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sorry no. i live in america. but pat parelli is coming to australia. sydney, idk how close you are. parelli is really easy to learn. his dvds are really expensive but they can teach you how to do everything you need to know about horses. it has taught my 4 year old mare everything. when i got her she was headstrong, didnt know her leads and had never seen a ground pole. thanks to parelli we are jumping 2 feet and are trying to go higher!!!

first steps in parelli are the 7 games. they are friendly, porcupine, driving, yoyo, circle, sideways, and squeeze.

first is friendly. you really should have a parelli halter and lead for this. they are pricey, but totally worth it. i never ride in my bridle anymore, just my halter. what you do is you introduce scary objects to your horse to gain its trust. you rub them with them and never let them back away from it. make your horse lower its head and stand quietly. but the important thing is to always take it away when the time is right. never force your horse to walk towards a scary object. if he or she takes a step toward it without you pulling on them, immediately walk away and praise alot!! hope this helps

I’m sorry, but I don’t know an instructor in Adelaide(because I’m from Italy..=))….but I like very much your ideas…I’ve always praticated natural horsemanship, and I think, it’s the best of the world…because my horse loves me as I love him…but, if u want, I can explain u a play that u can do with your horse…
well, the name is "association’s play"(this is the translation from italian…)….
you must take a long cord, and your horse must turn around you…you must watch your horse into his eyes and he has to walk, trot and galop…
after ten or twenty minutes, you must turn the other way and don’t watch him into his eyes….your horse will come to you and in those moment you will be dominant, and your horse will trust you….
good luck!!!!