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Equine Elements, Stroud (2025)

05/09/2025

WE DID IT!!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Our planning application has been permitted! After 2 very long and very stressful years (and much more expensive than anticipated) we have had permission granted for Equine Elements’ permanent home, and structures that are needed for us to carry on doing what we do; healing through connection with horses.

THANK YOU. Really thank you. To everyone who wrote a supportive comment. I really think that made a huge difference (we hit 50, how cool is that!) I read every single one, and they all warmed my heart with how much you all care about this.

Thank you to the clients who stayed with me and have been patient with things being less than ideal and a bit temporary.

Thank you to the parents of clients who have helped with the application and listened to my worries.

A massive thank you to our amazing planning consultant who has seen this project through, even though it ended up more complicated than expected!

Thank you to the volunteers who have been so constant through it all and so positive.

Thank you to my family who have been so supportive, listened to endless woes (and tears).

Thank you to James, (who has probably had the worst of the tears!) you've been my absolute rock.

Thank you to the Herd, who have always been there, having my back. And who maybe knew that this was always going to be, it was always going to happen and be our home.

Now, onwards, upwards. Doing what we need, having what we need, to make a wonderful home for the horses, and a space that can bring the healing, loving, learning power of horses to as many as we can.

Horses change lives.

Thank you for making this happen.

02/09/2025

Autumn is here with a colder breeze and sudden showers. The leaves are showing their first signs of yellow.

And the horses are very happy to be enjoying their autumn grazing in the nextdoor field, complete with lots of burrs!

Who has the best burr hair style?!

#24/7turnout

30/08/2025

Today we had our final Movement Exploration with Horses workshop, run by Marie-Louise Flexen , myself and the Herd

Tarran took centre stage, helping us to find curiosity, play and expression. As well as being open about who he is and what he needed.

It was incredible what came up for people, and what the horses gifted to us as well. They shared their space, their wisdom, their stories, their energy, and their kindness.

Thank you to everyone who attended today.

This stunning photo was taken by Leah Batt Art
And I absolutely adore how she's captured Tarran's softness as well as his fire.

26/08/2025

Happy international dog day!

Timmy is our wonderful whippet, the best greeter, the softest cuddler, and just the kindest bestest boy who looks out for us all.

This beautiful photo was taken by Leah Batt Art who had come to take photos of the horses, but Timmy demanded to have his taken too! She absolutely captured his softness and gentle soul 🩵🐾

Leah has taken some absolutely BEAUTIFUL photos, and I can't wait to share them with you all!

19/08/2025

A Cyra update 🩷 🦄

She has had her injections, boots are ordered, and bed rest pen is made!

13/08/2025

We’ve had the results from Cyra's MRI, and although it is not great and is a serious injury, there is a treatment option, which I've chosen to go ahead with

In brief:

She has lots of little tears in deep digital flexor tendons in both front feet, with a significant tear in the left.

Treatment:
Two different types of injections into the affected area
Front shoes or boots with wedges to relieve pressure on her tendons
6+ months on rest in little turnout paddock as it's flat and limits her movement
9-12 months overall for healing, with gradually increased turnout, exercise and rehab built into this.

How did she do it?

Really we have no way of knowing. It could be the hard ground this year, it could be from compensating from her hind end issues so more pressure on her front, it could have been bad luck slipping or something, or it could even be that she has weaker joints/ tendons than most horses. We have no way of knowing, and can only hope to treat the current issue, and do all we can to prevent it happening again.

Cyra has her injections booked for Thursday, and we have already started her rest time in the little pen, with alterations and improvements to be made to it asap.

Please comment below ideas for keeping her entertained during her bed rest, as I think she'll get quite bored!

This is also all costing a huge amount, (which of course she is worth it, and I would go to the ends of the earth for her) but I would ask if people can share about Equine Elements and our offerings that would be really helpful, as we could do with a fuller diary for September 🙏

I have leaflets and business cards, so please let me know if you'd like some to put anywhere, as well as please share our advert posts, and word of mouth is important too!

Thank you to and Waterlane Equine Vets for your super care of Cyra.

11/08/2025

As a lot of you know, our poor Cyra has been lame for a long time now, so at the end of last week she went for an MRI scan to see what's up. She had already had X rays, but this only shows bone, whereas an MRI shows soft tissue structures as well.

She was a very good girl, even though it was a stressful day, and a big thank you to my cousin and her husband for being our taxi to the horse hospital!

What do you think Cyra is thinking or feeling in these photos?

We will update everyone as soon as we have results and a plan 🩷

22/07/2025

Yesterday was a happy 15th birthday to our wonderful Tali! (Approximately 15, might be less, as his passport might be wrong!)

Thank you Tali for everything you teach us, your humour, your cuddles, and being so kind 💛

What do you love about Tali?

16/07/2025

Summer Horsemanship Sessions.
Running Tuesday- Friday throughout the summer, please get in touch to book a slot (booking required).

2 hours of horsey fun, learning about ethical care and interactions, building confidence, having fun and developing positive horse connections!
These sessions are one to one or in pairs, eg friends or siblings, two facilitators are available for those that want to come in a pair but need or want one to one facilitation.

Cost:
£65 individual
£80 pairs (£40 each, one facilitator)
£130 pairs (£65 each, two facilitators, one per person)
For children or adults, open to new clients.

If you would like to book more than one session, or have some specific goals or learning you would like for your child or yourself, please get in contact. We can tailor learning for each individual, e.g. horse behaviour, nutrition, colours/ breeds, body systems, training, groundwork, confidence building, self regulation, and many more.

We are a therapeutic centre that provides Equine Facilitated Therapy and Learning, helping to improve mental health and wellbeing for humans, through working with our wonderful horses. We have extensive experience working with those with additional needs. Although these horsemanship sessions are not therapy or therapeutic learning sessions, they are therapeutic in essence, and we can tailor to specific therapeutic goals (eg confidence building, relational connection, regulation).
If you would like to inquire about Equine Facilitated Therapy or Learning, please get in touch, we do currently have availability.

If you would like a standard one hour session rather than extended 2 hours, this is a summer discount at £35 per hour rather than £45. If you would like longer than 2 hours or would like to book a day, please get in touch!

We are fully insured, enhanced DBS checked, and hold the appropriate licensing with Stroud council.

There may be the opportunity for some riding (younger children only) in these sessions, however this depends on your child's experience, ability and our weight limit. Riding is not guaranteed, our ethos is around learning about and loving horses for more than just riding.

14/07/2025

A more personal post today!

Now that all our family and friends know, I can finally put it on here too! We had a very extra special holiday, as my wonderful partner James asked me to marry him, and I of course said yes!

James is the most supportive person I could ask for, and gives so much to my dream of Equine Elements, from website building, to printing, to hay bale lifting! (And putting up with all things horsey…)

Here we are with Tarran, the baby of the herd and who James helped name. (And yes James is wearing an Equine Elements t shirt!)

We are thinking of getting married at the field with the horses, and would love recommendations for the following:

Marquee hire and toilet hire
Catering
Dress and suit shops
Hair and make up
Celebrants
Photographers
Cakes (extra points if gluten free)
Anything else wedding related
Tips on how to do a wedding on a budget

Thanks in advance! 💍🎉 💒 🐴❤️

13/07/2025

Sadly due to the heat we had to reschedule our workshop today, this heatwave has been intense! The horses have been keeping to the shade of the woods, enjoying baths, and a variety of things in their water buffet to encourage them to drink enough.

We will reconvene for this workshop next month, and if high temperatures are the new British summer, then I've got some planning to do!

I thought I'd share some photos of last month's movement workshop, as well as some feedback from our lovely participants. Thank you to everyone who came and made the day so special.

“It was such a beautiful day spending time with the horses and humans alike connecting spiritually and physically. I learnt and faced some things about myself, a truly wonderful experience, I loved it. Everything was gentle and calm at one with nature with no expectations from anyone. I felt very comfortable addressing certain problems within myself.”

“I felt a little apprehensive on my way to the workshop, not really knowing what to expect.
This was soon forgotten when I arrived at the beautiful venue, which is a tonic in itself.
Alice has created a haven for Horses and Visitors, and we were blessed with a beautiful sunny day.
The day turned out to be very sociable and interesting, with the mixed age group that attended balancing our experience of the activities and of each other.

When we stood in silence with the horses in the wooded area, after a while some of us sat down. I was unaware of when Tarren sat down until I turned around. He did it so quietly. Respecting our quiet unity. During that time it felt like we were all part of the Herd. Safe and calm.

I found in the days after the practice the effects unfolding – mind and body wise. Reflecting as things spontaneously came back to me that we had done and experienced. Physically the most noticeable thing was feeling solid and grounded from the back of my knees down to my heels. Remarkable.

Marie Lou and Alice guided this teaching with enormous care, experience, understanding and compassion for all. To be somewhere where you are allowed to just be, I believe is a great opportunity.”

07/07/2025

We have 2 spaces left on this Sundays workshop, and two left for Sunday 3rd August.

Feedback from our last workshop:

“Although I’ve done movement and meditation courses before, I’ve never experienced something quite as special as this - I learnt to connect with my body in a totally new way. Sharing space with the horses was so peaceful, and I felt like I was able to reach them on an entirely different level - as an equal, feeling being. It was a truly joyful and rewarding day.”

Please get in contact to book, original advert below.

Come and join us for a journey through creative expression, authentic dance, nature inspiration, and equine connections.
This is an outdoor movement workshop in which we will learn about responding to nature, the horses, and ourselves, cultivating connection, balance, improvisation and flow.
The day will be led by Facilitator Marie Lou, who is a multidisciplinary artist rooted in dance, movement, creative health and wellbeing, and who has undertaken a transformative journey with horses.

We will connect with nature and the horses, alongside exploring movement, our senses, and our body's capabilities. We will involve self awareness practices, such as mindfulness, sensory awareness and breathing techniques. We will also explore how to allow ourselves creative self expression, whether it be through dance, art, movement, writing, song or more.
We will have a maximum of 6 participants, to ensure the group is small and personal. No horse experience needed, adults only workshop.

Equine Elements will host the day, with the Herd and Alice also facilitating alongside Marie Lou.
Alice may not have much experience with movement as such, (although is fascinated by the science of it!) however she has extensive experience with horsemanship and horse human connection, and movement for the benefit of the horse.
The horses are, of course, incredibly sensitive and body aware. They are the most authentic movers out there!

The cost for the day is on a sliding scale of £75-£90

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