Welcome to Cutters Canines & Equines

We are an exclusive country home with six acres of fenced off paddocks and large garden and foldyard offering relationship building with your equine and/or dog through training classes, 1-1 s, workshops and behavioural and training consultations.

Coming from a traditional farming background with breeding programmes for both welsh cobs and Labradors, Claire’s life over the last 55 years has been dedicated to the freedom and wellbeing of all animals. Claire as a child instinctively felt the pain and joy behind the eyes of all the animals she met.  Any images of misunderstood animals trapped by their circumstances plagued her as they were far removed from the childhood she had experienced where animals roamed freely and were treated like part of the family.  

Her lifetimeresolve has been to help all animals gain a voice.  Quietly, she would lower a horse’s severe bit by a notch, swop horses around in the riding stables so they were not subject to a bullying neighbour and give the working collie a view out.  Later as she had more autonomy, she spent a lifetime acquiring new knowledge and gained the scientific theory necessary to support her extensive practical experience. 

She wrote Selby Council’s code of practice for home-boarding and was a trailblazer when she opened her home-boarding establishment where dogs could come and play with each other. She ran the centre for over 25 years which developed into educational projects for local schools, grooming, workshops and training and behavioural advice for both equines and canines. 

Now another chapter has opened and Claire has moved to Prospect Farm, Cropton set in the beautiful North Yorkshire Moors.  Here using learning theory, canine and equine science she seeks to teach others that their animals’ welfare can be improved by allowing the animals to drive the training.  The animals enjoyment and inclusion in this process is paramount. 

Her training and behavioural consultations for both equines and canines embodies a high amount of play, enrichment and interaction as studies show that education through play has an 80% increase in learning .  Through both spiritual practices, empathy and enrichment owners are given the tools to see how their own lifestyles can be adapted so the animals in their care will flourish. 
Claire has worked in many establishments to include rescue centres, racing stables, showing and breeding establishments and riding stables. She was highly  disillusioned to experience some of the harsher methods and management that was used in some of these practices.  However, she found soul mates who had the same vision as her great mentors  and took the time to make sure that better practices and training methods were introduced even in difficult situations. She has a herd of rescue horses that have added greatly to her knowledge of training horses that have suffered and have little trust. 

Claire holds a BSc (Hons) (Upper 2:1) in Applied Animal Behaviour and Training and a Foundation degree in Canine Behaviour and Training. She is an IABTC Advanced Behavioural Trainer and an APBC Accredited Clinical Animal Behaviourist (Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors) (APBC), Registered Clinical Animal Behaviourist (ABTC) and Supporting Member of Good Standing of the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC) . She was a Puppy School trainer for seven years under the expert tutelage of Gwen Bailey. She followed all Parelli levels and was an external student for the BHSAI. She takes minutes for the Equine Behaviour Forum and her articles have been published in Your Horse, Your Dog, Grooming, Selby Times, Cosmopolitan, Yorkshire Post and Tracking up.

Our Services - Dogs

Play and Train Days

If you are finding it difficult to find opportunities for your dogs to enjoy social interactions with their own kind you may want them to join our day play school. 

Behavioural & Training Consultations

Are you having specific behavioural or training problems with your dog that you need help with. 

Individual consultations available with online help and written reports. Initial Consultation required.

Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced Dog Training (Good Citizen Dog Scheme)

Are you having problems with your dog? Do not suffer alone.  Spend an hour of fun learning how to communicate with your dog in six acres of fenced off pastures.  Classes or 1-1 available.   Good Citizen Dog Scheme protocol followed with opportunities to take exams.  See Adolescent classes for those dogs who need a bit of extra help.

Liberty Puppy Training

I'm a trained Puppy School Tutor and run weekly puppy classes at Prospect Farm, Cropton, Nr Pickering every Sunday from 10.30 am.  These have a high element of training at liberty and therefore are carried out in our fenced off paddocks.  Strictly by registration. 

Our Services - Horses

Behavioural & Training Consultations

Are you having specific behavioural or training problems with your equine that you need help with. 

Individual consultations available with online help and written reports. Initial Consultation required.

Relationship Building/Life Skills

Claire believes that the relationship between owner and animal is paramount to the animal feeling safe enough to develop new skills.  Finding ways to develop this rather than a mechanical technique approach is a main component of these courses.

1-1 Training Consultations

Are you having specific training problems with your equine that doesn't fit into a behavoural category.  Or you would like some help with certain aspects of your horse's routine, enrichment requirements, ground skills or handling.

Individual consultations are available with online help and written reports.  

Foal School

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We are licensed by the local Council and are fully insured. Written recommendations and references are available under Testimonials.
Strictly no aggressive dogs taken in group classes due to free interaction.
If you wish to know more about our services or wish to visit us, please contact us on:
01751 417 577
07599 196 886
claire.klima@btinternet.com
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