It’s just after 8am on December 31st in Ireland and I’m waiting to board a (delayed) flight to Dubai. My final destination is a 200 acre horse farm about 90 minutes west of Melbourne, where I’ll be looking after my granddaughters for most of January 😍 As 2026 - the Year of the Horse - arrives, my feet won’t be on solid ground. I’ll be literally between places, suspended somewhere above the earth. The opposite of grounded And it made me smile, because our horses won’t notice the date at all. They won’t know it’s a new year.
They won’t reflect on the past 12 months.
They won’t set goals, make resolutions, or feel the emotional weight humans often attach to endings and beginnings. They’ll simply be: • standing on the earth • feeling their feet • reading the weather, the space, the herd • responding to what is, not what the calendar says 🤣 Horses Don’t Live by Dates — They Live by Reality For horses: • There is no “next year” • There is no “last year” • There is only now Their nervous systems don’t organise themselves around milestones, anniversaries, or expectations.
They organise around safety, connection, clarity, and presence. And yet… they continue to thrive. 🌱 Lessons from the Herd (Even at 30,000 Feet) As I cross into 2026 somewhere in the sky, the horses remind me: 1. Grounding isn’t about location — it’s about attention
. You can be physically grounded and mentally scattered.
Or airborne and deeply present. 2. Time is a human construct, regulation is biological
. Horses regulate through breath, movement, rhythm, and relationship, not deadlines. 3. You don’t need a “new beginning” to begin again Horses reset moment by moment, not once a year. 4. Your feet matter more than the future
. Where are your feet right now — physically, emotionally, energetically? 5. Being here is enough
. No performance. No pressure. No symbolic fresh start required. 🐾 A Gentle Invitation As the year turns - whether you’re grounded, airborne, or somewhere in between - take a moment to check in the way a horse might:

Imagine that you’re a fairy godmother or godfather 😊 You get to bestow one wish on the world 😊 What’s it going to be?

We’ve been designing and delivering a range of equine assisted services and training since 2014. Our work is built on the knowledge that horses connect us to our true value and full potential in a unique and powerful way 😳 And we see this playing out every time we facilitate a session where humans interact with horses 🐴 The connection can be subtle and slow growing - or it can land with a big Ah-ha! How ever it arrives, it takes time for our human brains to process what is presented, and to come to the realisation that we already knew what we needed to know - it was just buried under years of ‘stuff’ 😳 Simply by being 100% authentic, and by responding to our energy - without judgement, expectations, or assumptions - horses offer us the opportunity to see ourselves as they see us. It takes courage to look in that mirror, but the results are transformational 😊 Sometimes, as horse people, we’re so busy doing ‘all the things’ when we’re with our horses that we forget to pause, and tune in to what they’re saying. How often do you.allow your horses to connect you to your best self?

Today, as I packed away the Christmas decorations and prepared rooms for visitors over the New Year — knowing I’ll be away — I found myself thinking about those who didn’t make it this far into 2025. Friends.Family members - Two-legged and four-legged. And I caught myself wondering how many of us will be here this time next year and what we can learn from our horses 🐴 Horses live quietly and constantly. Not in fear — but in presence. They don’t assume tomorrow. They don’t rush past today. They meet each moment as it is, with the bodies and beings who are actually here. The herd teaches us something simple and profound: Be fully with who is here. while they are here. Not perfectly. Not urgently. Just honestly. A breath. A touch. A moment of attention. That is often enough. Invitation Take a quiet moment today and ask yourself: 🐴 Who am I grateful for right now? 🐴 Where might I be rushing past presence? 🐴 How can I meet today more fully, without borrowing worry from tomorrow Horses don’t measure life by length.They measure it by connection. And connection is makes the world go round 💕

My 2026 will be ……..