Venya Bonebakker
Whatsapp: +421911911980
Location: Zvolen, Slovak Republic
Lessons and Clinics: I teach lessons and clinics at your horse’s place or you can come to me and have lessons with my 7 equids – 5 horses, 1 pony, 1 donkey
I teach lessons and clinics in Slovakia and surrounding countries. I’m happy to travel further on request.
Online: I offer online Coaching Calls, Video Reviews and Slovak language membership site.
Languages: I teach in Slovak or English
My Story
I started my R+ journey 11 years ago, but having no information nor money, I was left to experiment with my horses on my own. I have been a horse owner for 18 years and have kept a bunch of them at home for 13 years, so I had enough material and time to experiment with :D. However, it was very painful as I created some overaroused horses. However, I wasn’t ready to give up on my way of having harmonious partnership in which we all are happy and continued to search for answers.
Fortunately enough, I discovered Hannah 7 years ago, fell in love with her attitude and soon invited her to teach at our place. It was the first ever clicker horse demonstration in Slovak and also Czech republic. Since then, I’ve been building a community in our country around R+ and inviting the best teachers like Hannah, Rachel, Shawna Karrasch, Rachael Draaisma and, nowadays, colleagues such as CT Coaches Angelica Hesselius and Suzy Deurinck.
In my training I love experimenting with all kind of techniques and creating happier horses. I am bit obsessed with their emotional state and I love to observe every small change in their attitude or expression and search for a way how to change it into better state of mind.
Honestly, the emotional state of the horse is, for me, much more important than teaching behaviors. My focus is always on the relationship part, which is sometimes tricky to keep in balance with training when using food rewards. In my coaching, I focus on you and your horse as partners, where both have some needs. Taking into account your personality and your horse’s emotional state, my aim is to find a training plan which fits to both of you.