Jenni MacNeillie - The Highland Healer

09/09/2026

🐾 Rescue. Love. Heal. A Second Chance Can Change Everything 🐾

We have always chosen to rescue and adopt animals who need a home. Every one of them has come into our lives with their own story — some heartbreaking, some simply through circumstances beyond their control — but every story has made us love them even more.

There is something incredibly special about watching a rescue animal begin to realise that they are finally safe.
Watching the fear slowly disappear.
Seeing their confidence grow.
Watching them discover new places, new experiences and new adventures.
Seeing their personalities blossom as they begin to understand that this really is home. ❤️
They learn that hands can be gentle.
That food will always be there.
That they have somewhere warm and safe to sleep.
That they don't need to worry about what tomorrow might bring.
And most importantly, they learn what it feels like to be loved unconditionally.

Gracie and Cleo had very different beginnings. Gracie came from a life where she had known very little kindness and had so much to learn about people and the outside world. Cleo was born in rescue and had never experienced the world beyond the rescue centre.
Today, they explore the Scottish Highlands, go on adventures, make us laugh every single day and live their lives surrounded by love and safety.
And somehow, knowing where their stories began makes watching them enjoy their lives now even more precious.

So if you're ever thinking about welcoming another animal into your family, please consider rescue first.
Take a look at your local rescue and rehoming centres. Behind those kennel doors, stable doors and pens are incredible animals of all ages, shapes, sizes and personalities, simply waiting for someone to see them.

Someone to say...
"You're coming home with me."
You may not know everything about their past, but you can become the most important part of their future.
Adopting one animal won't change the whole world — but for that one animal, their whole world changes. ❤️
Give them time.
Give them patience.
Give them safety.
Give them love.
And just watch them bloom. 🌱🐾
Rescue gives them a tomorrow.
Love gives them a life.
And in return, they give us more than we could ever imagine.

With love,
Jenni 🐾
The Highland Healer & The Healing Hound

02/09/2026

💔 GRIEF HAS NO ONE WAY — AND THAT IS TRUE FOR ANIMALS TOO 🐴🌈

Recently, we lost a very much loved, older pony from our herd.

As heartbreaking as his passing was, something else deeply touched me — watching the other horses grieve.

It reminded me once again just how important it is that we allow animals the time, space and freedom to grieve in their own way.

We often expect animals to simply carry on after losing a companion. We remove the body, return to their normal routine and assume that because they cannot tell us how they feel, they don't understand what has happened.

But they do.

And just like us, every animal grieves differently.

I watched one of our horses experience what looked very much like anger. There was frustration, agitation and a completely different energy within them.

Another seemed to experience disconnection. Almost as though they had withdrawn from the world around them, processing the loss in their own way.

And then there was another who simply wouldn't leave the body.

For hours upon hours, they stayed beside their friend.

Standing quietly.

Watching.

Waiting.

Heartbroken. 💔

There was no rushing them.

No telling them it was time to move on.

They were simply given the opportunity to say goodbye.

And perhaps that is one of the greatest gifts we can give an animal who has lost someone they love.

The opportunity to understand.

The opportunity to see, smell and process the loss.

The opportunity to grieve.

Animals don't all show grief through obvious sadness. Some become quiet. Some withdraw. Some become unsettled or angry. Some may search for their companion. Some change their eating or sleeping patterns. Some become incredibly clingy, while others seem to disconnect completely.

None of these responses mean they are grieving incorrectly.

They are simply their way of grieving. 🐾

As humans, we sometimes want to fix grief. We want to make it better, make the pain go away and get everything back to normal.

But grief isn't something that needs fixing.

It needs space.

It needs patience.

It needs understanding.

And animals deserve that same compassion.

When we allow them to grieve rather than immediately distracting them or expecting them to "get over it", we are acknowledging that their relationships matter.

Because they do form deep bonds.

They have friendships.

They have family.

They have memories.

They miss one another.

And they feel loss.

Watching our herd grieve has been incredibly painful, but it has also been a profound reminder of how deeply animals feel and how much we can learn from simply being present with them.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can do is not try to take their grief away.

Sometimes we just need to stand beside them and say, in our own way:

"I know. I understand. Take as long as you need. I'm here." ❤️

🌈 Let animals grieve. Let them process. Let them say goodbye.

Their hearts are far bigger and their emotional worlds far deeper than we sometimes give them credit for.

And sometimes, in allowing them to grieve, we honour not only the life they have lost — but the beautiful relationship they shared.

Murphy was 38yrs old and such a wise soul. He was a huge part of our herd who are all feeling his loss. Of course we are supporting them all giving healing when you ask for it 🐴❤️🐾

01/09/2026

How often do we say or do we hear "I'm fine"

If you say it in front of me, then I will definitely be questioning you to check if you really are fine.

So often we hide behind the words "i''m fine" putting a smile on our faces while hurting inside..

Help is here in my work, even if its just talking through things
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01/09/2026

03/08/2026

I am Offering a chance to listen to your Animal and hear from them how life is.
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03/08/2026

Sadly the world said goodbye to a huge personality. Who helped the equine world to start to listen and work with horses in a different way.

Monty Roberts has been a huge part of my childhood as well as my career as I am sure many can say this.

I grew up around his methods and was lucky enough to work along side one of his incredible instructors Maya Horsey who taught me so much and I will forever be greatful to her. Sadly I also saw the down side and experienced the worst of his instructors where I saw the worst of abuse, which was a very difficult time in my life.

There is good and bad in everything in life and the equine world is no different. Weather you agree or disagree with Montys methods he was the one of first to introduce the industry to a new way which challenged everything people had known for so many years.

We are all learning every day and knowing what i know now I dont use join in the way the i was taught by Monty, I use my own gifts to listen to each horse and meet them as a partnership. Never using dominance.

If you can take anything from his work let be... to listen to your horses And to ask different questions!

All my thoughts are with his family and friends as I know he had so many loved ones. I am also sending healing to them all.

27/06/2026

A beautiful day for a relaxing meditation session with the herd ...

Have you ever thought about spending time outside relaxing with nature?

Guided Meditations ready for you all, pop me a message for more information 😊

27/06/2026

🌟 Spaces available over July and August 🌟

27/06/2026

🌟 I have Animal Communication sessions available for July

🐾Would you like to understand your animal on a deeper level?

🌟 Has your animal had a chance in behaviour which has been worrying you ?

Why not book in for a Distance communication session

[email protected] 07716 295773