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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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All Journeys Start with a Single Step

January 4, 2019

It is good to have aims of what what we hope to achieve with our horses, I haven’t done much with them for the last couple of years so I wanted to keep things low key and simple. Continue reading →

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A More Enriched Life part 1 – the Advent Calendar

December 30, 2018

It seemed a such a simple idea at the time. I had spied some advent calendars for dogs in the local pet shop and remembered that they were also available for horses. My first thought was that I would get Continue reading →

Enrichment, Musings, Relationship

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Strictly Maverick

November 20, 2018

I was asked the other day, what film I had seen the most times, after a short pause to consider I replied ‘Strictly Ballroom’.
From the look on their face I think they expected me to say something very clever, Continue reading →

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The Wasted Horse

October 18, 2018

How many times have we seen these adverts! ‘Horse wasted with current owner’ or ‘Horse needs to fill its potential’ or ‘Horse too good to be a field ornament’?

Well here’s the thing, these horses have no agenda to be Continue reading →

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The Horse that breaks us and remakes us – or the art of Equine Kintsugi

October 9, 2018

It is a well held belief that horses, if we are open to them, are our teachers. If we are lucky, we will encounter, one, two or even several in our lifetimes. But if we are particularly fortunate we will Continue reading →

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