The online academy
A clear path from the thinking behind it to a horse that is soft, willing and reliable in every direction. The same progression Ray teaches on the Garden Route, wherever you live.
The courses are in production. The Compass is ready now, inside the app.

The path
Each one only comes alive once the one before it is in place.
Step one · the why
Where everything starts: the two dimensions of communication from the book. How your horse experiences the world, and how his body answers. Understand the why, and the rest falls into place.
Step two · the how
Where it comes alive. Built straight from the Compass: directing your horse’s feet forwards, backwards, sideways and on the diagonal, at every energy and gait, softly, willingly and reliably. Get this, and you are set up for almost anything.
In productionStep three · refinement
Once the foundation is solid, take it as far as you both want to go, on the same compass, with more range, more feel and more finesse. Toward the discipline, the country or the partnership you are reaching for.
In productionAlso in the academy
Standalone courses that sit beside the main path, not inside it.
Connection with no rope in your hand: everything the foundation builds, offered freely.
In productionConfidence and calm out in the world, from the arena gate to open country.
In productionRun the assessment yourself: read every direction, energy and gait, and understand what each result is telling you.
In productionJust as humans can form new neural pathways through safety, trust, and experience, I’ve watched Reynard help my horses do the same. You can visibly see the shift happening in the horse, as fear patterns soften and new responses begin to emerge.
Marissa, horse owner
Start today
It shows exactly what you and your horse should work on next: the clearest place to begin, whichever course you are waiting for. There is one for every discipline, and they live in the app.
Free for one horse. No card. No app store.
They are in production and released through the year. Message Ray to hear the moment each one opens.
With the Compass, in the app. It shows exactly what you and your horse should work on next, and it is the same map the courses follow.
No. You get lifetime access to anything you buy.
What is new
Live webinar · Tue 10 Nov · FreeThe Regulated Horse, episode 3: The SEEKING SystemNext clinic · 12 Nov – 17 NovCape Town: individual sessionsClinic · Sat 14 NovHout Bay: Resilience, a one-day clinicClinic · 21 Nov – 22 NovSwartvlei: two-day horsemanship clinicNew articleBack to Basics: The Horse’s Nervous System