fergushorses

About me and contact

Myself and my horse Jako during a Masterson session.

Some people may want to know a little more .

When I was a child ( now a long time ago ) I already felt drawn to horses .
I wanted to ride, but it was not possible for my parents, so I took to vaulting for 11 years. I. spent as much time as possible at the yard in Germany , looking after and riding our vaulting horses.

In my early twenties I followed another passion which was photography and I spent 30 year focused on a life as a professional portrait photographer ( www.ferguspadel.com ) which led to very interesting years and travels all over the world and a life in New York and London.

Horses never left my heart and my mind and I alway knew that I will find my way back to them eventually.
That path started in 2015 when I came back from New York to Germany and I am still on that path with all is variations.

Early on, I was introduced to straightness issues in horses and became interested in osteopathy for horses and have continued my education around horses since.
I finished my osteopathy training at Welter Böller School in Germany in December 2021 but did not go straight into practice as I felt that I needed more years of experience with horses in general.

In November 2022, I moved with my horse to Southern France.

I first heard about the Masterson Method during my education in osteopathy and am now in training for certification. It is all coming together now and I find a lot of joy in practicing and helping horses in this way.

On the Masterson link, you can find some more information about the method and photos from some of my sessions (not of great image quality as these are screenshots from my study videos, but it can give you an idea of the process and of how the horses release tension and relax as well as the changes they go through within one treatment ).

Photography is still part of my life, although through artificial intelligence it has become a fast changing art form.
I still enjoy it very much and have, naturally so, included horse photography in the same way as I did portraits.
It is not only about their outer beauty, but very much also about who they are as individuals and as highly sensitive and spiritual and often funny beings.

With kind regards and best wishes, Fergus

Based around Villeréal / Monpazier in Southern France and Germany. +49 173 444 1106

welcome@fergushorses.com