Train a Horse That Thinks, Trusts, and Stays Calm Under Pressure
A practical, thoughtful approach to building real confidence, so your horse can stay curious, regulated, and willing in challenging situations.
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Meet Tik
Tik Maynard is a horse behavior expert, trainer, coach, clinician, best-selling author, and international-level competitor who has combined his love of eventing with horsemanship training. Tik grew up riding in the show jumping ring frequently and eventually became interested in Modern Pentathalon - a sport in which he won the National Championships and competed in the World Championships twice.
He and his wife, Sinead Halpin, who is a 5* three day event rider and member of the U.S. Equestrian Team, run Copperline Farm in Citra, Florida, accompanied by their two young children. Most recently, he won the 2024 Road to the Horse Competition, considered by most to be the World Championships of colt starting.
What is the Confidence Course?
Every rider knows the difference. One horse walks into a new environment curious, listening, and ready to work. Another tenses, spooks, or shuts down,
reacting instead of thinking.
That difference isn’t talent or bravery. It’s confidence.
In Confidence With Your Horse, Tik Maynard breaks down what confidence actually is, why it’s often misunderstood, and how to build it in a way that lasts;
without forcing, flooding, or hoping your horse “gets over it.”
This course is not about desensitization. It’s about teaching horses how to process pressure and make good decisions.
This course is part of NF+’s first multilingual release, launching simultaneously in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French.
The instruction, depth, and structure are identical across all languages.
True confidence isn’t about tolerance. It’s about understanding.
A confident horse can:
Think instead of react
Learn how to help your horse slow down, process what’s happening, and make thoughtful decisions instead of defaulting to flight, tension, or resistance. Confidence is built when your horse understands how to respond, not just what to avoid.
Stay emotionally regulated
Discover how to recognize when your horse is approaching their threshold and what to do in that moment to keep them in a calm, learning mindset. This course teaches you how to manage pressure without overwhelming your horse or shutting them down.
Adapt to new environments
Build a horse that can confidently handle new places, sounds, and situations by developing curiosity and understanding, not just exposure. When confidence transfers, your horse feels prepared instead of reactive, wherever you go.
Trust the rider
Create a partnership where your horse looks to you for clarity and guidance, not relief from pressure. Learn how to be a calm, consistent leader so trust grows without creating tension, fear, or learned helplessness.
What You'll Learn
Inside this course, you’ll learn how to:
Diagnose where your horse’s confidence is breaking down
Apply practical groundwork and ridden exercises immediately
Keep your horse under threshold so learning can actually happen
Replace reaction with curiosity and thoughtfulness
Build confidence that transfers to real-world situations
This is modern horsemanship designed for real riders and real horses.
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Who This Course is For
No gimmicks. No extreme methods. Just clear tools you can integrate into your current program.
Riders who want a calmer, more reliable partner
Trainers looking for a repeatable confidence-building system
Horse owners seeking a safer, more trusting relationship
Anyone feeling stuck repeating the same issues without progress
Anyone who wants practical tools they can integrate into their current program without starting over
Riders working with sensitive, anxious, or easily overwhelmed horses
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Stream Tik's NF+ on any of your devices, wherever you are.
See What Our Members Are Saying About Tik
I love Tik's emphasis on taking the time each horse needs. I ran into some issues with my young horse and even considered selling him until I found a trainer who took their time like Tik advocates, and 9 months later we were making true progress!
Jane M.
I very much appreciate the emphasis on slow, sequential learning. My current OTTB is taking a long time to produce, but I know it will be worth it. Tik's course on understanding horse behavior was lovely!
Brianna J.
Tik has opened my eyes to a new way of interacting with my horses. Now, I'm much more mindful of every interaction with my horse, and always try to see things from his point of view. Our relationship has really thrived as a result, especially in our groundwork!
Sophie C.
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