Helping horse owners and veterinary professionals take care of horses more safely, easily, ethically, effectively, and with less stress

BETTER SAFETY


Learn how to be safer when training horses, in everyday interactions with them, during vet & husbandry procedures, and in emergencies


BETTER CARE


Understand the horses´ needs and learn how to care about them more easily, and with less stress (in both daily care and vet/husbandry procedures)


BETTER RELATIONSHIP


Understand equine behaviour & learning and turn every interaction into an opportunity to create trust and cultivate an amazing relationship with horses


I know, it can be frustrating

when your horse is afraid of vets, farriers, or routine daily care, such as applying fly spray.

Moreover, the equestrian world keeps telling you

to "stop being so sensitive and force the horse to comply to get the procedure done. Some horses need to be shown who´s the boss, otherwise they will keep testing your leadership."


But this idea never quite fit with you. Your horses are your best friends. You don´t want to be a source of stress for them. You value a trust-based relationship above all, but you also know that you need to take care of their health.

You know there must be a better way, but where (and how)..?


Now IMAGINE

that your horses voluntarily cooperate in their care & other daily tasks. Imagine that your horses are willingly giving you consent to start procedures.


Imagine that your horses are calm, comfortable, and curious about what happens next, rather than afraid, resistant, or defensive.


What if where once was just stress & struggle, there´s now conversation? Wouldn´t it be amazing? And yes, it´s possible for you and your horses, too! I´ll show you how!


Cooperative care is a movement!

It isn´t just about horses getting used to vet procedures. It´s about giving the horse a voice and turning these potentially stressful situations into powerful trust-building tools!

It´s a trauma-informed approach to horses who need to regain their trust.

It´s a fun way of training horses (whether or not they are OK with vet procedures) & teaching them "tricks" that come in handy in various situations.

It´s showing the equestrian world that we don´t need to use excessive force to make horses comply. We can cooperate, and we can make it fun!


LEARN HOW ↓


Learn about Equine Cooperative Care & what´s in it for you and your horses!


Take a FREE online course & learn the principles!

(for both horse owners and equine professionals)


LOW-STRESS & ETHICAL

We only use the LIMA (least intrusive minimally aversive) approach here

HORSE FRIENDLY

We prioritize solutions based on positive reinforcement & quality of horses´ life

BASED ON SCIENCE

What we teach here, is based on modern scientific evidence

PERSON BEHIND VETCARETRAINING

Hello, I´m Kate


I am an equine veterinarian, life-long equestrienne and animal lover. I've always been passionate about equine health, behaviour and training, and helping horses and other animals overcome their fear of the vets and health care procedures.

I created this project to help horse owners and equine professionals understand equine patient´s behaviour and learning, gain more confidence in handling equine patients in safer, more ethical and more effective manner, and to know how they can effortlessly start building trust every day with the help of science-based techniques.

My work is based on combining scientific evidence, body awareness, emotional awareness, and ethical principles of handling and training horses.

I strongly promote using force-free techniques based on understanding equine behaviour and learning. I identify with the LIMA (least intrusive minimally aversive) approach.