About Just Equus

Background & Experience

Just Equus is run by Caroline Holterman who has over thirty year's of horsemanship experience. She began riding at the age of 3 years and has been involved with horses all her life.  Caroline has worked in a variety of positions within the equestrian world including equestrian centres, riding schools and dressage yards,  as well as being a volunteer for Riding for the Disabled Association and a Horse Rescue Centre. She gained the British Horse Society Stages I & II and the Certificate of Vocational Qualification in Horse Care Level 2. Caroline then went on to study psychology gaining a BSc (Honours) in Psychology and an MSc in Applied Psychology.

Since then Caroline has worked in the NHS and continued to own horses. She actively chose to own horses that had difficult starts in life. Drawing on her knowledge of psychology and by studying various approaches to “natural” horsemanship, Caroline has developed positive partnerships with both her horses. Caroline is a member of Intelligent Horsemanship and Parelli Natural Horsemanship. Caroline continues to work through the Parelli Levels Programme with her own horse and will be training for the Monty Roberts Preliminary Certificate of Horsemanship in 2012.

Caroline took voluntary redundancy from the NHS in order to fulfil her dream of owning and running her own horse-related business, Just Equus.

Caroline holds the Institute of Occupational Health & Safety, Managing Safety Qualification and is a Full First Aider having completed Health & Safety Executive compliant First Aid Training. She has completed Care Quality Commission compliant Level 2 Safeguarding Children and Intermediate Safeguarding Adults Training.

Caroline has a current Enhanced Criminal Bureau Record Certificate.

Just Equus is based near Market Rasen.

Insurance

Just Equus is fully insured for freelance teaching liability and care, custody and control by Shearwater Insurance Services.

Caroline's Horses