Balance Horsemanship

23/10/2026

If I stare hard enough at the full feed buckets I might make them come quicker.....

Sellie is very good at communicating his desires!!!

Also attempting to practice magic.... If he only had Matilda's powers......

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23/10/2026

Many years ago Pat Parelli's foundation lesson was horses are motivated by 4 things

1) Safety
2)Comfort
3)Play
4)Food.

My barn was the perfect example this morning. I'd put two haynets in the lower part of the barn last night for Teddy and Sellie. They had barley touched them and by the muck nearest Dotty and Smushy they had slept in the upper part of the barn last night. So the herd were all close together to weather the storm. All calm and settled.

I've moved the pink net and they are now eating where they feel safest. So it wasn't a quality of hay it was a decision for feeling safe and comfortable over eating.

I find their behaviour, dynamics and changes fascinating and love these little moments where theory is so obvious in practice.

I will adjust the nets tonight to accommodate their choices 💕

23/10/2026

22/10/2026

A rather magical little walk in the rain with Amedeus this afternoon, exploring a new route as we headed down hill looking for shelter rather than up on the moor!
He's grown so much this summer! He's really understood the stand on a rock game and this one was quite high to climb on and off.
Little explore in the river, he helped me cross the stepping stones and back and I asked him to let me hang onto his mane for a little help climbing back up the hill on the way home.

Such a pleasure to spend time with and available for new 🏡

Super hacking horse in the making!!!

13/10/2026

So I'm finally feeling better, rested and ready to post again. Sorry for my impromptu silence.

So The Horsemanship Event of The Year - Horsemanship Showcase what a wonderful event.

So much to share, so first:

A huge thank you to ARIAT for sponsorship and this wonderful goody bag from the Sunday afternoon, Something Fun competition.

Smushy kept his cool for a bridleless obstacle round and then helped with sabotage while working on our standing on a pedestal (learnt on Friday evening for the first time) great fun, wonderful to share the arena with other trainers and huge thanks to
Freddy Steele, Holly Barbour, Joe Midgley and Ollie Phillips and all the showcase team

So question, anyone know what this nifty plastic item is for? ........ It has a sticky back and folds out and then clips into itself with just over a CM space in the centre ...

30/09/2026

Anyone looking to get their young or green horse out? 🦄🥳

30/09/2026

A windy walk for Amedeus working on relaxing and just enjoying the outing together.

30/09/2026

Hi everyone

Showcase was wonderful so much to share but sadly I picked up a cough last week on my way home from Sweden, with my long day on Sunday (6am-3am!) I've been taking a little R and R time just a couple of clients and my horses each day this week. My herd were all very happy to nap under the tree with me yesterday afternoon for an hour or so before going to bed out of the rain.

Showcase updates still to come, have a wonderful Wednesday ✨✨✨

24/09/2026

Early morning ride, little run through our dressage and then back out after lunch to play with music, skipping rope, umbrella and parachute and let Smuhsy roll when we were done. He went to town and therefore had an afternoon bath, another walk round the venue and a BEMER before bed. All tucked in with tea and pajamas on and looking forward to competition day tomorrow

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Morning:
Bridleless Dressage
Evening:
Advanced Handy Horsemanship
Advanced Freestyle

Morning competition free to watch
Evening hopefully on the livestream and anyone with Friday Tickets

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