Wisdom of the Brumby

21/11/2025

.. always remember that the earth 🌍 is there to support you. Finding time to be in nature with my best buddy Archie 🐾

29/10/2025

🐴💙 Join us

✨ Saturday 1 November at 6.00pm at The Burrow

🛑 Tuesday 4 November at Eagle Farm Racecourse from 10.00am

📅 Link in comments

29/10/2025

These two have such a special bond, pretty certain they are siblings. They were trapped together in Coffs Harbour and have been with me for 2 years now. I am full of gratitude, it’s such a privilege to learn from these sentient beings 🥰

27/10/2025

This sounds very promising for the brumbies.!

On 22 October 2025, the Bill to repeal the Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act 2018.I had the privilege of speaking against the Bill on behalf of the NSW Nat...

21/10/2025

A young rider who completed her first cross-country round without a bridle said she is proud of the journey she and her pony have made – and has dreams of eventing bridleless in future. Read more below

16/09/2025

This resonates. Horses are so congruent, and that’s why I value and appreciate them so much. They are constantly challenging my EVERYTHING. To build, connect and trust we have to be honest otherwise the relationship doesn’t work.

🐴✨ “I’m Fine.”
Your horse: Are you though? 👀

Here’s the thing. You can rock up to the yard smiling, holding your coffee, pretending life’s totally under control — but your horse already clocked your cortisol before you got your boots on.

Why?

Because horses don’t just read the vibe —
They sniff it.

🔬 Thanks to their superpowered noses and a fancy bit of kit called the vomeronasal organ, horses are wired to detect hormonal changes like stress, adrenaline, and the distinct scent of emotional chaos wafting off you like perfume.

That whole “2000% more sensitive” stat?
It’s a metaphor, not a GCSE maths answer.
But what we can say is:
👉 Horses = Sensory ninjas.
👉 Humans = Emotional squirrels pretending we’re chill.

They don’t care about your “I’m fine” voice.
They respond to what your body’s actually saying — even if you haven’t caught up with it yet.

And they do it without judgement.
No awkward questions. No “have you tried yoga?”
Just honest, grounded presence.

Which is why trauma-informed work with horses isn’t some woo-woo miracle —
It’s literally a biological recalibration with a four-legged truth detector.

They don’t buy your act.
They love you anyway.
And that, my friends, is why they’re the real co-regulators of this emotional rodeo.

🐴💥

28/08/2025

"I caught this little sucker in my basement this morning. At first, I was sure I’d just get rid of him. But when I looked at his tiny, helpless face, something changed. Who was I to decide if he should live or not, just for being in my space... So, I took a long look… then carried him to the park and let him go. We’re all sharing this air today, breathe it in."

29/07/2025