O.C Equine

29/10/2025

Oh Apollo! 😱

27/10/2025

There’s so much noise online regarding the laminitis topic at the moment, I’m sure you’ve all seen the commotion as you’ve been scrolling through your feed. 🧐

I personally don’t follow said group or page(s) affiliated with said group. But a lot of my clients do - and of course it comes up in conversation.

However, I’ve been doing a lot of inner work recently. With thanks to EquineCoach (Michaela) who has helped me with my self-awareness. Part of this work is recognising how certain stimuli make you feel, and to ascertain if it’s a positive feeling or a negative one.

I decided to unfollow these groups and pages a while ago, because it made me feel lousy as a person. Like I wasn’t good enough at my job, that I could never make a difference to the lives of horses and their owners. It made me feel frustrated, impatient and angry - all the things I’m not.

I recognised the time I had spent dwelling, arguing my case in the comments section. For it only to make me spiral mentally. It’s not healthy, and the social media algorithm rewards engagement - but remember it cannot distinguish between positive engagement or negative engagement. So it continues to poison your newsfeeds, and you consume it (often without realising it). Sometimes, you just have to be your own moderator in your own life - and take back control of your own happiness.

This goes for what you read, watch, listen to. Who you spend your time with. You have to create an environment that is healthy and sustainable for you. I encourage all of my clients to advocate for your own self-worth. You know your horses well, you seek guidance when necessary and you’re all doing a wonderful job. Please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

For a sprinkle of happiness here is me grinning like a clown on my best boy this weekend. ⭐

21/10/2025

Apologies if any of my clients received several text messages from me this evening. I was trying to message on mass the below message 👇

Dear clients, I am now using a phone app called EquiGate for reports/record keeping, management of my diary/appointment reminders. I would be grateful if as many of you could use this app as possible, as it will help me streamline my services and to make sure I can effectively communicate to you about your horses hoof or bodywork health. I have created report templates for both my equine podiatry and equine massage clientele. Eventually I will upload a resource library 📚

I truly think this app will help my clients gain a better understanding of their horse, as they can access their reports and resources at any time! There is also a messaging function (please only use for non-urgent enquiries or out of hours enquiries) anything urgent that requires a speedy response please still contact me via my mobile!

Please could all of my clients download the EquiGate app and add their horses profiles. It will take me a few months to get uploading reports/photos etc. but hopefully once set up it will be a good investment. 😇

If for any reason you can't/don't want to use the app please prompt me at your next appointment.

Please follow these 2 simple steps:

Step 1 - Download Equigate for FREE and create a client account
Step 2 - Come back here and click this link

Download Equigate on iOS or Android.

21/10/2025

Whoops did a thing. 😬🤭

28/09/2025

Me and Skye have finished work for the next 2 weeks! We’re off to the Lake District. I will not be answering any messages until I am back working on the 14th October (slight lie, I’m back covering Cara’s clients on 13th but won’t have time then to sort enquiries!!)

If it’s an emergency call your vet
If it’s a non urgent hoof related question, please visit www.epauk.org to find the nearest EP who can answer them for you.

Look forward to seeing you all mid-Oct where hopefully I’ll be all refreshed 😇

23/09/2025

Client update 🥹

So I took a nasty kick this morning - hoping to be able to continue working as usual this week. But just wanting to let you all know that my right arm really, really hurts!

In the event it gets really unbearable, I will go to the walk in centre - and let you know asap if I need to cancel.

Currently, I can bend it so don’t think anything is broken, but it does hurt to rotate it. I still have 4 working days until my holiday to the Lake District next week. So I really don’t want to cancel! As I am away 29th Sept - 14th Oct. ❤️‍🩹

Please note I am a bit behind on texts/ enquiries etc. If these don’t get answered before I go. Then I won’t get chance until I’m back off holiday- as I’m very much wanting to switch off for a fortnight 😇

16/09/2025

Hello everyone 👋

So I have decided to trial Equigate for my business reporting/client communication and diary organisation. I had a brief play with it last year and overall liked the user experience. Over the past year they have brought out new features, and gave a specific “podiatrist” option - which is great! On top of that I can also develop and save report templates for the other services I offer/will offer in the future.

This app will allow me to upload a library of resources for you, aid in more effective communication between you and myself, and most importantly it will enable us to monitor your horses progress and wellbeing every step of the way. It will make it easier to share information with any paraprofessionals and vets too. You will have access to all of your reports - and are able to ask questions directly within the app. It’s a bit of a splurge investment wise but I think it could really enhance my service. ⭐

You can message me directly on the app - and this would be my preferred choice for non-urgent enquiries.

To enable me to have a good trial at this, I am asking all of my clients to please download this app. If you don’t have a smart phone please let me know.

I will be sending out a text message in due course to try and get everyone onboard the app. Once you have followed the instructions below, please upload your horses on to the system and fill out any of the relevant information. 🥰

Please follow these 2 simple steps:

Step 1 - Download Equigate for FREE and create a client account
Step 2 - Come back here and click the link below 👇

Download Equigate on iOS or Android.

15/09/2025

Big thank you to Georgina for hosting a trim day for us all yesterday! As part of entry into our membership (and to make sure we are keeping our skills tip top), we have to participate in trim days with other EPs. It’s a good opportunity to talk with others, get some useful tips and tricks and make sure our quality is 👌

I pride myself in taking part in extra CPD… and with that in mind I have a few announcements to make later this month. 🥳

13/09/2025

I’ve been making sure I have pony time with my own boys over the last few weeks. Nemo has a rider coming to visit him 2-3 times per week, he’s doing really well. I’m also managing to take him in the school 1-2 times per week to do some ground work.

Apollo has his first walk over to the school on Friday. He’d never walked over to the school hire before, so just kept it simple. I’m teaching him “hind quarters towards me” as this should help for the mounting block. Eventually I want to be able to have a hand gesture cue - and phase out the flag. But he’s an intelligent little fella. Absolutely love working with him, one of my clients has kindly been popping over and doing some work with him too (she gave me this exercise idea!) 💡 what are you all getting up to this weekend? 🥰

07/09/2025

Quick question for my clients 🥰
I’m considering ordering in some hoof armour and adding it to my list of services. Having had a few of my clients trialling it for a while now, I have seen a noticeable reduction in bacterial infections and just generally better sole condition in these horses. 🐎

I’m not saying it will help in all cases, but it does seem to seal up the white line/sole junction. Creating a barrier from moisture and bacterial ingress. Of course it will have to be applied on a super clean hoof. And clients will need to provide somewhere clean and dry for application. For those that want to give it a go, would it be of interest?

We would be looking at an additional £20 fee to cover the cost of the product/nozzles and time to clean up the foot properly prior to application.

Just comment your thoughts below. And if there’s enough interest I will order some, as I’ll be restocking my van with all my consumables next week! 🥰

14/08/2025

Really lovely feedback, thank you so much 🥰

Despite having a couple of weeks break from client sessions this month, I am still very much working with the herd and Kindred Spirits - Equine Track System Team.

We had a fantastic cleansing session last Thursday with an impromptu follow up Saturday. Olly in particular lapped up the energy we created and joined us.

Saturday morning was herd trim day with Olivia Cresswell .

Olivia is fantastic at listening to the horses, and adjusting her approach dependant on the horse and what maybe going on that day.

Our Olly is a very sensative guy and was a little high energy from overnight. Picking that up and working briefly with his human, a plan was made for his trim to ensure it went smoothly. Olivia was so very supportive in working with that.

Lady is awakening and understands she now has a voice and it is understood. She clearly expressed her opinion that from now on she would like to be trimmed out with the herd, again Olivia just simply adapted and all went well.

Some may ask the question as to us allowing so much choice and voice from the horses, as traditionally it has been seen that humans should have 'control '.

There is a big difference in allowing choice and being out of control, which we balance. By working this way, we maintain emotional health and build strong relationships, leading to working in partnership with the herd.

Without this approach we could not do the work we do and the horses would simply not engage willingly and of their own choice.

I do work with several humans and their own horses to help them build similar bonds and relationships using the same EFL techniques and Somatic work.

If you are interested in understanding how it could improve your relationship with your horse. Please do get in touch for a no obligation call.