Herd Life

Herd Life Equine Inspired Learning & Wellbeing 🐴
Mindful, non-ridden experiences honouring the horse–human bond.
🇦🇺 Kalamunda, Western Australia

I want to share something openly and honestly.What I offer here comes from my own journey, my learning, and unlearning, ...
20/03/2026

I want to share something openly and honestly.

What I offer here comes from my own journey, my learning, and unlearning, my growth, and connection with life and horses.

And the truth is, that journey is always changing.

What I understand today may deepen tomorrow. That’s the nature of this path.
I am in research and development all the time.

I’m not here to tell anyone what they should or shouldn’t do.
I’m not here to convince, correct, or impose.

And I will not knowingly use my voice in a way that creates shame, blame, or division.

What I share is simply my experience.

If it resonates, take what feels right for you.
If it doesn’t, that’s completely okay too.

My hope is not to change minds but to gently plant seeds.
Seeds of curiosity, wonder, awareness, and reflection.
What grows from that, if anything, is entirely your own.

For me, this has always been about the horses first.

Listening more deeply. Questioning more honestly. Choosing differently when it feels aligned.
Not because it’s right for everyone, but because it’s right for me and The Herd.

I try not to be “anti” anything because in my humble opinion, we can learn from most things.
There are simply things I no longer choose based on what I’ve come to understand and feel.

At the heart of it all, I hope we keep coming back to something simple…
that we learn to hear the horse’s hearts, and allow that to guide us.

This space is about Herd Life.

Its about sharing, not shaping.

Connection, not control.

Above all, horses, peace, love, respect, and freedom.

I think freedom is the art of being, accepting, honouring, respecting, regarding, giving, and loving.Being free to be, w...
19/03/2026

I think freedom is the art of being, accepting, honouring, respecting, regarding, giving, and loving.

Being free to be, who we are , as we are, is a such precious gift.

Peace ✌️

🌿🐴💚🌳We're full of 💩Because we literally get tons and tons of manure,we are planning out the paddock to be more sustainin...
16/03/2026

🌿🐴💚🌳

We're full of 💩

Because we literally get tons and tons of manure,
we are planning out the paddock to be more sustaining.

Creating a haven for the horses and humans to enjoy
freedom, friends, and forage.

Watch this space grow🐴💚🌳

🐴🎨Join Herd Life Art Club, a FREE monthly open art group where creativity meets community! No art experience is required...
15/03/2026

🐴🎨Join Herd Life Art Club, a FREE monthly open art group where creativity meets community!

No art experience is required, bring your project or join ours.

Relax, unwind, enjoy, art, the outdoors, and good vibes with The Herd.

Sausage sizzle & art materials supplied.

SATURDAY 28TH MARCH 12-4pm

🩵🐴🎨👩‍🎨🖼🌻🩵

🚘When you love love love cars and find this old classic on our walk.🚘We are explorers🦄Mindfulness with rust 😀🤎
02/03/2026

🚘When you love love love cars and find this old classic on our walk.🚘

We are explorers🦄

Mindfulness with rust 😀🤎

What a wonderful day we had✨️🎨🫶🐴👩‍🎨💛👨‍🎨💚👩‍🎨💜👨‍🎨🤎👩‍🎨💙👨‍🎨🩵👨‍🎨🩷🎨😍 with our Open Art Group 🎨 While The Herd grazed happily i...
01/03/2026

What a wonderful day we had
✨️🎨🫶🐴👩‍🎨💛👨‍🎨💚👩‍🎨💜👨‍🎨🤎👩‍🎨💙👨‍🎨🩵👨‍🎨🩷🎨😍
with our Open Art Group 🎨
While The Herd grazed happily in the paddock,
we had so much fun, creating, connecting, talking, laughing, eating our sausage sizzle, and snacks, learning and sharing.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the day a magical experience ✨️🫶✨️
You are all amazing 🫶👏🫶👏🫶👏
Big love 🩵🩷💙🤎💜💚❤️💛🐴

28/02/2026

Rainy Robyn aka Raindrops, eating watermelon 🍉

How amazing it is, to be able to slow down, be quiet, and enjoy the joy 🩵✨️ with this precious soul 🐴🩵

25/02/2026

The Herd quietly invite us back into our bodies, back into this moment, where life is actually happening.

1 week to go 🥳For our Open Art Group 🎨👩‍🎨✨️👨‍🎨🖼🐴No art experience is needed.Super casual, fun, relaxing, inclusive, safe...
20/02/2026

1 week to go 🥳

For our Open Art Group 🎨👩‍🎨✨️👨‍🎨🖼🐴

No art experience is needed.

Super casual, fun, relaxing, inclusive, safe space to get creative, connect and unwind.

BYO project or join in with Herd Life's monthly project.

BYO a plate of food to share, and your favourite drinks.

Light refreshments and art materials are provided.

It's free!
Or you can donate to The Herd's hay bill 😜🌾🦄🌻

Can't wait to see you 🐴🫶👩‍🎨

SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY

Emotional expression is strongly encouraged 🩵🐴🦄The herd don’t hold things in.If something unsettles them, they move it t...
13/02/2026

Emotional expression is strongly encouraged 🩵🐴🦄

The herd don’t hold things in.

If something unsettles them, they move it through their bodies.
A snort.
A run.
A shake.
And then… they settle. Back to safety, to grazing,
back to connection.

The Herd, don’t pretend they’re fine. When they don't feel fine!
Like humans do.....
We tighten up. We push it down.
We tell ourselves it’s not a big deal.
We try to keep it “together” all the time.
And slowly, that unspoken stuff builds pressure in the body.
Tight chest, short breath, tight shoulders.
Tension, stress, anxiety, irritability, fatigue, meltdowns, shut down.
Emotions with nowhere to go.

Expression doesn’t mean losing control.
It is simple honesty.
Acknowledgement,
“I’m actually hurt.”
“I’m overwhelmed.”
“I’m angry.”
“I’m sad.”

Simple. True. Human.

The Herd remind me every day that emotion is energy.
It’s meant to move.
When it moves, the nervous system settles.
The body softens.
We reconnect with ourselves.

When you are feeling, feelings.

Let them move safely.

Name it.
Write it.
Art it.
Speak it.
Sing it.
Neigh it.
Breathe it.
Move it.
Stretch it.
Yawn it.
Walk it.
Run it.
Gallop it.

Sit with it, with The Herd
and just be with it.

Experience it.
Express it.

Nothing heals in suppression.

Remember we don’t have to carry everything alone.

Just like The Herd
There is power in connection & community.

11/02/2026

Sorry for disturbing you Shay and Rainy.
You just look so very sweet resting under the tree 🌳
🐴❤️🐴

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