✨ I want to make sure everything inside here is easy and enjoyable for you to use. So tell me… What device do you mostly use to access this community? And if you feel like sharing - do you prefer watching lessons on a bigger screen, or are you more of a “yard break, quick phone check” type? Your answers help me make better decisions about future video length, layout, and content moving forward. Let me know below 👇🐴✨🫶

✨ Longevity is built quietly - unfortunately so is damage. Every rushed session, every ignored stiffness, every “just get through it” ride adds up. We don’t take years off a horse in one dramatic moment. We do it through repetition, imbalance, poor preparation, and uneducated decisions. It’s the daily choices, in no particular order: ✔️ balanced work on both sides ✔️ good (and suitable) nutrition ✔️ living conditions ✔️ social life ✔️ hoof care (barefoot or shod) ✔️ dental care ✔️ a worm care program ✔️ disease control & prevention (vaccinations etc.) ✔️ proper recovery (from intense exercise or injury or sickness) ✔️ understanding how their body functions ✔️ never ending education If we truly love them, the goal isn’t short-term performance, it's putting years into their bodies and not taking them away - for the long term. 👉 2 x questions: What would you need to Get Good at understanding better, to protect your horse’s body? What else would you add to the list? Zoë 🐴✨🫶

Thought this was useful to share... I bet you all have your own to share too👌🏻🐴🤠⭐️ Effective homemade horse grooming relies on utilizing household items and natural ingredients to achieve a show-ready shine and deep clean. Key techniques include using baby oil, cider vinegar, and specific tools like rubber gloves or rags to lift dirt and add shine. 🐴Here are the best homemade tips for horse grooming: 1. The "Hot Cloth" Technique This is a professional secret for removing deep-seated grime and creating a high-gloss finish, especially for winter or clipped coats. - Recipe: Mix hot water with a dash of baby oil, a splash of apple cider vinegar, and/or a few drops of Dettol. - Method: Dip a soft towel, flannel, or microfiber cloth into the hot mixture, wring it out until just damp, and scrub the horse's coat in circular motions. - Tip: Follow up with a dry, clean towel to polish and remove excess moisture.  2. Homemade Shine and Cleaners - Baby Oil & Water: Mix a small amount of baby oil with water in a spray bottle to use as a, cheap coat-shining spray. - Baby Wipes: Use baby wipes for quick, easy cleaning of the face, eyes, nostrils, and dock area. - Apple Cider Vinegar: A mix of apple cider vinegar and water is excellent for removing sweat stains, particularly on grey or light-coloured horses. - Talcum Powder: Apply talcum powder to white legs and feathers to speed up drying and enhance whiteness.  3. DIY Detangler and Coat Shine - Household Conditioners: Use silicone-based conditioners or hair serum from your own stash to work through tough, tangled tails, saving time and preventing hair breakage. - Oil Buffing: Apply a small amount of coconut oil or baby oil to a cloth and rub it into the coat for intense, natural shine. - No-Rinse Shampoo: Create a "no-rinse" solution by mixing a small amount of gentle, whitening shampoo with water in a bucket for targeted cleaning.  4. Smart Tool Alternatives - Oven Gloves/Rubber Gloves: Wear rubber gloves (like dish gloves or gardening gloves) to massage the coat, remove loose hair, and get a better grip than traditional brushes. - Human Hairbrush: A high-quality human hairbrush is excellent for gently detangling tails without breaking the hair. - Shedding Blade Alternative: Use a clean hacksaw blade (with care) to efficiently remove mud and winter hair. - Tea Towels: Use clean, folded tea towels to apply pressure to muscle areas, which adds shine while massaging the muscles. 

Hey friends, meet Pom - this handsome chap belongs to @Dagmar Filmer 🥰 @Hyuck June Kang @Reiki Ranch @Lucy Seeley - quick video about the dental check discussion in the other post. 👉 When you do this you are feeling the molars and pre-molars. Always stay safe, watch out for head butts or strong opposition even if there is not a problem. They may also just not like it, which would be the same subject as the mouth. Your hand stays until they say yes - hand goes away when they say yes. Simple, effective, makes sense to them quickly. 🫶✨🐴

✨ I want to share something that’s been sitting heavily with me the past weeks. Recently, I found out that a mare I knew of was put to sleep due to behavioural issues. From what I observed, she had all the right physical checks -chiro, physio, ulcers, bloods the lot. But what I saw daily was a horse showing very clear signs of distress during handling. During tacking up she would bite, strike, kick. It escalated to the point she couldn’t even be tied safely. Bridling would start in one place in the barn and end 20 metres away. There was no punishment - which is good but there was also no guidance. No change in approach. No outside help. Same pattern in - same pattern out. And eventually…the behaviour became the label. 👉 Here’s the hard truth: Even with experience. Even with knowledge. Even with good intentions. If we don’t ask for help, nothing changes. Years ago I would run after people, offering help whether they wanted it or not. I learned the hard way that if someone isn’t open, they aren’t open. You can’t force readiness. Do I wish I had stepped in more? Of course part of me does. But I cannot take responsibility for every situation I witness. That would mean carrying the weight of every horse everywhere - and that’s neither realistic nor healthy. What I do believe, deeply, is this: If the horse is physically well and the owner is open, most things are fixable. Horses with “people problems” were created by people - often unknowingly. That means they can be un-created too. Some in a few sessions. Some in a year. Some longer. But behaviour is information. I’ve known horses who survived trailering accidents and calmly loaded the next day because the owner didn’t label them as trauma victims. I’ve also seen horses who had no accident, but after one frightening moment were labelled “traumatised” where from that day forward, they carried that identity. We are powerful in what we reinforce. We are powerful in what we ignore. We are powerful in what we assume.