Thoroughbred Horse Guide: Temperament, Care and Training

Chestnut horse lying in a wildflower meadow near a farm

The Thoroughbred is an elegant, athletic, and intelligent horse, celebrated worldwide for its speed, stamina, and spirited yet trainable nature. Highly versatile, Thoroughbreds excel in eventing, show jumping, and other equestrian disciplines, forming loyal, trusting bonds with their riders and owners. Origin Thoroughbreds were created in the 17th and 18th centuries in England, when native … Continue reading Thoroughbred Horse Guide: Temperament, Care and Training →

Clydesdale

Clydesdales horses are probably one of the most recognisable heavy horse breeds. Clydesdales are easy to spot thanks to their large stature and trademark feathering around their hooves and their high stepping action . Clydesdale horses combine strength with elegance and their striking appearance and calm demeanour have captured hearts around the world. Origin The … Continue reading Clydesdale →

Shetland Ponies

These gentle and friendly ponies are one of the smallest horse breeds, as well as the oldest. But as adorable as they are they have cheeky personalities which makes them even more lovable by those who meet them. Yet despite their small size Shetland ponies are incredibly strong and were used for tasks such as … Continue reading Shetland Ponies →

Autumn With Horses

I love this time of year as we start the brr months, the leaves start changing colour and nature will bless us with a symphony of colours beautiful reds, yellow and orange colours that will give us a fiery delight and as they slowly fall the leaves will dance in the air landing on the … Continue reading Autumn With Horses →

Imbolc And The Full Moon

February 1st is a gentle turning point in the year, it is the time for Imbolc as we celebrate the return of the light after winter and honour the cycles of nature, Imbolc is also the awakening of spring and new growth and life returns after a period of stillness, new buds appear on the … Continue reading Imbolc And The Full Moon →

Embracing January

Beating Those January Blues January is here, the air is crisp and fresh and you get a chance to watch the winter sunrise without having to get up too early. January is a slow month, the Christmas / Yule celebrations bring us so much joy during the hardest part of the year but once all … Continue reading Embracing January →

Horses and Music

Music not only has positive effect on us but also horses, music can help horses relax and riding to music helps increase your endurance and stamina and puts you in a more positive state of mind, it also helps filter out background noise so that you and your horse and concentrate better and can create … Continue reading Horses and Music →

Preparing For Spring

Don’t you just love this time of year? You know winter is not over but you slowly start noticing the early signs of spring, the days are slowly getting longer, the buds are starting to come through and you know that when you start to see the daffodils and snowdrops spring is close, hopefully this … Continue reading Preparing For Spring →

A Fairy Winter

I love these chilly frosty mornings, when you wake up and look out the window and see a beautiful white frost, we don’t get many of them so when we do get them I like to embrace the beauty and energy of them. I love the white blanket covering the grass, and how the sunlight … Continue reading A Fairy Winter →

Soul Connection

There is nothing more magical than a connection with a horse, an animal so large, so trusting, so gentle. I believe that horses are just like people they come into our lives for a reason, they are here to teach us and help guide us, they help us heal and grow into our best self. … Continue reading Soul Connection →