“Recently I had the very enjoyable experience of a face to face 4 hour shared clinic with Jo and my yard mate and her horse. The horses are compete polar opposites and I really liked the way Jo was able to structure the training to accommodate both as opposed to a one size fits all approach. Having been through various training techniques and approaches over the last 20 years, I finally feel I've found the right person to mentor and share this (at times difficult) journey with my sensitive mare. I love the way Jo has evolved and grows over the years and always questions her methods, accepting advice from other behavioural experts. I would thoroughly recommend her online training but if there is an opportunity to have a face to face lesson will leave you brimming with ideas and enthusiasm.”

Amanda Bradley

“I really recommend Jo Hughes’ Academy Club for online support/training videos etc. The online support you get is incredible! I really, really recommend you study Jo’s course ‘How Horses Learn , Feel & Communicate’ too. It’s an incredible online course that will really puts you in a great place to assist you with training your horse. You will be so clear on body language signals and the emotions of the horse and Jo is a fantastic teacher.”

Rebekah Marshall

“You have no idea how powerful that course is! You have this amazing ability to gather a lot of information and then put it into a format that makes sense of it all. You literally compress it into bite sized chunks for us to digest, at which point it expands! You are amazing!!”

Heather Richardson

“I discovered Jo when I was taking a break from conventional dressage training with my horse who had a history of difficult and dangerous behaviour when sent to professional training yards. Jo has started with 'me', looking at my seat, balance and contact. Being helped 'how' to make changes with small steps and attention to micro details in my posture and balance has made a massive difference and has already changed my spooky, reactive horse into a much calmer temperament after just two sessions. It's not all about flatwork but understanding why my horse behaves in the way he does. I'm loving the training and look forward to achieving my goals with dressage with my lovely horse.”

Myra Ng

“Joining The Academy Club was the best thing I ever did - the support and knowledge Jo gave me was second to none. Jo has a way of explaining complex information in a really easy way to understand. I also completed her How Horses Learn, Feel & Communicate Course; the information and content was brilliant. I would recommend every horse owner to invest in it. Anyone who wants to learn how to develop a more positive relationship with their horse should definitely join Jo and The Academy Club.”

George Hunt

“Jo has been helping me with separation anxiety in my herd of 3 horses. Since the arrival of a new horse, the whole herd have been much worse when any member leaves and the one leaving has been much more reluctant to go out. Jo has given me a straightforward and structured plan with easy to follow steps that has made a real difference. All the horses are very much happier and able to stay really calm, whether staying at home or going out. It took very little time to implement and only a few sessions to show significant change.”

Karena Gomez

“Thank you Jo! Your comments are so exact, I am so very impressed with your skills and trained eyes! Thank you so much for all your valuable tips and for a truly fantastic course.”

Trude Overlie

“This is the horse that used to rear and strike out. Jo, can you believe this is a full 2 minutes with Rico and my student? No leaving to windsuck and very, very relaxed! Thank you for your terrific advice and coaching to enable us to get his emotions under control :)”

Kim Strauss

“Recently I had the very enjoyable experience of a face to face 4 hour shared clinic with Jo and my yard mate and her horse. The horses are compete polar opposites and I really liked the way Jo was able to structure the training to accommodate both as opposed to a one size fits all approach. Having been through various training techniques and approaches over the last 20 years, I finally feel I've found the right person to mentor and share this (at times difficult) journey with my sensitive mare. I love the way Jo has evolved and grows over the years and always questions her methods, accepting advice from other behavioural experts. I would thoroughly recommend her online training but if there is an opportunity to have a face to face lesson will leave you brimming with ideas and enthusiasm.”

Amanda Bradley