Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy

18/11/2025

Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy welcomed first time visitors Hannah and her mother Cath.

Today was a meet and greet, with our therapy horses and donkeys. A meet and greet allows me to evaluate if equine based therapy is the right fit for our visitors and also to watch if any of our animals connect with the visitors.

Mousey was first to greet Hannah, and was standing at our visitors reception area waiting to be introduced without having to catch her. The connection with Hannah and Mousey was immediate, she is such a gentle little girl and Hannah really bonded with her. It was fantastic to watch. Also the smiles speak volumes ❤️.

Then we met the boys Ringer, Mac and King .

After that we visited our therapy donkeys Diego, Quavo and Rif-Raf which rounded of a very positive visit.

We at Stable Mind are looking forward to welcoming Hannah and Cath on a regular basis.👍

15/11/2025

Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy's horses and donkeys have recently been working really hard supporting mental health within the Fraser Coast community through equine based therapy.

Today King and Mousey were asked to be horses again and were put back under saddle.

We welcomed a good friend of ours and also my mentor in teaching natural horsemanship over the last 15+ years , Margot Jensen.

King and Mousey were a bit confused at first but soon remembered their training and it wasn't long before I was on King's back without a bit and reins, only a halter.

Thank you Margot for your expertise and knowledge in working with the horses using natural horsemanship.❤️👍

13/11/2025

The unsung heroes of Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy is our therapy donkeys.

Diego,Quavo and Rif-Raf bring so much joy to our participants, they are calm and love to welcome our visitors.

Here are some selfies with my boys, spot the ass 😁😭

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

This morning Krissy and her support worker were back at Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy for another visit. This is Krissy's fourth visit and it's such a joy watching her confidence grow with every visit .

We worked with big Ringer this morning which started with Krissy giving the big boy a bit of pampering. Then we did some lead training with the emphasis on Krissy as the leader and Ringer the follower. And, as usual Mousey wasn't going to be left out. Krissy did a great job and again the smiles speak volumes.

Ringer was, as usual brilliant and loves his job as a therapy horse he just loves to please. He gives so much joy to our visitors.

We put Ringer back in his paddock and big King came over to say hello.

Another very positive visit and it's very special for me to watch Krissy skipping back to her car with her arms raised in triumph.❤️😁

12/11/2025

This morning it was a pleasure to welcome back Amy and her support worker Holly.

Amy worked with our therapy clydesdale Ringer today. We firstly gave the big boy a brush and some pampering, then we started some ground work, including felxing to yeald , back ups off the front left and right legs. Then leading the big fella doing left and right turns off his rear. And of course our little mare Mousey had to support us. After putting Ringer back to his paddock his brother Mac came over to say hello.

This was the first time Amy has done this type of discipline with a horse and she did a brilliant job, well done 👍.

Big Ringer was fantastic and very giving just such a gentle horse.❤️

Then no visit would be complete without saying hello to our therapy donkeys 😁.

07/11/2025

Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy is very fortunate and appreciative to have some wonderful sponsors and supporters of our not for profit charity. Our sponsors of the charity support the health and well-being of our therapy horses / donkeys with their generous donations and importantly allow us to support the mental health of the Fraser Coast community through equine based therapy with very affordable fees.

I am very pleased to announce a further 2 sponsors.

Firstly Rebal FM and Breeze FM radio stations for their support. A big thank you to Jodie Sheppard ( the community project manager and weekend presenter for the Breeze FM Radio station ) and her team for your support of our charity. Fantastic thank you ❤️❤️.

Also to the president, committee and members of a local not for profit charity/club the Burrum Heads Blue Water Boat Club for their kind donation. This club raises funds by membership fees and Friday night raffles at the Burrum Tavern and Stable Mind was a recipient of a donation this year.
Thank you ❤️👍.

04/11/2025

03/11/2025

This morning Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy was privileged to visit the wonderful residents of Kirami aged care facility.

Supporting Stable Mind on this special occasion was Simon and Tomeka from Burrum River Clydesdales with their beautiful clydesdale Macca. Also Stable Mind's therapy horses King and Mousey were there for this visit.

Macca was first up to greet the residents and was well received, he is a stunning horse.❤️
Then King and Mousey did the rounds meeting the group and were brilliant, these horses love their job as therapy horses.❤️

And of course my service dog Piper had to be in the action and meet the residents.👍

Thank you Lorna and her team from Kirami for hosting us at your facility today, we at Stable Mind really enjoy these visits.😁😁❤️

31/10/2025

Last Thursday morning Stable Mind Equine Assisted Therapy welcomed back Krissy with her support worker.

When Krissy had a meet and greet a couple of weeks ago our therapy horse Mousey connected with Krissy, so we worked Mousey today and it was a very positive and enjoyable visit for Krissy and Mousey was so gentle and respectful.

We then visited our therapy donkeys Diego, Quavo and Rif-Raf.

This was a very positive session with Krissy who by the end was skipping back to her car, all her problems gone while visiting Stable Mind.❤️😁