One with Animals

04/06/2026

This is so important, listen to the animals communication

WHEN A HORSE STOPS A BEHAVIOUR, HAS THE PROBLEM REALLY GONE AWAY? The horse that used to pace up and down the fenceline stops. The horse that used to call to herd mates when separated is now quiet. The tense, reactive horse becomes quiet and compliant. These are often interpreted as improved behavio...

04/05/2026

Separation distress

"The yard manager said he was calm in the field when both his companions came in for the farrier and I was really pleased to hear"

This horse would get distressed when his companion left the field, calling, pacing up and down the fence line, even with another horse in the field.

Getting to the bottom of how the horse was feeling emotionally, providing healing, enabled the behaviour to change.

Want to discuss how I can help your animal with separation anxiety? Email [email protected]

17/02/2026

The start of Chinese New Year - the year of the fire horse ♥️
The symbols on top and down the side of the horse say ‘when the horse arrives is going to be successful’!
Wishing you all success 🐴♥️

25/01/2026

Sharing this free mini masterclass by karolina on animal emotions and how their emotional state impacts behaviour. It’s open until the 29th jan if you get the chance to listen 👂

Limited time access

22/01/2026

Getting ready for 2026 season?
Worried about how your horse will cope in the competition environment?

Discover how this fun, playful enrichment activity can help your horse with show ring anxiety and more 🐎🏇🐴

20/01/2026

Self-awareness is the first step. The horses are so sensitive and intuitive, they pick up far more than we realise…

Your horse is living in your nervous system – how your mental health struggles can affect your partnership. Read more below

19/01/2026

Blue Monday is supposed to be the hardest Monday of the year! 😩
Who has felt it?
How are your animals doing?
Have they felt it?

Let’s support and cheer each other up. 🥳
Shake it off, focus on something positive and send the positivity to all who you come across to brighten their day 😊

02/12/2025

Rip beautiful legends 💔

Sleep well Blueberry and Uti, two of the greatest horses of our generation.

It is with immense sadness that we have said goodbye to Valegro and Uthopia and without question, this is a loss that just feels hard to comprehend.

Trying to write a tribute to these two horses feels harder than I imagined. The yard just doesn’t feel the same without them, there’s an emptiness in the air.

Valegro and Uthopia did more than win medals and write history, they gave our sport a golden era. They both showed that greatness can be gentle, sensitive and harmonious and they made a nation proud and inspired so many.

Being part of their journey will always remain one of my proudest achievements and the whole team and myself are deeply grateful for the joy they gave to us at home but also to their fans around the world.

Their entire lives ran in parallel; they travelled to the shows side by side, lived in neighbouring stables, grazed in the same fields and retired together. Their bond and companionship were absolute.

As life as old boys advanced, so too did the health challenges, so allowing them to leave this world together was the final act of loyalty and dignity I felt I could give them, honouring a partnership that had never been separated in life.

They leave behind a huge void, and the yard has changed forever and so have we. They were our family and I will love and miss them always. The impact they had will remain but sadly, we don’t get to keep horses forever.
We only get to carry what they leave inside us. And these two left us so much.

Carl x

Photo credit: Rose Lewis