Welcome
Horsemanship that is good for the senses
Empathetic teaching for
both horse and human
Discover Tov Horsemanship:
Our Mission
At Tov Horsemanship, our mission is to help partnerships between horses and their humans flourish. Working from the perspective that it is "all about the thought". When the horse's mind is centered - everything else comes easy.
Our Services
Training/Horsemanship Lessons
Traveling training and lessons. I travel to you! Focusing on building the relationship between you and your horse through trust.
Each training session and lesson is tailored for you and your horse
Equine Massage
Bodywork sessions for your equine partner. Sessions include massage, fascial release, cold laser therapy, and kinesiology taping.
Clinics
Now offering clinics!
Clinics can be 3-5 days and limited to 5-6 riders so each participant can get tailored teaching for them and their horse.
*available to travel out of state
Whenever a horse's mind and feet are separated; there is trouble in the household.
Harry Whitney
About Us:
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by horses, I couldn't help but fall in love with them. My name is Annalise Rumpza and I am the person behind Tov Horsemanship. Working with horses is in my blood, my father is a farrier, trainer and saddle maker in WA state. When I was a child he was constantly rescuing horses and bring all sorts of projects home. I took my first paid training job when I was 18 years old, a worried little Kentucky Mountain Horse named Pendleton. Two years later, in 2018, I started dipping my toe into training for the public and teaching horsemanship. Around that time I enrolled in Northwest School of Animal Acupressure and Massage and became an equine massage therapist. This was a way to expand my knowledge of horses and help them to feel the best they can in their bodies. I am trained in Swedish massage, myofascial release, kinesiology taping and provide cold laser therapy. I have massaged horses in many varied disciplines, giving me the opportunity to meet and build relationships with a wide range of different types of horses. In 2020, Tov Equine Therapy (now Tov Horsemanship) was created. The word "Tov" is a Hebrew word which means "good for the senses" or "everything working as it should". I think it is the perfect word to describe what I strive to achieve with the horses. That is also my goal when working with owner's and their horses.
At an early age I started tagging along to clinics taught by Harry Whitney. Harry teaches the importance of drawing the horse's mind and through that achieving relaxation. When I was young I didn't understand the importance of what I was learning. But now, I am so thankful that his philosophy is my foundation of horsemanship. This is not a 1,2,3 step approach but a philosophy about understanding WHY a horse behaves the way they do. Awareness of the why leads to knowing how to help the horse succeed. What Harry teaches is the closest I have seen to speaking the natural language of the horse. I have spent quite a bit of time working under Harry's tutelage. Not only did I grow up going to his clinics, but I have completed working student stretches in 2015, 2020, 2023, and recently spent 10 weeks in 2024 learning from him. It has been such a privilege to learn so much from a great master of horsemanship.
In Fall of 2024, I made the move to North Alabama where I am so excited to continue helping people on their horsemanship journey.
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