Päivintalli

21/05/2026

superpostaus

17/04/2026

Tasapaino

There’s a movement… a process, a growth, a shift… a change that’s happening in the horse world, and in all the world. A balancing. Think of it like the life of a human when one goes through tough times. What isn’t needed anymore fades, and what is, stays… all on the way into a rebirthing of oneself.

For thousands of years the physical-based masculine energies of the world (working, building, providing, grounding, strengthening, protecting) were the focus in fast-moving, expanding civilizations. It was about our survival; we were trying to control the world around us. And so this led the way in horsemanship, as horses were a major part of our survival, helping us to carry, pull, farm, fight, and make money. But when masculine energies get out of balance they turn to intimidation, degradation, and dominance. They turn to force.

But now we’re in the middle of the feminine energy coming into balance with the masculine. The heartfelt, spiritual-based, inward energies of care, connection, compassion, creativity, along with flow, intuition, and emotional intelligence/depth.

Feminine and masculine energy are the creative energies of the universe. And every person has both masculine and feminine energy within them. Each and every person is a unique combination of them. And when we’re in touch with our balance of these energies we create so beautifully.

The masculine energy’s initial intention is innocent. It’s designed to hold on, be strong, fight, protect what is, keep things the same, and control in order to keep things safe. It’s designed to save what is already there. But when it got out of balance, it turned to too much taking and forcing.

This shift is going to feel messy. Just think of your own major life changes. How it’s hard to let go. When you become aware of something… when your eyes are opened… you now see all that is painful, and where it comes from, and what you need to do to change… but the doing of it takes time.

I greatly respect the past, its teachings, and its traditions. I honor all, and honor all who helped us to get where we’re at now. But to fight the change that’s happening in the horse world, where we connect and care for horses first, and have the life we experience with them be born from that… to reject that is to be stuck in a past that is no longer in the present.

We can still work and ride, ranch and race; horses can be willing to carry us, willing to give to us in all ways. It’s just that the world is becoming not willing to sacrifice their well-being for all that. And this shift is happening fast, that’s why it’s uncomfortable for many.

We can have the best of both worlds. Horses are here to help us, and for thousands of years it was mainly with the strength of their bodies, and now they are entering into equally helping us with the strength of their spirit, heart, and soul. They’re helping us with our internal life, helping us with our own spirit, heart, and soul. And it is sacred work they’re doing.

Let go of seeing them only by what they can do for us, by seeing them as a commodity or something here just for our wants and needs and hopes. Their greatest gift is always solely in their presence. The fact they are in our lives.

See them for the gift they are and doors you never imagined will open, taking you to places you never thought possible… places you always wanted to go to…

😊🐴🙏

Photo of Coal and Rocky from a moment where they were deeply looking through me, into me, inspiring a knowing to rise up from within me.

16/04/2026

niimpä

“Are you having fun?” I asked.

A conflicted silence followed. One beat, two beats. My client gazed into the middle distance. As if they were wondering if they were indeed having fun with and around horses. I could feel and imagine the internal monologue.

He asked if I am having fun.
Which means I am supposed to be having fun.
What does having fun look like?
Is it ethical to project my idea of fun onto a horse?
I don’t think I am having any fun.
I feel ashamed now for not having fun.
I shouldn’t say No, he wants me to say yes?

I stepped in.

“That sounds like a No. Or a probably not. It’s ok, that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Horses are difficult animals to care for, and even trickier animals to succeed with in training. Sometimes it feels like a black hole you never see the end of. But it is important to remember that this is supposed to be, a recreation. For most of us. This is something we do for pleasure.”

And this is the crux of it.

There is a lot of romanticising of pain and suffering in the horse world. Scare a horse, intimidate a horse, suffer along side them a little bit? That’s worthy of our celebration. Because Real Horsepeople are hard. Tough. Mean. Resilient.

And that’s fine if that’s someones choice to embody that. None of my business.

But my business is guiding folks and their horses back to something that is enjoyable. But something that’s enjoyable for the horse too, which is often the harder part to ensure and that’s why we focus on the horse first.

In that process, some folks find they cannot put their horse first, because they have not taken care of themselves first. Self care is the deep breath you take before you dive under the water and swim. Your self care is the first preparation that fuels your ability to focus on the horse. These things blend and intersect.

Yet, we focus on the horse.

And this should be fun. And fun is relative to every single individual, it isn’t a singular monolithic fun you’re supposed to do to fit in. Having fun is about fitting in with you and your horses.

It has been a long time since I had no fun around horses. A long time.

20/03/2026

kevätpäivän tasaus 🌱🌱🌱
Kovin pitkältä tuntuneen talven jälkeen tarhat kuivui suunnilleen viikossa 😊 Kenttä on priima. Hevosilla riittää karvaa pudotettavaksi, m***a hei, nyt on vasta maaliskuun 20. päivä. Ihana kevät, sopii mulle 😁

01/03/2026

tänä muutoksen ja monen asian heräämisen aikana, säilytetään rauha ja ajattelu niin itsessä kuin hevosissamme

We are living in a time of great falseness — where harm is often marketed as good, and what is vilified or feared is sometimes in service of a higher good.

A reactive public cannot distinguish truth from façade.

It has never been more essential — for our own well-being and for the collective — to step out of reactivity. When we are constantly triggered, we lose the ability to think critically. In that state, we unconsciously look to authority to think for us, because we are too emotionally unbalanced to trust our own discernment.

As long as we are operating from fear, anger, or superiority, we cannot move forward in a meaningful direction — personally or collectively.

The time is now to leave fear behind.

When you read an article, watch a video, or attend an event, pay attention to the emotion being sold to you. What are you being encouraged to feel? Who benefits from you feeling that way? And what actions are more likely when you do?

Simply noticing is the first step toward reclaiming your ability to think clearly.

Continually ask yourself:
Who benefits from my fear?
What do they gain if I stay reactive?

That question alone can return power to your hands.

Photo by Jasmine Cope of a very special teacher of mine

19/02/2026

vakava varoitus kaikille meille, etenkin täss Helsingin lähistöllä
Tuomarinkylän kilpatallissa ärhäkkä virustauti

Täyttä varmuutta viruksesta ei ole, m***a se vaikuttaa herpeksen EHV-1 -muodolta. Juttu kommenttikentässä.

17/02/2026

🐎 tässä setissä keskustellaan hevoseudesta ja mitä se merkitsee yhteistyön sujumiselle! Voiko spooky 🐴🐴 olla itseaiheutettua?

How can we work with horses to help them be less-- not more-- spooky. Drop your comments and questions...

14/02/2026

niin, ystävät on sellaisia...
että kuuntelevat
nauravat yhdessä
puhuvat totta
auttavat pyytämättä
antavat tilaa olla oma itsesi
toivovat hyvää
joskus antavat potkun persuksiin
kuolevat pois
m***a eivät unohdu koskaan

12/02/2026

Nyt on hyviä vinkkejä 🐴 Rentous lähtee yhteisestä turvan tunteesta

Miten tukea hevosen rentoutumista?
Aito rentoutuminen ei synny pakottamalla. Voiko sinua pakottaa rennoksi? Ei voi. Se syntyy turvallisuudesta, selkeydestä ja siitä, että hevonen saa olla osallinen.

Tässä muutama käytännön vinkki:

🌿 1. Hidasta ensin itse
Hevonen lukee hermostoasi. Jos olet kiireinen, jännittynyt tai poissaoleva, hevonen harvoin rentoutuu aidosti.
– Hengitä rauhallisesti
– Laske omaa tempoasi ja vaatimuksiasi
– Anna hiukan aikaa: jätä tilaa hiljaisille hetkille

Rauha ja rentous alkavat ihmisestä: meillä on vastuu vallitsevasta tunneilmastosta.

🌿 2. Anna hevoselle valinnan tunnetta
Pienetkin valinnat rakentavat luottamusta:
– Anna sen etsiä tasapainoaan ja vastausta kysymyksiin itse
– Salli pieniä liikkeitä ja aloitteita. Patsaana tönöttävä hevonen joka ei edes uskalla yrittää vastata on riskivyöhykkeellä sammumiseen.
– Kuuntele vastauksia, älä vain vaadi suoritusta. Kaikki vastaukset antavat meille informaatiota siitä, miten hevonen hahmottaa ja kokee tilanteen ja kysymyksen.

Rentoutunut hevonen saa vaikuttaa tilanteeseen.

🌿 3. Työskentele pehmeyden kautta, ei hallinnan
Aito rentous näkyy:
– Joustavassa ja tasapainoisesti liikkuvassa kehossa
– Pehmeissä eleissä
– Pehmeissä silmissä
– Luonnollisessa leukojen liikkeessä ja hengityksessä: teatraalinen pureskelu ja huokailu eivät ole välttämättä ollenkaan rentouden merkki, vaan ne voivat olla jotain aivan päinvastaista.

Jos keho on jäykkä ja hevonen “vain seisoo”, pysähdy ja kysy: onko tämä rentoutta vai vetäytymistä?

🌿 4. Tauot ovat osa harjoitusta
Rentoutuminen ei ole palkinto työn jälkeen. Se on osa itse prosessia.
– Pidä mikrotaukoja
– Anna hevosen venyä ja vaihtaa asentoa
– Anna sen prosessoida

Oppiminen tapahtuu tauoissa.

🌿 5. Muista: suhde on tärkeämpi kuin lopputulos
Aito yhteistyö rakentuu siitä, että hevonen kokee olonsa kuulluksi. Hiljainen hevonen ei aina ole tyytyväinen hevonen: osallistuva hevonen on.

Aito rentoutuminen ei tarkoita sammumista. Se tarkoittaa läsnäoloa, yhteyttä ja turvallista tilaa oppia. Ihan kuten meillä ihmisilläkin! ❤️

11/02/2026

kärpäset ja itikat ovat vielä talviunilla 🦟🦗🪰🪰 m***a NYT on aika ennakoida itikka-allergioita!

Hei, vaivaako hevosta itikat vai ilmestyykö huuleen mystinen syylä?
Nyt on aika toimia 🐎🐎🐎

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