Tender Heart Healing

03/05/2026

𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒊 is a non-invasive technique that can heal all levels ✨ 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅, 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒍 ✨

Improve your animals' health and well-being through this beautiful complementary and holistic practice.

The 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒊 can benefit yoir much lived horses in the following ways:

💜 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒙𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
💜 𝑫𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒙𝒊𝒇𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚
💜 𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚
💜 𝑰𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓

𝑬𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒚 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕:

🕉 𝑨𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓
🕉 𝑰𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕-𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏
🕉 𝑰𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚, 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒇
🕉 𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒙 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒃-𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈
🕉 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒅𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚
🕉 𝑨𝒈𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒔, 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔

I am a 𝑹𝒆𝒊𝒌𝒊 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑻𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 qualified for 24 years owning horses the majority of my life.

If you wish to discuss any concerns further, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

𝑷𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆 ✨

02/05/2026

Does the way we talk about Horses change how we treat them?

Sadly is does!

Thankyou Understand Horses for this study .. Horses need this research.

DOES THE WAY WE TALK ABOUT HORSES CHANGE HOW WE TREAT THEM?

A new study has shown that sadly it does. Researchers have taken a hard look at something most of us barely notice – the words used to describe horses, and whether those words actually influence how we behave towards them and what we do to them.

The findings are uncomfortable reading. Every single participant had heard negative emotive language used about horses, and 97% admitted to using it themselves. Words like ‘naughty,’ ‘stubborn,’ and ‘difficult’ are not just common – they are effectively embedded in everyday equine culture. But what really matters is the impact those words have on how horses are understood and treated, the consequences of using those terms.

When the researchers presented identical scenarios of horse behaviour, simply changing the wording had a measurable effect on how people said they would respond. Horses described using negative emotive language were significantly more likely to be met with sedation and, in some cases, positive punishment. The same behaviour, described neutrally, led to different decisions.

Even more concerning, people who reported using this kind of language more frequently were less likely to consider pain, emotional state, or give the horse time, and more likely to suggest punitive approaches.

This matters because those words don’t just describe behaviour, they shape how it is interpreted. Terms like ‘naughty’ or ‘stubborn’ imply intent – that the horse is choosing to misbehave – when in reality behaviour reflects a combination of different factors including genetics, learning history, environment, and current physical and emotional state. Once that assumption is in place, it quietly shifts the focus away from asking why the behaviour is happening at all.

This doesn’t mean that we stop describing behaviour, but it does mean we need to be more precise about how we do it. Focusing on what the horse is actually doing – for example, 'standing still' or 'not moving forward' when asked to walk on – keeps the description grounded in observation, whereas describing the same situation as ‘lazy’ adds an interpretation about intent. That shift might seem small, but it changes how the situation is understood and whether it leads to further questioning or a fixed assumption.

The study also highlights that most people say they use these words out of frustration, habit, or even jokingly. But intention doesn’t seem to protect against impact. Even subtle changes in wording influenced decisions, despite people watching the exact same behaviour.

If the words we use make us more likely to punish, less likely to investigate, and less likely to consider pain or fear, then they are shaping outcomes in ways that matter. So this isn’t just semantics. The language we use can clearly become a welfare concern.

Study: Catherall-Ostler et al. (2026) Words matter: The prevalence and impact of negative emotive language in the equine industry.

02/05/2026

Do you forage for your Horse? If so what do you put into your 🌿 Foraging Net 🌿

25/04/2026

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22/04/2026

🌎 Happy World Earth Day 🌎

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.

First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in more than 193 countries 💚🌱🌿

22/04/2026

💚 Happy Earth Day 💚🌎🌳🌿♻️

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21/04/2026

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As you have probably noticed, we have come into the time of year the Cow Parsley is growing for fun and it has many health benefits for your Horse 🌱

BUT! A question I am asked regularly ~ is it? ⤵️

𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐖 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐘?

Hemlock and Cow Parsley look similar. Although cow parsley is safe and tasty for our horses, hemlock is very poisonous and can be fatal even in small quantities.

There are some differences between the two plants, and hemlock can be identified as follows:

■ Hemlock has smooth stems (whilst cow parsley has ridged stems like celery)
■ Hemlock has distinctive purple splashes on the stems
■ Hemlock has more luxuriant foliage
■ Hemlock flowers a month later than cow parsley (whilst cow parsley is in flower now, hemlock tends to flower in June and July)
■ Hemlock prefers damp places but can grow just about anywhere
■ Hemlock has an unpleasant musty smell, resembling mouse urine (whilst cow parsley smells fresh and herby)

You can pick nutritious Cow Parsley for your horse without worrying if it's hemlock.

Please feel free to share.🐴♥️

20/04/2026

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲? 🐴♥️

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆. 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻/𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁.

How aware are you when you touch your horse?

You don't just touch with your hands (physically). Most often, the intention/energy behind your touch is more important.

Have you noticed that your horse will often respond to your presence, your energy, your movement? Maybe they change their posture, their facial expression, or even move their body/feet. In this way, we "touch" our horse with our energy and intention... whether we like it (or mean it) or not, before we are even close enough to physically touch them.

When you physically touch your horse... are you aware of that energetic/intentional presence in your touch? Or are you just "blindly" touching your horse.

When you are at a distance that is too far for physical touch, are you aware of your energy and intention in that interaction?

One thing we can be certain of: there is no such thing as "no energy" when we touch or interact with our horse (or anything else, for that matter). But there is often "unintentional energy" in our interactions if we aren't aware of our intention or energy.

(Sometimes, some horses learn to completely ignore this if they spend enough time around humans that are unaware or rude with their energy, while some others may even get offended/defensive... and these learned compensations bring on entirely new challenges).

Much like a meditation, each time we are around our horses, we should start every interaction with setting our energetic intention. Even if that intention is just "to be" with our horse. Be intentional with everything we do. Because it will always affect our horses... whether we are aware or not.

Veritas Saddles * Flexible Fit Equestrian USA. * Bemer Group USA * Pilates & Horses

20/04/2026

I found this an informative article from Equisafety. A number of times i have had people say me "but he/she's spooky some times when I ride" this may give you a few more answers to why.

Horses are Prey Animals that rely on their senses to keep the safe from predators, but the wind disrupts a horses ability to clearly hear, see and smell, reducing its capability to detect predators. This causes horses to become anxious because they perceive danger, explaining why they spook in the wind 💨

Horses are prey animals that rely on their senses to keep them safe from predators. But the wind disrupts a horse’s ability to clearly hear, see, and smell, reducing its capability to detect predators. This causes horses to become anxious because they perceive danger, explaining why they spook in ...