EquineCoach

31/10/2025

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26/10/2025

Emotional balance.

Today's world does not teach us that all emotions are normal, nor how to manage them.

I was reading an article last week about Denmark, who teach children at an early age all about their emotions and how to balance them.

Here we seem to either ignore, or teach that they are to be shut away. Anger and negative emotions in particular are 'frowned' upon.

The result is both mental and physical health issues.

At EquineCoach, our first priority is the herds physical and emotional well-being.

Today several of the herd had a Masterson session. The Masterson technique balances soft touch physical and emotional release of the meridians. The horses embrace this type of rebalance and today were queuing for attention.

They also have regular physio sessions that are more bodywork based, and being an Equine Reiki Specialist myself, I provide regular emotional and energetical support.

The result is a well balanced herd who are safe to be amongst.

Species appropriate management and forage is also vital for physical and emotional well-being.

The horses know it is safe to express their emotions and that there is a 'herd' of both people and horses there to support them in that. We understand them physically, emotionally and mentally. All in balance.

We help clients also understand their emotions. We teach the science behind how emotion can become trapped in our body and hence why we feel the way we do. We provide a safe environment to work through those emotions, better manage them and have better balance.

I myself constantly work on balance. The horses constant message is 'everything in balance '. Working in nature can remind us of that. I am taking a wonderful 8 week course at the moment to continue my learning and better support clients, all related to balance.

Emotions based on love (joy, happiness, empathy and similar) and emotions based on fear (anger, jealousy, shame, guilt and such like) all have their place, we need both to maintain balance. Its how we manage them and our related actions that is the important aspect.

Learn how from our balanced herd.

And dont miss our 'finding a moment of peace', just being 45 minute sessions that will introduce you to better maintaining balance.

Book here for our first few sessions. Thank you to those who have already booked.

The boys are all hoping for extra carrots 🥕

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24/10/2025

I fell foul of technology in sharing my last post that then didn't share the link to book 🙈

Finding Peace, Just Being sessions with the horses.

Following on from the Finding Peace post, we are now able to offer booking for our 45 minute Just Being sessions.

A chance to be in the present in the company of our herd.

We have 3 sessions available to test the water on what days of the week and times seem to suit people more.

We can add more as we learn.

All details and booking availability is via the link, use our WhatsApp message facility for any questions.

We look forward to seeing you

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24/10/2025

Finding Peace, Just Being sessions with the horses. Following on from the attached post, we are now able to offer booking for our 45 minute Just Being sessions. A chance to be in the present in the company of our herd. We have 3 sessions available to test the water on what days of the week and times seem to suit people more. We can add more as we learn. All details and booking availability is via the link, use our WhatsApp message facility for any questions. We look forward to seeing you https://bookwhen.com/equinecoach

Finding Peace.

Very deep and meaningful.

But on a very base level for us in our modern world, it could just simply mean learning how to switch off for a period of time.
To connect with our felt sense, be in the present and just enjoy the moment.

The horses remind us how to do just this, and the techniques we teach help you get there.

Just taking time like this for ourselves, can start the process of shifting trapped emotion and begin the process of finding our Authentic self. Just letting us breathe again.

With this in mind I am starting a weekly event in November.
There is no expectation of anyone, no talking about our emotions.

An opportunity to spend 45 minutes simply sitting with the horses.
You will be guided how to get into the present moment and then just enjoy the peace that brings.

The horses are very attracted to the space we create in these moments and choose to come and join.

You may experience some emotion, but we provide a safe space.

With winter on the way and straw going down in the winter barn soon, its the best time to just come and sit and experience.

No obligation for anything more.

Sessions will be no more than 45 minutes to an hour. Cost to join a session will be £8.00. You dont have to commit to weekly.

Chairs and blankets will be provided.

Over 12's only.

I will be setting up a booking system over the next few weeks ready for November.

Come along and just enjoy the energy created by humans and horses sharing space together.

19/10/2025

Lost Connections.

(Book of the same name by Johann Hari maybe of interest).

Our modern way of living, particularly in the western world adds much strain to our instinctual selves.

As a species we were designed to

Live in communities
Do work that benefited our community and made us feel we contributed, self satisfaction.
Communicate effectively through body language as well as voice.
Live alongside nature.
Eat as nature provided.
And more.

As we move further away from who we are, our bodies, minds and emotions become more out of balance

We become less able to cope with modern life.

Let's take communication. Learning NLP many years ago taught me a lot about how we give and receive when communicating.

70% of human communication is understood instinctively through body language. Only 7% of communication is effective through the written word. Yet we spend most of our time communicating via message. Businesses have mostly shut off avenues to human beings and replaced 'help' with bots. We have literally cut off the main way we effectively communicate.

Communication via the written word opens up the high risk of misintertation as we interpret based on the emotion we are feeling at the time.

It allows us to avoid difficult conversations which is most damaging to our relationships. Its avoidance., creating emotional distance and does not allow for trusting.

When we loose trust, we isolate ourselves and we start a spiral of Lost Connections. It is extremely damaging

Lost Connections create huge emotional well-being issues and so it goes on.

At EquineCoach we only conduct our work face to face to maximise connection.

Break the cycle and get back your instinctual selves.

Our Just Being sessions talked about in my last post will be launched shortly. A good way of dipping your toe in the water and find some peace.

12/10/2025

Finding Peace.

Very deep and meaningful.

But on a very base level for us in our modern world, it could just simply mean learning how to switch off for a period of time.
To connect with our felt sense, be in the present and just enjoy the moment.

The horses remind us how to do just this, and the techniques we teach help you get there.

Just taking time like this for ourselves, can start the process of shifting trapped emotion and begin the process of finding our Authentic self. Just letting us breathe again.

With this in mind I am starting a weekly event in November.
There is no expectation of anyone, no talking about our emotions.

An opportunity to spend 45 minutes simply sitting with the horses.
You will be guided how to get into the present moment and then just enjoy the peace that brings.

The horses are very attracted to the space we create in these moments and choose to come and join.

You may experience some emotion, but we provide a safe space.

With winter on the way and straw going down in the winter barn soon, its the best time to just come and sit and experience.

No obligation for anything more.

Sessions will be no more than 45 minutes to an hour. Cost to join a session will be £8.00. You dont have to commit to weekly.

Chairs and blankets will be provided.

Over 12's only.

I will be setting up a booking system over the next few weeks ready for November.

Come along and just enjoy the energy created by humans and horses sharing space together.

05/10/2025

Children and emotions.

I branched onto a new path this weekend, working with a young boy under 12, at the request of parents who too have sessions.

Permission from parents given to reference the session.

In the absence of any emotional work in schools and often with parents working, juggling life and experiencing their own emotional challenges, children can often struggle understanding their own emotions and more importantly how to manage them.

My little client gets overwhelmed by emotion, is very sensitive and is effected greatly by others energy around him.

We taught that emotions are normal and should not be shut away. We taught how and why emotions get trapped in our body. Understanding can help view things from a different perspective.

We taught a couple of easy techniques he could use to release anger and manage high emotions and little better.

This little lad blew me away. A wise old man in a young body. Not only did he absorb information like a sponge but also joined the dots to reference himself. He was able to access his felt sense and describe sensations and understand what they mean in his first session!

He is bullied at school but told me will not allow others to change who he is, and he thinks everyone should just give love to each other. (And that gave me a lump in my throat I can tell you).

Just a first session to see how he took to it, I didn't change my approach from that of adult clients. I am delighted he told his parents he would like more sessions.

He was so open and honest about how he feels and what he struggles with. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him.

It was important he understand everything he felt was normal yet unique to him. And that nothing was his fault.

We did unearth a deeper trauma trigger, but thats for the future. Right now its giving him back his power by having tools to use to help him start.

I understand he was a very different child last night and is already practicing.

If we can support children in their early years in understanding and managing their emotions then there is less risk of adult wellbeing issues, leading to mental health and the knock on physical problems they can cause.

If you would like to know more about how we can support you or your children, drop us a message for a no obligation call.

The horses are used to children and do not react differently.

What a very brave, inspirational young man 🙏

Permission gained to use the attached photo.

29/09/2025

Authentic self.

We see this all over social media at the moment, but what does it mean?

Do you feel you have lost who you are? Being a parent, a wife, husband, a carer for a family member all tied up with being an employee, self employed or a student ?

Phew! Its a lot isn't it. Overwhelm, not having time for you. Its no wonder in our modern world that we feel unseen, unheard and not 'gotten '.

Authentic self is very simply the person we are when we stop. Stop and be in the present. In our felt sense and our thoughts quiet.

That space is our Authentic self. Every other space we occupy is influenced by emotion, our culture, our thoughts and the impact of our life experiences and stuck emotion.

At EquineCoach we teach how to find your Authentic self again. The horses love us being in that space and it can be very enlightening and empowering when they choose to come and share that space with us.

A client this week has just started finding her Authentic self over recent months, after many years of loosing herself. The joy on her face everytime she takes another step on her journey is exactly why I love what I do with the herds support.

People close to her have already noticed changes and how her confidence has improved. She is starting to feel seen and heard. A very dedicated lady and practices daily, such a wonderful client to work with.

Another client messaged this week saying her homelife has improved a lot since she has been using the techniques tool box we provide.

I too felt unseen, unheard and couldn't be myself 5 years ago. No more. Ive taken back.

You can too.

Get in touch to see how our herd can help you. Young or old, its never too late to be you ❤️

27/09/2025

My other work. I particularly love working with the horses to give back to them for all their support. Today I visited this handsome man for general well-being Reiki session. One of the things I ensure is practiced regularly with our herd at EquineCoach. Giving support and giving back is really important and helps maintain emotional balance.

Doing what I love best today.

Spent a lovely couple of hours with this gorgeous man and his human.

Just a general well-being session. Working on a couple of areas to support known issues.

I was really impressed with how he had grown in confidence and wisdom, a very different boy to when I first started visiting him.

Thank you for a lovely afternoon both of you 😘

Human,Equine and small animal qualified Reiki Practitioner. Fully insured.

Drop a message to chat about how I can help you or your animal.

21/09/2025

Behind the scenes at EquineCoach.

There is a lot of hay goes out for the herd of 7. 8 boxes, 2 big nets and the loose hay box.

It's a job and a half.

That's why our EquineCoach, Frosty, offered to help with filling the nets today....

😆

(After a roll in the sand school of course)

🙈

20/09/2025

Work stress.

Who hasn't experienced that feeling of overload or even Burnout? Challenging colleagues or demanding bosses? Stress at work can have a dramatic impact on our emotions and our body, leading to ill health.

The most impactful session for me this week was actually my own.

I have a day job whilst I build EquineCoach. The bill paying job like us all. An extremely challenging week due to staff cuts generated a lot of emotion for me. Both in the loss of close co workers as well as the extra workload.

My impromptu session was led by our EquineCoach, Frosty. The one who started me on my journey and keeps me on the straight and narrow.

People often ask how the horses support us in sessions. To demonstrate I am sharing my own experience, written by a friend who observed

Horses support each other emotionally and energeticly, particularly those who live in a herd and have built relationships.

The picture I have shared is an example. This is Frosty supporting his herd mate Olly, during a body work session. I understand the energy felt by those giving and observing the session was very tangible and stirred much emotion.

Here he is ensuring Olly keeps his energy in balance. In my last post I mentioned that horses are drawn to rebalance that which is unbalanced to ensure the safety of the herd, being prey, an unbalanced herd member can be a survival risk.

We observe the herd supporting each other like this every day. During vet, physio, podiatry work or when one maybe under the weather. In fact it can often prompt us to keep an eye on one of ther herd for any problems that maybe brewing.

But its not just each other they are drawn to rebalance. When we build relationships with them, they naturally assist us too. We are part of the wider herd. They do this all the time, some may just not be aware.

This week, due to my work stress, I needed rebalance Frosty decided. In fact he was waiting for me on the yard when I arrived, and immediately stepped in.

The following is an expert from the account written by my friend who was there at the time.

Frosty came on the yard as soon as I got there and I very much felt like he was waiting for you to arrive. I told him you would be there soon and he just stood in the same place the whole time waiting.
As soon as you came on the yard and you were talking about work, it was very obvious that Frosty knew the place you needed to be was with him.
When you were scratching him, I suddenly felt a massive amount of love being sent from him to you, it was so strong and beautiful that it made tears come to my eyes. This was when you said that he was sending his support to you.

Once you got his apple and went back out, you were talking about work again and he started asking for scratches again. Everytime you were talking about it, he would get more intense with his need to be scratched. Everytime you stopped talking, his breathing would get heavier and his head would lower slightly, as soon as you started talking again, he would lift his leg, move his head round and get you to focus on him. The feeling I got was, no matter how much you talk, im going to keep bring you back to what you need to be doing.
He lifted his leg and turned his head at the same time and I could feel him surrounding you with his energy.
The main feeling I got the whole time was the love and support that he was sending you with what he was doing, it was so strong that it sort of overwhelmed any other feelings. It was that intensity of love and support that really blew me away tonight.

Every client that has come through EquineCoach, as well as the extended team who too have regular sessions have had experiences where the horses have led them through a rebalance, feeling and managing emotion or making them aware of emotion not realised or dealt with.

The account here is just one example of how they can focus you to be in the right place. Frostys breathing was a reminder to me to breathe correctly. His request for scratches was a reminder to focus on the present. His energy sharing was assisting rebalance.

I went home in a very different place to when I arrived.

It's not often these days I get emotion overwhelm, but its part of being human and every so often I need reminding too.

I do not share client experience here, as its confidential, so my own session seemed just the thing to give some insight.

Drop a message to arrange a no obligation chat about how we can help you.

19/09/2025