TEAL Support Service

03/03/2026

03/03/2026

Not every nicker means affection, and not every vocalisation is about us.

Horses nicker for many reasons. Anticipation of food, curiosity, herd contact, learned association, or social greeting. Context matters.

But when a horse consistently offers a low, soft nicker alongside relaxed posture, soft eyes, and an approach that is not driven or demanding, that is social recognition.

It is a communication offered within their species specific language. A way of saying, I know you. I have placed you. You belong in my awareness.

As always, we read the whole horse, not just the sound.

Recognition is built through repeated, safe experiences. And when it is genuine, it feels quiet.

03/03/2026

Well friends Tommy’s stollen the carrot stick and says its time to get back to work! We look forward to welcoming all our lovely clients back and there is room for some new! From Tuesday the 7th of April due to easter public holiday. Please contact us for session times and availability

28/02/2026

Hello friends and “welcome” to 2026 as the temperatures are beginning to drop we are actively working on preparing the horses to re-open. To be advised on an opening date but please feel free to contact us for appointment days and times. At this stage due to mel beginning a journey with rda tamworth we will not be open thursdays or weekends. We will however be open from 9am to 7pm while daylight lasts.

27/02/2026

Love this

10/02/2026

The back of a horse is a beautiful place to silence the noise in your head… 🐴🥰

29/01/2026

Proud to share that HETI (The Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International) highlights an article by Dr. Pebbles Turbeville and Dr. Helen Sharpe in The Global Gallop (Jan 2026): “The Healing Power of Horses: How Equines Support Our Well-Being.” Check it out!

31/12/2025

Having horses when you’re neurodivergent is basically running a a very high budget wellbeing retreat for yourself without realising it. 🐴🧠

You thought you were buying a horse.
What you actually bought was an external hard drive for your nervous system.

• Routine?
People love to say horses thrive on routine.
Mine thrive on ✨vibes✨.
I turn up at wildly inconsistent times like a feral yard goblin and they’re like,
“Ah yes. This version of you again.” ⏰🧌 We LOVE it.

• Executive dysfunction?
You can ignore emails for weeks.
You will not ignore a horse staring at you like you personally ruined their day because you gave them 3 carrots and they know the 4th is in your pocket. 👁️🌾

• Sensory overload?
Phone = too loud.
People = too loud.
Horse chewing hay = perfect.
Brain finally stops buffering. 📵🌾

• Social energy at zero?
Great. Horses do not do small talk. Ideal.
They will stand with you in silence and call it quality time. 🤝

• Hyperfocus?
You only meant to “quickly check” them for the 4th time today.
It’s now dark, you’re covered in mud, and you’ve started a deep emotional audit of saddle pads and long lost bags of miscellaneous items. 🔦🫠

• Emotional regulation?
Horses sense your internal chaos before you’ve even parked the car.
They don’t judge it.
They just quietly refuse to cooperate until you stop spiralling. Iconic behaviour. 👑

• Masking?
Doesn’t work.
Horse sees straight through it like,
“Please stop pretending you’re fine. I can smell the cortisol.” 👃😐

They don’t care if your life is messy.
They don’t care if you’re late.
They don’t care if you haven’t replied to anyone in your WhatsApp for three days.

They care that you show up.
That you’re kind.
That the hay eventually appears. 🌾💛

It’s not structure.
It’s connection.
And somehow that’s exactly what our brains needed all along.

03/12/2025

Just a reminder to all we are now temporarily closed till the weather cools down have a merry christmas everyone

22/11/2025

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13/11/2025

We were beyond proud to make our “Monty’s” dream of riding BB into her year 12 formal come true today. She looks stunning and we hope she has an amazing night. 🤩 before any haters say anything this is a one in a million therapy horse who is extremely quiet and safe all efforts to keep our rider safe without a helmet were taken