Just a quick edit of my 30 min liberty play with my retired mare Tui. I'm not lying if I say I haven't done anything with her in probably 3 years 🫶
It was so fun, she's so special !
A bit of playing with up and down transitions, following games, lots of waiting and relaxing some scratching and some treats 🥰
.
.
.
.
#liberty #horsamanship #standardbred #horsetraining #fun #metime #sunshinecoast
I love our day to day life. Most of the time 😅
Doing hay in our jamies is the best ❤️
so so blessed to be able to do this with my girls and doggo🥰
When it's raining (like it is again) I just have to remind myself that better days are coming 😃🤞 You never know what the "bad" days are good for 😉
.
.
.
#blessed #happy #hay #horse #dog #kids #girls #land #sun #mud
I thought the packaging looks so fancy so I've made a little video from my recent unpacking of my @thehoof.co parcel 😄 This is a thrush care package as I have to tackle some from the recent rain we've had !
In this package you will get:
1 x Hoof Spray 500ml. All natural ingredients. Infused with essential oils of: Kunzea, Lemon Myrtle, Cinnamon, Rosemary, Clove & Eucalyptus producing a lovely scented spray which will help eliminate Hoof Funk. Safe and gentle enough to be used daily after cleaning hooves or prior to topical hoof care applications.
1 x Hoof Powder 200 grams. All natural clays and powders infused with Peppermint and Lemongrass Oils to provide a wonderful odour neutralising aroma. Hoof Powder can be used as a Thrush Powder and can also be sprinkled inside hoof boots or other leg wear and girths to refresh and absorb odours and moisture.
1 x Hoof Pack - 200 grams. Hoof Pack is a hoof clay which contains our unique mix of Clays, Zinc Oxide, Manuka Honey with an added dash of Eucalyptus essential oil. Provides a long lasting Thrush prevention application. Use daily for current issues and weekly for prevention.
.
.
.
#hoofcare #horsehealth #equinehealth #horsecare #hooves #barefoothoofcare #nohoofnohorse #healthyhorse #happyhorse #naturalhorsecare
Happy Friday !!!!
Just a quick little video on my 'Hoof care routine' 💁♀️
and a little something for you to save $$
Use Track10 for 10% off @thehoof.co range 🙌
.
.
#hoofcareroutine #hoofcare #hoof #hooftrimming #horsesofthesunshinecoast
A muddy horse is a happy horse ! 🐴😍
A video I took a while ago 😄 Still not exactly sure what I was trying to say ! But the gist is, don't serve them food on a silver tablet all the time ! Make them find their instincts for better mental health 🧠🐴❤️
.
.
#equinementalhealth #horsehealth #horseenrichment #horsetracksystem
Herd Introduction on a Track
This is the process of introducing Froggy our new herd member on our Track. Each horse is an individual and needs to be treated as such, so the introduction process changes with the personalities of the horses !
Going with the trent 😃
#horsetracksystem #paddockparadise #horseenrichment
Hay strip going well 👍 great full to have this strip of surface ! Mud free yay ! They also have their shelter which is mud free, they use it a lot atm! At night they do get hay in nets on the ground which is in mud or soft soggy grass, yet to become mud 😅 Note : Only feed hay in this tight area with an established and calm herd! I'd never usually have food available in such a tight area! But, Necessity is the mother of invention 💡
Why you should make sure you provide long grass to your horses :
🌾Long grass provides more fiber, which is essential for their digestive health
🍭It has less sugar as it is not "stressed" by over grazing or mowing
🌱It promotes slower eating and more chewing which is essential for gut health
Long grass also benefits the ecosystem in several ways:
🐛Long grass provides habitat and food for a variety of insects, birds, and worms contributing to overall biodiversity.
💧 The root systems of long grass help prevent soil erosion and improve soil structure, enhancing its ability to retain water and nutrients.
🐝Long grasses often have an array of flowering plants, providing nectar and pollen for pollinators like bees and butterflies.
🌍Overall, maintaining areas of long grass supports the health and balance of the environment
We, as horse and landowners, should strive to look after our environment. Grazing or paddock systems such as Track Systems or Equi-Central Systems make this possible! Get your horse off short pasture! It benefits both them and our environment 🫶🌍🐴
Hey Beautiful Sunshine Coast Horse Lovers! 🐴 Did you know our equine buddies have a naturally water-repellent coat? That's right! No need for those waterproof rugs! Even in the rain, it's still over 20 degrees here and popping a rug on could spell trouble like rain scald and other skin issues. So, what's the solution? Provide some shelter and hay, and watch your ponies thrive! They'll be healthier and happier without any fancy, pricey rugs. Let's keep our horses smiling naturally! 😊🌟
Tracks are hard work
a small babble about the preconceived idea that tracks are hard work. There is so much to it that I could just keep talking but let's chat in the comments if you have any questions 😀
Do you want to see mum brain in action ? 😂 here it is! Before I actually take and post a proper video, I thought I'll rip off the band-aid with bloopers, can't get worse than this right ? Look out for the real video hopefully tonight ! I'll try and talk about some preconceived ideas people can have about tracks ❤️#goodlucktome #workingmum #imtrying #horses
Did you know I offer Track consultations ?!
This includes
•Tour of my track
•Visiting your Track or paddock for intended future track
•Offer advice, discuss ideas and plans, answer your questions ongoing
•Give recourses
•Booklet with the basics
•Book hire (Jaime Jackson's paddock paradise and Amy Dell's Horse track systems)
Cost is $99 plus Travel on the Sunshine Coast message to book 😊
You know what I feel is often missing on horse trainers pages and podcasts, courses ect.
It's the mention of how to keep a horse.
I think how you keep your horse does a great deal for your training and relationship.
It's so great to see that more and more trainers are out there spreading a more kind way to train. They are stepping back from more gadgets and "muscle power" and going toward teaching how to listen and how to communicate and read the horse's body language ect. But what's often missing is the importance of "the other 23 hours" - How you keep your horse ! If you want to train the kind and natural way you should also keep them in a kind and natural way. Eg provide friends, freedom, forage (the 3 F's). Your horse feels in what way they are being kept, if it makes them feel good or if they have a low level of constant anxiety being on their own or waiting for food ect. - no training method can help that. I mean if you look at us humans, if we have a high anxiety job we take that on and usually experience and carry that anxiety into our daily and family life. Or a child grows up in an isolating or anxiety inducing environment they'll carry that anxiety and other mental loads to school and anywhere else they go. If home life's good your mental health is strong and you can "give" more at work. If work is a relaxed nice place you are happier at home and all other areas of life. I believe it's the same for our horses.
I also believe if you keep a horse on its own and then think you two have a great bond, well, I'm not so sure that's the truth. If you have them in a herd with plenty of friends and plenty of food and they still choose to come to you, nicker, what ever you see as "love" from your horse, that's probably more likely to be a true affectionate feeling on their part.
As your horses needs are met, they don't NEED to come to you for stimulation or food.
I often hear people keep their horses on their own as otherwise they can't catch them, well tha
I have reopened the forest 🌳 yay ! We had storms and then a new herd member, because of the lay out of my track, I had to close it in the introduction process. Horses are stoked with the new grass shoots 😩 😅 so I did not hide treats or any food there today as it was the first time exploring the forest part for our new member ❤️ just to reduce any possibility of them getting too excited 😄
The massive storm we had on Saturday!
We have a free choice shelter available to our horses at all times. It's a choice they can make depending on when they feel is safe to do so.
On saturday the storm started with lots of heavy rain, so the horses stood underneath the shelter. Once the intensity of wind picked up they then choose to stand out in the open. They are very smart animals and in tune with the elements, we just have to make it available to them to listen to their instincts. I often hear people say they are stupid for not using the shelter 🙄 But if you stable them, thinking it's nice cosy and dry in there (what us humans prefer), can cause major anxiety for a horse as their instincts is telling them it's dangerous, but they can't escape. Also of course it actually can get dangerous very quick if a tree falls on the stables, roof gets ripped off by wind and hail ect.
Provide your horse with hay, mates and choice not with rugs and confinement.
Recent track life 🥰🐴🥰
.
.
.
.
#paddock #paddockparadisetracksystem #paddockparadise #tracksystemshorse #tracklivery #tracklife #horsepassion #horseparadise #agistment #sunshinecoast #horsetracksystem
Summer time ! It's been such a hot morning so I've turned on their soaker for them.
Tui like usual not quite interested 😅
But the other two loved it especially Darlene getting a full on soak in 😍 And Bear loves playing with the water on the ground 🥰
Love how Bear licks the water off D's bum 😂😂 Just the best ponies! 🤣
.
.
.
#sunshinecoastagistment #summertime #horsesummer #happyhorses #herdlife #paddockparadise
Living and Loving track life to the fullest 🥰🥰
Friends
Freedom
Forage
.
.
.
#thethreefs #happyhorses #paddockparadise #horselove
