Heartland KZN

07/10/2025

"I was absolutely delighted to discover Heartland. For so long I had been longing to learn about horses in an environment that felt holistic and grounded, not centered around competition, and Heartland has been all of that and more. TJ's experience and way with horses is beautiful, and learning from her and her herd has been an absolute delight." - Theresa

07/10/2025

Ohhh what HORSE S**t 💩

It warms the soil, makes seedlings sprint.
Full of good stuff (it's horse s**t, but mint*)
No mystery magic, just stable-smarts grit -
Gardens grow grand on this horse-sh!t kit.

Horse S**t heap, a stinky delight!
Black Gold for roses and for lettuce just right.
Not just compost - it's your gardens delight!

Each bag you buy helps a horse near and dear!
It's compost with purpose - the earthy kind.

Only R50 a bag, collect from Heartland KZN or whatsapp for delivery options

07/10/2025

Black Beauty inspecting the bin, after his many months roaming the streets and rural areas as a stray before coming to Heartland, this big boy was often found digging in bins and eating trash - old habits die hard and he couldn't resist inspecting every item going in the skip.

Please support those who support us! Book your skip with MLM Skip Hire 👋

07/10/2025

Chomping on the fallen weavers nest comes with its challenges! Check out our TikTok page to see the video 😂

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❤️ Help the Heartland Herd stay together by supporting our cause NPO 299-756

04/10/2025

26/09/2025

Unlike humams... horses live in the moment whilst we worry about the future.

The Heartland KZN Herd enjoying their afternoon!

How can you help?

♥️ Sponsor a horse
👏 Volunteer
🐎 Donate
⚠️ Tell others

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26/09/2025

Have you ever had this dream? ♥️♥️♥️

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This is what we try to achieve at Heartland KZN - a forever herd for the horses. But without government assistance, very little private help and 90% self funded its tough.... Please support our cause by way of tax-deductible donation.

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25/09/2025

Absolutely brilliant 👏

Research into the genetic diversity of South African indigenous and rural horse breeds secured UKZN's Erin Frost an MSc degree in Genetics.

21/09/2025

SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT should be considered more when we are developing young horses.

I’m not a trainer, and I can appreciate the idea of introducing tack and weight to young horses…slowly and mindfully while keeping the work light enough that the skeletal maturity is allowed for.

What I do wish I saw more of-is developing biomechanical balance in young horses from the ground before introducing tack and rider weight.

From the bodyworker perspective-the most common areas of soreness I see in ridden horses are the areas of the skeletal system that mature last…

While it’s not a clinical study by any means-but with well over 1000’s of massages under my hands I see enough of a correlation to be convinced we are doing too much too soon. More common than not-I see biomechanical imbalances in horses (of all ages) attempting to be corrected under saddle instead of in hand, which creates various compensation patterns elsewhere in the body.

I had these images created for my online classes to help owners and professionals better understand how the maturity timeline can impact performance development.

I share these thoughts in an effort to bring mindful awareness-never to criticize. I hope to see more ridden horses making it to their teens before they’re needing pharmaceutical intervention instead of the 5-10 year olds I see now.
The best time to learn new things and do better for the horse is now.

https://www.schaefferbodyworks.com/