The Quiet Revolution

April 29, 2019

Did you know there was a revolution occurring?

It is quiet and it is subtle but it is happening and it is growing in strength.

You see, the human-horse relationship used to be one of work, humans relied Continue reading →

Musings, Relationship

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Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses – Rachael Draaisma

March 24, 2019

Book review – Language Signs and Calming Signals of Horses – Rachael Draaisma

I have collected horse books for over 30 years and there have been a definite trends on housekeeping and training over that time. What is really exciting Continue reading →

Book Reviews, Musings, Relationship, Training

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This might be controversial but I think procrastination has a place in the modern world Today our busy lives are full of rush rush rush and in this time of instantaneous mobile communication we expect quick answers and rapid results, but do you sometimes find yourself leaving tasks, projects and jobs? Continue reading →

Musings, Relationship, Training

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Windy Acres – Fun with 5 Acres

March 2, 2019

Getting my own place to keep my horses was a dream come true. A long long held dream, ever since I had ponies in fact. There are some advantages to livery yards – hacking out with others, someone on hand Continue reading →

Enrichment, Environment, Musings

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Training by not Training

February 24, 2019

When we talk of training, we tend to think of a specific event, something we have planned for, prepared for, something involving equipment or special area.

But really all interactions we have with our horses are an opportunity to train, Continue reading →

Musings, Relationship, Training

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Winter and Overweight Ponies

February 14, 2019

Whilst I am getting fed up with the cold, the wind, not to mention the mud, winter is very useful for regulating the ponies weight. In fact it is an important part of horse management, especially in modern times.

Naturally Continue reading →

Environment, Musings

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An a-ha moment and the need for Authenticity

February 6, 2019

When I get started on a project I get very focused, I should say very very focused. This works extremely well in the male dominated corporate industry I work in, but with my horses ……. not so much…

Over the Continue reading →

Musings, Relationship, Training

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Building the Mega Shelter (aka Pony Palace)

February 3, 2019

When I bought Windy Acres I knew I wanted to implement an Equicentral system (this will be covered in further blogs) and a good central area was key.

I wanted a shelter rather than stables as I wanted the ponies Continue reading →

Environment, Musings

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Freethinkers Day!

January 29, 2019

Today is Freethinkers Day, celebrating Thomas Paine who was born on January 29th 1737. British born Thomas was instrumental in the American revolution with his pamphlet ‘Common Sense’. He also lived for a while in France (falling foul of Robespierre) Continue reading →

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#Horsebloggers Collaboration

January 18, 2019

Since I started blogging, I have found a lovely, friendly community of fellow equestrian bloggers. Although I tend to sit somewhat outside of their usual circle of friends as I don’t subscribe to most of normal Horse World goings on, Continue reading →

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