Lynley Bolt - Balance & Awareness

11/10/2025

Finding Freedom in the Now – The Long Journey

Finding peace and freedom is not always simple; it is often a long, winding journey.

The freedom of living now, in this moment, is not about giving up hope or abandoning growth. It is about learning to return, again and again, to acceptance. Accepting today, this minute, this breath, exactly as it is.

Sometimes, that acceptance feels like a bite, a sting, a sharp reminder of what we wish were different.
Sometimes, it feels like standing inside a storm you cannot calm. There are days when it feels like there's no progress at all, just the weight of the climb.

And yet, even amidst the struggles and conflicts of what cannot be changed, there can be a quiet freedom.
A fragile peace.
Not because the struggle has ended, but because we have learned to meet it with presence rather than resistance.

This is the long work of the soul,
to walk through discomfort without closing off,
to meet truth without flinching,
to soften into what is, when every instinct says harden.

Freedom is not found in waiting for a perfect future.
Peace is not earned by fixing every imperfection.
They arrive slowly, gently, through the practice of surrender, through the courage to breathe, to stay, to begin again.

Acceptance does not mean resignation. It means living fully present, holding space for growth while resting in the gift of now.
It is the paradox of being human to both embrace this moment and move forward with intention.

Finding freedom through acceptance.
Finding peace through accepting.
Even through the struggle.

As in life, as with horses.

10/10/2025

The little moments before the big ones
Lucio is getting his forelock re-plaited before his first mares of the season move in.

A quiet breath before the season begins:
Calm, Grounded, and Ready.

02/10/2025

The Bridge Between Dreams and Now

This is where the horse teaches us.

Every horse I meet reminds me that the moment in hand, the step we are in together, is the only one we truly have. And yet, each step holds the seed of the dream we carry.

So I ask myself:
How do I honour both?
How do I live fully in the present and keep moving toward the life I long for?

The answer, for me, is accountability. To keep showing up. To keep asking myself the hard questions:
• Am I living in alignment with what I value most?
• Am I giving my energy to what inspires me?
• Am I walking toward my dreams, or away from them?

When I hold myself accountable to those questions, I find a steadier kind of acceptance. One that doesn’t feel like resignation, but like grounding. And from that ground, I can move forward.

An Invitation

So I turn the questions toward you:
• What inspires you to work deeper?
• Where are you pouring your precious moments?
• And what would shift if you gave more of them to your truest values, your deepest dreams?

Your horse already knows the answers. They are waiting for you to listen.

02/10/2025

Upcoming Clinics & Lesson Days – Balance & Awareness

Life doesn’t always follow a straight line. These past months have been full, and only now am I openly sharing the clinics and lesson days that are close to my heart. Each one is an invitation to step into stillness, softness, and soulful connection with your horse.

October & November

Tasman Cloud, Tasman Region - Lesson Days
October 17th - 20th

North Canterbury (Rangiora) Clinic
October 22nd - 26th

Linkwater, Marlborough Clinic
October 30th - November 3rd

North Taranaki Clinic
November 21st - 23rd

Wairarapa Clinic
November 28th - 30th

Each clinic runs as a 2 to 5-day experience. You’re welcome to join for the full five days of the intensive, or come for just a few days if that suits you and your horse best.

These clinics are not about rushing or “getting it done.” They are about listening, refining communication, and finding the sacred conversation between you and your horse.

If you feel called to step in, I’d love for you to join us.

👉 Message me to reserve your place - spaces are limited.

Together, let’s create moments of balance, beauty, and connection.

01/10/2025

The Dance of Acceptance

Lately, I’ve been wrestling with acceptance.

We talk about acceptance as if it is simple, this is how things are, I accept it. But more often than not, our acceptance comes with an unspoken clause, I accept this… for now. Because surely it will change. Surely it won’t always be like this.

And that’s where the struggle lies. Because sometimes, it doesn’t change. Or it doesn’t change in the way we wanted.

True acceptance is not bargaining with the future. It’s not telling ourselves that things will be easier tomorrow. True acceptance is standing in the now, exactly as it is, and saying, "This is what I have. This is what I will work with. Today."

It’s not easy.
Especially when we carry dreams that whisper of another way.
Especially when our hearts long for something different, or freer, or lighter. But to live only in that longing is to miss the beauty of this

29/09/2025

Other People Inspire Me to Work Deeper

When I watch someone with their horse, whether in a clinic, a private lesson, or even just a quiet moment, it reminds me of why I love this path. I am drawn in by their courage, their vulnerability, their willingness to try. It calls me to listen more, soften more, and search deeper inside myself.

I love going to clinics. I love coaching them. I love the privilege of being trusted enough to step into the circle of someone’s relationship with their horse.
It is no small thing to be invited into that space. To witness, even for a moment, the bond that has carried them this far and the dream that pulls them forward.

That’s really what I am, a relationship coach. Not just for horses, but for the relationship, the living, breathing bridge between horse and human. I am called to help bring balance and wellness to that bridge. To help both beings feel safe, steady, and understood.

And people often thank me afterwards. They tell me what I’ve offered is therapy. But the truth is, it’s my therapy.
I’m simply listening, alongside them, as they speak their hopes, dreams and struggles out loud in the company of their horse.

The Questions That Always Return

In those moments, I often wonder:-

What if I lived every day the way I live those moments?
What if I stopped wasting the small spaces of time and instead poured them into what inspires me most?
Where would I be going then?
What would I be creating?
Who would I be becoming?

These questions are not about chasing more, but about aligning with what matters most.

25/09/2025

Step Out. Be Seen. Your Horse Already Sees You!!
We wait for permission, for the 'right' time, for enoughness.
But your horse already sees you.

Send a message to learn more

02/09/2025

There are only a couple of rider spots left for this Clinic with Jeff Sanders.
Full payment or a payment plan confirms your spot.
Don't Miss Out on this incredible clinic with Jeff!!

Send a message to learn more

28/08/2025

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙨.
𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜.
𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚, 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥

28/08/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱.
Groundwork isn’t about control—it’s about connection.
Discover how balance, trust, and refinement all start here.
👉 Read the full blog: The Power of Groundwork.

26/08/2025

𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, i𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
𝙄𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡, 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨.
𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴?

26/08/2025

𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, i𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩, 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝, 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥 𝙗𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙥