BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson gave staff and students at a Nantwich college full marks for the way they trained his foals.
Adam’s four rare Exmoor foals were handed back after nine weeks of training at Reaseheath’s Equestrian Centre.
The project gave staff and students a chance to use natural horsemanship skills on previously unhandled young stock.
The progress made by the foals will be shown during a BBC Countryfile programme on Sunday April 7.
Adam was filmed taking them through their paces in Reaseheath’s indoor arena alongside programme leader Caroline Booth (BHSI), who led the project.
Yard manager Kim Bailey and students Chris Jones and Shelly Degnan were also involved.
Adam said: “When I visited Reaseheath’s equestrian centre during the HE awards ceremony last year, I thought it would be a perfect training centre for my foals.
“I was very confident they would do well, but I have been amazed at just how far they have progressed.
“They are now so trusting and easy to handle. I am sure the training they have received at Reaseheath will have given them a good start in life and that they will all do well in the future.”
Caroline added: “It has been a great privilege to work with the foals and we were very sad to see them go.
“We have used basic principles of training aimed at developing an environment where the foals felt safe and could build up a trusting relationship with us. This gave them so much confidence and trust in us that they were happy to do whatever we asked of them.
“They really did us proud during the filming and Adam was delighted.”
We would like to name the calf Nevis after Ben Nevis Britain’s highest mountain. Bobby