of behavioural issues.
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13/01/2026

Just a few benefits of using positive reinforcement 🥕✨

12/01/2026

How many times have you heard someone say that a horse doesn’t have any respect for their human?

It’s a common statement not only in the horse world but in animal training more broadly. But what does it actually mean, and why doesn’t it align with what we’re trying to achieve?

“Respect” has several definitions, but in this context it is often understood as “due regard for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others.” While horses are deeply sensitive and highly sentient animals, respect is a human concept, and our horses have no understanding of it.

We can absolutely teach our horses boundaries, but they cannot “respect” us in the human sense; it is simply not cognitively possible.

So rather than accusing our horses of lacking respect when they display undesirable behaviours, we can instead look for the underlying cause and focus on improving their welfare.
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