LAEquestrian Coaching

28/05/2026

Why are so many horses being “mis-sold”?

I’m not entirely convinced they are.

You go and try a horse, in its home environment, with people it knows, in a routine it understands. You like what you feel. Maybe you go back and try it again… same place, same setup. It all feels good, and you think this is the one.

Vetting passed and you bring your new horse home...and then everything changes.

New yard. New field. New stable. New people. New routine. New smells, sounds, expectations.

You give them a day. Maybe two. Sometimes not even that.
Then you get on. New tack, different bit, new arena, people watching.

But suddenly, you’re not sitting on the same horse you tried.
They feel different. Tense. Sharp. Spooky. Not quite what you remember.

So now you’re on edge. Watching for everything. Questioning every step, every reaction, every feeling.

And this is where it starts to unravel.

Because what we often forget, or maybe underestimate, is just how big that upheaval is for them.

We’ve taken them out of everything they know, everything that felt safe and predictable, and dropped them into something completely unfamiliar… then expected them to perform exactly the same, almost immediately.

When they don’t, it’s easy to assume something’s wrong.
That the seller wasn’t honest. That the horse isn’t as advertised.

And so the horse gets labelled ''not as described''. The lucky ones are sent back, the unlucky ones are sold on, some going on to boomerang from one place to the next.

But what if the problem isn’t that the horse was mis-sold…
What if it’s that we expect instant consistency from an animal going through complete change?

Horses don’t just arrive and slot neatly into our expectations. They need time to settle, to understand, to feel safe again. They need space to adjust before they can show you who they actually are.
If we don’t give them that, we’re not seeing the horse we bought, we’re seeing a horse trying to cope, and that’s a very different thing.

Maybe the question isn’t “why are so many horses being mis-sold?”
Maybe it’s… are we giving them a fair chance to be the horse we thought we were buying?

01/05/2026

This…

28/04/2026

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21/02/2026

📣📣 Important 📣📣 Please share and tag away 📣📣

A recent survey has been issued by the BHS to help equestrians all over the UK enjoy safer riding while on public roads.

A huge majority of horse riders cannot enjoy their horses or ride without using public roads and highways. Tracking the habits of these riders and looking at the experiences they have during this time is really important for future road safety for equestrians and can help with improving legislation to ensure the safety of all participants.

ANY RIDERS WHO SEE THIS AND USE PUBLIC ROADS OF ANY KIND Please follow the link to complete the survey 🐴 🚗 🐴 🚗 🐴

07/02/2026

Had to try it!! Im so missing coaching in an indoor arena.

Thinking I might have to prompt AI that it’s very much against health and safety protocol for a rider to be jumping while their coach has their back turned and the dog being with me in the lesson absolutely needs to be noted on the risk assessment 😂

07/02/2026

Simple feeding. The simpler the better majority of the time. Sugar beet well soaked with added balancer (and small adjustments for certain things) has for a very long time been my only option for feeding.

Don’t over complicate. It’s better for everyone, equine and human.

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What my horses eat….

I adore sugar beet as a feed; it is such a superb source of fibre, and aids hydration. It’s also a great feed to add any medication to.

Alongside sugar beet or quick soak unmolassed beet, they are on Baileys Horse Feeds balancers. The competition horses are on Performance Balancer and any fatties or retireds on Lo Cal. This ensures they get all of the vitamins and minerals they need, and the horses all eat the Baileys balancers like sweets!

Don’t forget that even retired and/or overweight horses and ponies need a daily balancer.

05/02/2026

I’d 100% recommend Elisha for any services she provides. A knowledgeable horse woman, hard working and very reliable.
I am always confident that my horses are receiving the very best care when they’re being looked after by Elisha. Not only is she diligent in her duty of care and welfare, she is fantastic with my client and customer base, capable of dealing with any situation as it arises and is always very safety conscious when working on the yard.

The reassurance I feel knowing that everything is taken care of to a high standard is truly of such value.

Anyone needing yard cover, horse care, exercise plans carried out, clipping, show prep, over night grooming (the list goes on!) definitely contact E L Freelancing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️