Niamh Fitzpatrick started her journey with horses at a young age at a local riding school. Her 20s saw her take a break from horses as she spent time travelling and carving out a career in Financial Services. In 2010 Niamh Fitzpatrick got the opportunity to visit a dude ranch in Tucson, Arizona, she came home determined to immerse herself back in the horse world. Very soon after her return she bought herself a beautiful ex-racehorse, Dynamo Dan. Niamh Fitzpatrick believes that Dan played an integral role in her future. Full of enthusiasm she set about working with and schooling Dan. Her goal was to take up riding club eventing but Dan had other ideas. She met with a variety of issues over a prolonged period and despaired. Niamh couldn’t understand how her horse, who was quite a pleasure on the ground, could turn into such a difficult animal under saddle. She tried different trainers, gadgets, feed and shoes; in addition to a handful of bodywork sessions but was losing all hope. Dan bucked, spooked, shied, refused to go forward and eventually started rearing. Looking back she can easily see Dan was doing his best to communicate with her but … Continue reading More about Niamh Fitzpatrick & Equine Therapies Ireland