Mia Cara Coaching

28/08/2026

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16/08/2026

First big walk without Damson. But feeling her, and all of those we love, and have lost, every step of the way.

11/08/2026

Our usual class Dalmeny Health Club will be outdoors on the terrace conditions permitting, get ready for some primal and grounding beats to connect with the eclipse .

10/08/2026

07/08/2026

I want to see more coverage like this Horse & Hound

I want to see more about the underbelly of the equestrian world.

The bullying, the exploitation, the crime- the louder you shout about it the less shadows there are for people like this to hide in.

The more courage people will have to step into the light with their stories.

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Jail for man who r***d woman as she slept at Royal Windsor after the show. Read more below

29/07/2026

Thanks to HETI - Horses in Education and Therapy International for this really useful resource to explain what equine assisted services means 🐴🐴

Thanks to HETI - Horses in Education and Therapy International today marks the inaugural International EAS Day. We sometimes struggle to explain what EAS is and its various modalities when speaking to people outside the sector so we hope this graphic is useful as a summary. Let's celebrate the great work that you all do

20/07/2026

13/07/2026

03/06/2026

… and the gestures give words when we cannot speak the feelings.

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23/05/2026

You ask your horse to move forward, but they plant their feet.

You ask for canter, and they rush, pigroot or pin their ears.

You ask them to stand quietly, but they paw, call out, fidget or pull back.

It can be easy in those moments to say the horse is being naughty, lazy or stubborn. But unwanted behaviour is information. Labelling a horse as naughty, lazy or stubborn can stop us from understanding the cause.

The Pony Club Australia Horse Welfare Policy is clear that using terms like naughty, lazy or stubborn to describe unwanted behaviour demonstrates a lack of understanding.

That does not mean people are trying to do the wrong thing. These words are common in horse communities, and many of us have heard them used for years. But they can lead us down the wrong path.

When we call a horse stubborn, we may stop asking whether the horse is confused, worried, uncomfortable, in pain, tired, overwhelmed, or responding to unclear aids.

The Policy reminds us that horses need clear and consistent aids, and consistent expectations for their behaviour. When aids are unclear, or expectations change from one day to the next, the horse’s world can become confusing and worrying.

Good horsemanship means looking deeper. Before we label the horse, we need to ask:

❓ What is the horse trying to tell us?

❓ What part might our timing, pressure, training, handling or environment be playing?

❓ How can we make the right behaviour easier for the horse to understand?

Understanding the cause helps us support the horse, improve safety, and build better partnerships.