The Heart of Horsemanship

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The Heart of Horsemanship

I'm dedicated to life-long learning and helping others connect with their horses in a natural way.

I'm is born with horses in my heart and have brought my dream to Canada to share my passion and knowledge about the horses. We offer lessons, horse training, birthday parties, camps, and much more! We would love to hear from you so we can help make your dreams come true. Floriane Vermeire
431-998-8608
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theheartofhorsemanship.net

04/29/2025

When you end up with your two teams together. I was over the moon happy to reunite these 4 boys after all they have been true and all the rehab and training each of them nailed afterwards. The two bay s Teddy and Mellow are 99.9% sure brothers and their relationship is unbelievable. Their look, build, personalities, sure make ir tricky to tell them appart for people. Do you know who is who? We will make a post later this week on how you can differentiate them 🙂 Rocket and Diamond are not related but sure create a cool second team.

Teddy and Rocket were rescued together in the summer and Mellow and Diamond were rescued together in the fall. All 4 boys are long term projects and most likely forever residents for our kids program.

04/26/2025

Pictures of the week of some of our current residents! 🤩

04/24/2025

Mickey Mouse will be less of a crazy man! Brave as he comes this superstar got castrated today. Jusr in time to beat the fly season. During his first vet assesment, we were told he would most likely be a crypro due to not having dropped one of his testicles. We decided to give his body a bit of time to relax and see if he would drop. Luckily during his second vet visit last week, we got confirmed the news that both his testicles fully dropped! Stress can do weird things to the body. Age 3 and he is ready to shine as a gelding now. His castration was very smooth and he is absolutely thriving already. While he was down we also got his wolf teeth removed should anyone ever ride him with a bit down the road. The next two weeks will be filled with lots of love!!! 😃 A huge shout out to Horse Aid Canada for paying $120 off his vet bill directly to our vet. We couldn’t do the work without their help!

04/22/2025

A paradise of horses … (3missing in the video of this herd - they re at the back) Beautiful Esperanza the first palomino paint mare up front came to me last summer with a one month old foal. The foal (Legend) got weaned at 9months and is now back in the herd. Upon arrival Esperanza wasn’t doing well, very weak and emaciated, terrified and most of all in severe pain with her legs. She got diagnosed with quite severe DSLD on all 4 of her legs. During her first vet assessment we had the most terrible news for her that she would need to be put at rest. Due to her foal at that time, we didn’t do it immediately as she was still eating super well and getting up okay. We took 2 weeks to introduce another mare to the foal, gife her all the love i possibly could, and plan for our difficult day After having a deep conversation with her the day after her vet visit, she came to tell me “I don’t want to die, I want a chance” and from that moment I knew I needed to help her. She came to me for a reason and her two weeks of intensive rehab and magic tricks, turned into a forever new adventure. We are proud to announce Esperanza is doing marvellously great!!! Look at her cantering - knowing a few months ago taking one little step was too much. I’m beyond proud of this incredible mare and her long and forever rehab and special care will always be there. We love you momma! We know that one day she will need our vet help to be laid ar rest and we will be ready whenever she wants to rest. For now she is shining more than some of the others and enjoying life so much! It’s incredible what a healthy herd, good fields, quality feed, lots of supplements and natural medicine can do. Esperanza has had en enormous amount of foals and her body is loving to recover. Tomorrow she s ready to bring her herd into her first grass field of the year 🙌

04/19/2025

On September 13, 2022 we had an intake of 5 feral ponies. 4 who had come from an abandoned field. One who got pulled off the slaughter truck true a video call with an unknown story. Upon arrival this pony came with quite a huge baggage to unload and we could tell whatever happened to her was traumatic for her. She was not tame and not trained. We were told she was a dump pony. From that moment, we knew exactly she came to us for a reason. This beautiful now 6years old mare has blown my mind away like nobody has ever done. We always had hight hopes for her to be a potential fit for our kids program but with the time she was able to tell us that she would prefer her own family vs a groups setting. Because I considered Moonlight a personal pony for so long the thought of finding her the perfect home was not easy. This is what she wanted, this is what she deserved. It held my love for her. Someone won the jackpot with an incredibleee friend of ours who s family is horse addicted and their whole life’s consist of horse adventures. I could not be more proud, relieved, happy this dream for her came true.

Moonlight was a long term project who got a chance to become a beautiful tripple kids safe pony over the past 4 years. The amount of work and dedication that was put into her sure has payed off with beautiful results. An airplane could land beside her and she wouldn’t care is the level of safety this superstar has archived. She will be able to share alllll her knowledge with her new family and favourite little 5 years old cowgirl throughout all their adventures. Due to her age we also ensured a knowledgeble adult was involded and luckily mom is the best horse trainer in town. As tears fell true my face today a month after adoption I can not be more happy to see these two superstars shine together! We will see you on some summer pony adventures 🤩 we LOVE you always and forever Moonlight you are one in a million

A STORY TO REMEMBER
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We had a huge amount of interest in Moonlight. We re sorry for anyone who didn’t get a chance to be part of her story. We find it incredibly important we find the absolute best forever match for our ponies and Moonlight picked her very own cowgirl leader. We currently have a waiting list for our tripple kids safe ponies.

04/13/2025

Yesterday we had our first official incredible 17degrees weather! This is Goose her favourite season. Every puddle, ditch, pound, or lake she will run to and go swim 😆 the water reached all the way to my belly and was definitely pretty cold but nothing holds us back of having fun! Watch her lay down in the deepest spot 🫢 This BLM American Mustang sure is fearless. What s your favourite season?

04/12/2025

This is exactly what makes me happy. Seeing ponies who got a second chance in life shine and be happy. Mellow and Diamond have a special bound that will always stay. I love how they respect each others space so well and wait to “beat” each other up and start their play and release their zoomies. While they continue their training under saddle, it s important we allow them to still be horses and let them do things they like doing together. Ready to see them both shine under saddle? Watch for a new video of them in a week! Looking for a haul in arena during mud seasons. Contact Tripple Star Ranch in Oakbank to take advantage of their incredible indoor arena!

04/09/2025

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." Legend our 10 months old rescue loving his grandpa Spirit 🥹

04/08/2025

This sweet c**t found a name! MYSTIC is one superhero. He has been working hard this week at getting comfortable with different people brushing him and petting him everywhere, getting haltered in big spaces, and learning to lead! On our first leading session I like working in a round pen and simply focus on teaching them about pressure and forward/stop cue. Join us for his second session on leading. What a champ! Look at him going forward and stopping perfectly at the end 👏 I like to use their interest in my advantage of leading. Here I choose a safe path towards a new bale of hay he was very excited about he kept very connected, forward, and respectful. Next up we will work on his confidence during leading and getting him walking less like a drunk horse haha. Afterwards he also had his first vet visit! Brave as he comes he has his first vaccinations, second dewormer, and a full assessment. He is vet estimated to be 6-9 months only. A huge thank you to our wonderful vet Dr.Dunlop from Elm Creek Vet for always helping out our wonderful rescue. Mystic will continue to grow and find his strength in life for the next few months as he continues to learn his basics. Can’t wait to help his nutrition more as he is definitely quite underweight as our vet can confirm this. Enjoy joining us for his second leading session 😃

04/02/2025

5 days old and you re hit with a snowstorm ❄️

We can’t be more grateful his mom Sundance came into our care. Knowing the ugly weather he was born in we knew he would definitely not be on earth had his mom not been saved - and this to me is absolutely gut wrecking.

Sundance came as a feral 5 years old from an abandoned field of 80+ ponies in Alberta. No feed for many years leading to quite extremely emaciated ponies, no shelter, no nutrition, no care for wounds and or sick souls, the ongoing uncontrolled breeding, lots of foal deaths during winter, the luck I got to help 32 ponies was a true blessing.

We where extremely lucky to help Sundance nutrition during her pregnancy, get the foal right away in a warm environment upon birth, help mom with her extreme pain, help foal nurse, dry up the foal and regulate his body temperature,… name it up he had a great start to life thanks to everyone who helped us safe these ponies!
On this snowy day, we still allowed them to go outside as the foal has lots of energy and zoomies he needs to let go of ha’ we believe a balance between his health and mental wellbeing gives a great outcome. All packed up and jumping around he is making this day look like the best on earth. In the meantime mom is able to enjoy quality hay, fresh alfalfa, 2 dinners a day with all her supplements to provide quality warm milk to her foal. A warm cozy stall for night time is await for them tonight. It s beautiful to see someone enjoying life so much no matter the weather - he in fact I think likes making snow angels too 😇

03/29/2025

Day 2

What a long day and night. While baby has been thriving mom gave me a bit of a scare yesterday. She wasn’t eating aside from a tiny nibble, neither was she passing any manure or peeing for quite an extensive amount of time. After a few hours she started to show minor signs of colic which then got me to call my vet again. I noticed a huge lump of edema on her belly from foaling which also led us to find out she most likely has ruptured her prepubic tendon during foaling. The trauma of foaling wasn’t easy. The foal is quite huge and despite it being a quick birth, the damage sure was done. Luckily she s on a great path of healing and her close observation continues. She is currently on some meds to help with all her pain as there s definitely lots on abdominal pain. The foal has massive long legs and they re almost the same size as mom. We have no idea how he fitted in Sundance neither do we know how she gave birth what I do know is this pony is indescribable incredible - both mom and foal 😉. The mare is just around 13hh hight for reference.

I m super grateful I was able to work very hard on her nutrition this past month being the most crucial in the foals development. It sure has paid off! His beautiful shiny coat, strong hooves, and strong immune system are better than I could have ever imagined. I love equine nutrition and sure can’t wait to keep mom going on some special things to keep them both thriving forward.

Anyone wanting to do a FaceTime please let me know. We are currently limiting in person visits until mom is more stable so we can reduce her stress. Please let us know if you d like to come meet the foal and we d love to get you out as soon as we can.

Any name suggests? 💙🐴

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https://www.theheartofhorsemanship.net/

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About me

I’m Floriane Vermeire and I was born with horses in my blood. At the age of 4, I was already working with them! One day, I found the method of Natural Horsemanship, however because I was so young; nobody wanted to teach me. So I decided to start by myself! I have spent years growing my knowledge through many lessons, clinics and certifications. When I was 16, I decided to share my knowledge and experience with others to teach them about the beauty of learning how to communicate and connect with horses from a horse perspective. I have worked in many ranches with kids and teens with a variety of needs including autism, anxiety and ADHD. I have a deep love and passion for this work. In September 2017, I moved from Belgium to Canada. I was able to save a wild horse from the auction to give this sentient being another chance. She is one of my many horses in training; where I help caterpillars turn into wonderful butterflies. I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with your child and help dreams come true, just as they have for me!