Pegasus EquiSense

23/09/2026

I don't know the actual percentage, but I do know by the many horses that I have met in my life.. that many of them do not sleep well in stalls or isolated environments. This can lead to narcoleptic behaviour and overwhelming stress reactions. Not to mention lack of mental awareness.. and where you are.. a sleepy giant is a hazard to be around for many reasons. More importantly... if your horse is exhibiting traits and symptoms of narcoplespy... reconsider their living environment. Horses, especially alpha types who feel a responsibility for their friends will often not allow themself to lay down and sleep at night in captivity. They need to be literally standing over their friends to guard them while they sleep and then have a turn from a herd member to guard them while they rest. This is a law of herd order. The leader will never lay down and rest when seperated from their herd. Think about that when you choose to stable your horses.

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

They never truly leave us.
They simply travel a little further down the trail.

Beyond the clouds, beyond the pain, beyond the long nights and tired bodies, there is a place where the grass is always green, the sun is always warm, and the fences are gone. A place where they can run free again.

Every hoofbeat carries the memories they left behind — the quiet mornings in the stable, the soft breath against our hands, the rides that healed us more than we ever realised, and the silent bond that never needed words.

And when we picture them looking back one last time, it almost feels as though they are saying,
“I remember you too… and I’ll be waiting.”

Maybe that’s why the evening sky sometimes glows gold, like endless open fields stretching across heaven itself. Perhaps that’s where they are now — strong again, peaceful again, running without fear.

They take a part of our hearts with them when they go.
But they leave us something too.

The love.
The memories.
And the reminder that a bond like this never truly fades.

And somewhere, beyond those distant clouds…
perhaps one day we will hear those familiar hoofbeats coming home again. ✨🐎

13/06/2026

13/06/2026

Horse people are searching for safety in the wrong places.

Many people believe that safety comes from control. Often times, control achieved through brute force.

This leads them to seeking out means of forcing cooperation as the means of silencing behaviours that seek to disrupt “safety.”

A harsher bit.

A more restrictive noseband.

A training aid that promises to bring results quicker.

In essence, all of these things are about shutting down the communication of the horse even more.

They don’t deal with the emotional state.
They don’t help resolve what is actually driving the outward reaction of the behavior.

They simply suppress.

For a while, this might work. The horse might submit to the discomfort, suppress the behaviour effectively and even be obedient. But, within the obedience, there will be signs of tension.

A wide, wild, looking eye with the white showing.

A busy mouth, tongue lolling and teeth gnashing.

A tail that never ceases in swishing.

And, eventually, a stressor comes about that breaks the submission. The Horse has been suppressing outward signs of their anxiety effectively until they can’t anymore. The stress builds to a point where they need to engage in outward expression.

But, this time it is a more violent and explosive expression. A culmination of the stress that has built-up, being held within and is now erupting to the surface.

These types of reactions are far more dangerous. They all are also often much more prolonged. The reaction will be larger, more sustained and with far more risk because of the amount of anxiety and stress that has built up.

Read the full article on my Substack linked ⬇️

13/06/2026