Obsidian Equestrian

11/08/2026

09/08/2026

Look who came to visit today 🐾

Back in March 2023, we took on Ace (formerly Loki), an adorable 6.5-month-old Kelpie cross who had proven to be a little more than his family at the time could manage.

After treating a fairly significant internal and external parasite burden, getting his vet work up to date and doing some retraining, we set about finding him the right home.

As luck would have it, that home ended up being with a close relative and his family, which meant we never had to say goodbye completely.

Since then, Ace has spent the last few years running amok with his best mate Ella, learning an impressive collection of tricks, heading off on adventures and camping trips, and generally growing into the big, happy goof he is today.

We’ve still been lucky enough to see him a few times each year, but Ace and his family have recently moved much closer — which means we’ll be seeing a whole lot more of this face.

04/08/2026

31/07/2026

Happy Horse’s Birthday to all the horses who make our lives a little better. 🐴

18/07/2026

One thing you’ll quickly notice around horse people is that we talk… a lot. 😅

Sometimes to other people.
Sometimes to ourselves.
And sometimes to a half-tonne animal who doesn’t understand a word of English.

Judging by the hand gestures, I was clearly enthusiastic about whatever I was explaining to Harry here.

What’s interesting, though, is that while horses don’t understand our words, they do learn which information reliably predicts what comes next.

So no… Harry wasn’t listening to my TED Talk.

He was calmly maintaining the behaviour I’d already asked for.

That’s the value of thoughtfully building reliable behaviour. When the important information is clear, everything else quickly becomes just that… background noise.

Apparently, that includes whatever this was. 😂

07/07/2026

Not quite the photo I was aiming for, Harley…

But 10/10 for effort. 😂