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New logo, LEAP Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning/Facilitator Training

New logo, whoop whoop

This is the Serreta, another "tool" being used to train and ride horses, typically in Spanish Countries...I included two horrible pictures randomly from the web in the first comments about its use, for whoever may want to see them and this time I truly cannot find the right words to comment this...If that's something considered acceptable to use on a horse...well, I really don't know what to say 💔

A drastically sad story with an amazingly happy ending.

Meet Pompey - the first of our 'Dover 26' foals! 🐴💙

Pompey, named after the British port of Portsmouth, was born to his Mum Daisy late last week. Daisy arrived in our care, along with 25 other horses (4 of which were also pregnant like Daisy), after an overloaded transporter was intercepted at Dover port. The transporter was believed to be illegally smuggling the horses out of Britain for a slaughterhouse in Europe.

Both Mum and foal are doing well, but we need your help to care for many more horses like Daisy and Pompey. Each foal costs us £5,000 a year to care for. Will you consider making a vital donation today? You can donate via the link here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aGWKSk

Continuing to spread the word about the work being done by animal charities in Ukraine - 'Tails From The Borders' was screened at Southend College yesterday. Here is a link to an interview I did with their marketing department. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8VWh2Xe8kE

If a Haggis was a Horse!
And clearly it’s not but fun messing about. Happy Burns Night 2024

Horses feel our thoughts. With hands as light as a dandelion seed we can direct our minds energy from our free necks and poised backs through our seat and hands to the horses mind, soul and spirit carrying us both through an ever expanding potential space. It’s called lightness and it takes practice as we live in habits of thinking and moving that make our muscles dense and the flow of pure potential thought gets restricted. Each directed thought is life in motion, lengthening our muscles and allowing the horse to lengthen and lighten too, seeding the energy available to us…

Happy to announce that I am now working as an Equine Therapist out of http://www.theramblers-ridingclub.co.uk Please contact me if you require any further information for available sessions.

The Ramblers Riding Club We cater for children of all ages from 2 years and up. We also attend nursing homes, day centres, schools, hospitals and lots more.

Sharing this on this page, the trailer to my feature documentary/. Dates for premieres to follow

Trailer_ Tails From The Borders music by https://artlist.io/ My film is self-funded and has been made in collaboration with IFAW, UECF, Dogs Trust, Ukrainian Refugees and other Ukrainian filmmakers. During the early part…

We love to travel but it’s always good to get home.

Crossroads Content - Clairvoyant Paige Robinson An interview with the magical Paige Robinson, who shares how she has turned her unique gift into her career.

Crossroads Content, an interview fashion entrepreneur Pen... This is the first episode of 'Crossroads Content' a series of podcasts in which I talk with people who have dramatically changed their careers. It is a Contented Brands [https://www.contentedbrands.com/] production We hear about the highs/lows they've experienced, how they've learnt from their...

Part of my role is to act as a guide, the horse does the rest and I follow their reactions.

I have a habit of holding the leading rein too close to the horse's head. Pam Sullivan and Natasha Bee are helping me to correct this habit. Here is a little film from Pat Parelli demonstrating the best way to lead your horse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MudT3viHABA

Parelli Natural Horse Training Tip - Pat Parelli shows how to lead a horse In this video, Pat Parelli shares a couple of horse training tips and methods with us. He explains that by understanding horse behavior, the Parelli Games th...

Something to look forward to at Christmas

Just as humans have very different personalities I've been learning about horsenalities with the help of a Natural Horsemanship practitioner Pam Sullivan. Please see attached a chart Parelli profile chart that breaks the various characteristics down

More to follow on this.

We literally are so excited to announce we have new therapists starting with us!!!!

We can’t wait to tell you more and introduce them formally…. For now, meet Jane (with Petal) and Alex aka Red Alex (with Bluebell) ❤️❤️

I reposting this film which features Emma Leckie from 'Live, Love, Be' as she explains the practice of Equine Learning so eloquently. I created this film just before I qualified as an Equine Learning Practitioner, a good few years ago. I was so impressed by her professionalism and mesmerised by her beautiful herd. I am proud to call her a member of my herd!
https://vimeo.com/189152339

LiveLoveBe film by Contented Brands This is "LiveLoveBe film by Contented Brands" by Contented Brands on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Methods of human communication - 70% is body language, only 20% is the tone of voice and just 10% is words. For horses the ability to communicate quickly and silently is vital. This is why horses are experts at reading energy given off by another horse or another person and why they are also excellent aids for Equine Learning # .

Horses view the world very differently from us and are just one of the many reasons why I love working and spending time with them. This clever computer simulation demonstrates how their vision differs from ours. Olga Platonova Emma Leckie Jane McGuirk Natasha Bee Gloria Jones Dawn Mander Giselle Lockett
https://www.agdaily.com/video/simulation-shows-horse-eye-view/

Horse Vision: Simulation shows a horse-eye view | AGDAILY Ever wonder how a horse perceives its environment? From night vision to color awareness, this simulated video lets the rider take a horse-eye view.

This page has been out of action for a while as I haven't been practising my Equine Learning. Hopefully, this summer I will be back in the saddle and working again.

Here am I with my film at The Southend Film Festival 2021. LOCK4TIMES