Free Rein Horsemanship

13/04/2026

*** SOLD ***

🐴 ARES 🐴

Ares is a 16.2hh Clydesdale gelding. Rising 18yo, but has lots of energy and many years of adventures to come! He is a gentle giant with a beautiful heart and loves all people. He is a fantastic trail riding horse and loves an adventure.

Video of Ares here:
https://youtu.be/jhlM2jMAOwM?si=vSG33eFf1psFX0nQ

Ares has been on many different trail rides including through towns, beaches, many paddock rides and a full moon ride. Ares was started by Free Rein Horsemanship using positive reinforcement and kind training methods and responds very well to these methods.
He has 3 lovely gaits, has learned basic liberty, can be ridden in a bit or bitless, rides on a loose rein, stop on a dime with just a shift in weight and vocal cue, and has been trained to drive in harness. He has pulled a sulky in the past but will need retraining if he is to drive again as he only did it once and it has been a while.

He is well used to dogs and traffic, is easy to catch, tie, trim and is excellent being trimmed with an angle grinder. He is not an "old plodder" and though he is not forward and is quiet and responsive, he would suit an intermediate to advanced rider to avoid confusing him and offer leadership where needed. However, he can be ridden by beginners if following on trail rides or under supervision.

Ares has mild QLD itch (an allergic reaction to midge bites common in tropical areas) which is managed well with preventative treatment such as insect spray and mesh rugs. He wouldn't be affected by this further south or inland where midgies aren't prevalent.

If you think you would make a wonderful forever home for Ares, please message me with some information about yourself, your experience and what you're looking for, and I can give you an idea on whether you would be suited to one another.

Video of Ares here:
https://youtu.be/jhlM2jMAOwM?si=vSG33eFf1psFX0nQ

Located Coopers Shoot, NSW
Vet check welcome 🐴

06/04/2026

After seeing multiple videos pop up about foals being trained using intense methods such as flooding, hard tying and extreme force, and after reading the comments that follow these posts and being very disheartened by so many people believing that that is the "best" or "only way", I felt the need to make a little video about my methods of handling foals.

Certainly, my methods are not the only 'kinder' way to train babies, but I think there is never, ever need for punishment or force when it comes to foals.

It is also something that people often don't experience or see first hand, so hopefully making this video can show people that there are certainly more ways than the traditional and the typical.

03/04/2026

20/03/2026

*** Places are now full ***

🐴 Rescue Horse Connection and Training Workshop 🐴

Saturday 28th March

This 4 week workshop focuses on the art of horse training, connection and horsemanship, learning how to connect, communicate and understand a two way language between human and horse.

In this group, guests will be connecting with a combination of school masters and handled rescue horses, learning techniques to build connection and trust, learn about body language, energy work, in-depth positive reinforcement training methods, two-way communication with the horse, joining up, meditation and breathwork practices, problem solving, step by step training and all elements of basic Liberty groundwork.
There is no riding involved in this class, as it is based around the union of horse and human from the ground, where it should all begin.

All experience levels can join in this group, and horses will be delegated depending on their compatibility and connection with each person. Lessons will be tailored in difficulty to suit what you are comfortable with and capable of.
Participants will also have the option to adopt a rescue horse if there is a good match, so if you're considering rescuing a horse but not sure if it will work for you, this class is the perfect introduction. 🐴

Located Coopers Shoot, NSW
15+ years
4 week workshop
$280 pp (total)
Every Saturday 9-11am
Commencing 28th March

Please PM me with any inquiries or to book a place in our Rescue Horse Connection and Training Workshop 🐎
Limited spaces available.

15/03/2026

Every year, tens of thousands of horses in Australia are killed for meat. Many of them pass through livestock auctions where they are purchased by meat buyers, who bid on horses by weight and then transport them to slaughter facilities or knackeries.

For many horses, that auction yard is the last chance for life, and for most, it's a lottery ticket at best.

Among those standing in kill pens are horses who were once someone’s old riding horse, someone’s paddock companion who was rehomed to the wrong person, a horse who was poorly trained and labelled as 'bad', broodmares, skinny, sick, or young or unhandled horses who were never even given a chance- mass bred by farmers.. or anyone who feels like it. There are no laws around it -save for racehorses now- and it goes on and on, perpetually.
Most arrive unhandled, some, old and confused riding horses, some carrying scars (on the outside and within) of horrifying experiences with humans.

The horses in this video were standing in yards like that. The youngest, Ivy, was just a tiny fetus in her mother's belly. Each one was bid on by the dogger up to their 'meat price', and outbid by me.

They are a drop in an ocean that sees no change. The thought of it can bring me down into a dark place, but it is important for me to also acknowledge and take comfort in the difference we can make.

There is no better sight in all the world than watching horses step off the truck and onto safe ground. Their journey only just begins at that moment, and they will never, ever have to know what their fate could have held.

They gradually learn to trust me, and from there, that humans can be kind. Can be caregivers, friends and teachers, and that we can learn from them just the same.

These 5 horses may only be a tiny fraction of those who walked into the kill pens, but to them, and to me, that is 5 lifetimes of love, freedom, safety and happiness.

Now, they’re ready for the next chapter in their journeys, and to meet their new families.
I have trained each one of them to be handled, haltered, tied, basic liberty, respond to pressure cues; some have been started and some have been saddled. All are now at full health, good weight and sound, and I'm now looking for experienced homes where their education can continue with patience, love and kind horsemanship.

If you feel drawn to one of these beautiful souls, please contact me with some information about yourself, your experience and what you're looking for, and I can give you an idea on whether any might be suited 🐴
Located in Coopers Shoot, NSW

13/03/2026

*** SOLD ***

🐴 VAQUEIRO 🐴

Vaqueiro is a 15.3hh, 11yo Fresian x Clydesdale gelding with a very sweet, puppy dog personality, and a stunning look and presence about him that is straight out of a 18th century film.

Video available here:
https://youtu.be/b5iadaWleHg?si=fbWjrF8eDBl4cCX1

Vaqueiro is lovely to ride, soft and responsive.
He has been on many trail rides, including beach rides, national parks, paddock rides, through town and to the pub.

Vaqueiro loves trail riding so I am looking for a home who is predominantly interested in this, however he would be great at some low level shows with training in those specific areas. He was started and trained in full by Free Rein Horsemanship using positive reinforcement and other kind training methods, focusing on self-regulation and two-way communication. He has 3 lovely paces and can stop on a dime with just a shift in weight. He can be ridden with a bit or bitless and has been trained to ground drive in harness.

Vaqueiro has excellent hooves which maintain themselves well between trims. He is a good do-er and has no itch, no scars or any previous issues or injuries.

Vaqueiro is suited to an intermediate to advenced rider, to avoid training bad behaviours. He is very intelligent, so he would easily progress or regress, depending on his rider. However he can be ridden by novice riders under competent supervision.
This gorgeous boy is an absolute pleasure and such a stunning horse who turns heads wherever he goes.
If you are interested in Vaqueiro, please pm me with information about yourself, your experience and what you're looking for so I can give you an idea on whether you would be a good match.

Video available here:
https://youtu.be/b5iadaWleHg?si=fbWjrF8eDBl4cCX1

Located Coopers Shoot, NSW
Vet check welcome 🐴

05/03/2026

Rest in peace sweet Endo. What an incredible portrayal of the trust and connection a horse and human can share. Incredible training by his person, Morgan, endless love and truly deep connection for all to see.
What an inspiration, and what a legacy you have left behind 💜

28/02/2026

Take a deep breath. Close your eyes.
What do you hear?
What do you feel?

Life is not meant to be rushed, it's meant to be experienced, down to the tiniest sense. The soft hair beneath your fingers. The colour of his eye in the setting sunlight.
Connection is far more valuable than control. Humans are conditioned to feel the need to control, but what we really need is to relinquish it.
Take a deep breath.
What do you see?
We live in a world of endless possibility, and it's all within your grasp.

27/02/2026

🐴 ROCKY 🐴

Video available here:
https://youtu.be/yweK2QXqJIU?si=catMxA-tyz_EFKa4

Rocky is a bay 10year old, 14.1hh gelding of unknown breeding as he was rescued with no information. Suspected stock horse, possibly brumby.
Rocky was rescued unhandled and has since been gelded and has had all basic handling by myself, including learning basic liberty, all aspects of leading, accept a rug, girth, groom, tie up, touch target, and is currently learning to pick up hooves. He has excellent hooves which have been self-trimming well in the meantime.
Due to having many rescues in training, I don't have the time to start him undersaddle and am hoping to find an experienced person who would like to continue Rocky's training and give him all the love in the world that he deserves. He is suitable for someone with experience training horses using kind horsemanship methods.
Rocky has so much potential and is such a gorgeous boy who really opens up once he gets to know a person. He would make a lovely riding horse or would already be a wonderful companion.

Video available here:
https://youtu.be/yweK2QXqJIU?si=catMxA-tyz_EFKa4

If you are interested in Rocky, please send me a message about yourself, your experience and what you're looking for so I can give you an idea on whether you would suit one another.
Rocky has an adoption fee of 🥕500, all of which goes straight back into the rescue of horses like him.
An on-property trial period is required to ensure suitability, and if desired, discounted lessons and private workshops are available to his new person to help continue on with my training methods if preferred.

Located Coopers Shoot, NSW
Vet check welcome 🐴

07/12/2025

Check out Lady's glow up!
Nearly 7 months later and Lady has gone from a discarded kill pen rescue with an aversion to people to a healthy, sweet, loving and gorgeous soul ❤️

Thank you to everyone who has donated towards Lady and the 5 other rescue horses (and two donkeys) in my care, every contribution helps to ease the load a little bit.
We have a long road ahead for many of the rescues, but they are all coming along remarkably.

Lady is now looking for a wonderful forever home as a companion or project 🏡

If you would like to donate towards the ongoing rehabilitation of the remaining rescue horses, donations can still be made via this link:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/rescue-horses-and-donkeys/cl/s?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&lang=en_AU

03/12/2025

I now have a few absolutely gorgeous rescue horses all trained up, rehabilitated and now looking for their forever homes 🏠
If you are looking for a wonderful companion (non-riding) horse, please DM me with some information about yourself and what you're looking for to see if we have a soul to match 🐴❤️

The horses are sound with no health issues, have learned basic liberty movements and all fundamentals established (lead/tie/groom/hooves/rug, etc). They have been trained using positive reinforcement and are only suitable for people who are interested in using kind horsemanship methods.

Pm me if you would like to learn more 🐎