The Therapist With Hooves

02/07/2025

Ive always been on a horse 🐎

02/07/2025

“Farm work doesn’t make you stronger.”
It doesn’t make you anything.
It reveals you.
There’s gym strong and then there’s farm strong.
They are not mutually exclusive.

The toughest women you’ll ever meet spend their days on a farm.

There are more uses for twine than you can possibly imagine.

“Well that certainly didn’t go as planned,” is one thing you’ll say quite a bit.

Control is a mere illusion... The thought that you have any, at any given time, is utterly false.

Sometimes sleep is a luxury...So are lunch and dinner. And brushing your hair.
Trust me, you’ll find muscles that you never knew existed on the human skeleton to prevent this from happening.

When one of the animals is ill, you’ll go to heroic lengths to minimize their discomfort.

Their needs come first.

In summer heat and coldest winter days. Clean water, clean bed, and plenty of feed. Before you have your first meal, they all eat.

When you lose one of them, even though you know that day is inevitable, you still feel sadness, angst and emotional pain from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. And it’s a heaviness that lingers even though you must regroup and press on.

You’ll cry a lot. But you’ll never live more fully.

You’ll remain present no matter what because you must. There is no other option.
You’ll ask for so many miracles and hold out hope until the very last.

You’ll find yourself saying things like, “we have maybe twenty minutes of daylight left to git ‘er done” whilst gazing up at a nonspecific place in the sky.

You’ll become weirdly obsessive about the weather.

You’ll go out in public wearing filthy clothes and smelling of dirt, sweat and p**p.

People will look at you sideways and crinkle their noses but you won’t care.

Your entire day can derail within ten seconds of the rising sun.

You can wash your coveralls. They won’t look any cleaner, but they will smell much nicer.

Farm work is difficult in its simplicity.

You’ll always notice just how beautiful sunrises and sunsets really are.

Should you ever have the opportunity to work on a farm, take the chance!

You will never do anything more satisfying in your entire life.”
~author unknown
So true

28/05/2025

Well I guess my 2 boys love me lol what a surprise

🐴💞 8 Signs Your Horse Truly Loves You 💞🐴

A horse’s love is quiet, but deep. It doesn’t need words — it’s shown through every movement, every glance.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your horse truly feels something for you, here are 8 signs that reveal their affection:

1️⃣ They come to you in the pasture
When a horse chooses you over the herd — that says everything.

2️⃣ They trust you enough to turn their back
A horse never turns its back on someone it fears. If they do — it's a sign of comfort and trust.

3️⃣ They rest their head on your shoulder
One of the warmest moments — your horse seeks your closeness and calm like a true friend.

4️⃣ They lick or yawn around you
That means they’re relaxed. You are their “safe place.”

5️⃣ They pay close attention to you
With their eyes, ears, and body. They feel you.

6️⃣ They let you groom and hug them
Not all horses accept this. If yours does — it’s trust and love.

7️⃣ They gently nudge or touch you with their nose
This is how they play and show affection.

8️⃣ They calm down when you’re near
Your presence brings them peace — and that’s the highest form of connection.

❤️ A horse may not say “I love you” out loud — but they show it every day, in their eyes, their touch, their quiet.
Pay attention — a horse’s love is a priceless gift.

08/04/2025

Our 2yr weddinv anniversary was spent with some residents from work and a few of my work mates 🥰🤠🐎🐕🐈🐔a lovely overdue farm visit for them all x I made them lemon curd tarts, homemade scones, chicken and leek voluventes, sausage rolls and mini quiches . They left happy , content and very full x happy anniversary Andrew , thanks for helping me today x

23/02/2025

20/02/2025

5yrs ago today

23/01/2025

Bushman and I went to work today for an afternoon visit to top off the residents Australia Day BBQ. 🇦🇺 🇦🇺 we both dressed up but I think bushman out did me 🤷🏼‍♀️🤠👍🏻🐎thanks for your help Nanette Cooper x

13/12/2024

Baby rabbits at work today 🐰🥰 to cute 🥰 just a little bit smaller than bushman 🐎🐎

29/11/2024

26/11/2024

This was a great session x

06/11/2024

The walk from our room to the lifts lol

06/11/2024

Andrew got into it lol