Walk Sublime

15/03/2026

What is Sublime Synchrony?

Well, you can google it and see what AI has to say (I’m honoured ☺️) or you can browse this collection featuring 12 yr old ex racehorse Quattro treating me to a sublime Sunday on the trail this morning, and matched to our guest as his wellness walking partner last weekend.

“A profound, harmonious connection that feels almost transcendent”.

My darling Bella Quattro, thank you for placing your trust in me. You are deeply loved,

-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

01/03/2026

‘Cherish’ (verb): To hold close; to treasure as a reminder of being valued, loved and seen.

On what was a particularly humid late summer’s day in Adelaide, a horse-loving mother gifted for her daughter’s birthday our very special 3 hour Cherish experience - Walking with Horses in Kuitpo Forest, complete with an 'au naturel' photo shoot and our signature photo collection. Our guests dressed in comfortable walking clothes, the horses I paired them with presented as nature intended.

For all the beautiful moments I had the privilege of capturing as they unfolded on the trail between these four, I suspect the very best birthday gift would be to see your mum light up with joy as it all came together between her and Kite, leading to that incredible feeling I call, sublime synchrony...

Perfectly in sync with each other,
footsteps to hoofbeats;

heartbeat to heartbeat;

soul to soul.

"We had both been disappointed with riding school experiences previously, and wanted something deeper - so came to the right place!" -Sharon, walking with rehomed Arabian mare Kite

"It’s amazing how much can be shared, felt and said without words.. just two hearts connecting" -Asha, walking with rescued Andalusian gelding Saxon

*To read more about Sharon and Asha's experience, google Walk Sublime reviews

🙏🙏
-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

22/02/2026

Our very special Just Be experience shared between a true horsewoman and her son, kindly playing for us all under our cherished Red Gum.

It’s amazing how the right people find us.

-Mel McLaren, Founder | Walking with Horses in Nature

20/02/2026

How to describe what I saw during our Heal experience with my Red Beauty and Black Beauty yesterday? I saw horse and human partners, previously unknown to each other, complete each other.

4 individuals.
2 wholes.

I saw the moment described so beautifully by our guest below, and tonight am celebrating our 85th impactful google review 🙏✨🙏

-Mel McLaren, Founder & Guide

“Mel perfectly paired me with Quattro, an ex-racehorse, and my partner with Kite, a sensible Arabian. From start to finish the experience was personally tailored, unrushed, and a precious opportunity to slow down and connect deeply with these beautiful creatures, in a gorgeous natural setting…

Our extended walk through Kuitpo Forest was calming, peaceful and healing. The moment of “sublime synchronicity”, when my steps, breath and heartbeat aligned with Quattro’s was magical…

Would highly recommend for anyone looking to settle their nervous system and have a unique, memorable experience, that puts both horse and human wellbeing at the centre.”

-Gemma, walking with rehomed ex racehorse ‘Quattro’

18/02/2026

Wearing my Aunty Mel hat with pride this evening Thank you Jon and family for sharing your living flower shop on an idyllic summer’s evening. I imagine years and years of blood, sweat and tears have gone into creating all this vibrant life and colour. Relaxing on the grass with 2 very special humans, wandering the garden paths, noticing the bees at work - nothing short of a luxury 🙏

15/02/2026

Tell another living being the same thing often enough - say it with conviction - and they will believe it. Tell yourself the same thing often enough - with absolute conviction - and you will believe it.

I patiently waited until I was 40 for my first horse, this has been a long time in creation! Let 12 year old Quattro and I be proof that anything is possible when you let go of labels.

If you dream it, hold it, carry it and believe it, one day you will know it to be so.

-Mel McLaren, Founder | Walking with Horses in Nature

11/02/2026

LIMITED EDITION 2026 VALENTINE'S RELEASE | Brumbies & Beach towels horse experience

** AVAILABLE TO BOOK THRU END OF AUTUMN 2026 **

Here’s a deeply personal Valentine’s gift for the horse lover in your life, that shows you truly know her (could be a him!)

A limited edition ‘Brumbies & Beach towels’ Walk Sublime hands-on experience:

* 3 blissful hours at our sanctuary in the Adelaide Hills for 2 adults,

* Getting to know each of our 7 rehomed horses, their personalities and their stories,

* Featuring dedicated relaxation time on the sand in the company of Aussie Brumbies ‘Bliss’ and ‘Koszi’,

* An invitation to roll out a beach towel, decompress and ground yourself in our wonderfully shady sand yard with two extremely beautiful, inquisitive and occasionally cheeky youngsters 😉

* Photos and videos to re-live the moments!

$330 for 2 people

🏖️ BUY A GIFT VOUCHER 🏖️

Use the Contact link below, send me your order and receive an invoice same day for payment via EFT (standard T’s & C’s apply, Walk Sublime gift vouchers valid for 6 months)

www.walksublime.com.au/contact

🏖️ BOOK FOR YOURSELF 🏖️

The forecast for this Saturday promises to be an idyllic morning for Brumbies & Beach towels! To book 10am - 1pm for yourself on Feb 14, use the same link above.

-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

09/02/2026

I often talk with guests about the Old Me vs the New Me, where the transformative line in the sand marks the loss of my younger brother in 2021 and is the origin of Walking with Horses in Nature™.

Old Me understood the word 'intuitive' intellectually and at surface level, as in, "This app has a beautiful and intuitive design" or "She intuitively knew how to care for the baby".

New Me - a more open-minded, heart-centred version of myself - has a very different knowing of the depth and power to its meaning. Being the sole (and soul) caregiver to seven horses and the land we call home, sharing the ins and outs of daily life with my horse family in place of a human family, seems to have naturally led me to the revelation.

If you, like me, have a wonderfully curious mind and are intrigued by the idea of telepathic animal communication, may I suggest the words I wrote last year in support of Dagmar's introductory course below might very well blow your mind!

"Thank you Dagmar for the privilege of being mentored in person by you. To hear you definitively state at the start of your course that Animal Communication is NOT a gift, but a learned skill, is very exciting to me! Learning from you continues this wonderful upward spiral journey I'm on with my horses."

Google 'Animal Communication with Dagmar' to read her outstanding reviews, which won over my questioning mind and led me to seek her out as a mentor. My thoughts on the course itself?

Heart and mind expanding, often very moving, and extremely empowering 🙏

-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

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04/02/2026

For all of rescued Andalusian, Saxon's, inherent greatness and indisputable magnificence, he is by no means perfect.

As the odd visitor from the equestrian world to our home insists on telling me, noting this is a far more human constructed world than the natural world of horses - the former being foreign to me (and I, an alien to it); the latter being my world - "He's pushy", "You shouldn't let him do that", "He's being disrespectful".

Yes, he can be. And yes, I find it condescending being spoken to this way. But I choose to acknowledge their comment and proceed to have a quiet internal chuckle to myself.

For the laugh is on them. I've lived with this horse, worked with this horse and observed this horse for 7 years - Saxon's behaviour may only ever be described as "pushy" with those who might benefit from a firm nudge.

A call to awakening, if you will.

Here he is this morning at his absolute finest. A reconvening with our guest and her father from the public environment of the forest the week before last (where I accept I'm unable to influence the behaviour of humans around us) to our private property - literally a peaceful sanctuary, sheltered from the impact of others' opinions and choices.

Part 2 of our Heal session, reacquainting the pair with quiet time in our shady sand yard, summonsing up confidence in each before opening the gate to go Walking with Saxon - 100% rock solid reliable Saxon. Consistently showing up for our guests and I, every time he's called.

How does he know?

And so I sign off today, happily defiant, with utter faith in the free-spirited assertion:

✨ MAGIC IS REAL ✨
IT HAS FOUR HOOVES

-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Guide

02/02/2026

“If I fail, if I succeed,
At least I live as I believe;
Because the greatest love of all,
Is happening to me”

-Whitney Houston ‘Greatest Love of All’ | 1986

Living as I believe, in nature with rehomed Gypsy Cob ‘Scout’, adopted Australian Brumby ‘Koszi’ and rescued ex racehorse ‘Torquey’.

🙏✨🙏
-Mel McLaren,
Founder & Believer in the way of The Horse

01/02/2026

Happy tears shed today between two beautiful sisters and myself, in the inspiring presence of all seven horses.

The first of our very special 2026 Year of The Horse Extended Experiences, I explained that after driving through the gates into our private property (my horse and human sanctuary), there is plenty of time to unwind. I’ve never been known to work to a clock, and when you’re open to learning something a horse might be able to teach you about yourself - well, that doesn’t happen according to a preset timeline.

This is one of the elements that defines our Just Be and Walking with Horses experiences, so combining the two was always going to be very powerful. It felt like time really did stand still for us today.

Arabian ‘Kite’ and Andalusian ‘Saxon’ happily accepted our invitation to come with us to the forest, striding confidently onto the float this morning, and what was to unfold on the trail left me saying goodbye to two joyous, confident and seriously relaxed women, overflowing with gratitude.

I continue to count my lucky stars! This is why I do what I do,

-Mel McLaren, Founder & Guide