OneHorseLifeReviews of onehorselife.com

I have bought a full OPP (optimal performance program) with a trainer – in person, that did the courses with Anna, but in my country. I must say it really helped my horse who’s temperament is very high and is easily stressed. There was no abuse during the trainings EVER (i would not hurt a fly, i absolutely love when my horse has an opinion and free will), I love the trainer. The things that i heard or read here are not what i experienced, but i must say that I always take the best from every technique and adjust it so it will be best for me and my horse. I am absolutely disgusted from what I have read there because it’s not what I have imagined to be behind the scenes of a technique that (as I was told and Im practising this way) is very subtle, clear, chooses the horse first and is always trying to be an aid to assist for something better. I do not consider this technique as a main thing I do with my horse, but I do use it when I consider it could be useful in a situation. My horse is not terrified and definitely not in a learned helplessness. But on the other hand, I as a person am very sceptical with horse trainers in general because I know nothing is perfect and I want for my horse only the best (hes not a sport horse, hes a family member with mistrust against humans). So that might be why I was one of the lucky ones. I am very sorry for everyone that had such a bad experience with One Horse Life, my mouth is on the floor from these reviews. And I am very glad, that many of you have come forward with this information. Lastly I’d like to say that not everyone practicing her techniques is a bad person or even doing it the same way. There are many of us (like me), that choose to take the good advices and leave the bullshit behind. Thankfully, even tho i did not agree with everything during the training (biomechanicly for the horse meaning) i was very lucky.

I was shocked reading all the reviews. It’s unbelievable how much I recognize in other people’s experiences. A few years ago, I did the PRO training with Anna and Pawel. I was dedicated, flew out to meet them twice, trained horses for the PRO course, and even organized a clinic for them in the Netherlands. Everything was arranged down to the last detail, but they treated the paying participants with a shocking lack of respect. On a later visit, they left me waiting at the hotel while they went to the beach. When I tried to discuss new financial agreements, the entire atmosphere changed. Suddenly my work was criticized, I was told to write a full report within a day, and when I didn’t do that, they humiliated me on social media. This experience seriously damaged my confidence as a trainer. For a long time, I thought it was just me. Until I read these reviews. In a way, I’m relieved I’m not alone, but it’s deeply concerning to see how these people operate. I truly hope more and more people find the courage to share their stories too because these awful people need to be stopped.

I came in contact with a woman who followed the OHL training.It did not help the horses, their stress get worse.The horses get not any exercise they are kept in the stables all the time.The woman talks shit that makes no sense at all.And now she is starting business in Germany Krefeld. It is very sad that these scams still take place. The horses are the victims of this. Regards J ( NL)

I was very silly to buy into a paid week with Anna and her boyfriend. The trip from Panama to Poland was very long. Upon my arrival, I was taken to a supermarket, I had no idea that the snacks I have bought, were going to be the only food available for me during my stay. I was shown a very dirty little apartment, and again, I didn't know that I was only allowed to move around when supervised. I was introduced to the horses, which were trick trained to respond only to the visual cues, that Anna decided were proper. The problem was that I am an empath, and my questions were clearly heard by the horse anyway. When Anna realized that I could influence the horse, she stopped me, and refused to "teach" , or even allow me to interact with any of the other horses. I asked if I could watch her train, but I was refused, I suspected animal abuse, and literally spied on her "training". You haven't seen animal abuse yet, I hadn't either. I was shocked, I tried to run away. I was chased, forced to surrender thousands of euros, before I was set free. This has happened almost 20 years ago. I write now, because Anna avoided and blocked all of her ex-clients at the time. Anna is a brutal liar, and should be prosecuted for what she did to me, to other people, and to the horses.

Eline I just want to respond to your post, you have summed it up in a nutshell and do contact the lawyer and see if anything can be done as to many people hurt and too many people afraid of saying any type taking action as they seem to have immense power in people’s emotions and feelings

I was not aware of these reviews until my sister, upset at hearing about the difficulties I was having with OHL, looked online to see if anyone had reviewed the business. She also found sad exchanges on Reddit. Google OHL & Reddit to find. As for the reviewers with their blissed-out experiences, I am envious. It is what I too had sincerely hoped to experience. It is remarkable & sad that so many people have been hurt & left empty handed after trusting Anna, her methods & energy work. I don’t think any of us ever dreamed we would be writing such reviews. Good Anna is a talented horsewoman, you can work with her online or in person at the farm, Stal Witte, in Schijndel, Netherlands. Even if her methods do not consistently work in practical application the theories and techniques are compelling. Review I worked with One Horse Life for 6 months. My experience started with what seemed like a lot of love, guidance & support. Then sadly, it changed. Unfortunately, my main experience with One Horse Life is of over promising and under delivering. This includes a lack of reliable and consistent support & guidance as well as the promises & limitations of the method itself. The method, as wonderful as it may seem & as amazing as it is made to look on social media, does not work as reliably as OHL would like you to believe. They claim that their methods create “permanent” changes in your horse. This is simply not true. I had wonderful moments while practicing the method but experienced many situations in which the method failed or the change that was supposed to be permanent was not. The method is based on Anna and Pawel’s personal ideas of spirituality & “reality”. They assume guru status & teach with a guru mentality. The OHL Pros are set up to give seminars to hook you into a MLM scheme where the more you pay & sign up for the more access you will have to deeper “inner circle” knowledge. They talk a lot about physics, some of which aptly applies to the biomechanics of the horse, but ultimately the method is a type of new-age mysticism based on who you are as a person. It is based on “purity” & your ability to control yourself in your environment to an unhealthy degree. You are explicitly not allowed to change or adapt the methods or techniques, even if they are not working for you. Anna will tell you herself that her technique is not intuitive. This is a huge problem. If you can’t listen to your own intuition, then you must constantly defer to her. Emotionally this is dangerous as ultimately it leads you farther and farther from yourself and your truth and lived experience. You are led to a truth that you will in essence attempt to make your own in order to perform the methods and get results. Anna will tell you to trust her and that she will be with you every step of the way, but that was not my experience. Things did not come together, the methods did not work & because they were not working created an unhealthy dependency on Anna’s constant support & guidance. When my difficulties with the method did not resolve Anna & Pawel began outright emotionally manipulating. I could no longer justify continuing. When they couldn’t tell me how to progress, they just made me the problem. I finally realized I could not pay, practice, or “relax” enough to get the results their methods promised. I simply could not experience "reality" as they would have it. In addition, the disorganization & sloppy professionalism I experienced working with Anna was inexcusable & massively irresponsible. OHL programs are VERY expensive & yet for the thousands of euros you pay, corners are cut, emails ignored, questions left unanswered, promises left unfulfilled & calls are blown off or rescheduled at whim. She put both myself and my horse in dangerous situations all while promising that it would all come together, just trust her & the methods. Sadly, when I needed her help the most was exactly when she would stop responding to my messages for days and use flimsy excuses for her absence. So, buyers beware. I wasted a massive amount of money & time with OHL. Yes, I learned some valuable things, but the price, emotionally, spiritually and financially was very high. I would advise not getting involved at all, but if you do, do not enter into any informal agreements, get it all in writing, or sign a contract. Otherwise, it is highly likely that you will not get what you think you are paying for. After reading the other reviews I am considering contacting the Dutch lawyer, Stephan Wensing at European Horse Lawyers, to look into OHL. Please know that if your welfare is compromised at the expense of OHL ambitions, they will make it clear that it is your problem, not theirs. Take care of yourselves, trust yourselves, seek support from outside sources, and if something feels wrong, or murky or off—it is.

WOW! I'm shocked by everything I'm reading on this forum. I also decided to write because I am dissatisfied with Anna's riding method course. Is anyone here doing it? More than a year ago I purchased all the course modules in advance, as it was stated in the sales advertisement that the modules would be published monthly. However, until now, for more than a year, there has only been publication up to module 5. And the content of the course has been deteriorating and declining a lot. The first three modules are really very good, well formulated, although the video part is not that good. The contact module does not have any video demonstrating the theoretical lesson. The same goes for the module on curved lines and circles. The written text is great, but there is no visual demonstration of the concepts neither about the exercises proposed. Finally, the module on canter only contains a written text whose authorship does not appear to be the same as the previous texts. The text does not have the same level and quality. The proposed concepts are too ethereal and vague. Is anyone else going through this experience? Another question: is there any entity representing consumer rights in Europe? Can anyone recommend?

I took part in a workshop with one of the OHL "PRO" trainers. It costed quite a lot but I was curious whether I would discover something new to me (I have 30 years of experience with horses). The trainer mainly focused on praising the method and praising Anna Marciniak, whose knowledge - according to trainer - is breathtaking. The trainer tried to learn us some things but she had no understanding of even simple things like how muscles work. She also told us about beating her horse with a whip but claimed that he was relaxed during that because he was already at "higher" level of relaxation. That was quite shocking to me. There were also other stories that showed her little knowledge about horses. The practical exercises were embarrassing. No specific instructions, she was just repeting that "you have to feel it" (you'll probably feel it when you buy some more courses). I saw much more relaxed horses during Masterson Method sessions. The basics of MM can be learned from a book that cost about 15 dollars. Relaxation with a bit (one of the OHL programms) is based on Francois Baucher's work. Any classical dressage trainer familiar with the French school can show you how to do it. My experince is very negative, workshops were just embarrassing, I'm glad I didn't invest more than $200 in this "method". It is total waste of time and money. For a fraction of money sum that you have to spend on OHL method you could do a lot of great courses that will boost your relationship with horse and help them to relax. OHL trainers were sending me some nasty messages whenever I have written some comment about they work. They threated me and told to be very careful because I will might regret writing about OHL method. So, they are really "nice" people, aren't they?