Difficult one for me... I used to have 3 horses but now only 2. Storm can show anxiety if I take Percy out walking, or vice versa if I take Storm out he plants ( used to rear up a lot) wanting to stay with Percy... TBH I gave up when I moved here, so not actually taken him out for over a year now on his own and I know this will help us bond better if I re start! I used to walk for miles and miles!! I have a lovely quiet pathway next to the fields so its safe and he can see Percy/the mares so I do wonder about re starting!!??? 🐴 So...any advice please? Best options? 🙂

If you’re here, it tells me something important already: you care about how you do things with horses, not just the outcome. In Chinese wisdom, the Fire Horse represents courage, honesty, and forward movement. Not force. Not domination. But truth - the kind that can’t be faked. And that matters, because horses live in truth every single day. They respond to clarity. They soften with consistency. They resist confusion, pressure, and ego - even when it’s well-intended. Getting good with horses has never been about stronger aids or louder cues. It's about becoming someone a horse can trust. This year, I invite you to: listen a little more deeply notice what your horse is telling you without words choose partnership over control allow “getting good” to be a process, not a performance Remember: Begun → Getting Good → Good Enough is not a ladder - it’s a path. And no one walks it alone here. I’m building something BIG in the freemium to support you even more this year, and I can’t wait to share it with you VERY soon. For now, let’s begin simply. What are you focusing on most in your horsemanship right now? There’s no right answer here - just awareness. Wherever you are is exactly where your journey begins. For the you and the horse, always. Your Zoë 🔥🐴✨🫶

Hi everyone👋🏼 Im Elena, from Italy! I have one old mare (ex jumping star ✨) Centaurea, a little shetland pony named Fragolina 🍓 and a maybe-fresian mare named Mora We are working on liberty specially because I think Is the best way to connect with them..of course Fragolina Is the hardest one 😂 lite rally I m here to share out Little progress as mich as possibile to receive also your kind feedback and suggestions! Enjoy the horse friendship is a special gift, I believe Cheers

✨ We were talking about expression, ears and communication in here recently, so I thought it might be a nice moment to highlight the very first episode of my podcast. Episode 1: “Ears Forward Does Not Mean Happy Horse.” In this episode I share some insights, facts, and my own experiences about how horses use their ears to communicate. It’s something that is often misunderstood - especially on social media. Many times I’ve seen people question, or even attack, perfectly good horsemanship simply because the horse’s ears were not facing forward. 👉 But here’s the thing: Forward ears do not necessarily mean a happy horse. Backwards ears do not necessarily mean an unhappy horse. Even briefly pinned ears can simply be an expression - a quick “no” or moment of opinion. Just like us, horses need the freedom to express themselves. Personally, I wouldn’t want to live in a world where I had to appear perfect all the time just so someone else wouldn’t think I was unhappy. And I don’t think we should expect that from horses either. As part of their happy language, horses will: • Put their ears to the side • Turn them backwards • Wrinkle their nose • Swish their tail They need to do this just as much as you need certain words to express yourself. Understanding that language allows us to become better horse people. Just to be clear - this isn’t an excuse for poor horsemanship or genuinely unhappy horses. The idea is simply to encourage people to look deeper, think more carefully, and learn the horse’s language better. It’s a subject I could talk about for hours… and in Episode 1, I begin to do exactly that. ➡️ Listen on your favorite podcast app or directly on my website here: https://www.getgoodwithhorsescourses.com/podcast/ I have several questions to ponder, pick one that stands out: ▪️When you watch horses interact with each other, what do their ears tell you? ▪️Have you ever caught yourself judging a horse’s expression just by their ears before looking at the whole picture?

Hi everyone! This is my first post here, so I’d love to introduce myself. My name is Magalí and I’m from Catalonia, Spain. Today I felt like sharing something that recently happened to me regarding my horse’s name. I have an almost five-year-old Anglo-Arabian who came home about a year ago. He arrived during a very difficult time in my life, as my mother had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time. At that moment, I was looking for a name for him, and I chose “Far” (which means “lighthouse” in my language). Back then, it felt perfect. He has a white mark on his face that you can easily see even from far away—just like a lighthouse you can spot from the sea. But beyond that, the name carried a deeper meaning for me. He became my lighthouse. Every time I went to see him, it felt like not everything was so bad. I felt a little bit of hope… like I was coming home. However, over the past year, as I’ve been working with him and getting to know him, I’ve struggled to fully connect with the name I had chosen. It started to feel like it didn’t truly belong to him anymore. As I discovered his personality, I realized that, far from being a calm and serene horse (which is what a lighthouse evokes to me), he actually has quite a strong character and a lot of spirit. And then, not long ago, I had something like a revelation: I needed to change his name. My mother is now healthy and recovered, and I think the name was tied to a period of my life that was very painful. It felt like it no longer resonated with either of us. That’s when the name “Kai” came to me (derived from “Kairos,” a concept that speaks about the right moment, the perfect timing, and the opportunity you’re meant to take when it appears). And somehow, it just fits him so well. I have to admit it’s being a bit difficult to start calling him by a new name after a year, but deep down I feel it’s the right decision. I’ve heard that changing a horse’s name can bring bad luck, but in my case, it feels like something positive and necessary.