31/12/2025
As many delightful highs as this year has offered I'm sure I'm not alone in enthusiastically waving 2025 out the back door 😅👋
The year began with my final subject of a very long Bachelor of Equine Science at Charles Sturt University, which happily coincided with Anna from Run Free Equine Therapies final subject. We are looking forward to a final lap next year to attend our graduation like the nerds we are 🤓
I attended a beautiful Craniosacral Therapy Level 1 with Emma Loftus Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy for Horses and Humans at Barb Cooper's beautiful Lochinvar with a stupendous group of ladies and horses 🍃
Raquel Butler from Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics travelled over to SA for a showstopping Functional Posture clinic and presented the very first official iteration of a Whole Horse Collective community talk (backed up by a brilliant Iridology talk by Emma Loftus!) If you can't wait to see Raquel back in the flesh, check out her page to sign up for her brilliant and very interactive online courses!
I attended The VET Expo with SpectraVET Therapeutic Lasers and as always learnt so much more about this powerful modality! It is such an honour to represent these lasers here in SA ⚡️
Functional Horse Training by Thirza Hendriks made the pilgrimage once more from South Africa to Mount George, and the clinic was an absolute hit despite so many invisible odds. I am so grateful for our little community for banding together and squeezing every tiny bit of goodness out of it. We are so lucky to be on Thirza's roster!
I had 5 extra events planned to squeeze in the final two months of the year which led to an intervention by some caring friends and a change of plans. This turned out for the best as I started bleeding internally throughout my final week of work for the year and ended up in and out of hospital in the time leading up to Christmas. In true Clare form I felt normal and carried on working in the cusp of requiring a blood transfusion so I need to express a big thank you to the clients who were primed with my hospital instructions, and those who gently but firmly suggested it was time for an early holiday at the RAH 🙃
But anyway. I have been developing those event ideas during my time staring at hospital walls and am looking forward to offering some cool new things in 2026...including a fun little passion project with Katie Barber Horsemanship, so stay tuned!
In the animal department we said goodbye to Barney the dove, Fred the cockatoo, hello and goodbye to Sabby the Husky, hello to Bronzie the horse, and almost goodbye to Aston...
2025 has taught me to be grateful for everything I have, to hold on tight to what is precious, to release what no longer serves with love, and to get elbows-deep in clearing out the trough of life, because that's the only way to let the fresh water in.
2026 is a 1 year, fresh starts, forward movement, jolting awkward baby foal energy. I'm not usually one for New Years Resolutions but I encourage every one of you to set your intentions for how you want to feel within your future life, and start taking active, clumsy steps towards it. I am so grateful for all of your support and enthusiasm with all of my little projects and am looking forward to seeing everyone's beautiful fresh starts in 2026.
Sending so much love ❤️ Clare, Aston, Bronzie, Annie and the team at Whole Horse.
