Ross Dhu Equestrian Ltd is the base for Morag Higgins, and Mark Higgins. Ross Dhu’s yard offers stunning livery facilities for horses and owners alike. Livery clients enjoy use of the newly constructed indoor arena, outdoor arena, hot wash facilities, solarium, client room to name only a few of the facilities. With breathtaking hacks in the surrounding countryside of Chatelherault, Hamilton on our doorstep you never need to worry about traffic.
Morag and Mark Higgins have developed their own system of training building on those techniques, principles and teachings of horse care as pioneered by Mark Rashid. Mark and Morag work closely together on building the bonds of trust between horses and owners and training apprentices and students in their Government Recognised Equestrian Qualification System Equido. They run clinics across the country and are available for group and private lessons.
TWO AND FIVE DAY MASTERSON METHOD COURSE!
Our Show and Clinic Schedule is now available! Please check out our Calendar for dates, something exciting happening every month over the course of the year, don’t miss out! Our Summer Show is open to everyone with Trophies for first place and beautiful rosettes up to sixth place. Application forms (where applicable) will be added as soon as possible.
We have a team of rescued horses here at Ross Dhu who spend their time helping others find their way back from personal difficulties. This work is done through the Equido Charity SCIO. We are currently trying to raise funds in order to improve our services, if you can help it would be greatly appreciated. Donations can be made via JustGiving if you want to know more about our current project just read about them by clicking the link below:-
A short interview with Morag Higgins and Margaret Raw on their thoughts on horse care and training.
We will be posting regular blogs to both scottishhorsehelp.co.uk and equidohorsemanship.co.uk. Click here to visit our blog.
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DO YOU USE OR WANT TO USE HORSES IN YOUR WORK AS A THERAPIST, TEACHER OR COACH? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE YOUR LOVE OR HORSES WITH OTHERS AND HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP AT THE SAME TIME? DO YOU WISH TO BOOK A THERAPY COURSE FOR YOUR SCHOOL, CHILD? CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
To sit your Equido Course online please visit our dedicated website at www.equidohorsemanship.co.uk
We are now taking bookings for training dates this year. We offer a comprehensive service from backing to working with remedial problems. If you are looking for help or assistance please contact us for more details. We encourage the owners to be in attendance as much as possible to develop a closer bond with their horse and as many session as possible are filmed. Please hurry as dates are limited.
We are pleased to now be able to offer a private, personal training program specifically tailored to your individual goals and needs. One of our Equido Trainers will be able to visit you at your own yard and work with you towards your goals. For further information please contact us.
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