Niki Taylor Equine Bodywork

Niki Taylor Equine Bodywork Qualified equine bodyworker and reiki practitioner based near Knighton, Powys.

12/09/2025

Cool is one of my favourite clients, he is such a joy to work on. One of the many things I love about him is that he’s lived a life where he is allowed a voice and he has a lot of faith in humans. Which makes him very easy to read and he’s very receptive to light touch bodywork. Sadly Cool had an accident a few weeks ago where he pulled back. As he’d already received some massage and movement based bodywork in that area I’d wanted to work more on his hind end to not over do it in his poll area. But Cool kept asking me if he could put his chin on my shoulder and give him energy/light touch work on his poll. We compromised and he put his chin on the door while I focused on his poll. What you can’t see is he was leaning back to give himself a good stretch. I do offer this move to horses but I would never have offered it to him so close to his pull back. But for him to do it to himself while I worked on his poll, well that just made me love this horse even more. Clever AND handsome, what a dreamboat 🥰

I just spent the weekend at Sally Brett - Horsemanship instructors poles and obstacles clinic here at Brandy House Farm....
29/07/2025

I just spent the weekend at Sally Brett - Horsemanship instructors poles and obstacles clinic here at Brandy House Farm. It was such a great experience for young Mo to build his confidence. I did the clinic on the ground but most of the other participants were riding.
This wasn’t a ‘see how many poles a horse can go over’ kind of clinic. Sally plans out some lovely patterns which get broken down into smaller patterns. I found the poles really helpful for precision in leading, leading from different positions and for seeing where myself and Mojo were at and where our holes were.
And the obstacle field was immense. I didn’t get a photo of it all but it was a thing of beauty. It’s not about getting over or through as many obstacles as possible. It’s about discovering the different strategies to help your horse overcome their fears. And to show your horse you are a reliable and safe handler/rider. I found it helped me get to know Mojo that bit more. We are still a relatively new partnership so I’m always discovering more of who he is. He is often easily distracted by other horses in his environment so this was perfect for helping him to ignore them and focus on us and the task.
I highly recommend this clinic for any level or age of horse. Sally is so experienced and knowledgeable and creates a supportive and nurturing environment. We also had a lot of fun!

Rocket Dog's top tip for today: Live like someone left the gate open 🤣
15/07/2025

Rocket Dog's top tip for today: Live like someone left the gate open 🤣

I feel like the luckiest person alive to have free-range ponies on my drive to work. Anyone else have a commute that’s t...
14/07/2025

I feel like the luckiest person alive to have free-range ponies on my drive to work. Anyone else have a commute that’s this magical?

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