Brumby Equine-Assisted Therapy

24/01/2026

Thank you 💜🙏Discover the Blue Mountains

💙🐎 One of the most moving stories in our latest magazine shines a light on the powerful work of Brumby Equine-Assisted Therapy .

We explore how equine-assisted therapy is helping people slow down, reconnect and rebuild confidence through gentle, guided interactions with horses. There’s no riding, no pressure — just presence, trust and the remarkable ability of horses to reflect emotions and create space for healing.

Set against the calm rhythms of the Mountains, Brumby’s work supports people navigating trauma, anxiety, disability, neurodiversity and life transitions, offering a form of wellness that’s deeply human, grounded and quietly transformative.

It’s a beautiful reminder that healing doesn’t always come in words — sometimes it comes in breath, stillness and connection. 💫

📖 Read the full story on Pages 8–9: https://bit.ly/DiscoverBMsummer2025

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23/01/2026

We are taking a short break 🌿
a gentle pause 🤍
away from 24th jan to 2nd feb

I’ll be slower to respond during this time, but will get back to everyone once I return.

Thank you for your kindness and patience. 🤍

22/01/2026

Dr Edith Eger emphasises that change does not come from thinking our way out of pain, but from allowing ourselves to feel what lives in the body and becoming aware of our internal dialogue.

She speaks to the importance of staying present with emotion and noticing the way we speak to ourselves, especially in moments of fear, grief, or distress. Not to relive the past, but to stop abandoning ourselves in the present.

I don’t often or try to use the word healing.
To me, this work is not about fixing or erasing what has happened.

Our story will always be part of our story.

What lands for me is transformation. The way our experiences shape us, inform us, and live within us, without defining or limiting who we become. I appreciate how Edith speaks of healing as a transforming process, one that honours what has been endured while creating space for choice, dignity, and self compassion.

Her book The Choice offers an exploration of these ideas. It is both deeply human and grounded, inviting reflection rather than offering quick solutions.

Nothing is taken away.
Something new is allowed to emerge.

20/01/2026

This is my workspace.

A quiet, magical morning.
the herd present. the land steady.

My moment to ground and arrive,
before we invite anyone else to.

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20/01/2026

Denver and Chance will soon be returning, reconnecting with their herd, and gently stepping back into the therapy space from the 2nd of February.

I’m looking forward to welcoming them in, and to witnessing the way their presence will naturally shape the space we hold together.

19/01/2026

🍃 Practitioner Circle | Guest Presenter: Kylie Marjambi 🍃

I’m honoured to welcome Kylie Marjambi, Founder of Huntah Gathara, as our guest presenter for the upcoming Brumby Practitioner Circle.

Kylie’s work is grounded in deep cultural responsibility, lived experience, and a commitment to truth telling, integration, and care for future generations. Holding Githabul, Ngarakwal and Miningubul bloodlines, alongside South Sea Islander and European ancestry, her work sits thoughtfully between community and clinical spaces, honouring both personal and collective realities.

Kylie will be joining us to share space, story, and reflections from her work, inviting conversation rather than a prescribed framework. Her presence offers an opportunity for practitioners to listen, reflect, and sit with what emerges in relation to practice.

This practitioner circle has been created as a supportive space for reflection, connection, and shared learning. For these circles to continue and remain sustainable, we do need the support and participation of practitioners who value this kind of space.

If this feels aligned, your presence truly matters.

🗓️ Sunday 1 March 2026 | 10.00am–2.00pm
$50 | 📍 Online via Zoom

✅ ACA members can claim 3 OPD points
✅ PACFA members can record Category B CPD (Reflective Practice)

🌐 www.brumbyeat.com.au
📧 parihan@brumbyeat.com.au

16/01/2026

🌿 Spring Camp 2026 | Registrations Now Open 🌿

Last year’s Spring Camp was quite special.
A small group of teens slowing down, spending time with horses, sharing space in nature, and discovering new ways to feel steady, confident, and connected.

We’re now opening registrations for Spring Camp 2026.
A two day, one night camp created especially for teens aged 12 to 17.

📆 Thursday 1st to Friday 2nd October
📍 Location: Kanimbla, NSW 2790
💰 Investment: $550 plus GST

This camp offers a gentle pause from the busyness of everyday life. Time to breathe, move, notice, and be yourself. Through guided interaction with horses, nature based activities, and supportive conversations, teens are invited to build emotional awareness, confidence, and trust in themselves and others.

The experience is carefully held by a qualified counsellor and equine assisted facilitators, with a strong focus on safety, nervous system regulation, and authentic connection.

To keep the space calm and personal, places are limited to just 6 campers.

🌸 Learn more
https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/spring-camp-2026

🌸 Register here
https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/eventworkshopregistration

If you know a teen who would benefit from time outdoors, meaningful connection, and a slower, more grounded experience, this camp may be a beautiful fit.

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14/01/2026

📣 Only 5 spots remaining

I wanted to share a quick update for those who have been considering this training.

Together with Sonja Keller and Camilla Mowbray, we’ll be offering a one-day Intro to DBT for Equine Assisted Practice professional training. This day is designed for practitioners who want grounded, experiential DBT skills they can integrate directly into their work with clients and horses.

Each of us brings a different lens, and together it creates a rich and practical learning space.

Sonja brings over twenty years of trauma-informed experience and deep DBT knowledge, supporting children, young people, and adults through evidence-based practice.

Camilla is a clinical counsellor and psychotherapist with over a decade of experience in equine-assisted therapy. Her work centres on regulation, sensory integration, relational attunement, and horse-centred practice, alongside her extensive professional training background.

I bring my nature-based and equine-assisted mental health practice, integrating counselling with embodied awareness, nervous system regulation, and the presence and attunement of horses.

Across the day, we’ll explore the five core DBT modules through hands-on, experiential learning. Practitioners can expect mindful movement, grounding practices, herd observation, equine-based activities, and spacious time for reflection, questions, and real-world application.

✨Only 5 spots remaining
✨No prior DBT training is required

📍 Location
C Horses, Galston NSW

🗓 Date and time
Sunday 8 March 2026
9:00am to 4:00pm

💰 Investment
$400 + GST

🎓 Professional development
ACA approved for CPD points

🔔 For those already registered
As we begin finalising numbers, a gentle reminder that payments are required to secure your place. Payment reminders have been emailed, so please check your inbox (and spam folder, just in case).

We understand that questions sometimes come up. If you have any queries around invoices, payments, or anything else, please feel free to reach out. We’re very happy to support you.

🔗 Full training details
https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/introduction-to-dbt-for-equine-assisted-therapy

🎟 Registrations
https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/eventworkshopregistration

📧 parihan@brumbyeat.com.au
📞 0413 781 727
🌐 www.brumbyeat.com.au

13/01/2026

Hey you 👀
Yes you.
It’s summer here ☀️
And we’ve got some upcoming events and programs at Brumby Equine Assisted Therapy 🐴

Here’s what’s on:

🍃 Practitioner Circle
Sunday 1 March 2026 | 10.00am to 2.00pm
$50 | 📍 Online (virtual)
Guest presenter: Kylie Marjambi, founder of Huntah Gathara

A reflective, relational space for practitioners.
Learn more and full details via the link below.

🔗https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/brumby-practitioner-circle-2026

🌿 Introduction to DBT for Equine Assisted Practice
One day foundational training
Integrating DBT skills into equine assisted therapy

Facilitated by myself, Parihan Wyatt, alongside Sonja Keller and Camilla Mowbray.
No prior DBT training required.

Learn more via the link below.
🔗 https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/introduction-to-dbt-for-equine-assisted-therapy

🌸 Spring Camp 2026
Registrations now open

Spaces are limited to 6 campers to keep the experience personal and grounded.

🔗Learn more here:
https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/spring-camp-2026

🌼 End of Term School Holiday Workshops 2026
Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 dates now available
Small groups, maximum of 6 children per workshop

Learn more here:
🔗 https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/end-of-term-school-workshops

🌸 To register:
Follow the registration link below
🔗 https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/eventworkshopregistration

Same pony. Same curious face.
Different ways to gather, learn and connect 🤍

If something here speaks to you, you’re warmly invited.

12/01/2026

As 2026 begins, here’s a simple and gentle idea you might like to try ✨

🫙Take a jar and, once a week, write down one good thing that happened.
Just one.

It doesn’t have to be big or impressive. A moment, a feeling, a connection, a glimmer, something that made you pause 🌿

Over time, this becomes a quiet practice of gratitude, mindfulness, and awareness. A way of slowing down enough to notice what’s already here.

At the end of the year, you open the jar and read back the moments that carried you through 🤍

No pressure. No perfection. Just noticing.

❔If you were to start today, what’s one thing you’d put in your jar this week?

10/01/2026

This week has really been about care.

In the line of our work, horses are recognised as sentient beings. They feel the heat, the strain, and the relief when things ease. Because of that, care is not something separate from the work, it is part of how the work happens, especially in conditions like this.

With the high temperatures we’ve been experiencing, sessions have adapted while still holding therapeutic intention. Timing shifted around the hottest parts of the day. Water buckets and troughs were checked twice daily. Necks and shoulders sponged and hosed. Feeding kept under shade. Physical activity reduced, with regulation, awareness, and connection remaining central.

Care in these moments is active and intentional. It asks us to keep noticing and responding in real time. Compassion, empathy, and responsibility are not concepts set aside, they are practised within the work itself.

Equine assisted work happens outdoors, in relationship with nature, horses, and people. Clients arrive with their own needs, goals, and support systems. The horses do not arrive with advocates. Their welfare relies entirely on us to notice subtle changes, adjust plans, and speak on their behalf. Advocacy is not optional, particularly during extreme weather.

Domestic horses require thoughtful, responsive care across all seasons, wet or dry, and this week has highlighted that responsibility in a very real way.

Inviting clients into this care has supported the therapeutic process rather than paused it. Slowing down together, checking water, noticing the heat, and responding appropriately became moments of learning, regulation, and shared responsibility.

There is something deeply regulating in caring. In tending to another, people often soften, slow, and reconnect with themselves too.

Thinking of everyone who has been affected by the extreme heat and fires. 🤍🍃

08/01/2026

In the Circle of Life ❤️

Kylie, who is our guest speaker for our upcoming Practitioner Circle, shares her knowledge and wisdom in this film alongside many others.

For more details, and for those who would like to watch the film and be part of the 5-day virtual gathering, follow the link in the post below.

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