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WalkSublime is a commercial business established in Nov 2022 with a bigger purpose than simply making money. Humans intervening in the fate of horses. Big goal.
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"Sublime by name; Sublime by nature" ✨ Magical encounters with horses: Eye to eye, as equals ✨ Book private sessions / order Gift Vouchers here: walksublime.com.au My team and I are working towards a vision to bring about a future wellbeing program for Australians experiencing loneliness, social isolation or difficulty 'fitting in'. I've registered the name for this future not-for-profit organisation:

* Sublime Intervention *

Horses intervening in the fate of humans. The walksublime philosophy centres on people forming real, emotional, tangible connections with unwanted or rehomed, retrained horses including ex racehorses not fit for riding and Brumbies removed from our National Parks to manage environmental impacts. Wouldn't it be monumental if a public program like this could be rolled out state by state, voluntarily co-funded by private contributors within the horse racing industry itself? Imagine the vast numbers of horses that could also benefit from the daily attention, socialisation and purpose they'd be given instead of going to waste. I've set a 10 year timeframe from our date of establishment, 15 Nov 2022, a date that holds deep personal meaning. My 'why'. And it all starts right here in South Australia. Sublime Intervention can and will be realised with time, goodwill from the public and the support of our guests and customers. If you're interested in playing a small part in our progress towards achieving this vision, please show your support by liking our page, sharing your favourite posts or simply spreading the word. If you'd like to play a larger part or get involved, I invite you to reach out (contact details under Bio). With gratitude for all that I have and am able to share with my horses and other humans, now and into the future,

Mel, Founder & Guide

- Guardian of the WalkSublime Horses -
- Admirer of Ex racehorses & Australian Heritage Brumbies -
- Driving force behind Sublime Intervention -

Jun 7, 2023

12/10/2025

* Walking with Horses Amongst Wildflowers | OCTOBER ONLY *

Choosing something joyful and grounding in nature to celebrate their special wedding anniversary, it was my pleasure to welcome these gentle animal lovers today and an honour to introduce each to Kite, Torquey and the walksublime way.

For this couple are our 349th and 350th individual guests to experience what Walking with Horses is really about since we set the movement in motion in Nov 2022.

A stunning time of year for such an occasion, turning corner after corner on the trail into lush, untouched meadows carpeted with tiny wildflowers.

The ground throughout the forest still beautifully moist from the winter rains, with lovely big puddles to navigate... ex racehorse Torquey so taken with his partner that he looked to him for guidance, deciding the stepping stones were indeed a great way to go!

For anyone wanting to be in the forest at its most energising and reinvigorating, that time is now... If you'd like to experience Kuitpo in the presence of the horse I choose for you, there are just 2 Forest Walk sessions remaining during peak wildflower month, Sat 25th or Sun 26th OCT, 10am or 1pm as you prefer.

And for those who've been a guest of ours previously - at anytime in the past, crucially supporting us as we got going - I invite you to contact me via the link below for a coupon to use online giving you 15% off our Forest Walk experiences for 2:

www.walksublime.com.au/contact

An offering in celebration of our own milestone achieved today - 350 humans introduced to the walksublime ethos and vision for the future, just shy of our 3rd birthday.

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-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

21/09/2025

Sublime Sunday afternoon at the Horse Hilton!

20/09/2025

Sending healing energy to my first baby, brave Brumby Koszi, who calmly stood still while I cut a plain wire fence to free his trapped leg earlier this week.

There is so much to be grateful for since the accident happened - me remaining clear-headed as first responder, the 5 star emergency after hours response from our vet, a positive prognosis with extended intensive care, and Koszi’s no-fuss cooperation in floating him to a very comfortable stable. He’s now under the careful watch of a highly experienced equine rehabilitation professional for his best chance at a full recovery.

I love you Koszi, it’s hard to be away from you. We all miss you here. We have two decades ahead of us to live life and carry out our work… We’re not done yet.

For all the people in our community able to - of which there are many - I’m calling you kindly to please send Koszi healing energy over the next two weeks ❤️🙏

This is a very serious injury, however horses are known for the ability of their bodies to heal exceptionally well. We are blessed as regeneration is already underway.

With deep gratitude for answering my call,

Mel McLaren
Founder & Guide

17/09/2025

** Ode To Quattro **

I searched for you for more than 2 years. Responding to online ads far and wide across our vast country, for the chestnut ex racehorse I knew in my heart I would share my life with one day. In my mind, you were to be a gelding with no white markings.

Now a chestnut Thoroughbred gelding looking to start the rest of his life after racing is not uncommon, so how would I know when I found my needle in a haystack?

Easy. When your ad popped up on my screen, I felt compelled to meet you. No bother that you were a mare with the most unmissable set of white markings I'd ever seen! I felt nothing short of obliged to respond. I just wasn't expecting you to be so close to home. Just up the road in fact, rehomed by my very own trainer. She hadn't mentioned you because, well, for starters you weren't a boy..

I will never be able to explain how I knew the second I saw you that you and I were meant to be together. When you arrived here, you had just turned 8 years old. You'd run your final race not two months earlier and you had no idea what would become of you.

Today you turned 12.

Back then I had no idea horses had personality types exactly the same way we humans do. Over time, with an entire childhood of unexplored curiosity behind me and a thirst for knowledge, I learned the depth of your introverted nature is equal and opposite to the depth of the extrovert in me.

I encouraged you to dare to poke your head out of your shell - just a little, bit by bit, incrementally so that you never noticed. You reminded me, sometimes in your very gentle way, other times in your half-tonne-insistence type way, that sticking my neck out on our behalf wasn't such a great idea.

From day one, you've known how to keep a lid on my excitement and tame my bold ideas - quietly, incrementally, so that I never even noticed.

Four years on, the two of us are getting really good at finding our balancing point. When we're together, we settle into our own perfect equilibrium. Naturally, without trying.

Without either of us even noticing.

Happy Birthday my darling girl, Bella Quattro. How fortunate I am to be the one to grow old with you.

-Mel McLaren, Founder & Admirer of Ex racehorses

Power Equestrian

15/09/2025

What is the true definition of GRACE as it is shown to us by horses?

13/09/2025

Lifelong friends meeting through their love of the horses they owned as teenagers, gifted a walksublime by a brilliant husband so they could indulge in their shared passion some decades later.

An introvert paired with introverted Arabian 'Kite'; an extrovert partnered with extroverted Andalusian X 'Saxon' - these were matches made in heaven. One of the many reasons I adore being with horses is how quick they are to fall in love with us humans, if they choose to.

What does it take to capture a bond as it forms between a horse and a human? Patience; a calm aura; persistence at times; and above all else, a genuine love of horses AND people.

Through inspired photography on the trail, essentially a very natural photo shoot in-motion, I aim to give our guests the gift of seeing themselves the way I see them connecting with their horse.

And the way their horse sees them.

-Mel McLaren, Founder, Guide & Photographer

📸 Highlights of our CHERISH experience: Forest Walk, Photo Shoot & Signature Photo Collection | Sep 6, 2025

08/09/2025

A year ago today, one very special Gypsy Cob named Scout was rehomed to me as a non-ridden horse and welcomed into our family.

We marked the occasion this afternoon with a little outing to the forest, his Brumby mate Koszi setting a cracking pace!

Scout, you are loved and adored by me and everyone who meets you, especially the little humans! I’m very grateful you found your way to us.

-Mel McLaren, Founder & Guide

07/09/2025

What does it mean to move in relationship with the world around - and within - us? The horses and I know. This is how we live and work together daily, and it's the basis of our safe and consistent bridleless trail riding.

Entering a natural state of flow.

This year's Nature Festival theme just so happens to be.. FLOW.. Intended to slow us down to feel deeply, and reconnect in ways that are personal and powerful.

We're proudly part of this community movement, hosting two beautifully aligned events: 'Magical Music with Horses' in collaboration with The Midnight Mares - Band, and our new relaxation experience 'Just To Be with Horses'.

Tickets released this weekend with Magical Music nearing 50% capacity, so if this is an event you don't want to miss, move swiftly!

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TICKETS HERE:

www.naturefestival.org.au/event/magical-music-with-horses

www.naturefestival.org.au/event/just-to-be-with-horses

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Take a moment to check out some of the events on the full program too and enjoy being a part of SA's collective celebration of nature!

-Mel McLaren, Founder & Guide

05/09/2025

Our 'Heal' experience, lovingly organised by an Adelaide local for her mum while she was visiting from New Zealand, this was a very moving walksublime. I was sharing Kite and Saxon with a born horse lover who hadn't been near a horse in more than 50 years.

Speaking from experience, when horses are in your DNA for reasons you may or may not understand - but you're unable to be with them - you carry an indistinct feeling of something missing everywhere you go. Whether you're aware of it or not, it's always there.

So when you're joyously reunited and find yourself in the presence of such sensitive, intuitive beings, it impacts you profoundly. Suddenly, that wonderful feeling of wholeness; it all comes rushing back and you remember. Cementing your identity.

A touching reflection written by our guests:

"Mum and I had the most wonderful horse experience with Walk Sublime... and it’s one we’ll treasure for a long time. From the moment we arrived and tea was poured, everything felt calm, welcoming, and beautifully connected to nature.

Mum was paired with Kite, a gentle and intuitive soul who matched her perfectly. I was lucky to be paired with Saxon, a beautiful and gentle horse who made me feel completely at ease. Both horses were clearly well cared for and deeply loved, which made the experience even more special.

The landscape was stunning—rolling hills, quiet trails, and moments where we paused…and time seemed too as well, allowing us to truly unwind and connect with Kite and Saxon.

Thank you Kite, Saxon and Mel for such a memorable day and allowing us to step into a slower, more peaceful rhythm of life."

More than just my pleasure, it was a real honour.

-Mel, McLaren, Founder & Guide
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30/08/2025

Through all the effort to create and establish the concept of Walking with Horses in Nature™ over the past 3 years, what drives me is giving forever homes to more horses in need. Specifically Australian Brumbies and Thoroughbred ex racehorses, because of the plight both breeds face.

So it was only ever a matter of time before I could build the business to a point where I had the confidence to welcome a 7th horse into our family here, for life.

Save The Brumbies is a registered Not For Profit that owns and runs The New England Brumby Sanctuary (NEBS) and on May 8 this year, they posted this on their page:

"...we have until September to get as many horses out as possible before the 'feral horse management plan' is acted upon and they [government contractors] start shooting. So this means if you can take on one of these gentle souls PLEASE DO SO BEFORE SEPTEMBER.
Don't wait around because there may not be a next time. We will be housing as many as we can but with winter coming quickly and feed getting low, this is not sustainable so we need to keep horses moving. We also still have a few horses from corindi beach needing homes so we can make room for new horses..."

I felt called to put my hand up in response to this post but it wasn't financially possible back in May, in the midst of drought, staring ahead into a pasture-less winter.

How things change. More than a few hundred mils of rain later and with the arrival of spring next week, I feel safe to shout it out with joy: WE'VE MADE IT THROUGH!! 🙏💧🌱

As fate would have it, on Brumby Koszi's birthday a couple of weeks ago this little lady popped up for adoption. At not quite 2 years old, she's close to the same age he was when I first met him at the sanctuary in Dec 2018, but she's a lot smaller!

And her name?

'Bliss'

Given my first tagline for the business was BLISSFUL TRAIL WALKS LEADING HORSES I feel fate has stepped in here. And when the Universe speaks, I've learned not to argue.

A group of guests responded to my personal invitation to be a part of Bliss' journey right from the start, and with their direct support I was able to secure her transport. Following a 4-day journey she calmly stepped off the truck into the worst of winter this season; calmly said hello to Kite and I; then calmly walked with my dad into her new home.

This is something to be really proud of - between our Sublime community members, NEBS and myself, we've managed to save one more Brumby. And from this, our newest experience has been born:

* JUST BE: Just To Be with Horses *

Exactly as it sounds; no expectations. Just the opportunity to experience a slice of life with horses. Bliss!

See Book Now button for session times & prices,
www.walksublime.com.au

With gratitude for everything I have, to be able to do what I do,

-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Brumby Guardian

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Adelaide Hills
Adelaide, SA

Opening Hours

Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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http://walksublime.com.au/

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