23/10/2025
🐴 Do you have a horse that’s been mis-sold or labelled a “problem horse”?
Read this!
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As we come to a close for our winter break, I want to take a moment to reflect — on both our successes and the challenges.
Over the last six months, we’ve had so many incredible ponies come through our gates. Every single one has taught us something new. Some arrived almost perfect — calm, steady, ready to work. Others had habits that needed patience, understanding, and time. Some didn’t show up for us the same way they did for their owners, and with others, the timing simply wasn’t right.
But not one of them was a “bad pony.” Because I don’t believe there is such a thing.
Like people, horses are products of their surroundings. They’re deeply intuitive animals. So if a horse isn’t showing up for you the same way it did in the viewing, maybe it’s not the horse that’s changed — maybe it’s how it’s responding to you and your environment.
As equestrians, we carry the responsibility to ask why an animal might be reacting this way. Maybe your child’s new pony is beginning to buck — just like the last one did. Maybe your pony is anxious in the stable or hesitant to lead to the field.
Before labelling it a “problem pony,” stop and ask:
👉 How is my energy showing up for this animal?
👉 What might this pony be trying to communicate?
👉 How can I help it settle and build the trust needed for a real partnership?
Sometimes the truth is hard to admit — that you or your child might be over-horsed. But acknowledging that isn’t failure; it’s growth. That’s when you seek guidance from professionals who can help you identify what’s really going on and work with you to bring balance back.
Every animal deserves that level of care, understanding, and patience. It’s our duty to show up for them in the way they need — not just the way we want.
It’s why true horse whisperers are so successful: they connect with the animal on a soul level. And that’s exactly what we need to do — not just with our horses, but with ourselves — if we ever want to build real, trusting relationships.
