Clonalvy Stables

03/09/2024

Respect🙌

Meet the rider making her Paralympic debut with her 13hh superstar

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31/07/2024

And that’s a wrap🤩 we had the Little Seeds in for 3 camps this Summer and the sun was shining for them all☀️😎well done to all the children, they were brilliant👏🏼I want to thank all my fabulous helpers, without ye I could not do this, and also a thank you to the ponies!! They play a very important role!!🐴

09/07/2024

It was great to have The Little Seeds Arch Club back, Day 2 of Summer camp😍🐴lots of happy, smiling faces🌟

02/05/2024

Nap time💤💤

24/04/2024

Looking for volunteers on a Friday from 12-1.30 to help out with two Therapeatic Riding Sessions, horse experience not essential as I am looking for people to walk beside the riders as opposed to leading the ponies. T.i.a 🐴

23/04/2024

I’ve been looking forward to this day for a while!!

13/04/2024

Another wonderful day yesterday, lots of fun and smiling faces 🥰🐴

06/04/2024

Jayden having a little shut eye after his session yesterday 🐴

06/04/2024

Hannah Morgan is a therapeutic riding coach in Festina Lente, Co Wicklow

02/04/2024

17/03/2024

☘️Happy St Patrick’s Day from everyone at Clonalvy Stables ☘️🐴🐴
Enjoy your day

06/03/2024

🐴Looking for TY students to help on Fridays in April and May
April 19 & 26, May 3, 10, 17 & 24.
Contact me if your son or daughter is looking for work experience🐴

29/02/2024

The Stig getting fresh kicks😆👞

02/02/2024

A few pics of some of the children this afternoon having zen time after their session, nothing better than horseriding to finish off their week🐴

24/01/2024

I have a 2pm slot available on a Wednesday for 6 weeks. Contact me for more details 🐴0872256783

21/01/2024

It was great to have The Little Seeds Club back with us on Fri after the Christmas Break, so lovely to see all the smiling, happy faces again, the ponies bring them lots of joy ✨🐴❤️

24/12/2023

🐴Appreciation Post🐴
As most of you who know me knows that this year I started a new little business, Therapeutic Horse Riding. I’ve always taught horse riding to children and have thoroughly enjoyed it but this is extra special , I am very lucky to be able to say I really love my job, helping children with additional needs do their horse riding is so rewarding, to see the joy on their faces would lighten up anybody’s day. The connection between the children and the horses is beautiful .
I would like to thank all my new clients and look forward to meeting many more and thank you to my wonderful helpers. Have a wonderful Christmas 🎅🏼🧑‍🎄and best wishes for 2024✨✨

06/11/2023

Eagerly waiting for bed & dinner

03/11/2023

Great afternoon today, lots of happy children - so lovely to see, blessed with such wonderful ponies and helpers🐴🙌

15/10/2023

Looking for some volunteers to help with Therpeutic Riding Sessions on Fridays 3-4.30🐴all help greatly appreciated ✨

04/10/2023

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01/10/2023

Ponies getting ready and looking forward to another great day of therapeutic riding, lovely to see the sun out🐴☀️

28/09/2023

Nobody up yet💤💤

17/09/2023

Despite the damp weather we had a super morning of Therapeutic Riding🐴Thank you again to all the amazing volunteers, you’re all fabulous 🤩

14/09/2023

A slow morning here this morn💤💤

09/09/2023

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5 Things Your Horse Will Always Remember!

Horses have an exceptional level of awareness meaning that they can understand situations much more deeply than other animals. They are so attentive that they can pick on other people's emotions through body language, voice, or just the general vibe you give off. This type of awareness can lead to much more intense experiences for horses. Here are some experiences your horse will remember forever!

1. Places

Horses have quasi photographic memory, meaning that they can remember places very clearly. It can be positive or negative, depending on the experience they had in a particular place. Imagine your horse witnessed a very traumatic event. Most likely he will never forget the place or event and move away from that area. If your horse seems hesitating to go somewhere, listen to him, comfort him and trust him, he knows what he's doing!

2. People

As horses have an almost photographic memory, it’s no surprise that they remember people by their faces. Show them the picture of someone they know and they will probably react. Horses can even recognize people after years of being apart! But their memory goes far beyond our general appearance. Horses can read our facial expressions and remember them for later, too.

As part of the study, horses were shown pictures of people with happy or sad expressions. After meeting these people in person (with neutral expressions), the horses reacted based on the original expression they had memorized in the photos. If you meet a horse for the first time, then you have to make a very good impression on him!

3. Emotions

Besides places and people, horses have an innate ability to recognize human emotions. Horses have a tendency to perceive body language, even the most subtle, which helps them determine a person's feelings. If we are feeling stressed, sad or angry, our physical appearance tends to reflect this. Same goes when we feel happy or excited! Horses don't just read emotions, they also remember a person based on the last emotion they felt from their last interaction. This is a useful strategy for horses to avoid any possible aggressive encounters.

4. The other horses

Humans aren't the only ones who can leave an indelible imprint on a horse! Horses can remember and recognise other horses from their social network. Whether it takes a few years or decades, one horse will never forget its relationship with another. This doesn't mean as much they will pair up with each other if they ever get together. One horse will only react to another if the bond they had was particularly strong. If he knows a horse from a previous encounter, he may treat it differently than others.

Other important bonds between horses, like the one that unites a mare and her foal, are known to last a lifetime. As horses also remember smells, this can help a mare recognize her baby, even years after separation.

5. The words

Horses are able to understand words much deeper than we thought, but not in the traditional sense we give words. They understand the words by tone, height and length of the voice. Words with fewer syllables tend to stick better to horses. They can tell when someone is insulting them and when someone is complimenting them. Don't underestimate their intelligence, because there's a good chance they're listening very attentively to every word you utter.

Horses are incredibly gifted animals, and should be treated as such! Having an idea of the memories horses hold with them forever will allow you to understand and communicate with them even more deeply. Whatever the experience, good or bad, you can be sure your horse has felt it fully. Do your best to give them a good memory, and they will surely do the same.