The Small Things

The biggest problems in horse training rarely begin with the biggest behaviour you can see.

The Small Things is a personal and practical exploration of the foundations beneath trust, communication and partnership with horses.

Through real horses, real challenges and lessons learned through years of hands-on experience, René Louwrens explores what happens when we stop asking only, “How do I make my horse do this?” and start asking, “What piece are we missing?”

From trust and boundaries to pressure and release, groundwork, softness, fear, refusal, speed and knowing when to stop, this isn't a rigid step-by-step training system.

It's about learning to look closer—to notice the try, question the behaviour, reward the small answer and build understanding one piece at a time.

Inside you'll find:

• 10 chapters exploring the foundations behind good horsemanship

• Practical lessons on trust, boundaries, pressure and release

• Groundwork and preparation before getting in the saddle

• Why slowing down can sometimes get you further

• How to look beneath refusals and difficult behaviour

• The stories of Pluto, Magic and Dusty—and the very different lessons each horse taught

• A philosophy built around creating partnership rather than blind obedience

Because the finished horse isn't created in one extraordinary training session.

He's created in hundreds of ordinary ones.

The Small Things

88 pages • Digital PDF ebook • By René Louwrens