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Trudi Dempsey is an English equine trainer and behaviour consultant, specialising in positive reinforcement.
Inside the Professional Horse Trainers Forum with Coraline Plumat
In this episode, I sit down with Coraline Plumat a presenter from the upcoming Professional Horse Trainers Forum, at Understand Horses.
Coraline Plumat of Une Leçon d’Ancrage (https://unelecondancrage.be/) is a leading voice in Belgium’s R+ based equine training community and is a certified equine behaviour consultant CEBC with the IAABC.
Find Coraline on:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094356716657)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/une.lecon.dancrage/)
Une Carotte au Coin du Feu (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMWT7p8Cb2itIPv9NoOrc7fB6sBD0b_V6&si=lHg7rkaSPfR0j6wF) podcast in French Language
Coraline's presentation will be: Training day gone wrong: how to avoid it, and what to do if it still happened We've all been there. We had a plan, driving to the barn with high enthusiasm and beautiful mental images of how this would be a glorious training day. Then, somehow, it all went sideways and we left the barn with this bitter feeling of having failed, ourselves and our horses. This talk will investigate the signs that we may sometimes miss that today is not training day, how to shift gears and still have some activities when conditions are not ideal and what to do to save the day without hurt if, unfortunately, training day still went wrong.
Join us online at this year's Professional Horse Trainers Forum, hosted by Trudi Dempsey and Justine Harrison on 26 September 2026, tickets are just £50 for 7 hours!
For tickets and info The Professional Horse Trainers Forum (https://www.understandhorses.com/the-professional-horse-trainers-forum)
12 Aug 2026
Cooperative Care - there's so much more!
An audio only episode with me, Trudi, talking about how cooperative can we really be.
If you want to know how to supercharge communication with your horse, this is the place to start.
In Person Cooperative Care Weekend (https://www.understandhorses.com/practical-cooperative-care-with-horses-workshop-september-2026)
Professional Horse Trainers Forum (https://www.understandhorses.com/the-professional-horse-trainers-forum)
If your ethos aligns with mine and you want to grow your training then join my monthly subscription Positive Horse Club for monthly meeting/webinar feedback on training and a supportive R+ based/clicker training community. Drop me an email trudi@equine.training (trudi@equine.training) or see here Positive Horse Club (https://courses.understandhorses.com/products/communities/positive-horse-club)
31 Jul 2026
Inside the Professional Horse Trainers Forum with Naomi Garner
In this episode, I sit down with Naomi Garner a presenter from the upcoming Professional Horse Trainers Forum, at Understand Horses.
Naomi began her career in equine podiatry in 2019, training with Equine Podiatry Training Ltd. Owning nervous horses herself shaped her desire to work with cases others often avoid. Over time, she developed a practical, welfare-led approach to supporting anxious, dangerous, and physically compromised equines. This led her to specialise further in behaviour change and positive reinforcement, continuing her education with Understand Horses. Naomi’s work focuses on ethical, non-forceful solutions that prioritise both horse and human safety.
In her presentation Naomi will explore what both horse and handler need for safe, welfare-led hoof care - good hoof care is not only about what is done to the feet, but how it is carried out. Too often, forceful handling is normalised, despite escalating fear and risk. This talk covers handling hooves, essential skills for both horse and owner, training alongside your hoof care provider, and retraining the “kicker.” Attendees will leave with practical tools to improve safety while advocating for their horse’s physical and mental wellbeing.
This conversation offers a preview of one of seven presentations at this year's Professional Horse Trainers Forum, hosted by myself, Trudi Dempsey and Justine Harrison on 26 September 2026, early bird ticket £35 but get one soon as the full price will be £50.
For tickets and info The Professional Horse Trainers Forum (https://www.understandhorses.com/the-professional-horse-trainers-forum)
Find Naomi Podiatry (https://www.bareremedyequinepodiatry.co.uk/) Horse Training (https://www.halcyonequine.co.uk/services) and on social media as Bare Remedy Equine Podiatry and Halcyon Equine on social media.
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Nicola Gregory
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