THE POSITIVELY TOGETHER TEAM

Meet the magic makers!

Bex Tasker

Founder & Head Trainer 
Bex is the face and the drive and the passion behind all the various arms of Positively Together.  Adults and kids, horses, dogs, sheep and chickens, real life and virtual teaching, we do it all!  Visit "My story" to find out more about my professional background and credentials, and our journey.

Brooke Friend

Next Gen Coach & General Advisor
Brooke has been a driving force behind our flagship Next Gen Trainers youth programme right from day one. She is a youth worker with a Diploma in Pastoral Leadership as well as Bex's bestie and fave business advisor. Brooke juggles these important roles with her full-time job as mum to little Adelina!

Paige Sutton

Next Gen coach
Paige is a qualified primary school teacher.  On her days off she is a coach in our Next Gen Trainers youth programme and has a special passion for sheep training! Paige was one of the original Next Gen kids, and has now become a valuable coach and mentor.

Em Sandifer

Next Gen coach
Em lives and breathes animals.  She grew up in Next Gen youth trainers program, then lived and worked with Bex as a coach.  Now she works full time at Paradise Valley Springs in Rotorua, caring for and training the Kea, lions, pony, donkey and other animals.  Em comes back when she can to coach and help with youth camps.

Awhi

Welcoming Committee & Demo Dog
Awhi takes his job very seriously. He is in charge of greeting all our students as they arrive, and he also considers it his job to make sure Bex  gets away from the admin work on the computer and goes outside to play. Awhi is a demo dog during our training classes and enjoys teaching kids how to interact with and train dogs.

Hokey & Minstrel

The Teachers
We have many horses here at Positively Together but these two brothers are my original teachers.  Hokey and Minstrel are excellent and experienced teachers of humans.
​We also have two minis, Max and Misty, and two mares Cadence and Firefly.