Helping horse lovers build relationships of mutual benefit with horses.
Through deep understanding of the most magnificent prey species on earth.
Paige Lockton
Former International Competitor
Certified Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator
HeartMath Practitioner
I’m Paige Lockton, founder of The Magic of Horsecraft™.
I help horse lovers build trust, clarity, and connection — with their horses and with themselves.
My work blends classical horsemanship, modern learning theory, species-specific understanding, and nervous system awareness to make the “magic” of great horsemanship learnable, practical, and humane.
A lifetime with horses — from the inside out
I was raised in Callander, Ontario, as the daughter of an equine veterinarian. Horses weren’t a hobby in my family — they were life.
From a young age, I learned to read horses in herds, to calm frightened patients, and to earn trust under pressure.
That early education carried me to the international level of three-day eventing, representing Canada from 1990 to 2002.
Over the years, I’ve coached riders from complete beginners to international competitors, operated riding schools and camps, and specialized in working with sensitive, misunderstood, and “problem” horses.
Through it all, one truth kept revealing itself:
Great horsemanship isn’t about control.
It’s about understanding.
Through my work as a coach, Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator, and HeartMath Practitioner, I help people:
* understand how horses perceive and respond
* develop clarity in communication and leadership
* regulate their internal state so timing and feel can emerge
* replace force and frustration with knowledge and trust
This is the foundation of Horsecraft™ — the art and science of sentient horsemanship.
My teaching is informed not only by decades with horses, but by a life that has required resilience, adaptation, and beginning again more than once.
I don’t teach from theory alone.
I teach from experience — grounded, integrated, and honest.
You’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure this out by yourself.
Dr. Chuck Lockton, DVM
Equine Veterinarian, Breeder, Published Author
My father, Dr. Charles “Chuck” Lockton, was born and raised on a farm in Alberta, where horses, livestock, and responsibility shaped daily life. Much of his youth was spent on horseback, his old dog Ring at his side, caring for animals and learning stewardship from the ground up.
Chuck trained at the Olds School of Agriculture before graduating from the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC ’65).
His career has spanned equine practice in northern Ontario; service as a federal District Veterinarian; work aboard ship with horses sent overseas; collaboration with Inuit communities in the high Arctic; wildlife relocation projects; and service on the Foreign Animal Disease team. He also spent ten formative summers as a cowboy, managing a community pasture in the Alberta Rockies.
Alongside his veterinary work, Chuck is an educator, and a published author.
I grew up absorbing his way of seeing the world:
* that animals are individuals
* that knowledge carries ethical weight
* and that good horsemanship begins long before anyone climbs into the saddle.
HorseCraft™ is the meeting place between my father’s lifetime of veterinary science, and my own lived experience as an international competitor, coach, Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator, and HeartMath practitioner.
Together, we explore the question that sits at the heart of this work:
What does the horse actually need from us — biologically, emotionally, and relationally — in order to thrive?
This father–daughter collaboration grounds HorseCraft™ in both tradition and evolution:
honoring what has always mattered about horses, while integrating modern science, nervous system awareness, and humane learning theory.
It is not about reinventing horsemanship.
It is about remembering it — and updating how we teach it.
HorseCraft™ is, at its core, a family conversation — one I’m now inviting you into..
WORK WITH ME
Ways to work together
I offer multiple entry points, depending on where you are and what kind of support you’re looking for.
🐎 Learn the Foundations
Horsecraft 101: Making Magic with Horses
An online course that teaches the essential understanding every conscientious horse owner should have — before riding, training, or “fixing” anything.
🌱 Reset and Rebuild
Begin & Begin Again
A guided program rooted in species understanding and relationship-first horsemanship, designed for horse lovers who want to rebuild confidence, clarity, and trust.
💜 Regulate and Refine
HeartMath for Horse Lovers
A practical program focused on human nervous system regulation, so timing, feel, and presence can emerge naturally — where it matters most, with your horse.
🤍 Personal Support
Private sessions and ongoing support for those who want individual guidance, perspective, and reassurance along the way.
Not sure where to start?
You don’t need to know the “right” answer.
If you’d like help choosing the best next step, you’re welcome to reach out.
I’m happy to meet you where you are at.
Take a chance,
Paige
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