Frankly Sound Equine

06/08/2025

Sometimes the internet is a wild place, man - if you ever feel that way or hold fear around sharing your magic with the public due to that… go check out the 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, a very safe space that was created for likeminded folks who can relate!! 💝

In a time where everyone seems to be figuring out their own relationship to themselves, their horses, their business and the tools used in each… allow yourself the grace to join and share…. expressing your own journey safely, where your guidance and feedback isn’t packaged with a feeling of shame or judgement.

We’ve also got a whole NEW website to be as efficient and streamlined for our members as possible!! 😘

Holistichorsecollective.com

05/15/2025

Let’s normalize recognizing the postural dysfunction in the top competing athletes 😬
I would love to have healthy discussions with anyone who can’t see it! 🥰

Education provides us an opportunity to do better for our horses!!

We LOVE Laura Collett Eventing floaty skirt & double breasted blazer that she wore at the Badminton Horse Trials trot up yesterday. Laura rides Yvonne Ferguson's mare Bling who was homebred by Yvonne & is by the jump stallion Kannan and out of full Thoroughbred mare by Bohamian Bounty. Best of luck Laura !.
Photo: Hannah Cole Photography
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HOLLAND COOPER Holland Cooper Equestrian British Eventing Official

05/14/2025

Downhill who?!? 🤔

Love seeing this fella flourish and start feeling happy and healthy in body & mind!

Grateful for collaborating with such incredible practitioners in my tribe.

Let’s normalize working together and building a team to help horses in our care so we can make sure we’re checking all the boxes!! 👏♥️

05/01/2025

“This year taught me that boundaries aren’t walls - they’re a return to self”

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04/23/2025

I’ve been in a bit of a retreat so far this year. I think for many reasons—one of which, and most importantly, is that I’m unwilling to continue sacrificing the little time and bandwidth I have to spend it on everyone else’s critters rather than my own. My family, both animal and human, have been a bit neglected (by my standards) by my own choosing, as I explored my life in the equine professional realm.

With this intentional time to myself and my herd, I’ve come to an unfortunate—and unsurprising—conclusion about how we handle a very common life situation (which 100% translates outside the horse world too):

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬.

The bottom line is, we’re all going to make mistakes—all the time. Frankly, I’m grateful for all the mistakes I’ve made (and am still making). If we don’t know the wrong answer, how will we ever know the right one?

Thank god the horses are the most forgiving creatures ever. More than us. We’ve really got a thing or two to learn from them on this topic—having grace about making a mistake or not having the right answer. It’s another double standard we often carry like an invisible cloak. We, as a whole (the equine community), do not deserve them.

There’s a really strong polarity in the world right now… obviously.

Also very true in the equine world.

Barefoot or shoes?
Metal or composite?
Riding or not riding?
At what age, and how?
Positive reinforcement or negative?
Can you blend the two?
Tracks or stables?
Turnout or runs?
Sport world or none?
One type of competition or another?

Good god—the list never ends, and each of those can be broken down 20 more times.

And ultimately… maybe all of those are the truth and right thing… because what works for one, may not work for the others!

There’s so much information, misinformation, and opinions presented as facts. This is nothing new. But the resounding hypocrisy that’s intertwined with so much of it is tough to witness.

I’ve never actually met a practitioner who thought, “𝐴𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡… 𝐼’𝑚 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑓𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑢𝑝 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦！”
(Fill in the modality of your choosing.)

Not saying that’s not happening—nor that those people don’t exist. There’s proof of that, unfortunately. Good lord, it’s more prevalent than ever before. But that’s another book for another time.

The point is—the vast majority of us show up doing the best we can with the tools and knowledge we have at that given moment. I see this in an extreme form in the farrier/trimmer world.

So why is it the easiest thing for people to resort to defensiveness and allow ego to completely take over when their work is questioned? Maybe because the way it’s broached is often with malice and harmful intent.

It’s tough to see prominent figures online present their observations and opinions about a previous practitioner as fact. This shows up wrapped in a box of shame, with a bow on top made of hundreds of followers chiming in with praise. Meanwhile, at the core of the message, we’re putting more energy into tearing down another practitioner than into educating about what interventions actually helped the horse.

It just becomes such an incredible detriment to this industry. It strips away any form of people wanting to step up and have accountability for their actions—so that they can find change in their approach. Because even if they want to change, nobody wants to be fu***ng ridiculed by someone who lacks the majority of the context needed to even form an educated opinion—let alone preach facts. Sometimes, social media provides an easy place to form masses of extremists who are ruthless and horrible.

So we’re not setting up a good container for seeing positive changes for the horse.

I wrote this days before the recent, devastating su***de of the veterinarian due to harassment and bullying on social media. I think I feel this all a little deeper now.

I hope I can always be held accountable within my tribe—to continue showing up for the horse through interactions where I’m held with integrity. Not only for the horse, but for the humans around me. 💕

04/15/2025

Tons of RAD things coming up!! 😎

Tonight’s call will be super cool 🤩

04/08/2025

THIS!!!!!!
Sometimes, I Love You, means...

I love you can mean a lot of different things.

…Sometimes it means an extra scratch in that sweet spot.
…Sometimes an extra carrot.
…Sometimes it means a slow, quiet walk to reconnect.
…And sometimes, in the spring, for some horses,

𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀.

Where I live, the grass is just starting to grow. It’s not lush yet, but it’s already high in sugars—especially in the late afternoon after a full day of sun. While some horses can tolerate it just fine, others simply can’t. For our metabolic horses—those with insulin resistance, Cushing’s, or a history of laminitis—even a small amount of pasture can trigger a downward spiral. It can sneak up quickly.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:

•Skipping turnout altogether for now. Early spring grass is high in sugars (Studies show that early spring grass can exceed 20% non-structural carbohydrates (NSCs) with levels peaking in the late afternoon after a sunny day. As the grass matures in late spring sugar content decreases, but it’s still important to be cautious for metabolic horses!

• Offering early morning-only turnout when sugar levels are lowest.

•Using a grazing muzzle

• Choosing low sugar and high fiber hay over even a small amount of grass.

•Slowly increasing turnout time and carefully monitoring how your horse responds.

•Monitoring insulin levels and supporting with herbs or meds if needed.

•Spacing out injections, dewormers, and vaccines (when possible, checking titers instead) The HHC just had a great webinar with Dr Lisa Jacobson on this topic! Check it out: www.holistichorsecollective.com

Laminitis doesn’t always show up in obvious ways. It can be quiet at first:

• Slight heat in the hooves
• A digital pulse that wasn’t there yesterday
• A shorter stride
• Hesitation or a misstep in tight circles
• Shifting weight
• A shift in energy, mood, or posture

Those early signs are important. And so is trusting your gut when something feels just a little “off.”

Sometimes I love you sounds like, “Not today… not this season… not anymore” when it comes to pasture.

And that kind of love? It’s proactive. It’s protective. And it can make all the difference. 🌱💫

04/01/2025

This is going to be such a FUN class!!
Fascial soundness is definitely something to be intentional with when working with your horse!!

There’s only one spot left - so join now!!!

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Just ONE spot remaining! Join us for a fun weekend learning from the horses! ✨🐎

Register today to reserve your spot!
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03/23/2025

One of my favorite things is exploring what Holistic means to me. It often is a blend of different modalities, Western/Eastern healing and mixing intuition, science and the woo!!

So excited to deepen this exploration on our call tomorrow with Tracey Duncan!! 🤩

Join here to be a part of it! 🫶

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03/12/2025

I began this year with some strong shifts in my intentions.

For one, I did my vision board; incredibly, it’s the first I’ve ever done (through the 10+ years attempted).

Secondly, I set my intentions for 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚. Clarity with myself, my family and friends, and my horses - any of them I interact with.

I have really come to terms with how much of a disservice it is to 𝐧𝐨𝐭 be clear - for all parties involved. With boundaries, communications and energetic exchanges.

So, now knowing better, I’ll strive to do better in that regard. I 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 to. I want to be so clear with myself and who I am, because I deserve it. I deserve to always be aware of my yes’ & no’s - in all realms. To honor them and the evolving boundaries I place to protect myself, so that my self love can continue to grow. So that my past triggers, who tirelessly worked to keep me alive and safe, can be laid down in reverence.

This allows me to then show up in ways I never knew possible for the horses. I’m excited for what this year brings and how much my approach continues to shift, develop and expand. I’m excited to not 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 like a trainer, bodyworker or instructor. But to show up authentically 𝒎𝒆 through this beautiful blend of them all; and really, just a growing horsewoman fulfilling a soul contract.

Thank you, Celeste-Leilani Lazaris, for being not only an incredible inspiration and mentor, but friend and supporter as well on this earthly horsemanship journey. 💕

I’m so lucky to be a forever student of the horse. We all should find gratitude in that. 🌹

With that said - I’m so 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 with the intentional (needed) rest I sought through these winter months. The joy and rejuvenation I feel now is so deep, with the longer days and return of light that Ostara brings as she approaches.

I’ll be more clear with my boundaries this year on how far and often I travel to see clients and their horses, and open the door a bit wider for my distance session availability - as I am deeply prioritizing my own herd (horses and humans).

And one last reminder -
All 𝐇𝐇𝐂 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 (＄17 𝑎 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ) receive $𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐟𝐟 any of my services and priority scheduling! 😘

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03/10/2025

🔮 Unlock the Power of the Pendulum!

Join us for our upcoming Healing Pendulum Class and learn how to harness this powerful tool to aid in energy work, intuitive guidance, and equine wellness.

✨ Only 1 in-person spot left! ✨

Can’t make it in person? No worries—unlimited online spots are available!

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The flyer has all the details— register today and start your journey with the pendulum!

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02/22/2025

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🙌 Cults, propaganda, fake news and misinformation in the equine industry… 🙌

Are you making the right choices for your horse?

And are you truly empowered to make them? Who and what guided you to make the decisions?

Let’s start with this: What is propaganda, misinformation and fake news?

“The terms ‘propaganda’, ‘misinformation’ and ‘fake news’ often overlap in meaning. They are used to refer to a range of ways in which sharing information causes harm, intentionally or unintentionally – usually in relation to the promotion of a particular moral or political cause or point of view.

It is possible to separate out three clearly different uses of information which fall into this category:
• Mis-information - false information shared with no intention of causing harm
• Dis-information - false information shared intentionally to cause harm
• Mal-information - true information shared intentionally to cause harm

Although none of these phenomena are new, they have taken on new significance recently with the widespread availability of sophisticated forms of information and communication technology. The sharing of text, images, videos, or links online, for example, allows information to go viral within hours.”

Source: https://www.coe.int/en/web/campaign-free-to-speak-safe-to-learn/dealing-with-propaganda-misinformation-and-fake-news

What are the characteristics of a cult?

• “A charismatic leader: Cults always follow a charismatic leader, living or dead, whose teachings are considered of the highest importance.
• Ideological purity: Members are strongly discouraged from questioning the cult's doctrine and any doubts are met with shame or punishment.
• Conformity and control: Cult leaders often exercise an extreme degree of control over members' lives, including dictating what they can wear and eat and what kinds of relationships they can have. Conformity is also enforced by group members who police one another.
• Isolation and love-bombing: It is common for people in cults to be encouraged to cut contact with outsiders, including close family members. Within the cult, new members are often subjected to love-bombing, a practice where new initiates are showered with love and praise to bring them deeper into the cult and foster a sense of belonging
• Us-vs-them mentality: Cult members are often encouraged to see the cult as superior to life on the outside and to feel that those outside the cult lack understanding or insight.
• Apocalyptic thinking: Preparation for a supposed apocalypse or cataclysmic event is a major characteristic of many cults, especially cult religions (eg “if you do this your horse will die”)
• Time and energy: Followers are expected to dedicate huge amounts of time and energy (and often money) to the cult to the exclusion of their own lives, interests, jobs, and families.”

Source: adapted from https://study.com/learn/lesson/cult-characteristics-types-behavior.html #:~:text=Charismatic%20leaders,Isolation%20and%20abuse%20of%20members

On my page, website, webinars and educational resources, I provide information backed by objective evidence. I provide references and resources, and I even show you how you can document and objectively assess your own horse, for more accurate assessment and tracking changes resulting from the choices you have made on behalf of your horse.

I don’t teach you how to trim hooves. Instead, i support you on your learning path to trimming horses - your way.

I share my journey, my assessments, recommendations and results. I show you how I assess welfare conditions, and why, and encourage you to do the same, using physiological, postural and behavioural parameters which help give horses a voice, opinion, and a window into their subjective, lived experience.

This is how we learn to truly advocate for them. The manner in which you advocate becomes easier to choose when we meet the horse where they are, and remove the ego.

💚I want you to take your own journey. I want you to question everything critically, including anything I share.

💚I want owners to experience empowerment.

💚To me, empowerment = the ability, strength, confidence and resources to act legitimately and authentically on behalf of oneself and a horse in their charge.

💚 To me, empowerment isn't a regurgitation of another’s belief system.

💚 To me, empowerment doesn’t come from propaganda, fake news, misinformation or cult membership.

💚 To me, empowerment comes from critical thinking balanced with intuition and embodied knowledge.

💚 To me, empowerment leads to wisdom, courage, and personal growth.

👏I’m all for that. Are you? 🐴🥰

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