Josepha Guillaume has been involved with horses since her childhood and has worked as an instructor for many years. Based on classical riding principles she teaches her system of training "Equus Universalis Riding Art" to pupils around the world. She has specialised in bitless riding as well as the rehabilitation and re-training of traumatised horses. Josepha is the author of a number of articles that have appeared in a variety of magazines and published her first book on bitless riding in 2007. She has developed her own bitless bridle based on a model used by Antoine de Pluvinel and in 2004 opened Equihof in Belgium, the first retail outlet for bitless riding. Since 2011 she has concentrated mainly on teaching her students through online courses and her training school Equus Universalis. She lives with husband, dog, cats and horses on her farm in Belgium, where her training centre is also located.