…yesterday and this morning I managed to film Roger’s sessions, will get them loaded as soon as I have a minute. Got some real nice learning moments in them 😅 Right now gotta finish packing, have a shower and head to the airport ✈️ The funny guy in the video is Roger’s neighbor, another black beauty. You see Roger ready and waiting at the end. Wishing you all a fab Friday and weekend, if things go to plan I should be in here as normal. Love Zoë 🫶✨🐴

My goodness, who turned the heat on?🥵 Taking it real easy the past weeks with Celeste and Estrella. I actually sat in the paddock when Estrella walked past me and layed down. After looking for the right spot she layed down and i cuddled up. The sweetest🥰

✨ You know something I observe a lot in the field? People talking about what their horse can’t do more than what the horse actually needs in order to learn. Also forgetting what they can. “My horse could never do that.” “He’s just too anxious.” “She doesn’t like pressure.” “He’s not brave enough.” “She’s dominant.” “He’s lazy.” “He’s afraid of the stick.” You'll catch me sometimes, if I dare give energy too it, perhaps standing there quietly thinking: But how do you actually know? Because often what I see is not a horse incapable of learning, I see a horse living inside the limits of the human’s beliefs, fears or emotions around them. Its that darn label again. Now of course, horses are individuals. Some need slower progression, more confidence, more softness, more physical support, more understanding. 👉 But a lot of the time people accidentally slow down the bigger picture because they project their own worries limiting beliefs onto the horse instead of looking clearly at what the horse is actually capable of. I’ve seen (and taught) horses people labelled as dangerous become soft and horses that could never be ridden again, learn liberty. Horses that hate poles, learn to jump and horses that don’t like people become deeply connected. This is all because somebody finally stopped speaking limitation over them and started educating themselves first to they could educate the horse instead. I think the horse world needs to watch that inner talk more carefully. Because eventually the horse starts living inside the picture they paint of them and ALL the horses, every single one of them is just so much more than that. ❓What label do you think people place on horses too quickly? 🐴✨🫶

Happy Monday💃 Last week we focused on breathing and this week we build on that even further because good timing becomes much easier when we slow down, soften, and become more aware instead of reactive. This week, I want you to become obsessed with one thing: 👉 Not WHAT you do - but WHEN you do it. Good timing can make a light aid feel meaningful where poor timing can make even the right exercise not. Often, the horse isn’t resisting the request, they’re reacting to delayed pressure, unclear release, or correction after the moment has already passed. Timing is what gives communication meaning and improves only with experience and a thought process behind it. 🔹 Your 3 Focus Points This Week: - Reward faster, even for small tries - Notice if you correct too late instead of guiding earlier - Pay attention to the exact moment your horse searches for the right answer Sometimes progress isn’t about adding pressure, it’s about becoming quicker to recognize and reward the thought you actually want. ❓This week, I’d love you to think about: What changed when you focused more on timing? Did your horse become softer, lighter, or more confident? Or did you notice places where your timing could improve? Drop your observations or discoveries below 👇 And if you want help improving your timing, feel, and communication you know where to find me. 🐴✨🫶

✨ Your horse notices what you repeat emotionally. Not just physically, but emotionally. The sigh when something goes wrong, the frustration during mounting, the tension before cantering, the irritation around one specific exercise. Over time, horses begin anticipating those emotional patterns long before the actual moment arrives. That’s why some “behaviour problems” seem to appear before anything even happens. The horse isn’t reacting to the event anymore, they’re reacting to the history around it. Horses become incredibly accurate predictors of us, it is what they are designed to do: predict predators. Which means sometimes the thing that needs changing isn’t the exercise, it’s the emotional pattern wrapped around it. ❓Question: Did you ever think about this - and do you actively practice it? ⚠️ Know that this isn’t about being perfect, that is impossible anyway. It’s simply about becoming more aware, so small improvements can attach themselves to growth over time. 🐴✨🫶