Synergy and Freedom

Synergy and Freedom Facilitating equine well-being and performance. I've ridden and produced horses to the elite levels, being named on squads, placing at Adelaide 5*****.

Horses are not simply a collection of moving parts, they are living beings with individual traits and minds of their own. It is for this reason that addressing each horse holistically - physically, mentally and emotionally is often necessary for true healing to occur or for them to reach their true potential, whatever that may be! This doesn't always mean endless bodywork sessions, nor does it nec

essarily mean a complete overhaul of your lifestyle and training. Sometimes (often!) it is the small, targeted changes that lead to transformational results; improved performance, a more balanced mindset, improved training, improved quality of life, more joy... whatever the desired result may be. Offerings:

Done-For-You equine rehabilitation, prehabilitation and conditioning

Done-With-You equine rehabilitation, prehabilitation and conditioning

Private sessions including equine bodywork, human-horse relationship work (on the ground or under saddle), equine or human biomechanics, equine or human mindset/emotional regulation.

3 and 6 month tailored rider mentorship programmes

Online courses for riders


About Me:

My journey with horses has been a varied and exciting one. To get there, I learned as much as I could by working in top yards ; performance, racing, polo, etc. I wanted to learn how to look after my own horses' injuries, rather than being reliant on someone else, so became a human chiropractor with the goal of becoming an equine chiropractor. I have also learned a range of other equine modalities including evidence based equine rehabilitation, CST, equine acupuncture and acupressure, massage, hoof rehabilitation and others. My aim is to prove that competition/racing and equine wellbeing can and do complement each other and to change the way we approach equine health and performance.

New Podcast Episode: The Poll-Pelvis ConnectionThis week we dive into the connection between the poll/jaw and the sacrum...
02/06/2026

New Podcast Episode: The Poll-Pelvis Connection

This week we dive into the connection between the poll/jaw and the sacrum/pelvis and why sometimes when you are chasing a particular issue, you may be at the wrong end of the horse!

It fits kind of nicely into our head/poll/jaw/teeth/tongue theme in the HHM for June!

🌟 Become Certified In Equine Neurofascial Repatterning 🌟 🤩 One spot left at half price!I am inviting you to be part of m...
02/06/2026

🌟 Become Certified In Equine Neurofascial Repatterning 🌟

🤩 One spot left at half price!

I am inviting you to be part of my first certification course in Equine Neurofascial Repatterning (aka my weird and wonderful brand of bodywork!):

🌟 Learn how to shift old and unhealthy patterns of posture and movement within the body using techniques that are grounded in both science and connection.

🌟 Learn how to identify the actual CAUSE of whatever is happening with your horse rather than simply chasing symptoms.

🌟 Learn how to develop "feel" with your hands so you can truly know what tension, injury, laxity and healthy tissue feels like.

🌟 This style of bodywork is gentle to the horse, but also on your body so you won't be breaking your own body trying to help theirs!

🌟 It is also SAFE. It works with the body, not against it, so you are not going to risk doing a greater injury or causing more issues than you solve.

🌟 It is holistic! We will learn how to look at the WHOLE horse, not just that problem part that always seems stuck. We will look at other areas of the horse (teeth, hooves, gear fit, pathology, lifestyle) that could be causing the issues we are seeing so we know where to turn next if something comes up.

🌟 It is online learning, so you don't need to drive anywhere or give up an entire week or weekend of your life to do it.

🌟 BUT it is still very hands-on! You will learn how to know what you are feeling under your hands, and how to shift it.

This will be a four month programme:

Month One is "pre-learning". We kick off with a live call, then you jump in with resources on how to better understand the nervous system and fascial system and how work with them, assessing your own horse's posture, and movement through that lens, developing "feel" with your hands and more.

Month Two and Three are the "live learning" times. We have weekly calls for 8 weeks learning actual techniques for identifying and treating particular issues with your horse and how to build out a treatment session. These will involve hands on homework to be completed, ideally week by week, but at least by the end for certification.

Month Four is consolidation: Working through what you have learned, asking plenty of questions and feedback and submitting your certification requirements. At the end of month four we have our graduation call and discuss "where to from here" (wherever it is that you are!).

If life happens, as it often does, you do have up to 6 months to actually complete the programme and become certified, BUT if you are coming in as the foundation group, I need a group that will actually *do* the programme so they can give me feedback on it!
The programme is based on my 20+ years of education and experience, distilled down so that you don't need the $150,000+ and 20 year investment.

It is a combination of evidence-based understanding of equine anatomy, physiology and behaviour as well as the understanding that horses are more than just mechanical parts and honouring the spirit of the horse and the innate healing ability that science still cannot fully explain. I like to think of it as a mix of science and spirituality, honouring spirit whilst grounded in science.

So, if this sounds like something you'd be interested in, for this founding group I will be taking an absolute maximum of 10 people.
The programme will end up being $1,000, but for this run only I am offering it for $499.

If you're still reading, and keen to participate, comment here or text me 0421313863!

02/06/2026

Who doesn’t like to bond over food?! 🐴 🐦

31/05/2026

Life hack time!

Speaking of horses that pull back… I have a video coming up of some (of the many!) reasons simply hard tying them to a “patience pole” is not a good solution 🙈 well, not if you like the horse, anyway.

Last Spot Left for Founding Cohort! (and our starter material goes out to participants tomorrow!!)Become Certified in Eq...
31/05/2026

Last Spot Left for Founding Cohort! (and our starter material goes out to participants tomorrow!!)

Become Certified in Equine Neurofascial Repatterning
Learn to transform horses’ posture and movement patterns
into greater ease, flow and ability

Join our founding cohort
I am inviting you to be one of the first 10 people certified in Equine Neurofascial Repatterning:

🌟 Learn how to shift old and unhealthy patterns of posture and movement within the body using techniques that are grounded in both science and connection.

🌟 Learn how to identify the actual CAUSE of whatever is happening with your horse rather than simply chasing symptoms.

🌟 Learn how to develop "feel" with your hands so you can truly know what tension, injury, laxity and healthy tissue feels like.

🌟 This style of bodywork is gentle to the horse, but also on your body so you won't be breaking your own body trying to help theirs!

🌟 It is also SAFE. It works with the body, not against it, so you are not going to risk doing a greater injury or causing more issues than you solve.

🌟 It is holistic! We will learn how to look at the WHOLE horse, not just that problem part that always seems stuck. We will look at other areas of the horse (teeth, hooves, gear fit, pathology, lifestyle) that could be causing the issues we are seeing so we know where to turn next if something comes up.

🌟 It is online learning, so you don't need to drive anywhere or give up an entire week or weekend of your life to do it.

🌟 BUT it is still very hands-on! You will learn how to know what you are feeling under your hands, and how to shift it.

This will be a four month programme:

Month One is "pre-learning". We kick off with a live call, then you jump in with resources on how to better understand the nervous system and fascial system and how work with them, assessing your own horse's posture, and movement through that lens, developing "feel" with your hands and more.

Month Two and Three are the "live learning" times. We have weekly calls for 8 weeks learning actual techniques for identifying and treating particular issues with your horse and how to build out a treatment session. These will involve hands on homework to be completed, ideally week by week, but at least by the end for certification.

Month Four is consolidation: Working through what you have learned, asking plenty of questions and feedback and submitting your certification requirements. At the end of month four we have our graduation call and discuss "where to from here" (wherever it is that you are!).

If life happens, as it often does, you do have up to 6 months to actually complete the programme and become certified, BUT if you are coming in as the foundation group, I need a group that will actually *do* the programme so they can give me feedback on it!
The programme is based on my 20+ years of education and experience, distilled down so that you don't need the $150,000+ and 20 year investment.

It is a combination of evidence-based understanding of equine anatomy, physiology and behaviour as well as the understanding that horses are more than just mechanical parts and honouring the spirit of the horse and the innate healing ability that science still cannot fully explain. I like to think of it as a mix of science and spirituality, honouring spirit whilst grounded in science.

So, if this sounds like something you'd be interested in, for this founding group I will be taking an absolute maximum of 10 people.
The programme will end up being $1,000, but for this run I am offering it for $499.

*There is currently one space left to join this group before the price goes up for the next intake*

Years ago I swore I was not taking any more horses on training, and for (many!) good reasons:- People being dishonest ab...
29/05/2026

Years ago I swore I was not taking any more horses on training, and for (many!) good reasons:

- People being dishonest about why they were sending their horse to me
- People not paying for months on end
- Getting hurt by other people’s horses and so not being able to ride my own
- Spending all my time working with their horses, answering their messages/calls and doing nothing else

But the biggest one was the one I never really voiced or admitted to myself.

There is a culture around how horses are trained, and what owners expected from me (or what I told myself they expected from me) that just didn’t fit into my own ethics and my way of working.

I felt a pressure to deliver a particular outcome in a particular period of time, usually far shorter than what was actually needed. AND I experienced pressure to focus on the ridden sessions rather than working in the areas I knew would actually benefit the horse most.

People would enquire about schooling and the questions would often be the same:

- how often do you ride the horse?
- how long do you ride the horse?
- how many weeks will it take?

And I get it. Training is expensive. People want to know what they are getting, and how long they are going to be forking out for it…

But this approach assumes that the riding problem is a riding fix. And sometimes it is.

But sometimes it’s hoof issues

Or pain and injury

Or gear fit

Or the horse simply not truly understanding their job

And I have no interest in brushing over all those to produce a “finished result”, no matter how much I want an owner to be happy with me…

Because I know that the moment that horse goes home, it will all come apart.

That old trainer thing of “I can fix this for me” really translates to “I can ride well enough to brush over that issue”.

Because if the “fix” only works for me, then it’s nothing but a charade.

But if I can work on the whole horse; their body, mind, training and emotions… then we can truly move past whatever it is that has been stopping them.

Then when I bring the owner back in, they simply need some time to learn how to move forward with this “new horse” and continue on.

So that’s where I have opened my books again. To owners who really want their horses to be able to do their work happily. Who want actual resolution, not a short-term fix. Owners who can see that sometimes 45 minute rides 5 days a week is not always the “fix”.

Because sometimes the horse will come here for 4 weeks, and I won’t get on until that 4th week, but because of everything we did in those first 3 weeks, when I do get on we find that there is no longer an issue to address.

The riding is sometimes the symptom, not the cause.

So yes, I’m taking horses on training again, but by that I mean the training is the goal, not necessarily the daily method… and it’s finally something that feels really aligned to my ethics and values, and like my bodywork, it allows the horse to be the client as much as the human.

🌟 NSW TRIP 🌟 June 22nd - 25thI still have some spots available for my NSW trip:22nd June central coast/lower Hunter regi...
27/05/2026

🌟 NSW TRIP 🌟
June 22nd - 25th

I still have some spots available for my NSW trip:

22nd June central coast/lower Hunter region
24th June hills and/or Hawkesbury
25th June arvo only hills/hawkesbury

Text me (0421313863) if you want to book. Sessions are $150 and payment is needed to secure your spot 🥰

27/05/2026

Look, the message is right, and in my trimming it does drive me nuts when horses sn**ch their legs away etc… but there are plenty of better ways to teach this!

If you need help teaching your horse to be better for the farrier/trimmer (especially if they’re good for you but not for them -there’s a reason for that!), then ask.

But no, you don’t need to go to these lengths.

Another false dichotomy out and about.

PS there’s a new podcast coming out today on exactly that; false dichotomies in the horse world.

26/05/2026

I’m so amazed at the level of interest this has had 🥰

It may have taken me a very long time to decide to actually run this , but I am already so overjoyed that it’s happening!

I am really passionate about people being able to improve their own horse’s health, well-being, and performance .. and to do so in a way that is very much led by and centred around the individual horse.

So, as this foundation offer won’t happen again, and there’s only one space left, now is a great time to get in touch if this is what you’ve been waiting for 🥰

25/05/2026

As though the monetary value of a horse determines its physiological needs 🤦‍♀️

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