Balance Equestrian

Balance Equestrian Boutique horse boarding and training center in Invercargill.

Email: [email protected]

Our Provider: https://southcoastpsychology.co.nz/provider/monique-koch/

ACC Equine Therapy: https://southcoastpsychology.co.nz/service/equine-therapy/

Rolling into the weekend with River, Rambo, and a fresh truck of hay ๐ŸŒธ
05/12/2025

Rolling into the weekend with River, Rambo, and a fresh truck of hay ๐ŸŒธ

Mare/Foal Update & Fundraising Raffle:Information about an elderly mare was shared in a local facebook group two weeks a...
20/11/2025

Mare/Foal Update & Fundraising Raffle:

Information about an elderly mare was shared in a local facebook group two weeks ago - she was in the early stages of labour and needing some help.

We initially offered to take her on as a fosterโ€ฆ but we lasted less than a day before diving in headfirst and deciding to formally adopt her. And funnily enough, as soon as we decided to go โ€œall in,โ€ it was almost like she decided it was time too. We posted on this page welcoming Squirrel and River!

Since then our inbox has been full of enquiries as to how they are going. Now theyโ€™ve settled in here is a further update:

Squirrel is an absolute trooper and is improving in leaps and bounds. Sheโ€™s bright, gentle, endlessly patient, and has a huge appetite - sheโ€™s loving her regular Fibre and Evolve โ€œsoups,โ€ along with herWhiterocks Stud & Feedd wrapped hay. With some medication and special hoof boots, sheโ€™s already far more comfortable on her feet and keeping up beautifully with her boisterous boy.

Weโ€™ll be running a raffle over the next few weeks to support Squirrelโ€™s upcoming dental work, vaccinations, and continued rehabilitation.

Squirrel is around 20 years old, underweight and shows signs of significant dental issues. After an assisted induction and delivery, as you can imagine, sheโ€™s needed a lot of postpartum support - including help with a retained placenta and nursing. Sheโ€™s also navigating some vision changes, skin issues and a touch of laminitis. Despite all this sheโ€™s doing so well and improving every day!

If any local businesses would like to contribute a prize to our fundraising raffle, please get in touch - weโ€™d truly appreciate your support!

A big thank you to our liveries, clients, and wider community whoโ€™ve dropped off food this past week, lent extra hands around the yard, and wrapped her in so much kindness - weโ€™re incredibly grateful.

A special shout-out to Anna Crooks for connecting us and for her ongoing support, and to Toomey Equine Services for generously sponsoring Squirrelโ€™s remedial hoof care.

Raffle tickets will be available through our page and at the front desk of the Saddlery Warehouse Invercargill . โค๏ธ

*๐ด๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘’ ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’โ€™๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก, ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘ค ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘๐‘’๐‘‘. ๐‘Š๐‘’ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ฆ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘˜๐‘’๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘  ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘Ž ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘š ๐‘คโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘…๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘›.

๐ผ๐‘“ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ขโ€™๐‘‘ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ค๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘˜ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘“๐‘“๐‘–๐‘๐‘’, ๐‘–๐‘กโ€™๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘!*

Welcome to Balance old girl. Carrying horses for almost half a century, sheโ€™s a little tired, but far from finished. Tim...
16/11/2025

Welcome to Balance old girl.

Carrying horses for almost half a century, sheโ€™s a little tired, but far from finished.

Time for some much needed TLC - letโ€™s start with a name shall we?

What name speaks to you? โค๏ธ

All ready for tomorrowโ€™s new arrival ๐Ÿ˜
15/11/2025

All ready for tomorrowโ€™s new arrival ๐Ÿ˜

If the cameras are on Squirrel and River goodness knows what Lewis and Ernie are up to ๐Ÿ™ˆWhat horse is in the neighbourin...
14/11/2025

If the cameras are on Squirrel and River goodness knows what Lewis and Ernie are up to ๐Ÿ™ˆ

What horse is in the neighbouring stall?? Do you see it? ๐Ÿ‘€

Slowly resowing our pastures ๐ŸŒฑ โ€œ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘›๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ฅ ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’...
14/11/2025

Slowly resowing our pastures ๐ŸŒฑ

โ€œ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘›๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ฅ ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘Ÿ-๐‘๐‘†๐ถ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘™๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘  โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž-๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘’๐‘ , ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘“ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘ , ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘ข๐‘š๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘˜๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘’๐‘–๐‘”โ„Ž๐‘ก ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›.

๐‘Š๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘›๐‘–๐‘™ ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘ฆ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก, ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘“๐‘’, ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘”๐‘’๐‘Ÿ-๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ -๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’ โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ .โ€œ

This week, we found ourselves writing in an email: โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ.โ€Rea...
13/11/2025

This week, we found ourselves writing in an email:

โ€œ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ.โ€

Reassurance - a promise that we would not be upset in the event of a โ€œpoor outcome.โ€

But what does that really mean? If we had our time again, weโ€™d choose those words differently.

Our business is made up of owners, employees, contractorsโ€ฆall human with their own knowledge and experiences. They care deeply. They feel deeply. And those feelings are welcome here.

To us, professionalism isnโ€™t about shutting off emotion or detaching from the animals in our care. Itโ€™s about recognising and honouring those emotions - then regulating, reflecting, and responding with integrity.

And what is a โ€œgood outcome,โ€ really? Perhaps itโ€™s simply doing the best we can, openly and transparently, with the information, knowledge, and resources we have available able to us.

Sometimes bad things happen to good people and good animals - that is the way of life. Weโ€™ll be here through it all, not always getting it right, but always trying our best. ๐Ÿ’•

Every tripโ€™s an adventure when youโ€™ve got your nose in the breeze! ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ๐Ÿด
12/11/2025

Every tripโ€™s an adventure when youโ€™ve got your nose in the breeze! ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ๐Ÿด

Every Muma deserves a comfy pair of slippers! โœจ A huge thank you to Toomey Equine for donating Squirrelโ€™s postpartum pe...
12/11/2025

Every Muma deserves a comfy pair of slippers! โœจ

A huge thank you to Toomey Equine for donating Squirrelโ€™s postpartum pedicure and the perfect pair of โ€œslippersโ€ to carry her forward into motherhood ๐Ÿ’•

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง - ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐˜๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸดSharon has been part of this property for well over a decade, long before Balance arriv...
11/11/2025

๐Œ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง - ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐˜๐š๐ซ๐ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿด

Sharon has been part of this property for well over a decade, long before Balance arrived in Invercargill. Sheโ€™s seen it through many seasons and changes, from its time as Higginsโ€™ Racing Stables to the equestrian facility itโ€™s evolved into now.

This year, she stepped into the role of Yard Manager - a natural fit for someone who knows every corner of the property. Growing up on a Southland sheep and beef farm, Sharon is at home outdoors ๐ŸŒพ, managing pastures, maintaining facilities, and caring for our herd ๐Ÿด .

Sheโ€™s also the hand behind the gardens at Bluebell Cottage ๐ŸŒธ, which sheโ€™s carefully craftedโ€ฆand brought back to life (sorry Sharon! ๐Ÿ˜…) more than once over the years.

With her experience and practical know-how, Sharon keeps everything running smoothly, day in and day out โœ….

๐ŸŒธThank you for waiting for us, Squirrel. ๐ŸŒธYou and your baby beat all the odds. But even if you hadnโ€™t, you were always e...
10/11/2025

๐ŸŒธThank you for waiting for us, Squirrel. ๐ŸŒธ

You and your baby beat all the odds. But even if you hadnโ€™t, you were always enough for us.
Whether youโ€™re with us for a minute, an hour, a day, or a lifetime - we would adopt you a thousand times over without hesitation.

Welcome to the world He Awa Whiria (Braided River), and welcome home, Secret Squirrel.

He Awa Whiria speaks to the weaving together of different streams of knowledge and experience - each retaining its own identity while flowing together for stronger, more connected outcomes. We feel so privileged to work alongside our community, staff, contractors, clients, and service providers in all that we do.

Hard isnโ€™t the same as bad, and unlikely doesnโ€™t always mean impossible. Isnโ€™t it amazing how, when we work together, hard things can become just a little bit easier and how odds can be improved through shared knowledge and experience?

We are especially thankful for the team at VetSouth this week, providing first-class veterinary care to all our animals. A miracle high-risk foaling, our kitten regaining his legs, and Rubyโ€™s lameness recoveryโ€ฆthe list could go on!

We simply couldnโ€™t do what we do without them. ๐Ÿ’•

*Photos posted with vet permission*

A while ago we wrote about daring to dream. Not the tidy kind that fits neatly into a plan, but the kind that asks you t...
09/11/2025

A while ago we wrote about daring to dream. Not the tidy kind that fits neatly into a plan, but the kind that asks you to keep moving even when you canโ€™t see whatโ€™s next.

Sometimes that means walking straight into something hard, feeling all of it, and remembering that hard isnโ€™t always badโ€ฆand unlikely isnโ€™t the same as impossible.

And how beautiful is it that horses meet us there, in the moment, and show us how to just be. Not dwelling on what was, what could be, or fearing perception, but for embracing whatโ€™s right in front of them.

As winter softens into spring, we are reminded to meet each moment as it is, and each other where we are.โค๏ธ

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24 Bethunes Lane
Invercargill

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Thursday 11am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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