Elody Ouedraogo
Accreditations:
Advanced Natural Horsemanship (Groundwork)
Trailer Load-IN
Basic Young Horse Start & Restart
Languages: NL / EN
I live in Haarlem, The Netherlands and I’ve been in contact with horses since I was born.
The first time I sat on one, I was just two years old.
At the age of 6 years old I started taking group-lessons at a riding school
and later when I was old enough, I volunteered there for several years and helped take care of the horses. It was there I learned to ride both disciplines of English Dressage and Western.
At the age of 11 years old I had my first pony to take care of living by the house of his owner. He was two years old and 1 meter and 1cm but had a big personality. He has been one of my best and favorite teachers to date.
During the years after that I’ve had several private horses to take care of.
Their behavior's were all in the range from “acting out” ‘till “numb”.
I understood that I had to adapt to every horse because they all had their own fears, strengths and personalities that required different approaches and I learned how to become more sensitive to that.
In 2015 I left the riding school and started to get familiar with bitless riding and natural horsemanship.
In 2018, when I got a new and amazing but challenging horse to take care of, I started taking private lessons with Zoë and a whole new world opened for me.
The change in him was super quick and positive so I was eager to learn more and how to really get into the horse’s world.
So, when the Academy started in 2020, I signed up for the 3-year course and in 2022 I graduated as a GGWH Instructor.
My final hope is that modern equestrians will stand up to make
the world a better place for the horses and find better ways to train them.
