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. 🫶✨🐴

Hi all, I know we have discussed this but I wanted to post again to re ignite some support notes. I am preparing Storm for his 3rd dental appointment since owning him.. he is usually sedated as reared off the scale with the vet the last time! So... I am using methods of building trust with him when the vet comes... usual methods of approach: - Bowl of nice food to start the experience - Agreed area for the task so he gets used to - Plenty of touch/reiki before vet comes - Touching his mouth/gently around where the dental bit goes However! As he has no bit I have not really worked on this!! I need help with any "step by step" advice for his mouth area so he knows to open it once sedated😵‍💫 Any quick wins I can practice on before booking... I am planning April/May so I have more time to embed new techniques with him. Thanks all 🤠🐴🫶🥕

The update!!! gravy did waaay better with the nylon than the rope In conclusion the nylon halter wins by far in softness Willingness No fighting Understanding No pressure needed Full complience with respect for both parties Videos will be added shortly

...the weather has finally turned. And I don’t know about you, but I always love that first change in the air when it is obviously warmer as it hits your skin. Today I even managed a 10-minute sit in the sun at the stables. Absolute luxury. ☀️ Tomorrow (finally!) I’ll have finished uploading the last of the videos for the Get Good With Horses Skool (Premium) in the Riding and Sports & Specialist section. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me, it's been a hell of a job...lol! Once that’s done and I’ve run through a few final checks…I’ll be ready to launch, possibly the weekend if not then definitely Monday. I wanted to finish tonight but my poor eyes have officially clocked out for the day, so it’s an early night for me. I’ll be back tomorrow with some new posts. And wherever you are in the world - morning, afternoon, or evening - I hope it’s a good one. Love, Zoë 🐴✨🫶

✨ 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.