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VANESSA BEE is the founder of the International Horse Agility Club and is based in Devon. She specialises in building relationships between horse and rider from the ground up. As a qualified teacher, Vanessa uses her education skills to develop a series of courses that teach people of all abilities and experience levels to achieve a positive relationship with their horses. Thehorseagilityclub.com

IT IS SAID that if you ask 20 different horse people the same question, you get 20 different answers. So if you asked, “How can I ride out safely in open spaces and past spooky objects?” you might hear the following: “Keep your leg on”, “Keep your leg off”, “Be in charge of the horse”, “Let the horse go on a loose rein”, “Be the boss”, “Sing”, “Breathe”, “Let the horse look”, “Turn the horse away” — in fact, so many different instructions you don’t know which one to choose.

Unfortunately, it’s usually too