19/09/2026
Saturday treatments and groundwork sessions 🐎
It’s always so rewarding coming back from one session to the next and seeing the positive changes that have happened in between 🎉
Today one young Pony Club combination really stood out from our first appointment where we found areas through the body that were holding quite a lot of tension and soreness to seeing such a beautiful release and change this time around was so good to see this is why I love what I do helping create positive change within the body, then giving the horse and rider tools to continue supporting that change between sessions 🙌
Of course being greeted by some very enthusiastic dogs who wanted nothing but cuddles and attention was an added bonus 😂🐶🤍
Then it was onto groundwork sessions with some of my wonderful regular clients focusing on something I think is incredibly important awareness not only of our horse but of ourselves to it was great lots of moments of relaxation also 👌
Groundwork gives us such a great opportunity to slow everything down and really watch how our horse uses its body Are the footfalls even? Does one hind leg step underneath differently to the other? Is the horse travelling straight, or are they drifting through a shoulder or hindquarter? Are they able to bend comfortably both ways? What happens through the back, neck and ribcage as they change direction? Getting curious to what we see in front of us while asking the questions 🐎
These little observations can tell us so much about movement patterns balance coordination and how comfortably the horse is using their body ☺️
But it’s also about us our own position timing energy and even where we place our feet can influence the way our horse responds and moves and sometimes making a small change in ourselves creates a completely different response from the horse 🐎
That’s why I love incorporating this education into groundwork It’s not about chasing perfect movement or forcing the horse into a position It’s about learning to recognise healthy balanced movement noticing changes early and helping the horse develop better body awareness coordination and confidence 💪
The more aware we become the more we start to see and once we can see it we can start making those small positive changes from the ground up 🐎
Such a rewarding Saturday with some beautiful horses wonderful owners and of course plenty of dog cuddles along the way 🤍
Some cool stuff for this Saturday tomorrow it’s off to see some beautiful Wanneroo clients can’t wait to see you all ☺️
