Zenozoic Halters

03/12/2024

Day 2 at the Equestrian Market – Westpoint

Apologies for the delayed post—it was a busy but fantastic day! I had the pleasure of chatting with so many lovely people and hearing some truly funny horsey stories 😁🐴

The New Halter Design sparked a lot of interest, which is so exciting! This innovative design is all about your horse's comfort, and I’m looking forward to its full launch in 2025. In the meantime, I’m inviting a few of you to help me test it and provide feedback—your input is invaluable in perfecting it.

A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by. It was a pleasure meeting you all, and I can’t wait to see where this journey takes us (and your horses)! 🐎

30/11/2024

All set up and ready to go!
And yes I know the gold halter doesn't stand out but they are that NEW I've not had time to make up one in a bright colour! Between that and the new lead ropes it's been a little busy! 🫣

But do come along to the event if you can, lots to see! 😁

29/11/2024

Partly set up for the Equestrian Pop-Up Market in Exeter, Westpoint! Will look more colourful when I get all display halters out 😁 I hope you're able to come along, lots of stands setting up today, all with lots of horsey goodies for you all! 🏇🐴💞

28/11/2024

🎉 FREE NAME TAG OFFER! 🎉

Does your horse have more personality than your average housemate? 😜 Well, now you can show off their style with a FREE NAME TAG when you order a brand-new, super soft rope halter! 🎁✨

Because let’s face it – your horse deserves more than just "Oi, you!" across the field. Whether they're a Sassy Sally, Majestic Merlin, or Dennis the Menace, their halter should say it all.

Order now and make sure everyone knows who’s the real boss in the field! 🐴

www.ropehalters.co.uk or email me at [email protected]

27/11/2024

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉

This weekend, I’ll be exhibiting at the Westpoint Arena Equestrian Pop Up market, AND I'll be bringing along a selection of our NEW premium TRAINING LEAD ROPES! 🐴

💥 Special discounts will be available for orders and purchases made on the day!

Take a sneak peek at what’s coming soon on our website: www.ropehalters.co.uk. Don’t miss out! ✨

🎉 Even MORE Exciting News! 🎉
..Wait for it... 🥁 Drum roll, please!

I’m thrilled to introduce an exciting innovation that’s set to revolutionise your horse's comfort and training experience!

This exclusive CREATION will be available for PRE-ORDER ONLY, with deposits taken on the day. I’ll be taking a limited number of orders, as I’m looking for a select few brave pioneers willing to take a leap of faith with me.

Why? Because I want your feedback! In return, you’ll get a special treat added to your order.

This is brand new—completely unique. No one else will have one of these. Your horse deserves it!

💬 Come visit me at my stand to hear all about it and get a sneak peek into how this game-changer could work for you and your horse. Don’t miss out on the chance to be the first to secure yours! 🐴✨

26/11/2024

🚨 Keep Your Horse Safe with Emergency Contact Info on Your Halter 🚨

As horse owners, you know how quickly things can go wrong—whether you’re out for a ride or simply loading up for a trip. In moments of stress or separation, having your emergency contact information on your horse’s halter could make all the difference.

By adding emergency contact tags to your halter, you ensure that your horse can be safely reunited with you in case you get separated, whether on the ride, at an event, or during transport.

✨ Why It’s Important:

Accidents can happen unexpectedly, no matter how careful we are.
Clear and easily accessible contact information speeds up the process of reuniting with your horse.
It’s a simple, effective way to add a layer of security, especially in new environments or during long trips.
🔑 Remember: These these halters are only for when you’re handling your horse or riding—never leave them on while your horse is in the field, as rope halters aren’t designed for unsupervised wear.

Stay prepared. Protect your horse. Make sure they can always “call home” when it matters most.

https://www.ropehalters.co.uk/

25/11/2024

This is one of the reasons I chose Calvert Exmoor, RDA as one of my charities to support. Without them so many children and adults would never get to experience what it's like to sit on a horse or just be around them. I've seen first hand the joy on the riders faces, and also how I personally feel when I'm around a horse, they give me a lovely sense of calm, which is priceless 💞

04/11/2024

🌟 Super exciting news! 🌟

Big changes are coming to the website! I’ve now got the keys to make updates faster and smoother, so I can keep you all in the loop more easily. There may be a few little glitches while I get the hang of things, so please bear with me—it’ll be worth it!

There’s so much coming up for Zenozoic Halters! Keep an eye out for the Brand-New Halter Design and New Lead Ropes—they’ll be making their debut on the website soon.

Check back in to see all the updates as they start rolling out—I think you’re going to love what’s in store! 🐴✨

03/11/2024

What a fab day yesterday with Tina and her wonderful horses, Indie and Dotty, the proud winners of a made-to-measure halter from our prize draw at the Chagford Show!

Since then, I’ve been busy working on a new, much-improved halter design with some exciting updates… more details to come in the next few days! Keep an eye out for the official launch announcement.

As my prize winner, Tina had the choice between the new design or the traditional one, and she went for two halters in the new style. I can’t wait to share full pictures soon—they look stunning in their sparkly new halters, and the Silver and Gold colors suit them perfectly! 🥰

The new design will hopefully be available to buy by the end of the week 🐴🤞

09/10/2024

Not sure if a Zenozoic Halter is the right fit for your horse? 🧐 Well, Dart—our young and spirited Crabbet Arab—was the first horse to ever try one out, and let's just say... he's got some strong opinions! 😏🐴

Want to hear what Dart has to say about his custom halter? Spoiler: It's rave reviews from this cheeky character! 🎉💬

Head over to my website to read all about Dart’s experience and see if your horse could be next! 👇

https://bit.ly/ZenozoicHalters

30/09/2024

I'm so proud to have The Horse Trust as one of my charities, coming from a military family, this charity means a lot to me. Please do consider this charity as one to pick if you refer a friend, you'll be supporting a worthy cause! Beautiful horses who have served our country having a happy retirement 🥰

29/09/2024

"Completely agree with Ben Atkinson—kindness and patience are so important, even towards those who aren’t quite there yet. We’re all on our own path, and a little understanding can make all the difference in helping others grow. 🌱 "

“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Mark 2:17

Good training and education requires kindness, patience, understanding and a willingness to restructure and explain ideas repeatedly in numerous different ways from a variety of viewpoints.

Adult, child, Human or Horse these rules apply.

If a horse misunderstands the cues for piaffe applying those cues with greater force will not achieve success. If a child cannot read the letters ABC increasing the anger and volatile nature of the teacher will not help the child learn faster.

A gap in a students knowledge cannot be bridged by the force or indignant frustration of a teachers exasperation in teaching the subject matter.

Only with patience, time and a willingness to explore each sticking point or misunderstood concept can a student achieve confidence and competence.

We all known this. We all agree upon this.

Many of us would proudly state this concept as a part of our integrity and something we fight for.

So why do I see so many people who believe they know better, kinder more ethical ways to educate people and horses attack, bully and harass those who require education to change?

Do you not see the trap???

What a toxic mindset to foster.

“All animals are equal but some are more equal than others”

All people should be kind but I can be foul to this person because they have lots of social media followers and I think I know a better way to achieve what they’re training…

WHAT?!

How can people preach love and tolerance than attack those they believe themselves better educated than?

If we, this odd little aspect of the horse world truly are blazing the trail of enlightened horsemanship on a journey to improve horse happiness and welfare we have to stop being so foul to people who haven’t had the same realisations yet.

The mindset of a person who believes to speak love then act out hate towards others because “they deserve it”

Can you not see how twisted that is? How when people act like that they are part of the problem and genuinely bring nothing closer to a solution. No change. Nothing. Just more hate and a wider gap between both camps.

The amounts of pages on Facebook and instagram I see join together not in celebration or enthusiasm but by collective hatred. It’s sickening.

How can we grow to be a better horseman, better people if we foster such evil concepts and allow them in our world.

I do not agree with everything I see in every aspect of the horse world. But I will fight to share the ways we can improve and I will not attack every person who has not found my personally perceived level of competence but share with them the aspects I think they are lacking.

I believe bullying animals is wrong

I believe bullying people is wrong

We must do better

Hate breeds hate not love

Photography credit to JShpicture

18/09/2024

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03/09/2024

My visit to the Festival of the Iberian Horse for Friday evening was spectacular! I highly recommend a visit. The evenings performance was breath taking and emotional! Speaking to people outside, many commented on how unexpectedly emotional they got.

I will definitely be there next year with my trade stand.

03/09/2024

As you know, Calvert Exmoor is one of my chosen charities in the referral scheme. I am so pleased they reached their target to be able to stay open. It is such a wonderful place! 🥰

Thank you to all who donated, to support them. 🙏

29/08/2024

The support out there for Calvert Exmoor is amazing! I hope they make their target and can stay open! 🤞 if any of you can help in any way pleased do 🙏this is truly a much needed facility.

We've been astounded by the generosity of our 1350+ supporters over the last 3 weeks. In the last 24 hours alone, we have had hundreds of donations, totaling a whopping £42,621! 🤩

We've still got a mountain to climb but we're determined to get there. 💪 With your help, we can make it. We haven't come this far to only come this far. 🗻

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/exmoor-calvert-trust/

29/08/2024

It would be great if all horses could be allowed to mature before being sat on and pushed into work. So much can be done on the ground building trust and a bond with your horse, why the rush?
Wouldn't it also help if all horse shows had a horsemanship section so youngsters, humans and equines of all ages, can show off just how amazing a bond they can have, no riding just playing at liberty with their horse or pony... Shouldn't we be encouraging better horsemanship with the children? 🤔 then maybe the horses / ponies wont be rushed into work and end up in chronic pain. I for one wish I'd known about it when I was first starting out with horses. I always felt there was a better way, I just didn't know how to find it. We didn't have Google in those days! 🙄

Gentle Reminder...

Although most equine enthusiasts want to do right by their horse, many people are pushed into starting to ride horses when the equine is still very young.

Decades ago, everyone was focused on if the knees were closed before beginning under saddle education...

Having had many recent conversations with various vets, and looking at the HUGE percentage of cadavers of horses who had to be euthanized in their teens, and the massive amount of arthritis present in the spine, has been mind blowing and saddening.

Starting hard work too soon, ill-fitting tack, "gimmicks" for quick fix training approaches rather than a quality foundation of balanced, soft, and supple horses, and a few other factors seem to be the biggest contributors to horses breaking down.

All breeds physically mature at different ages, but please remember mentally and emotionally it takes a LONG time for them to grow up.

Please don't limit your focus to hurrying the horse's education to achieve your short-term goals. Consider the potential mental and physical long-term consequences by asking too much, too fast, of the young horse.

It should not be a "norm" to walk into any barn and see the increasing numbers of horses that require continuous "maintenance injections" and daily perscription medications dosed out to keep these youngsters sound.

Too much of present day lameness, whether due to mental stress or physical breakdown, is caused by human fixation of goals and a "time is money" attitude that in the end far too often causes permanent lameness to the horse. And then he is often discarded.

Irrelevant of the chosen discipline, we need to be accountable for our horse's well-being. We are their voice. If your horse is showing behavioral "issues" please step back and do an in-depth assessment to investigate if pain is present and a contributing factor in the unwanted behaviors.

So many horses live in daily pain. They only have so many ways of telling us. Are you listening?

P.S. Even when the horse physically has matured, how often do you consider his mental and emotional maturity?



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