HORSES & FARM ANIMAL CARE & TRAINING
BETTER CARE STARTS WITH UNDERSTANDING
From horses and cattle to goats, sheep, pigs and other farm animals, good care begins with understanding the animal in front of you.
Good Piggy provides practical, individual support with care, handling, training and animal management - whether you’re welcoming animals for the first time, looking to improve an existing setup, working through a particular behaviour or simply wanting to give the animals in your care the best life possible.
We look at the whole picture: the animal, their environment, their routines, their relationships and the people caring for them.
Every new Good Piggy client begins with an Initial Consultation - a 60–90 minute session where we get to know you and your animals, understand your goals and take a look at their everyday care and environment.
From there, we’ll recommend the right services and tailor an approach around your animals, your setup and what you’d like to achieve.
Because no two animals, humans, or properties are quite the same.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
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60–90 minutes · All pets & all ages
Want to know whether you're giving your animals everything they need to thrive? We'll look at everyday care and routines and provide practical advice tailored to the species, individual animals and your circumstances.
Daily care · Feeding routines · Enrichment · Social needs · Routine management · General wellbeing
$80 per session | 5 sessions · $320
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60 - 90 minutes · All animals considered
Good handling makes everyday life safer and less stressful for animals and humans alike.
From leading and moving animals to grooming, restraint and everyday interactions, we'll help build practical skills and cooperative behaviours that make routine care easier.
Leading · Moving · Grooming · Touch and handling · Restraint · Everyday care
$80 per session | 5 sessions · $320
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60 - 90 minutes, or tailored consultation depending on animal’s needs
Sometimes improving an animal's life isn't about teaching a new behaviour - it's about changing what's happening around them.
We'll look at how your animals live and how they're managed, helping you identify practical improvements that support their health, behaviour and quality of life. Basically, tell me what you and your animal need, and we’ll figure it out - I’m always up for a challenge!
Housing · Enclosures · Paddock and yard setup · Routines · Social groupings · Enrichment · Care systems
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$100 per session | 5 sessions · $400 -
60 - 90 minutes
When a behaviour is making care, handling or everyday life more difficult, we'll work to understand what's driving it before deciding how best to respond.
By looking at the individual animal, their history, environment and routines, we can develop practical strategies designed to create lasting improvement - without treating the animal as the problem.
$100 per session | 5 sessions · $400
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60 - 90 minutes
Routine healthcare is a lot easier when an animal understands what's happening and has learned our expectations for the specific situation.
Good Piggy can help prepare animals for routine health and husbandry procedures, making care safer and less stressful for the animal and everyone involved.
Hoof care · Farrier preparation · Health checks · Injections · Medication · Veterinary examinations · Weighing · Grooming · Routine husbandry · Leading · Loading · Behaviour expectations with humans
From $120 per session
In-person support at veterinary appointments can also be arranged, with pricing tailored to the appointment and level of support required.
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Individual programs designed to gradually build confidence around experiences an animal finds challenging - from transport and unfamiliar environments to equipment, sounds, handling and routine care.
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A fun, practical introduction for kids learning to care for animals - whether it’s their first pony, or a couple of backyard chickens. From understanding behaviour and body language to feeding, handling, everyday care and staying safe, My First Animal helps young people learn what it really means to be responsible for another life.