Intuitive Horse is Equine Assisted Personal Development. We offer 3 day retreats, 1-1 sessions, 1 day workshops and bespoke group sessions.
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No horse experience is needed, everyone welcome! www.intuitivehorse.co.uk Intuitive Horse is good for helping individuals to quieten their minds and learn to be in a more present moment state of mind, as the horses demonstrate so beautifully. By being calmer in our minds and body we can start to learn the art of being. This does not mean doing nothing, rather it is a mind state. Intuitive Horse ha
s a herd of 15 horses who all live as a herd on a 110 acre farm in Hastings. We promote as natural a life style for the horse as is possible in a domesticated environment. When people attend our retreats or 1-1 sessions they either work 1-1 with a horse in the arena or with the herd. By immersing your self in nature you can't help but start to slow down from the fast human pace of life our world dictates and start to recognise how easy it is to become present to the moment and in turn learn lots about yourself along the way! This work is all experiential with the participant finding their own way which works for them. Tools are shared which can be taken away and used in every day life. For more info please visit our website www.intuitivehorse.co.uk
17/08/2025
Come and join us next Saturday (August 23rd) for a combined day of spending time with the herd and learning about the different medicinal plants they sometimes choose to eat!
🐴We will spend the morning immersing ourselves amongst the herd and nature, being present and mindful of the herd and ourselves…
🐴We will learn about herd behaviour and communication…
🌿And we will learn and forage about some of the seasonal plants they like to forage, we will then make some infused oils and balms together for the herd to help support them over the winter months.
🌱You will learn how to make infused oils and balms and which plants to forage and how to identify them! You will learn how to offer them to the horses…
💚🐴Picture of Boy self selecting white willow bark!! 🐴💚
Email or message us to book!
27/05/2025
Our Following the Herds’ Lead 1 day retreat last weekend, despite the wind (and lack of sun) was largely about stillness.
Every time we visited the herd they came back to stillness (dozing) and were very generous in their sharing space with us. They found the quieter places to hang out for the day where the wind wasn’t so bothersome.
As the day progressed everyone attending slowed down, relaxed and felt more open in themselves by the end of the day.
Spending time with horses in their world is food for the soul, they teach us how to listen to ourselves and nature, which gives us connection and fulfilment and much more!
When spending time with the herd we have no expectations of them, we just allow the organic process to unfold and quite literally follow their lead; they always lead us to what feels like a magical place but which in-fact is the pure present moment 💫🙏🐴❤️
21/05/2025
Be sure to listen to the video with the sound up!!Being with horses doesn’t get better than this!Early morning snoozes with Tom 😂💗We have a 1 day Following the Herds’ Lead retreat this Saturday 24th May 10am- 4.30pm and there’s still time to join!The day offers the opportunity to connect with horses in a natural setting where they have autonomy over their body.We will learn about horse and herd behaviour. By understanding their behaviour and rhythms of the day we will slow and quieten ourselves down to join them, allowing natural authentic interactions to occur.Spend time:🐴Being with horses and nature in the present moment💚Quietening the mind🐴Learning how they behave and communicate
13/05/2025
It was such a beautiful afternoon with the herd today. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and the herd were super chilled shading from the sun and grazing.
Come join us on a retreat this summer spending time with the herd and nature and connecting to self. It’s a great opportunity to slow down and relax whilst connecting with these beautiful beings!!
We are loving the Spring vibes at the moment! The horses have pretty much shed all their winter coats now and they are loving foraging the hedgerows and the yummy willow!
We have new retreat dates up on our website including a 2 day Following the Herds’ Lead Retreat!
We also have a special new retreat starting this year too. It will take place on the summer solstice- June 21st! More details to follow next week on that one!
We have been working hard behind the scenes setting up a new venture here called Wilding in the Weald…. Three years ago we discovered a Bronze Age Settlement here on the farm! We have been excavating it since with exciting discoveries! This has led onto us exploring everything from then and how the people might have lived and been doing things!
We have worked with some amazing people who are experts in their chosen field of ancient crafting such as basket weaving, Flint Knapping and Bronze smelting and we are lucky enough to have them running workshops from the farm now alongside our offerings for people to come and get involved with the archaeology, which Cam runs as he is an archaeologist!!
The recent 🌱☀️Spring weather☀️🌱 has inspired us to offer our first Following the Herds’ Lead of the year this month- 29th March 12.30-3.30
These unique experiences offer the opportunity to come and spend time with our herd in the fields out in nature…
🐴 Learn and observe how the herd behave, interact and communicate with each other.
🐴Give yourself the chance to slow down and ‘be’ with the herd.
🐴Spending time with the herd will give your mind the chance to quieten down.
🐴Opportunity to acknowledge personal thoughts and feelings as/if they arise.
This time of year for the herd is about shedding their winter coats, starting to let go of the winter and relax into the warmer weather although the cold can reappear at any moment and so reminds the horses to moult gradually and not all at once!
This can serve as a parallel and metaphor for our lives too!
If you would like to join us on the 29th please email or message us.
We had a very different kind of day last Saturday when we found Maurice lying down in the field unable to get up. He is absolutely fine now but he couldn’t position himself properly to get himself up. He has a long standing injury over his hind end and I think he caught himself in a funny position and couldn’t find his way back from it. He is a big boy at 17.2hh!
Our fabulous neighbours and Andree and Sarah who helps us at the farm all came to help but between the 5 of us we still couldn’t get him up so we had to call the vet and fire brigade in to assist in the end.
They offer a wonderful animal rescue service (not free) where they are trained to specifically help animals that get stuck. Unfortunately they couldn’t get their specialist truck which can lift large animals into our field due to the access so we got our old tractor with Cam driving it and their special equipment to help lift his hind end up just enough so he could stand (no picture of that part).
Once he was up he took a moment then marched off to the herd with me and Andree at the end of the ropes trying to keep up!
Maurice was absolutely amazing, he was very calm allowing everyone to do what was necessary to him to help him get up. It’s incredibly stressful for a horse to be imobilised on the floor with lots of people standing over them, without a doubt part of his calmness was him coping in the unnatural situation.
Cam, I and Maurice’s guardian are so thankful to our wonderful neighbours, the vet Oana from Hastings fire brigade and Surrey fire brigade and their animal rescue team. Also a big thank you to my mum for emergency child care. We are thrilled that he is doing ok, he is on pain meds for now. He is in his early 30’s now so it is understandable that his body isn’t as strong especially with an old injury too. Since Saturday Maurice has been very bright and sparkly!! (See last pic of him)
Pictures look very dramatic, there were a lot of fire fighters there!! The rest of the herd were close by and very calm, my favourite pic is of Ruedi having a chat with the firemen!
Honey the donkey took the opportunity to ask for a bum rub too, her favourite thing 😂
13/01/2025
Both us and The Herd have been loving the frosty mornings recently. It’s been so nice to have the dry and sunshine even if it’s been freezing!! ❄️☀️❤️🐴
02/01/2025
2024 was a sad year loosing two of our beloved herd members- Jacy Blu and Mainin. We also recently lost Gemma the pig….💔
We are lucky to have had a consistent herd of 16 with no changes for many many years so the change is felt by all. We have an aging herd now, our oldest boy, Arthur is 40!! And Ebony is 37!! Others are either in their late 20’s or early 30’s.
It’s been a challenging couple of years learning to adjust to some of their new needs as age has crept up on them!
Including introducing rugs back into the herd in December for a few of them after not wearing rugs in over a decade!!
Here they are in this picture, this autumn eating breakfast from their nose bags, it’s a great way to feed them to ensure they get what they need without anyone pinching their food!
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We have loved welcoming many familiar faces and new faces here throughout 2024, it is always an honour to share the herd and space with others. I know so many people get so much from spending time in nature with the herd, it really can be the simple things in life that make a difference to our wellbeing!! 💕🌿🐴
Thank you to all that have come and we look forward to welcoming many more of you in 2025!!
With best wishes to all for 2025
Emma and The Herd ♥️🙏♥️
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09/12/2024
Very happy Herd this morning, they moved into a new field which was very welcomed especially after the weekends storms!
We didn’t feel the storm too bad here (not compared to others) and we are really lucky to have very good natural shelter here meaning when I went to check on them in the storm they were always in a well sheltered area and doing fine. We still have good grazing so that kept them busy!!
This Saturday we are running our last retreat for 2024!! An afternoon of spending time with the herd amongst nature. Want to join us? We still have a couple of spots available if you feel called to come and see the horses and donkeys!
03/12/2024
Sorry we’ve been a bit quiet on here recently… Here are some recent pictures of the herd in November enjoying their new winter pastures!
22/10/2024
With a heavy heart I share some very sad news about our beloved Jacy Blu who is no longer with us…
Two weeks ago Jacy Blu passed over after a trauma to his head and neck which left him compromised.
The evening before he was completely normal grazing with the herd! When I found him in the morning he wasn’t right and unfortunately his condition deteriorated very quickly from there that morning. It has left us feeling shocked, confused and heartbroken as we come to terms with loosing him. The herd are completely aware of his passing and we are supporting them, especially Ebony his mum who he was so close with…
It’s taken until now to be able to share the news as it has been such a shock. Jacy Blu has been with me since birth. His mum Ebony has been with me since I was 14, she is now 36!
He was 18 years old when he passed….
Jacy Blu was the kindest gentle horse who gave amazing deep breath snuggles on your neck and in your ear! He was very close to Ebony but also enjoyed other friendships
In the herd, he loved a deep snooze, to roll in the mud and get it on his forehead ( special skill there) he loved to play with the other horses and he had some amazing interactions with some of the people who have attended here over the years, often taking people very deep into themselves for an awakening or emotional release.
He also had a great bond with our dog Denzel who was obsessed with him from day one! They would run up and down the fence line together and stop at the gate and play!
When Jacy Blu reached an age one might start to back a horse it was right on the cusp of me starting to question if I wanted to ride anymore and whether it was what the horses wanted… these questions led me down a path exploring this and seeking a bigger place where the horses could live as naturally as possible so their basic innate needs could be met. This included living as a herd 24/7, having companionship, having freedom of choice whether to interact with people in sessions, having good shelter and space to roam and an environment that was stimulating physically and mentally…
Although I initially grappled with whether ‘I was wasting him’ by not riding, I came to feel proud that he, in his 18 years never had a single person get on his back, he was a happy and stimulated horse, he (and the others) showed me riding wasn’t needed to feel a connection and have a bond with a horse.
The week following his passing the herd were very quiet and brought us into stillness many a time. Grief is such a pure (and painful )state that strips everything back within… the herd all gathered round Jacy’s body more than once to say good bye, I am humbled by what I witnessed and will perhaps write another post about it as I feel there is so much we can learn from them.
But for now, I will miss your gentle soft presence that was always there. I sometimes pondered what life would be like with you once the others had passed, being the youngest herd member along with the donkeys and Boy I didn’t expect you to go so soon.
We already miss you but thank you for touching ours and others hearts who have visited here.
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Hi I’m Emma Ross- founder of Intuitive Horse which I started over 10 years ago.
At Intuitive Horse we are very passionate about maintaining as natural a lifestyle for the horse as is possible. Following the horses natural state guides us with how we provide for them and how we work with them. We believe horses can teach us so much about ourselves but this can only be achieved if we are truly acknowledging them for who they are and respecting their needs at all times.
Intuitive Horse is good for helping individuals to quieten their minds and learn to be in a more present moment state of mind, as the horses demonstrate so beautifully. By being calmer in our minds and body we can start to learn the art of being. This does not necessarily mean doing nothing, rather it is a mind state.
At Intuitive Horse we have 14 horses and 2 donkeys who all live as a herd on our 110 acre farm in Hastings. When people attend our retreats/workshops or 1-1 sessions they either work 1-1 with a horse or with the herd. By immersing your self in nature you can't help but start to slow down from the fast human pace of life our world dictates and start to recognise how easy it is to become present to the moment and in turn learn lots about yourself along the way!
We are now offering Virtual Herd sessions too whilst people can’t attend here, for those who want a nature/horse fix and some personal development.
We also offer a online course for people who have their own horse/s called Rewilding with my Horse. The course is based on the IH method. Instead of focusing on training the horse we look at how you the human might be impacting the relationship you have with your horse. The course gets you to think about why you do what you do with your horse on many levels as well as offering lots of tools and exercises to work with. It helps you to consider how aligning yourself and your horse to their natural state can improve communication and build on trust in the relationship. For more information visit www.rewildingwithmyhorse.com
