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Qualified animal behaviourist with a B.Sc.(Hons) in Animal Behaviour. Horsemanship trainer.
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03/09/2024

Casual Tuesday photo dump.

06/08/2024

My favourite client pony and his best girl friend.

I love nothing more than seeing horses enjoying time together.

I think it’s one that really could be improved on in the horse world. Horses are herd animals. Give them a herd.

31/07/2024

The OG pony I learnt to ride on next to my first pony. Two very special boys.

I love all our horses but these two hold a little extra room in my heart 🫶🏻.

05/07/2024

A series of fortunate events 🫶🏻

Life has been both hectic and quiet all at once recently.

Taking the time to post some cute little moments.

11/06/2024

Such a gorgeous sky at the yard this morning.

I’ve finally pulled myself together a bit and joined the gym so early morning for me this morning to get all the ponies sorted, get to the gym and then get to work 🫣.

I decided since I was trying to get the ponies fitter I also should be getting fitter. I have also been taking less freelance work on now and concentrating more on our own horses. Though you will still see content of my favourite ponies here and there 😉.

It’s not easy to get all our horses worked and cared for, work full time, go to the gym, enjoy life and teach 😂. So although I am still teaching, I am being more selective in who I take onto teach now and limiting the time I have available to teach.

After all it’s important to take time to actually enjoy your life.

01/06/2024

Last of the Barney spam.

As you can see I went straight to show photo shopping 😂

Lovely pictures captured by EquinePix Photography.

I even got the one of me giving him a 💋on print to come 🥹.

Lovely show at Severn Valley Wpca. Perfect atmosphere for his first outing.

01/06/2024

Mr Barns strikes again!

We headed out for his first outing today and he took it like an old pro. We loaded, travelled to the show and walked off calm and collected to have a look around while I groomed him off. This horse has not left the yard since he was transported there as a yearling but you wouldn’t have known it.

He stood chilled ringside until his class then behaved impeccably to compete. He could have done with a more enthusiastic trot instead of the tired slow one he did but can’t be too picky 😂. The judge didn’t place him high in the classes but he still came away with a red and two 3rds. We don’t care that the red was because he was the only one in that class 😂 he was a winner in our eyes from the very start!

He had people off the yard and the owners friends on the sidelines cheering and supporting him. The judge said he was the only class winner with such a big fan group 😂. She also said he behaved amazingly and he will go far in life with how mannerly he is.

You wouldn’t believe it was the same pony up for sale last year that bolted, bucked and threw legs. I sat and watched some other classes while he grazed next to me.

He loaded on the trailer and he waited for a good time while we all had some cake and something to drink. Then headed home, unloaded and got to go back on grass with his bestie.

The cool dude is always a winner in our eyes!

30/05/2024

Just a horse.

From time to time people tell me “chill out, it’s just a horse” or “it’s a lot of money just for a horse.” They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time invested, or the costs incurred by “just a horse”.
Some of my proudest moments have occurred with “just a horse.”
Many hours have passed being my only company “just a horse”, but not for one moment did I feel despised. Some of my saddest moments have been because of “just a horse,” and on those gray days, the gentle touch of “just a horse” gave me comfort and the reason to get through the day.
If you also think “it’s just a horse”, then you’ll probably understand phrases like “just a friend”, “just a sunrise” or “just a promise.” “Just a horse” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust and pure unbridled joy. “Just a horse” brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
For “just a horse” I will get up early, take long rides and look forward to the future. So for me and people like me, it’s not “just a horse,” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the memories of the past, and the absolute joy of the moment. “Just a horse” brings out the good in me and takes my thoughts away from myself and daily worries.
I hope one day they can understand that it’s not “just a horse”, but the one that gives me humanity and keeps me from being “just a human.” So the next time you hear the phrase “just a horse”, just smile because they “just don’t get it”.

19/05/2024

Today’s adventure 🫶🏻

We decided to load up some ponies with friends and head to the rainbow trails 🌈.

It was such a lovely day! Upon arrival there are horse tie up areas as well as 3 corals to put your horses into. The tie ups reminded me of being in a western 😂.

The trails are all sign posted so you can choose the length of route you would like to hack. We went down and up different elevations and through all types of tracking. It really made the ponies think and have a little fun on their outing. And no cars! We actually didn’t see another person the whole 5 mile route we took!

At the end of the ride, the corals made a perfect resting spot for all the ponies to chill under some shade while we had some food and drink before heading home.

And the very best part… it’s all free!

Use it or lose as they say. So a a little idea to have a perfect trial riding day out.

16/05/2024

Just one cute boy being his best self.

Of course as soon as I get him back riding he gets an abscess 😂.
He’s gonna spend some time chilling again while that clears up then he’ll be back to it.

05/05/2024

Fynnigan 🫶🏻

04/05/2024

Just me and the perfect pony 🫶🏻

18/04/2024

“A young rider was lunging a horse when an old rider came close.
After having observed him, the old man asked the boy: Do you want to know the secret to communicate with your horse?
And the boy answered Yes.
So the old man closed his own hand into a fist and said to him: If you can open my fist you will learn the secret of communication..
Then the boy used his strength in any way possible by pinching, hitting, pulling, pushing...but he just couldn’t open the hand.
So he finally asked the old man: I can’t open it, but please tell me the secret to communicate with my horse...
So the old man answered: You could have simply asked me to do it...

Words from Comunicare con il cavallo blog

All you need do is ask 🫶🏻

12/04/2024

We had a summers day finally!

It felt so nice to be out and about in the sunshine and to get the boys all out.

They all got to go out naked today (they took full advantage and smothered themselves in mud of course) and even had the fly masks on.

Touch wood 🪵 so I don’t jinx it but has summer finally arrived??

Here’s to the possibility of sunshine hacks, fun rides and competing in warm weather 🤞🏻

24/03/2024

Spring finally feels like it is springing!

Can’t wait to get out competing. What’s your summer plans this year?

03/03/2024

Insta vs reality…

Aurum must have tasted super sweet 🫶🏻.

29/02/2024

“Exploring the Equine Connection: Groundwork vs. Riding 🐴⁣⁣
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Did you know that groundwork can be just as important as riding when it comes to building a strong bond with your horse?

Groundwork exercises, such as lunging, obstacle training, Liberty and Long Lining can help improve communication, trust, and respect between you and your horse. These exercises also provide an opportunity to assess your horse’s physical condition and behavior before getting in the saddle. ⁣⁣
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By incorporating groundwork into your training routine, you can enhance your horse’s responsiveness, balance, and overall wellbeing. It’s not just about riding – it’s about building a solid foundation of trust and partnership with your four legged friend. 🌿💫

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13/02/2024

Hi 👋

Little business update as I’ve found myself having to chase a few payments as of recently.

I will now be asking for payments for any freelance teaching or riding either before said appointment or on the day of.

This stops me having to chase people as well as losing out on money. I have someone who still owes for a lesson from last year.

In addition to that, anyone who does keep ignoring any notice for payment will be named and shamed to stop this occurring to others.

Freelance groom work will still be invoiced after the fact as I understand some things can change last minute. However I will start adding interest on to anyone outstanding after 14 days unless there is a previously agreed upon payment date.

Any cancellations will also now have to be at least 24 hours prior so I can fill that space.

Thanks for the support from anyone who does use my services and I’m sorry to have to start enforcing this.

23/01/2024

🐴 SAMSON 🐴

Our little stud. The pony everyone is wary to meet then absolutely falls in love with.

Samson came from a family friend who was not able to keep him.

Our family took on the 7 month old c**t. We named him Samson. We grew up together and he was the first pony I helped back and get going. He was the first horse I learnt to properly ride on.

He is still entire yet you would never know it. He hacks out regularly with mares and is fielded next to them with no fuss. Anyone who is new to handling him is told prior that he is a stallion. There is usually the lack of belief to start in us telling them you would never know he was a stallion. Then they meet him and handle him and totally understand.

I still ride him, though as he is my mums horse she now has the ride on him more than I do since I have some big horses to also get ridden. Though every time I have any bad ride on the young ones I get to pop back on him and feel at home.
He’s a real dude who has children on him to ride and regularly teaches a young jockey.

The plan is to get him out and about this year competing and seeing the world now. And maybe in the future there will be some baby sams…

Registered name: Rhydyglo Samson
Owned by my mum.

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22/01/2024

Peekaboo BONNIE. 💐

Funnily enough that’s her registered name. Next up of this roster of ponies we own is our only mare Bonnie. She has been introduced on the grid before but here’s an updated introduction.
Bonnie actually came into our lives through a special woman on our yard called Lynne. When I first got Aurum, Lynne was always on hand for helpful advice and to encourage me through showing and starting my business. She even was one of the first people to have me care for her horses, one being Bonnie.
Unfortunately Lynne became poorly with cancer so asked me to take over full care of her two ponies while she went through treatment. One being Bonnie and the other was her showing pony. She bought Bonnie as something safe and reliable to ride in her older years after having to retire her old ridden horses.
Lynne was a determined and set in her ways lady who knew exactly what she was looking for. She said her requirements were that she could get on it from the ground, it was safe to handle and it could hack alone. She was never a fan of waiting on people to get ready to hack.
Lynne went through treatment and started to improve but still got easily tired so would visit and try to help with her ponies while I had main care. Then one day she came up to the yard determined that it was the day she would get back in her Bonnie. She did. Unfortunately it was her last ride as she collapsed of Bonnie and passed away.
We couldn’t see Bonnie go elsewhere so we took her on and she’s still known as Lynne’s pony. She’s cheeky and full of character but we wouldn’t want her any other way.

She is loved by everyone she meets and luckily since we share her care with another family on the yard she has plenty of people to love on her.

Owned by- Technically my parents, but always Lynne Startin.
Registered name: Peekaboo Bonnie.

20/01/2024

The next pony to introduce… the main man himself.

👑 AURUM ⚜️

We had a number of family horses over the years already but I wanted my “own” horse. Only took me 10 years of begging.
Eventually my Dad gave in and said he would get me a horse as a Xmas and bday gift combined.
So I started looking. I had my eye on a few different ones, more of the sporty sort. Then my Dad mentioned we should go to our farrier and family friends stud. I knew he bred Welsh cobs and as much as I love our Samson I did not want another welsh cob. So I refused. Multiple times.
I was eventually tricked into visiting on another reason and just asked to look around their yard.
While we were looking around my Dad started talking about what I was looking for and the breeder mentioned they had something they had been keeping hidden that was a bit sportier. They had bred their Welsh stallion to one of their older competition Warmbloods. As the first attempt at a part bred had not gone as well they were going to keep him hidden from buyers and let him run a few years before revealing him.
However I fell in love with him instantly. We bought him that day and I had to wait a few months for him to be castrated and ready for me to have him. Since then we have attended shows both in hand and under saddle including royal Welsh. I have trained him at liberty and tricks. His favourite is to lie down of course. He was backed and now rides without tack and generally is one cool dude.

He turns 6 this year and just tops himself year after year. He is such an amazing boy that the parental match has been replicated a few times to get more like him 🫶🏻.

Owned by me
Registered name: Perthog Golddigger

19/01/2024

I’ve come to the realisation that there is a lot of Aurum featuring on my page, so I have decided to do a pony a day post.

I will start by introducing all our ponies, then ponies i get the joy of working with. This will also give the newer followers a chance to get to know the ponies they’re watching.

Beginning with PHOENIX. 🔥

The idea of Phoenix actually originated in a traffic jam. I was driving my sister somewhere and we got stuck in traffic from an accident. She started showing me funny horse videos on TikTok and some included foals. I turned to her and said “why don’t you get a foal?”. So we went onto Facebook to look at foals for sale.
A week later we are still sending eachother horses we see on Facebook. Then I come across a young traditional cob for sale and tell her to get in touch with the seller.
Unfortunately that cob was already taken however the seller mentioned he just picked up a young Welsh D C**t. So that week we headed down to south wales to go see the young boy.
She loved him instantly, even with him being completely feral and looking extremely scruffy. She bought him then and there and a week later he was delivered.

Apparently the backstory was that he was born and thrown out with his mum until time came for weaning. He came in to be weaned and the owners decided he was too feral for them to have the time to sort. So they sold him to the second party who was our seller.
Boy was he feral. He had only had a headcollar forced on so we could not change this when he arrived. He also didn’t trust people so would not be caught. It took hours of waiting to eventually catch him. If he was pinned in at all, he would run through all fencing and take it all down.
Other than being around people when born and transited, he had nothing done with him. Since he has learnt to be caught, lead nicely, groomed, have his headcollar off while out, rugged (that was a dramatic episode), feet picked and more.

He is now a year and a half and still currently entire. He loves to spend his time out playing with the other horses and learning his herd position.

Full name: Thorswood Anchorman
Belongs to my sister-

18/01/2024

Winter is hitting hard.

I know I have already had enough of the freezing weather and cannot wait for summer to show itself. If your feeling the same, here’s some useful winter tips;

🐴Stock up! If you can, bulk buy good quality bedding, feed and hay/haylage at the start of the winter. This will mean you are not caught short if the weather takes a turn for the worst and stockists are short of supply.

🐴If you have to hack on the roads, make sure you have plenty Hi-Viz for both you and your horse. At this time of year, yellow is the best colour to wear to be seen.

🐴Insulate water pipes to prevent freezing or fill one or two big water containers in the evening so that you have fresh water every morning regardless of the temperature.

🐴Invest in some winter jodpurs to keep you warm. These tend to be fleece lines and water resistant.

🐴Select a good quality bedding material. If they’re going to be spending a large amount of time in the stable, you want to make sure you are taking care of their respiratory system, hooves and joints in particular.

🐴Get yourself a pair of good quality, waterproof over-trousers to wear around the yard. These will not only keep you dry but will act as a wind-block helping to keep you warm when doing outside jobs such as poo-picking.

🐴Towel dry wet legs to help reduce the risk of mud fever. Applying Pig Oil and Sulpher to dry, clean legs also helps to repel water and stop mud sticking (but always make sure you do a test patch first).

🐴Feed a soaked fibre feed to increase water intake when the temperatures drop. You can also use warm water when it’s really cold. This has the added benefit of increasing fibre intake which produces heat during digestion – it’s like an internal radiator!

🐴Give yourself a break! If the weather is ghastly and you’re going to be miserable riding, chances are your horse is too. Give yourselves a day off!

Let me know your thoughts winter survival tips 🥶❄️

14/01/2024

Controversial post incoming…

🐴 Training Aids.

The topic that brings equestrians together worldwide & not for those kind hearted reasons. Using a training aid verses not using a training aid, a subject that can instantly cause a debate in a room full of equestrians.

It is not uncommon to see people getting torn to shreds, with extremely harsh comments, over the use of training aids. When most of the time they were seeking advice.

Personally I think training aids should be used in moderation to help with certain aspects of your horses training. Always keeping in mind that undoing the damage of over use or wrong use of certain training aids is worse then fixing the problem you were using them for to begin with.

If used correctly, a training aid can be an incredibly beneficial compliment to a horse’s training and conditioning plan. The key is to choose a training aid that complements how you would ride or train your horses, and that supports you in targeting the weaknesses that you are trying to combat – be it your horse’s or your own.

Here’s just some of the pros and cons I have come up with..
✔️Improves acceptance of contact
✔️Beneficial for difficult horses
✔️Help your horse to carry themselves correctly
✔️Improves your horses way of going
✔️Building up a topline
✔️Helps to lunge effectively
✖️Provide a False Outline
✖️They are not a Quick fix to riding problems
✖️Develops an unatural headset if used all the time in training

Personally using the bungee had helped with Fynn. He was so bad in the mouth from his previous owner he refused to accept the bit in any way, due to learnt pain, resulting in throwing his head up or eventually rearing at any contact. The bungee allowed me to push him through his dangerous tantrums and for him to realise after having his teeth sorted the contact of the bit was no longer hurting him. He could work into it.

What do you guys thinks? To aid or not to aid?

08/01/2024

It’s that time of year where everyone is struggling after Xmas to make ends meet, get through the drooling winter and fight through the never ending list of jobs.

That’s no exception for anyone but most importantly, rescues find this time of year particularly difficult. Funding dips, rehoming becomes non existent and animals coming into their care increases.

Companion horses are the types least likely to be rehomed and rescues often become overrun. If you have the space maybe consider helping by fostering or adopting a companion pony. Your horse would appreciate the company and that pony would appreciate the chance to be loved.

Rehoming is a big ask so if you want to help but can’t provide a space for a horse or pony, consider going without a coffee one day and donating that money instead?

There are plenty of horse charity’s tagged in the last slide of this post but also look into your local small equine charities that may be struggling this time of year.

01/01/2024

Back in business 💥

After returning from the travels I took a little break from teaching ect.

I am now back to start the new year fresh. If your looking for help with your horses, young or old I can help!

Offering-

• Freelance grooming or riding
• Groundwork
• Desensitisation
• Liberty training
• Lessons

Have loads of positive endorsements from past and current clients 🥰

Get in touch for more information 💗

29/12/2023

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas 🎄 and has an amazing New Year 🎉. Aurum has been enjoying the food and lazy time over this festive period.

Moving into the new year however new year’s resolutions can feel a little daunting. Not everyone can find the time or inclination to run a marathon, read War and Peace, or travel the world.

So to stop you feeling overwhelmed by the rush of self-improvement, we have pulled together 10 resolutions which we think you’ll be able to keep in 2022:

1. Clean out your grooming kit before the end of January — and every month thereafter.

2. Read a training book by a famous rider and try at least one exercise in it.

3. Go to an event to spectate that you haven’t been to before.

4. Be organised about when your horse needs routine health care such as teeth checks, vaccinations and worming and book early.

5. Watch the warm-up at a competition, rather than the ring, and try to pick up three tips you can use in your own training.

6. Get a skipping rope and improve your own fitness by skipping at least three days a week.

7. Scrub out your horse’s feed and water buckets or troughs more frequently.

8. Sort out tack and equipment you no longer use and sell it online.

9. Do something for an equestrian charity.

10. Volunteer at a local show or horse trials for a day. You’ll probably learn something and have fun!

02/11/2023

Now Halloween is over we will all be heading towards fireworks night.

Keep yourself informed and keep your four legged family safe.

02/11/2023

This gorgeous boy is going to be coming up for sale on behalf of the owners.

I will be giving him a clean up and putting a sales video together this weekend so 👀.

He is 2 rising 3, already measuring above 14.2 on the stick.
Absolutely lovely cob who has had quite a bit of handling.
Can be lively as is still young so please keep that in mind. Not suitable for novices.
Up to date on teeth, vacs and feet.
Already had tack on very recently and did not bat an eye. Will make someone a lovely ridden cob.

Low 4 figures starting with a 3.

01/11/2023

It’s not uncommon for me to teach one lesson to a student and then, to never see her again. I say ‘her’ because it’s very rarely, in my neck of the woods, that men will take basic horsemanship lessons.

I may have thought that we got along well and that my teaching had been respectful and encouraging. I may have seen a distinct improvement in how the horse is working and the rapport between horse and rider from the lesson’s start, to its end. All this and yet, I know that this lesson will very likely be a one ‘n’ only.

The simple reason is that not everyone is ‘our people’. We all have our own goals.

This can be a hard lesson to learn but if we’re in the business of educating, learn it, we must. Everyone who is looking for a teacher is looking for something different. Most everyone who is teaching is offering similar information, with a unique delivery. A surprising number of people want to ride with a particular name and then, move on to ride with the next. Most of us just want to make the greatest strides in whatever time is availed us.

I’m a person who teaches little more than the basics. Over and over, again. I have spent my whole life with horses, polishing up fundamentals that I can remember first learning four, even five, decades ago. Some things that I pass along, I learned last week.

I’ve learned that maybe half of the people who call me and haul in for lessons, are finished after the first one. This used to bother me, until I realized that it was a thing. That the average beginning-to-intermediate rider craves going on to the higher levels quickly, while the advanced riders, naturally in the minority of people taking lessons, want to nail the basics until they become second nature. Until they become like breathing.

Until the fundamentals can be done with a maximum of feeling and a minimum of conscious thought.

Now, it’s true that the more advanced riders are generally always bringing on young or green horses. This keeps the same old, same old feeling ever fresh. When you are constantly in the realm of making the next good horse, there is very little time or opportunity to feel bored. I say, tired of doing the same little exercises? Show up in a strange arena on a spicy three-year-old!

Whenever we ride with a new teacher, there should be a lot of going back to basics. This means that the horse and rider who come ‘just to work on lead changes’ may well spend the entire hour working on rider position and body control. If this gets going in the right direction, we might spend time on improving bend, or relaxation of the horse, or acceptance of the bridle, or…

Often, their goal isn’t even on the menu that first day. It might be visited the next lesson later, or maybe—and this happened long ago, with my own teacher and a running fool of an off-track Thoroughbred—the next year!

Slowing things down isn’t a stalling tactic, meant to make your coach more money, nor is it usually an oversight. Those of us who teach this way tend to solve major problems with little fixes. We’re big on seeking the 1% improvement with each ride. One student, after being gently reminded of this, stopped dead in her tracks.

“You mean, I have to work on this, at least one hundred times?!” Surprisingly, she became a regular student.

I may ask you to spend a disappointing amount of time at the walk, just guiding the horse, shaping different parts of his body with your own. Maybe, we’ll seek sustained cantering without any contact whatsoever, until the horse learns how to handle his own body and speed control, without rider input. Until you learn to leave him alone. This fundamental step isn’t pretty, or graceful, and it has precious little to do with riding the horse ‘on the bit’.

When we’re peeling layers, it isn’t uncommon to have the feeling that we’re actually going backwards. Many times, things get a bit ugly before they get better.

As a naturally ‘feely’ rider, the geometry of riding in a school never fails to challenge me. Always trying to marry sensation with precision, I have never once schooled my horses and grown bored. Never once.

Long ago, I learned that the better my horse understands me, the better and safer we will be, out in the real world.

To my horse and me, this fundamental work represents the deposits in our joint account. We will draw upon them, time and again. I know, all too well, what happens should I make only withdrawals upon this same horse, for the sensitive personality who does nothing but mentally and physically demanding work, day after day, will soon start to come undone.

The longer we’ve ridden and the more we know—the more ‘expert’ we become, if we even dare breathe such a word—it seems the more we’ll crave revisiting our basics. The students who come back to me, year after year, tend to be those who have ridden for a long time, people who want to go back and make a study of their foundation. We ride, experiment, discuss. This is especially true with the same six or eight students who join me weekly to ride with our own trusted mentor. We know what’s coming. We hear his voice in our heads, before he speaks. We fine tune, we improve, we do it all again with the next young horse…

At first, riding is all about the destination. We want to arrive already, before we run out of time! By the end, we’re entirely immersed in the journey. Whether we’re opening a gate from the saddle, cantering to a lead change, or loading our horse in the trailer, it’s no longer enough for us that we can…

By going back to our basics, we can see to which point we are right and where, exactly, we begin to go wrong. Whatever our questions and answers, are we in full agreement, with full understanding? Are we simpatico? Are we correct? Are we soft?

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The horse labelled too dangerous to handle. Barney Bear. I love the bones of this horse and am so proud of how far he’s come. A year ago he broke his owners leg in the field, as he rodeos off like this, but at that point had no regard for human safety. He caught his owner on the way out and broke her leg in a good few places. He was untouched for a few weeks as she was so scared he would injure someone else. There have been a few incidents with other people trying to handle him and he ended up labelled ‘dangerous’. Don’t get me wrong. In the wrong hands he definitely could be. With me he’s gone from strength to strength. He’s learnt to mind the people around him where hes allowed to have his crazy zoomie outbursts but away from others. In a year he’s gone from the horse who was being sold as he was too dangerous to being handled, doing his first show surrounded by people and horses, and being lightly backed. Lovingly termed the “little sh*t” now for his cheeky attitude to life rather than his dangerous demeanour. #horse #horses #success #successstory #change #changeyourlife #equine #dangerous #danger #boy #pony #cob #shire #heavyhorse #love #wildside #strength #equinelife #horsemanship

I could have set my camera on a fence for sure… but I was already on board so what can you do.. 🤷‍♀️😂. Barney is absolutely smashing it being ridden. This is probably his 4th time having a rider on board. We’ve started now asking him to move off and stop when asked. It requires lots of leg 😂. But better that than a bolter.. he’s also started to learn to turn and give a little to the leg. He’s just all round a smarty pants. I’m so lucky his owner pretty much gives me carte blanch with such a cool boy. #horse #horses #expresso #equine #equinelife #life #love #life #laugh #bestboy #horsemanship #horsesplanet #sunshine #goodtimes #lovelife #besthorse #besthorses #cute #reel #instagram

The gift that just keeps on giving 🫶🏻. Mr Barns. Real name: Barnaby What I call him: Mr Barns/Barnacle What his owner calls him: Little sh*t Not so little anymore this shire/cob mix has had quite the glow up in the last 6 months in physical appearance as well as mentality. Barns is actually owned by a lovely mum and daughter duo on my yard. When he arrived he was quite young and slightly feral but manageable to handle. As he aged things progressively went down the hill. A very short time before I was set to go off travelling, a freak accident happened with Barns and his owner that lead to quite a serious injury and him developing the rep on the yard of being a dangerous horse. I actually did a sales video up for him and he was advertised out before I left. He had minimal handling while I was away other than the necessities. Cut to my return. Of course because I am me, and I cannot help myself, I started to see the potential in this very brainy young horse. I actually saw a lot of the same personality traits from him to Aurum. So I of course got attached 😂. His owner also was still very attached to him, yet thought for everyone’s safety she was better selling as she could not handle him herself in her state. He was close to sale to a new home when I spoke with her and said I would take on the challenge that was the young ‘dangerous’ horse. Not going to lie. There were some hairy moments. However he was taught boundaries, by me and my pony bouncers, and respect. He learnt to leave his feet on the ground while around people and now he’s the most lovable goon. I even backed him on my own tackless with Aurum keeping watch in the same arena (my ever present guard dog 🥹). Nothing really phases this boy now, he’s even started now being lead by one of his owners again with their other horse. He’s not perfect. He’s still a young horse. He will have his moments however that’s why he’s called the little sh*t 😂. #horse #horse

Today, I want to talk about something that all equestrians can relate to - the emotional rollercoaster that comes with being a horse lover. 🌟 You see, being an equestrian isn’t just about riding horses and looking fabulous in the saddle. It’s about forming a deep bond with these majestic creatures who become our partners, our friends, and sometimes even our therapists. 🤗💔 Yes, I said therapists. Because let’s be real, being an equestrian means shedding some tears along the way. Whether it’s the frustration of a missed jump, the heartbreak of saying goodbye to a beloved horse, or the sheer exhaustion after a long day, we’ve all been there. 😭 But here’s the beautiful part - despite the tears, equestrians are some of the most productive people out there. 🌟 We know how to turn our emotions into fuel for success. We channel our frustrations into determination, our heartbreak into resilience, and our exhaustion into unwavering dedication. 💪 We wake up before the sun rises, ready to tackle the day’s challenges. We push ourselves through grueling training sessions, always striving to improve. We juggle school, work, and social life, all while making sure our four-legged partners are happy and healthy. 🌞📚🏇 And you know what? It’s all worth it. We become one with our horses, and in that moment, there’s nothing else that matters. 🌈 So, to all my fellow equestrians out there, remember that it’s okay to cry. It’s okay to feel all the emotions that come with this incredible journey. But don’t let those tears hold you back. Let them fuel your passion, your drive, and your determination to become the best equestrian you can be. 🌟🐴 #EquestrianLife #HorseLovers #RideOrCry #ProductiveEquestrians #EquestrianCommunity #HorseLife #EquestrianJourney #RidingGoals #RiderStrong #EquestrianLove #HorsePower #EquestrianInspiration #HorsesOfTikTok #EquestrianVibes #HorseAddict #EquestrianPassion #HorseRider #EquestrianCulture #Ho

Taylor bringing the feels today. One of the biggest influences in my life by far is this defective unicorn. 🦄 People who hear I have horses are always so curious as to what it’s like. Someone today asked me about it. Basically it’s your life. If your fortunate enough to be able to pay for them to be on full care somewhere then it makes it a little easier but if not at a minimum you see these animals every day, twice a day no matter what. Your non horsey friends or family will never get it. People will often try to say “why not get rid of them.. they’re just a horse”. I’m not gonna lie yes it can suck on the freezing cold pouring down raining days. However, this horse has been there for every big and little moment in my life for the past 3 years and hopefully the decades to come. He’s seen me at my best and he’s been there at my worst, to throw my arms around and listen to him munch away on hay while I tell him about my crappy day. People who haven’t had a horse will never know the feeling you get to see them whiney and run towards you on the field after they notice you’ve come to see them. They’re more than “just a horse”. They’re often your entire life. You plan your days around their care and your life around their wellbeing. Here’s to everyone’s “just a horse”. 🫶🏻 #horse #horses #horsesforlife #wellbeing #mentalhealth #yourlife #beyou #bekind #warmblood #perthog #perthoggolddigger #taylor #ttpd #swifties #feels #instagram #explore #equine

A little Thursday fun.. can you guess what heavy horse breeds these two boys are from? Hint.. They are from two different breeds 👀. #horse #horses #horseriding #fun #facts #quiztime #knowledge #guessthebreed #equine #heavyhorse #heavyhorses #heavyhorsesofinstagram #horsesofinstagram #horsemanship #love #explore #reel #comment #commentyourguess #like

Do you find a lot of the horse world still works on the “force them into it right away or they’re broken” rule? It’s a shame because it can very much derail a horse. Not ruin because everything is redeemable but it definitely provides a big set back. I would like to introduce you guys to the new cute boy Nero. He is a Welsh cross that I have now had the pleasure of starting the process of backing for his lovely owner. Unfortunately he was definitely treated in with the rule above in a previous home so is quick to react to new situations. However he has a super good brain and quickly picks up on new things so I see bright things for his future 🫶🏻. We’ll be taking things at his pace and allowing him to adjust well so he is comfortable in every stage, teaching him to take time to think before reacting, and generally seeking a relaxed mind. #horse #horses #horsemanship #horseriding #equine #equinerehab #takethetime #giveittime #equinelife #welsh #cute #newkidsontheblock #instagood #instagram #love #life

The level of rain that is hitting this winter has reached crazy status. I know everyone is finding it hard to keep their horses from going crazy being stuck in all the hours of the day. So try some of these.. 🌼 Hack out. If the weather allows it take your ponies for a nice stroll through the countryside. This can be done both under saddle and in hand. A great way to physically tire them a little as well as mentally since they can spend that time taking in their surroundings. 🌼 Got a young horse. Put it in the school with a buddy. Young horses love nothing more than rough housing together. See if someone on your yard would be willing to buddy up and put their horse or horses in with yours to have some much needed herd interaction. They will spend the whole time playing and tiring themselves out. 🌼 Take them out the stable for a hand walk on the yard. If your not certain about taking your horses on the lanes in hand then why not just walk around your yard with them. This will get them moving after a day spent mostly stationary and give them a little fresh air. You could then tie them up outside and give them some one to one time grooming. 🌼 Do some groundwork. Groundwork can be a handy tool for building a relationship between you and your horse, but it can also help to address training problems. It is a good place to help horses learn to accept things that they might find scary. What better time to get them focusing on addressing any potential problems while working them mentally. You will be surprised how tired a horse can get from mental tasks. Remember to always seek the lick and chew! Let me know what you have been doing on the days you can’t get your horses out into the field. This was one of the days I got Aurum out hacking with a group of people from my yard. I of course being me forgot my tack so had to make up a bridle and bareback pad from spare parts. Always be savvy 😂. #horse #horses #equestrian #hack #hacking #horser

We have made it into February. Are you struggling with life right now. You could be experiencing SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real condition! This is a type of depression that happens during a certain season of the year—most often fall and winter. There is no clear cause of SAD. Less sunlight and shorter days are thought to be linked to a chemical change in the brain and may be part of the cause! So if you’re feeling down. The weather can actually be to blame. I know this winter rain and cold is definitely putting me in a mood. It’s also causing a lot more illnesses and that’s not a joy either. I miss being able to hack out in the sunshine and take my pony out and about enjoying adventures in the warmth. But here’s the good news! Only 43 more days until Spring 🌼 We can do it. There’s a sunny light at the end of the tunnel. #weather #SAD #seasonalaffectivedisorder #deppresion #horse #horses #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #equine #equinelife #winter #tough #horseriding #horselove #equinelove

The winter blues are hitting hard so here’s a cute snippet of phoenix to brighten your day. #horse #horses #equine #equines #foal #foalfriday #baby #horselove #welsh #reel #explore #teddyswims #template #instagood #instagram #live #love #funny

So if you’ve seen any of my past posts related to Fynn you will know that he’s an anxiety riddled foal in the body of a heavy horse. We love him but he can make life difficult if he’s not maintained in the right way. I planned to be away for some of the winter so decided to give him some time off around September of last year. Since then he’s been chilling babysitting other horses. The plans for this year will be to get him out competing, but not just with me as my sister would like to get him out too and since she has less ridden experience I want to make sure he’s his super good self not the anxious big giraffe. Now the time has come to start bringing him back into work so we’re taking it slow with some lunging, in hand work, small ridden sessions and more importantly for this post HACKING. We took him out for the first time, since his time off, on a hack Saturday. He was very spooky and on edge to the point where half way through since their were people doing construction I decided to pop off and walk him then get back in. No easy feat with a horse 17 hands tall… Due to that reaction out hacking I’ve decided Fynn now needs to learn to start going out on his own again. He did this while he was away with @whbt and came back a much nicer horse. I however do not have the super brilliant and safe hacking that Will has so I’ve decided until he’s less reactive to do this by long reining. The last thing I want to do after the last time with Aurum is be thrown on the road. 🤷‍♀️ Fynns going to incorporate some sort of hacking solo work into his routine weekly now until he calms down again. He will realise he is perfectly capable once more and doesn’t need to rely on a horse taking the ‘mare’ role for him 😂. Little add on… if your looking for help with any sort of dangerous horse or to send off your horse to be backed, look into @whbt. He was amazing with Fynn when I was busy backing Aurum. There looks to have some super ex

What even is this weather. Can it please make up its mind as I am a complete fair weather only rider no lie 🤫 #BritishWeather, #UKWeather, #HorseRiding, #HorseLover, #RainyDays, #StormyNights, #CountrysideLiving, #EquestrianLife, #MudSplashing, #WindyDays #horsesofinstagram, #equestrian, #horsephotography, #horseriding, #horsebackriding, #horselove, #horsestagram, #horseshoe, #horselife, #horsemanship #MyEverydayLife, #DailyRoutine, #WorkLife, #Lifestyle, #LivingMyBestLife, #MyJourney, #LifeGoals, #DailyGrind, #LivingLife

Happy 2 years Fynn! Fynn was one of our biggest lessons in the horse world to not trust people. Two years ago.. When we went to view him he was totally calm and collected despite just the day before being separated from his companion horse of 9 years. We try thought brill he’s obviously a very calm collected horse. How wrong we were. The first ride I had when we got him he reared vertically up and down quickly while spinning. I managed to bail in time for him to smash himself into the side of the arena. That was a big red flag for me. We got in touch with the old owner. She blamed the fact that he hadn’t come with the saddle she wanted us to buy as extra. We sent him to be re backed as I was backing my own youngster at the time and didn’t want to risk that process. Three months later we were basically told his old owner did a terrible job of breaking him and biting him and so he had had years of problems to work through. So he came back.. we asked if she would take him back… she said she would only take him back if she basically didn’t have to pay the money back. That was a big no. So we worked on him. He did not care about people at all. He had huge separation anxiety and he didn’t know his own size so would barge through you. That was his three huge issues then there was things like not wanting a fly mask on, hating being sprayed, screaming if left stabled alone, riding with his head high as he was so hard in the mouth. Two years later he loves everyone. He has hacked out loads and jumped at home. His schooling is hugely improved and he loves being with people as well as horses. #Fynnigan #BFG #horse #horses #rescue #rescuehorse #rehabilitation #work #workhard #hardwork #equine #equinelife #equinephotography ##equinephotographer #love #difference #makeadifference #horselife #horseriding #clydesdale #clydesdalehorse #irishsportshorse #mix

My baby pony turns 5 today 🥹 where has the time gone! I remember going to see him and having to wait months for his arrival. Then all the trick training and liberty before I backed him. So many people saying I couldn’t. I could and I have. 5 years later we’ve already achieved so much and I am so proud of my little Oreo. Can’t wait for the future 🥰 #horse #horses #horsesofinstagram #horseriding #horsepower #horselove #equine #equinelife #equinephotography #equinelove #equinesofinstagram #birthday #birthdaylove #happy #love #heart #hearthorse #oneinamillion #myboy #summer #may #taurus #taurusgang #horseoftheday

𝔸 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕡𝕠𝕟𝕪✨ Their journey started quite rocky and has many hurdles. The first time Terri Evans had a session with me she was so terrified of lucky even being stood near her and basically hid behind me. Lucky has big issues with tight or enclosed spaces and has even barged her owner out the way resulting in a concussion in the past. Now look at them both working on Lucky’s problem with tight spaces through trust, reassurance and relaxation. You can see the love they now have ❤️.

𝔽𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤 Who has unlimited trust for their first pony? This is Samson, my mums Welsh D stallion. He was the first pony I learnt to properly ride on. It actually probably wasn’t the best mix now looking back as he was a bad napper and loved to throw in the odd rear 🙈. Typical Welsh really, has a big attitude. Despite all this he is my most trusted pony, I have literally ridden him bridle-less on the field because I fancied it. Him not so much but I love his sass. No matter what he my rock pony that when things don’t go right with my youngster, I can get on and it feels like home. He now is beloved by everyone who meets him as for a stallion he’s hugely affectionate and I mean look at his cute face ❤️ Who is your most trusted pony?

Let us talk negativity 💗 I have had a lot of clients recently telling me they have either faced negative comments regarding their approach to horsemanship or that they fear negative remmarks. This in turn has led them to avoid certain situations or events where they could get a backlash or cause controversy. I think it is sad that in an industry where there is so much potential to be supportive and inclusive, we still face such a lash of negativity even in the form of how we care for our animals. I am of the opinion that if you are taking your animals' best interests at heart and doing everything out of care and welfare for them, then it can't be completely wrong. I'm sure we can all do better somehow because every day is a learning day and our horses are always going to teach us something. Let me know if you've achieved a positive despite a negative experience or if you have given some positive support to those who have needed it 🩷❤️ Or maybe you would like to share you and your horses story of overcoming experiences to now be your best versions 🦄

These are just some of the awesome horses I have gotten to work this year, including my special boy himself 💫 This was my first proper year thanks to COVID and i could not have asked for more. Unfortunately, there are still many not included as I'm not great at remembering to get footage.. new years resolution right there... 🙈 I am grateful for all the owners included here and not included for trusting me with your ponies, its lovely to see improvements from them and the owners 🥰 I'll try to be better at using my socials this year 🤞