Inspiring partnership in training
Jim Goddard Horses - Jim Goddard MRPCH IHRA
Recommended Associate of Intelligent Horsemanship
After seeing a demo by Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks, Jim became a student of Kelly Marks and Intelligent Horsemanship, and successfully completed the 'Monty Roberts Preliminary Certificate of Horsemanship'. He is now a Recommended Associate of Intelligent Horsemanship (IHRA), and tour manager for Monty Roberts and Kelly Marks in the UK.
Jim works with his clients by breaking training down into manageable steps, easily attainable by the horse and their rider or handler, inspiring the horse to do the best possible work whether it's crossing a puddle, dealing with spooky situations or jumping a fence.
He works towards creating a trusting partnership between the horse and their rider or handler, through mutual understanding. This approach is also fundamental to Jim's work when he's starting young or untouched horses, who benefit from being taught to enjoy their work right from the beginning and become eager to achieve.
He is now starting horses and helping private clients to work with their horses at his yard in East Sussex, and at client yards across the county.
Jim also works with American Quarter Horses, and is training with Susie Anderson. He is currently a UKCC Level 1 coach, specialising in Western Riding. He is working towards his level 2.
History
Jim was brought up in Africa and began horse riding as a small boy to get around. After finishing his schooling and university education in the UK, he began to work with private clients in and around Bristol. He has worked with horses all his life, starting out as a wrangler in Canada and a stunt rider for Canadian films and TV. Upon returning to the UK, he worked as a stud groom and stallion man for the Maydean Irish Draft stud in Devon.
Having worked in many different environments with and for a large cross-section of trainers and horse handlers, Jim saw that the best results came to the trainers who were interested in the horse's point of view, and decided that this was how he wanted to work.