Outdoors at home - where work and connection come together...
I'm Anne, this is my horse Loki.
We live and train in a small open stable community, in a herd deep in the Bavarian Forest. Rural, outdoors, authentic.
Groundwork isn't an alternative for us, it's a passion. We're outside in wind, rain, or snow – not because it's particularly hard, but because that's precisely where a genuine connection is forged. Regardless of whether the training area is perfect or the weather is cooperating.
This way of working shapes everything we do: in training, in everyday life, and in our craft.
I have been working intensively with horses in groundwork for many years. This work has developed over time – through practical experience, continuous training, and conscious exchange with various trainers. I see further training not as an add-on, but as a responsibility towards the horse and as an ongoing process.
In groundwork, we've found a space that particularly suits us. A space where relationship, perception, and presence take center stage. Moving beyond the idea of the horse as merely a riding animal, a partnership develops here, based on attentiveness, clarity, and mutual trust. For me, this also means thinking of training as a way to maintain the horse's health – with all the facets that extend beyond riding.
Before working with wood, I practiced as a naturopathic practitioner and osteopath for many years. Perception, statics, and functional movement were part of my daily work – not as theoretical concepts, but as a practical foundation. This understanding still shapes my work today.
In my forties, I made a conscious decision to complete an additional apprenticeship as a carpenter. Not out of a career change, but from a desire to combine craftsmanship and practical training. For me, wood is not just a material "for building," but a material that conveys clarity, stability, and tranquility.
The idea for the platforms arose directly from groundwork exercises. From specific situations where conventional solutions were unsatisfactory. And from the desire for a training device that is functionally designed – not just practical, but also comprehensible and meaningful in training.
Today I build pedestals because this is where all my experience comes together: movement, body awareness, craftsmanship, and daily work with horses. The octagonal shape is not a design feature, but the result of observation and practice.
MOVED BY WOOD stands for training equipment made of wood that is deliberately minimalist. Metal-free construction, clean lines, and durable materials from a regional carpentry workshop are not an additional selling point for me, but a given.
The platforms are not used exclusively in horse training. Through collaboration with an experienced dog trainer, they have also proven their worth in dog training – adapted to different requirements, but based on the same principles: functional, stable, and useful in training.
Hinter MovedByWood steckt nicht nur eine Werkstatt, sondern auch eine Familie.
Ich bin verheiratet und Mama von drei Kindern. Zwischen Alltag, Familie und Werkstatt entstehen die Ideen für MovedByWood – mit dem Anspruch, langlebige Produkte zu bauen, die Menschen und Tiere über viele Jahre begleiten.
Denn am Ende geht es nicht nur um Training. Es geht um gemeinsame Zeit, Vertrauen und die Freude daran, miteinander zu wachsen.
Do-it-yourself in everyday stable life? I love it.
Stop talking, start trying. Not perfect, but practical. Anything that's built, used, and further developed has a place here. Ideas, projects, or experiments are welcome to be shared and sent – and anyone looking for expert input or wanting to think outside the box together is definitely in the right place.
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