Peace for Horses-Julie Bradshaw

10/27/2025

These are my thoughts on the history and current status of the horse as a sacred being. Ultimately, I challenge you to find the sacred in your relationship with your horse.

My first article on my new website and this one just seems fitting to be the first, don't you think?

https://juliebradshaw.com/horses-as-sacred-beings/

10/25/2025

When you just want to sit and chill but your 3-year old has other ideas. 🤦‍♀️

09/06/2025

Ankh (on the right) loves Poppy the pig more than he loves the other horses anymore. He has zero separation anxiety from the other horses (when they are elsewhere) since Poppy came to live with us. I have never seen anything like it.

It is so unusual but honestly it seems to make him so happy so that makes me happy too. He absolutely loves her. And he is good company for her. I am working on plans to expand her pen and eventually give her the whole yard hopefully but it will take time.

09/06/2025

Today I have horses in my front yard too. I shut the gate and put Teddy and Star out front. They are the only two I trust not to leave teeth marks or dents on/in in our vehicles. 🙄 The Golden Boys have left their mark on my truck more than once.

Isn’t Star gorgeous?

09/04/2025

What was your favorite storybook horse as a child? (Black Beauty, Black Stallion, other, etc.)

09/03/2025

I have been remiss in posting here for quite some time. The horses, my sons and I have moved to Moore, TX, a tiny rural community about an hour southwest of San Antonio.

I have an all-new website that describes my Inside Out Method of working with horses and people to release trauma, destress, bring peace and a deeper connection between horses and their owners.

Go take a look at www.JulieBradshaw.com. I am serving the Greater San Antonio area and still occasionally come to the Austin area as well. Plus I still do virtual sessions as well.

Let me know how I can help you and/or your horses. 💕

Julie Bradshaw offers instinct-led horse training, energy healing, and trauma support for horses, and humans— using The Inside Out Method™.

02/22/2025

The Mustang community is on fire currently with recent whistleblower posts of trainers abusing horses.

As someone who clears trauma from horses, let me tell you….this is NOT limited to Mustangs. It IS happening pervasively throughout the horse community and it IS happening with both big name and lesser-known “professional trainers”. I clear horses from “trainers” in the vast majority of my cases.

It is heartbreaking and devastating to see and hear how these very special and magical creatures are being treated.

To hear from so many horses about their treatment and what they have endured at the hands of humans is a big part of why I do what I do. I have stood and cried with a horse that showed me he was hit in the head with a rock. I have felt the grief of a horse who had to live alone with no horse friend for years. I have felt the anguish of a horse stalled for hours every day with little to no turnout or pasture.

I am not perfect. I have become frustrated with my horses. But I don’t abuse them, and I use those moments to do better and rarely if ever become frustrated anymore. And if I do, I walk away until I get perspective. (Learning and applying positive reinforcement has been a game changer in that for me, and thus my horses. I am happy to share that knowledge if you too need help with frustration levels.)

As with any pervasive problem, there is no one solution. Bringing attention to it is definitely a first step and that is starting to happen. On a personal level, each of us as horse owners has a responsibility to be the best trainers ourselves that we can be. And make no mistake, every moment we spend with our horses we are training them. Every.single.moment.

We always have a choice. And if we make a mistake, then we do better next time. Know better, do better. Abuse however is not one or five mistakes. Abuse is a pattern of behavior.

If you are considering help for your horse with someone who has more expertise than you, trust your gut about them. Trust your feelings and how they make you feel. If you feel resistance, doubt, or worry about them, or if they pass judgment on you or others, they are not your or your horse’s person.

And don’t feel pressured into thinking they are the only one who can do it. You WILL find the solution.

If on the other hand, you feel peace, confidence, and zero judgement, then that person with expertise may be the solution you are looking for.

02/02/2025

This is a wonderful gelding I worked with last week. 🥰 He started off pretty unsure of me so I started my healing spark from a distance. He wanted most of his healing at his head. He had an injury to his left jaw and while it has healed up, that is where he wanted me to focus.

By the end as you can see, his head was in my hands and occasionally even resting against mine. This is not typical behavior for him.

He rides in parades a lot and his rider said he was definitely more chill on his next parade ride!

I love seeing these pictures as I don’t get to see myself “in action” very often.

While I do work on horses while tied if circumstances require it, my preference is to work on them like this. I like to give them the ability to move around freely without a halter and lead rope. It can be in a round pen, a paddock or even a pasture like this. They may walk off but eventually they come back. Or I go to them after giving them time to process.

01/27/2025

🐴🐴🐔I worked on these mares (and a chicken 😆) in person a few weeks ago. Their owner is a therapist who does equine therapy with her personal horses. This mare was not connecting with humans, even her owner, which was a definite change from the past.

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01/26/2025

Fyre shows me his opinion on my having the hood up on my jacket. Isn’t he the cutest?