I knew he was reactive but thought I could handle him. So many people told me to just expose him to everything and he would get better. Instead of getting better, he got worse every time I took him somewhere or even when riding him around my own property. Any little thing could startle him, but I kept going thinking that he would get used to things. His spooks were never huge, so I kept trying to do what I thought was right. After my fall I was angry and to tell you the truth, a little hurt in both pride and my feelings. I had given my horse every thing I thought he needed not to mention he had a great herd to hang out with on 10 acres. What more could he possibly want or need? Kathy explained to me that I had done so many things right, but I was missing a very crucial part of a good relationship. She showed me how to help my horse relax; How to get him to trust me and to look to me for decisions, instead of taking over as he was used to doing. I thought I had a good relationship with my guy, but I was so wrong. In all my years of lessons, no one ever told me the things that Kathy was teaching me. I had no idea that we were missing so much! I just loaded my horse the other day without a halter or lead rope. We walked to the back of the trailer and he very slowly stepped in just as he was asked. The last time I took him somewhere, it took over an hour to load him. He waits to see what I am doing before he makes a decision. I go to get him from the pasture and walk him to the barn at liberty. His ears were untouchable but now he lowers his head for a scratch. I can touch him anywhere and he does not worry. The most interesting part of all of this is that I did’t touch him everywhere for him to not worry. I didn’t back him up time and time again to get him to back up so lightly that it feels like he is bouncing off my suggestion. When I take him away from his herd he no longer worries about not being with them. Kathy has shown me how to be his leader, plain and simple. She has shown me how to help him relax when something might get a little scary for him. She has shown me how to be the one he wants to be with, the one he wants to trust and wait for. In the process of “teaching my horse” a funny thing happened. I learned to feel for my horse. I learned to read his emotions so much more than I ever thought possible. I learned to wait for him too. Thanks Kathy, you have changed my life and that of my horse. We are both grateful!

Mary A.
Cypress, TX

I acquired the Mustang from the Bureau of Land Management in 2001 and the Quarter was given to me by his previous breeder/owner after the horse charged him and broke his ribs in 2008. I had issues with both of them—the Mustang would occasionally bolt through fences or begin a bone-jarring buck from a rocking-chair canter or refuse to canter. The Quarter horse did everything I asked of him, but seemed very pent up and apprehensive as he didn’t quite trust people. I attended over a dozen horse seminars by internationally known trainers who worked with the Mustang; however, they were unable to change his behavior or unlock the key to his mind. I was able to accomplish many of the “natural horsemanship” maneuvers and exercises with both equines and was considered a great pupil because the horse and I worked as a team and were able to move through the exercises in a calm, controlled matter in a short period of time. I met Kathy Moore in 2000 and watched her develop as an equine trainer without equal. She came and worked with my horses on two separate occasions. Both horses relaxed and became more inquisitive and involved with her and me. It was amazing! Kathy was able to read and understand their issues, ask more of both, and bring them to a more relaxed state than I’d ever seen while being willing to do more with me as well. I would recommend her as a trainer of both horse and owner without reservation.

Kim D.
Rock Springs, TX

From the first lesson with Kathy I gained a better understanding of my horse and myself as a leader. Over the past eight months I have gained the confidence on the ground and in the saddle that has made riding a pleasure and not something to be feared. I am grateful to her and her method of natural horsemanship for bringing me to this point.

Carol W.
Temple, TX

You leave with better communication with your horse. Kathy is an excellent teacher. She teaches you to pay attention to the little things your horse is saying that can solve a lot of problems. You will have a better experience with your horse if you have a partnership. When I got my horse, BB, in 2007; I had no clue what to do with him. After the vet came out and talked with me, he realized I needed HELP. He recommended Kathy Moore. I called her immediately. My classes with Kathy have given me the knowledge I needed to work with my horse as a leader using natural horsemanship. Kathy is a great trainer of people and horses. I am looking forward to continuing my classes with her. BB follows me around like a puppy.

Mary H.
Tomball, TX

She goes way beyond the call of duty. She is always there when I have a problem or a question. I have been around horses all of my life and no one has taught me what she has. I've learned alot about myself as much as I have learned about my horse. She has a wonderful connection with horses.

Gina W.
Little River Academy, TX

She has the ability to read horses and people with astounding accuracy. Kathy is a horse person who is able to share her knowledge with horse owners and put her recommendation into a workable plan of action. We strongly recommend Kathy to anyone who wishes to improve their relationship and understanding of their horses.

Bill B.
Salado, TX

I remember coming home from this clinic, using my skills that I had learned, and impressing other boarders with my little 21 year old mare. She backed up with a wiggle of a finger, I could send her over barrels, send her circling around me by just pointing, send her sideways down a fence, ride and felt safe riding her in a natural hackamore, and best part she would "catch me" when I came to the barn... Kathy worked with us and taught us how to communicate in a way our horses would understand. She is now working with my new horse and I am so pleased with his progress after just two lessons. Kathy is patient and very generous with her time. She teaches the horse and then teaches the student, and waits until the horse and student both understand. I am very excited to continue learning natural horsemanship with Kathy. Highly recommend Kathy to anyone who wants to have a better relationship with their horse!

Tracy W.
Tomball, TX

Today, I am so looking forward to her doing the same with my new filly. She is patient, kind, and very knowledgeable to the ways of horses. I am so lucky to have her to call on when needed.

Ann A.
Conroe, TX

Kathy is truly gifted at reading and influencing horse behavior and at developing those skills in her students. Her training style is upbeat and positive. She inspires students to pursue higher levels of equine language and leadership resulting in a very special bond between students and their equine partners.

Shannon M.
Houston, Texas

We pulled up to my mom's pasture and Max, my most reactive horse, had gotten himself on the wrong side of the slick wire and had gotten separated from the herd. I kept calm and my wits about me and used all of my *responsibilities*, and he maintained all of his. This guy, who usually hates having his ears messed with, accepted me having to press and then rest the (inactive) hotwire and then slick wire over his ears and onto his neck. I played friendly to keep him there with me and connected and stepped on the low wire, and picked up one front hoof and lightly put it through, then gently tapped the back of the other one and he copied the same move with that hoof. At that point I was able to tap "go" on his withers and he slowly limboed out into the right part of the pasture and WALKED to rejoin the herd. You are an amazing teacher, Kathy!

Danielle S.
Magnolia, Texas

Kathy has worked with three of my horses. She not only has a great love of horses but also a passion for the process of natural horsemanship. She has mastered an understanding of equine behavior which now comes so naturally to her that she can predict the horse's response before he reacts. She prioritizes the mental and emotional health and wellbeing of the horse over any agenda or desired outcome. She has the patience to give the horse as much time as needed to find what is being asked of him and then allows him to think and sit with the information so they can move forward together in a productive way. She is teaching me that interpreting the horse's non-verbal communication is the key to respond with the appropriate action that the horse understands. The transformation that I have seen in my little herd has been incredible. My ten year old gelding that I was blessed with arrived six months ago with a history of being managed, ridden and trained with intimidation and fear. He was worked and ridden in a pretty severe bit and would shut down completely as soon as I would put on his halter. He had a nervous twitch, had his ears pinned almost always and did not want to be touched or approached. Kathy has been working with us since his arrival. Last month we went on a three day trail ride. I rode him bit-less the entire trip (which I continue to do!). He runs up to me to greet me at the fence as soon as he sees me, he has lost his twitch, his ears are up and responsive and we are creating a bond based on mutual respect. I would never have believed this was possible if I hadn't witnessed it myself. Kathy teaches with the utmost integrity, soft hand, adaptability and best of all, a terrific sense of humor! I recommend her highly with no reservation!

Kristina D.
Cypress, Texas

My newly acquired horse that was supposed to be for "beginners" was very reactive, frightened of everything and was downright dangerous to be around. Kathy took on the challenge of teaching us both to conquer our fears and learn to communicate and trust each other. She has an amazing ability to read horses and people alike, and she truly cares about helping you achieve your goals at your pace. I would recommend Kathy without hesitation as a very knowledgeable, conscientious and professional trainer. Thanks to her, my relationship with my horse has been totally transformed into a true partnership. Kathy provides the calm leadership, patience and encouragement necessary to bring out the greatest potential in you and your horse.

Rhonda R.
Hempstead, Texas

At first I didn’t get it – smile at my horse …huh? “The Friendly Game”? You see, smiling relaxes us and makes us more approachable; it’s foundational in building a solid, trusting relationship with your horse and transferrable in all aspects of our daily lives. I was hooked. As a horse owner and a business owner, the lessons I learned from Kathy’s natural horsemanship principles integrated into all aspects of my life. Today, I have a strong, trusting relationship with an emotionally fit herd of horses and quality of life tools living the natural horse principles Kathy so clearly, concisely, consistently taught. I am forever grateful for the life changing experiential opportunity I stumbled into so many years ago as a natural horsemanship student of Kathy.

Machal J.
Santa Fe, New Mexico

The primary training effort has been on our two older horses ages 19 and 21. Prior to our work with Kathy, our horses were bored, shut down and disconnected. By teaching us how to teach our horses new ways of connection through feel and rhythm, we are noticing a significant and consistent shift. Kathy is teaching us how to better read our horses. In doing so, our horses are more connected to us, more responsive, yet more relaxed and confident. Our ground lessons and riding lessons are transforming our horses into partners. Thank you Kathy Moore!

Janet N.
Magnolia, Texas

My friend told me about Kathy's training and how it made a difference in her horse's repetitive bad behaviors. Kathy started working with Tessa and her two horses. Tessa learned to read what her horses were thinking based on their actions. Kathy taught her how to be the herd leader in horse language. She learned to establish boundaries with the horse who liked to out-think her and buck her off. Tessa learned to tell the other horse he was safe, and that riding was fun. His whole face changed as Kathy taught Tessa how to get him to relax and be happy to be groomed and ridden. Tessa uses this information daily. Kathy taught Tessa how to know what the horse is thinking and this makes Tessa safer than any other horse training method I know. Kathy is patient with both horse and rider. She does a lot of ground work before the student ever gets on the horse. Kathy also taught Tessa and her horse how to ride without a bridle and ride with her seat. I would heartily recommend Kathy to anyone who wants to communicate with their horse peacefully. Kathy is an answer to my prayers. I knew there had to be a better way- I just didn't know what that was until I found Kathy and Natural Horsemanship.

Jessica R.
Belton, Texas

I am so thankful as I was told to get rid of my horses as they were dangerous. The only thing is - I am in Deep Love with my 2 rescue horses and there was NO WAY I was going to get rid of them! I heard from a friend that Kathy has a training program that actually allows the horses to learn to self-regulate rather than tie them up to teach the horse patience or force them to a task to show them who the boss is. Certainly, this could not be true? How can a horse learn to self-regulate? Don't you have to use force and lunge them and tire them out to be able to ride them and be safe? I called Kathy Moore. She came over and did some kind of voodoo magic on Cowboy. She had him calm and comfortable during the session. He kept his space and he licked and chewed and let out all the adrenaline! His head was low and I was blown away. I learned when their head is up, adrenaline is flowing. When their head is down, endorphins are flowing. And that stuff has to go somewhere!!!! The BIG tell tale came when I went out to get Cowboy and Mika yesterday to go on a horse ride with my husband. After the first two sessions with Kathy, Cowboy not one time balked as I put on his halter and guided him to the horse corral. Mika glided on up there as well. I turned around to put the saddle on Cowboy and his head was down below his shoulders and he was licking and chewing and blowing! I said " Carter!! Look at Cowboy!!" Normally Cowboy is a nervous wreck pawing the ground and making gestures and looking scared as Hell! But not today. Today was very different. That horse was different. He stood quietly as I put on his saddle and got him ready to ride. The whole time he never lifted his head or acted out. We went across the creek that he normally scoffs at (and tries to run up the bank) with pure ease. I was dumbfounded. We then rode all around the woods with ease. Never did he lift his head in fear. He kept blowing and walking. We ran into some neighbors behind the fence and the lady got on a ladder to meet us and Cowboy leaned in so she could pet his nose! After several minutes I could feel him getting antsy, so I allowed him to move in a circle to release some adrenaline and he stood there calmly as we talked to our new neighbors. We soon left to go back to the corral. I mentioned to Carter that this was the best ride ever from Cowboy! Carter mentioned Mika was a better horse as well! When I called Kathy to let her in on the miracle I stated "Mika was better too! It must be osmosis". Kathy stated that since Cowboy is the leader/dominate horse, and when we keep Cowboy calm, it proves a calming effect on Mika too. So, 2 lessons in and I have a new horse! I am thrilled I found Kathy and am looking forward to more miracles with Cowboy and Mika. No force, no coercion, and pretty soon no bit! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Linda F.
Tomball, Texas

UPDATE: I remember when Kathy came over and we did our first lesson together. Cowboy was very nervous and high headed. She started to interact with Cowboy and he had moments where he was connected and soft. Kathy told me that if I listened to her and did what she was asking me to do, we would get Cowboy to 'shift' and be that connected and quiet all the time. Because I was told that my horses were awful, I couldn't believe it. My last trainer called Cowboy a bully and Mika barn sour - she suggested I get rid of both of them! To say I was a skeptic, that would be an understatement! Fast forward 8 months - Kathy has helped shift Cowboy and Mika to where every time that they see us, they come up to us instead of run away. They have their heads down as they are so very calm now. Mika who was inseparable from Cowboy and couldn't leave his side is now 5 pastures away from him! She could care less where Cowboy is as she enjoys spending her time away from him! Yesterday we took the two horses to the vet and they both trailered in record time with no issues at all!!! They stood there in the trailer with and while the vet gave them shot after shot, checked their teeth and body. Now the horses want to be with us as we are a part of their herd and Kathy has showed us how to get them to choose to see and follow us as their natual leaders. When the horses do run from us which barely happens now, we use the techniques that Kathy taught us to help bring out their trust and curiosity. This training is not only helping our horses, it's helping us break through barriers that we have in our own lives. We are learning many things about ourselves that help us to not only better relate to the horses but keep us aware of our energy, what we are bringing into the interactions with the horses and how it is affecting everything around us. Yiippppppeeee Yay is all I can say about Kathy - horse trainer extraordinaire!!!!!!!!!!!

I have an extensive list of “Kathy-isms” I collected over the life-changing time we worked together. I will pick just 3 concepts she teaches that in my mind are the essence of her message, and what ultimately got me started on this trajectory of being able to do this work I love with horses, successfully helping people have a better day, which Kathy did for me in the wake of living through some pretty significant trauma.

1-Foundation work. A strong foundation in good horsemanship is paramount to achieving true connection and partnership with a horse.

2-The shift Took me a while to get that one… It takes what it takes, different for each individual. As soon as we shift to emotional fitness, the horse will shift too. I have lived it, and in Kathy’s words “this is one of the toughest horses I have worked with.”…

3-“If you can learn to handle this horse, you can handle any horse” Principles 1 and 2 create a space for 3 to happen, even with the toughest horse…

There is a saying “if the student didn’t learn, the teacher didn’t teach”… Well this student did learn through Kathy’s inspired teaching, and I use those skills daily, with horses, and in life.

Grateful.
Christine S.
Willis, Texas

Pontiac is a perfect example of what a badass you are! You took a wild colt mustang straight off the mountain and made him out to look like a 12-year old, well trained gelding in less than 30 hours. The beautiful part about the whole thing is you did it without ever "forcing" him to do anything that he didn't want to do. You did it with grace.

John S.
Iola, Texas

I thought I would try out Finny to see if I could lunge him like you, disengage at the hip, bring him in, walk along with me and stop when I stop and go when I go etc. So as I'm lunging - the girls were close by and spooked. In a split second, he jumped up and then looked straight at me (checking in with HQ like you say) as if to say "Is it OK, should I be nervous?" I lowered my energy, brought him in and let him know that the girls were silly and that there was nothing to be afraid of and I gave him hugs around his neck. He put his head on my shoulder and just left it there. It was the FIRST time in all these months that I FINALLY connected with him. He must have left it there for at least 3 minutes as I caressed his neck. What a cool feeling!

Hillary L.
Cypress, Texas

I not only rode in the clinic, did drill maneuvers, as our guest trainer was a drill team coach/judge, but I did the 2 hour trail ride after! IT WAS GREAT! The first thing in the clinic was the seven games, and Consul was so responsive I was astounded. We played and did everything literally perfect. No jumping or spooking, just good responses to everything I asked. I actually had to ask him to go faster! I cannot thank you enough for Friday. I am so relieved that I am happy on my horse again, and if you had not helped me, I would not have ridden Saturday and missed out again. Thank you so much for your insight and patience. I am truly grateful for finding you. I thanked Mickey all the way home for having the patience and understanding to keep looking for someone to help me because even when I wasn't so sure, he kept believing in me, and he sure hit the jackpot in you ! As you know, we are going to a clinic this weekend, and I can't wait. I was so apprehensive, but now I'm OK! Thank you so much and I am looking forward to seing you in a couple weeks.

Gratefully,
Donna B.
Magnolia, Texas