A horse’s manual for training, communication, and care
Every horse is an individual—and knowing who they are changes everything.
The Horse Personality Portrait (HPP) is a science-backed assessment that goes beyond surface behaviour to uncover your horse’s unique temperament, character, and learning style. It’s built on real-world experience, equine behaviour research, and a deep respect for each horse’s inner world.
Using a detailed, custom-designed questionnaire, I create a personalized profile that draws from behavioural science, breed tendencies, and the Big Five personality traits. You’ll receive a clear, practical training and handling plan tailored to your horse’s mental and emotional needs—no fluff, no fads.
This isn’t a trendy personality quiz. It’s a thoughtful tool for riders, owners, and trainers who want lasting progress rooted in understanding. Whether you're building connection, addressing behavioural challenges, or refining your training, the HPP helps you listen better—because your horse is always communicating.
Start here. Learn who your horse really is.
Horse Personality Portraits
Understand your horse on a deeper level — and train with clarity, empathy, and purpose.
Every horse has a personality. But not every training method respects it.
Your horse isn’t just a body to condition or a problem to solve. They’re a thinking, feeling, emotionally aware individual. And when you begin to understand who they are—not just what they do—everything changes. Communication gets clearer. Trust deepens. Training becomes a conversation, not a conflict.
That’s the purpose of the Horse Personality Portrait: to help you see your horse more clearly, so you can work with them, not against them.
What is a Horse Personality Portrait?
It’s a customized psychological and behavioural profile of your horse—built through a detailed, fillable questionnaire and my expertise in equine emotions, behaviour, and learning styles.
This isn’t just for “difficult” horses. It’s for thoughtful owners who want to train with insight, not assumptions. If you’ve ever wondered:
What really drives my horse’s behaviour?
How do they experience the world emotionally?
Which training approach actually fits their personality?
How can I support who they are, instead of forcing them to fit a method?
—then the Horse Personality Portrait was made for you.
What You’ll Receive
Your completed Horse Personality Portrait is a detailed, personalized report that gives you real insight into your horse’s mind—not just their behaviour. Based on your questionnaire responses and my analysis, you’ll receive:
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Your horse’s core personality type (or blend) based on four classical equine archetypes
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A breakdown of their traits using the Big Five personality model, adapted specifically for horses
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Insight into their core motivations, emotional triggers, and stress patterns
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A personalized training and handling plan tailored to how your horse thinks and learns
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Practical suggestions for daily care, emotional well-being, and enrichment activities
This is more than a profile—it’s a clear, emotionally intelligent roadmap to help you build trust, unlock learning, and create a deeper, more responsive partnership with your horse.
Why It Matters
Most training problems don’t come from a lack of skill—they come from a lack of understanding. When you know your horse’s personality and emotional needs, everything changes.
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Build trust faster and more naturally
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Prevent shutdowns, resistance, and emotional overload
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Create a safer, more responsive partnership
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Train in a way that fits your horse—not a one-size-fits-all method
Whether your horse is sensitive and reactive, steady and stoic, or something in between, the Horse Personality Portrait helps you see them clearly—and work with them more effectively.
Clarity. Confidence. Connection. It all starts here.
How It Works
Step 1: Contact me at horsesexplained@gmail.com to get started.
Step 2: I’ll send you a detailed PDF questionnaire to fill out (takes about 30–45 minutes).
Step 3: Once you return it, I’ll review your answers, analyze your horse’s behaviour and personality, and create your custom Horse Personality Portrait. ( up to 10 busness days)
Step 4: You’ll receive a multi-page PDF with your horse’s full personality profile, training and handling plan, and tailored recommendations for care and connection.
Perfect For Horse Owners Who:
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Want to support their horse’s emotional well-being—not just manage behaviour
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Feel stuck with progress or confused by mixed signals
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Are starting a young, green, or sensitive horse and want to build a solid foundation
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Believe good training is built on empathy, not just obedience
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Lease out their horse and want to give the rider clear, horse-specific guidance that prevents misunderstandings
Whether you're hands-on every day or sharing the reins with someone else, the Horse Personality Portrait helps you advocate for your horse—and set them up for lasting success.
Ready to see your horse in a whole new light?
Personalized Horse & Rider Plans
Helping horse owners understand their equine companions through personality insights and tailored care strategies.
A temperament-based guide to build trust, reduce stress, and support your horse where it matters most.
Horse Personality Portrait Essentials
Perfect for:
Horse owners who want clear, personalized insight into their horse’s temperament, stress profile, and training needs—without the deep-dive. Great as a starting point for better understanding, gentler handling, and more effective daily work.
A focused personality snapshot of your horse—plus clear, practical insights to support better training, care, and connection. Start building a partnership that feels easier and more intuitive.
Price: $135 CAD
What You’ll Get:
A focused personality portrait based on your horse’s core temperament, designed to help you improve communication, reduce stress, and tailor your training approach.
✅ Your horse’s classical temperament type (choleric, melancholic, sanguine, or phlegmatic)
✅ A personalized Biotonus profile—how he processes pressure, recovers from stress, and regulates emotions
✅ Insight into his pain expression and stoicism (what he's likely to show—and what he might hide)
✅ Key behavior traits decoded to explain everyday patterns
✅ Clear, concise training and handling recommendations
✅ Suggestions for strengthening connection based on his personality
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A complete personality portrait to help you understand, train, and support your horse—mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Horse Personality Portrait
Perfect for:
Anyone ready to dive deep into their horse’s personality, motivation, emotional patterns, and behavior. Ideal for building a training approach that works with—not against—who your horse truly is, from groundwork to advanced schooling.
Discover your horse’s true personality, emotional needs, and ideal training approach. A detailed profile designed to help you connect, communicate, and bring out their best.
Price: $220 CAD
What You’ll Get:
A complete, science-informed personality analysis that gives you a clear view of who your horse is—mentally, emotionally, and behaviorally. This is your horse decoded.
✅ Everything included in HPP Essentials
✅ A full breakdown of your horse’s Big Five personality traits (based on validated animal behavior frameworks)
✅ Detailed insights into his social role, learning style, frustration patterns, and stress response style
✅ Interpretation of specific behaviors through the lens of personality and history
✅ Expanded training strategies tailored to how your horse learns and thinks
✅ Relationship-building guidance grounded in his emotional patterns
✅ Practical recommendations for improving his well-being and trust in work
A complete personality and partnership portrait—designed to help you and your horse learn, grow, and thrive together.
Horse Personality Portrait A+ Rider Match
Perfect for:
Owners and riders who want a complete strategy for building a strong, lasting partnership with their horse — matching training plans to both horse and human needs.
Riders who want to understand both sides of the partnership. This full dual-profile is for those seeking clarity, compatibility, and a shared path forward—whether you're building trust, navigating conflict, or striving for long-term harmony.
Price: $325 CAD
What You’ll Get:
A dual personality portrait that maps not just who your horse is—but how you show up as a rider, and what that means for your work together. This is your custom partnership blueprint.
✅ Everything included in the Full HPP
✅ A rider profile based on your habits, strengths, and stress response
✅ A clear breakdown of compatibility and contrast between you and your horse
✅ Areas of ease—and areas of tension—in your communication and handling
✅ Strategic recommendations to improve teamwork, timing, and mutual confidence
✅ Insight into how your emotional states influence each other
✅ A unified, horse-first approach to progress and connection
Is the Horse Personality Portrait (HPP) for you?
The Horse Personality Portrait is for riders, trainers, and horse lovers who want to truly know their horse—not just manage behaviour.
Whether things are going smoothly or you sense there's more beneath the surface, the HPP gives you a deeper understanding of how your horse thinks, feels, and learns.
It’s not about fixing problems—it’s about unlocking potential, strengthening connection, and making sure your training respects who your horse really is.
Because it’s not just about what your horse does. It’s about why.
You’ll benefit from the HPP if:
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You’re a horse owner who wants better communication.
You want to stop second-guessing and start working with your horse’s natural instincts, emotions, and learning style. -
You lease your horse and want consistency in care and handling.
The HPP gives your lessee a clear, horse-specific guide to what works—and what doesn’t—so your horse is understood even when you're not there. -
You’re a trainer or coach working with many horses.
You’re looking for a science-based, individualized way to adjust your methods and get better results with each horse. -
You’re selling or rehoming a horse.
The HPP adds depth to your listing and helps potential buyers understand if the horse is truly a match for their goals and experience. -
You’re buying a horse for your child or student.
Beyond looks and training history, you want to know if the horse’s temperament is safe, supportive, and compatible. -
You’re working with a “difficult” or misunderstood horse.
Whether they seem reactive, withdrawn, or inconsistent, the HPP helps identify the emotional root of behaviour and guides you toward meaningful change. -
You’ve taken on a rescue or rehab case.
When past history is unknown, the HPP gives you a behavioural blueprint to build a recovery plan that fits who the horse is now. -
You’re a goal-driven rider who values mental wellness.
You want to progress in your training, but not at the expense of your horse’s emotional balance. The HPP helps you strike the right balance.
Want to know if your horse is shut down, anxious, eager, or overwhelmed?
The Horse Personality Portrait turns behaviour into understanding—and understanding into lasting progress.
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What is a Horse Personality Portrait (HPP)?A Horse Personality Portrait is a customized behavioral and psychological profile of your horse. It’s designed to help you understand how your horse thinks, feels, and learns — so you can train, manage, and relate to them more effectively. This is not about labeling; it’s about deepening the connection between horse and human through observation-based insight.
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How is an HPP created?Each portrait is developed from a detailed questionnaire filled out by the horse's owner or primary handler. The questions focus on observable behaviors across everyday situations — from handling and grooming to training, turnout, and stress responses. The data is then analyzed using a combination of equine science, temperament theory, and lived experience to create an in-depth, individual profile.
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What does the HPP include?Every HPP contains: A Core Personality Profile – A clear narrative summary of your horse’s traits and tendencies A Big Five Personality Score – Adapted from human psychology to reflect equine-specific behaviors An Archetype Match – One of four key behavioral archetypes your horse leans toward A Situational Behavior Breakdown – How your horse typically behaves in different settings Tailored Training & Handling Strategies – Actionable guidance based on your horse’s personality
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Is this scientific or just opinion-based?The HPP is grounded in research-backed personality frameworks (like the Big Five) and refined through years of hands-on work with real horses. While it’s not a lab-based “diagnosis,” it is rooted in observable behavior and interpreted by someone with a deep understanding of both horses and humans. It’s practical psychology, not fluff.
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Can this help with training problems?Yes. The HPP gives you a window into why your horse might struggle with certain exercises or situations. By understanding your horse’s stress thresholds, confidence levels, and learning style, you can adjust your training in ways that are more effective, humane, and intuitive.
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Will the HPP change how I work with my horse?If you’re open to seeing your horse more clearly — yes. Many clients report immediate changes in how they approach training, management, and communication after reading their HPP. It's like finally having the instruction manual that makes your horse make sense.
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Do I need to be an expert to use this?Not at all. The HPP is written in clear, accessible language. It’s designed to be helpful whether you’re a new horse owner, a rider returning after a break, or a seasoned trainer looking for a second perspective.
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What kind of horses is this for?Any horse. All breeds, ages, and disciplines — from backyard companions to performance horses. The HPP focuses on personality, not pedigree or discypline.
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What if I don’t agree with something in the HPP?That’s totally valid. Personality is complex, and sometimes the picture comes into clearer focus over time. If something doesn’t resonate right away, I encourage you to observe and reflect — and reach out if you want to talk it through. This is a starting point, not a final verdict.
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How do I get started?You’ll start by filling out a detailed behavior-based questionnaire. Once submitted, I’ll personally analyze the responses and write your horse’s HPP from scratch. When it’s ready, you’ll receive a full PDF report via email. ( Print copies are avilable in Canada)