Garnet Therapeutic Counselling

23/11/2025

In today's other news........

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The maintainance team have been busy as soon as we finished working this morning.

What they called the culprit and the suggestions they put forward aren't printable.

22/11/2025

✨️Volunteering opportunities✨️

🐴Would you like the chance to spend some time helping to keep our herd healthy and happy, ready for their amazing work helping people?

🐴Would you like to volunteer with our little herd?
It would be fabulous if we could have some help with feeding, poo picking, brushing the ponies and introducing them to new obstacles in the arena.

🐴What will volunteers get?
We are fully insured so after some training (H&S) around the herd there will be lots and lots of cuddles with the ponies and a unique chance to interact with them behind the scenes - getting to know their individual personalities.........oh and cups of tea / coffee with some great people.

🐴If you have 1 or 2 hours spare either during the week or some weekends why not consider coming along. We will have a whats app group to organise who can attend at what times / dates.

🐴What will you need?
A sense of humour because all of the horses / ponies are real characters, some wellington boots or walking boots (it can get muddy) and a warm jacket that you dont mind horses sniffing!

🐴If this sounds like you - please get in touch with Ellen via ellen@garnetcounselling.co.uk or text 07825 322282.
Thank you.

20/11/2025

The photo is a small selection of my decks, these ones are all connected to horses.

Every now and again I use them - primarily to prompt people if they are feeling stuck. It opens up conversations such as what they like about the card / picture and what it means to them which in turn can open up lots more.

Sometimes its as simple as asking a young person which picture or which horse looks the way they are feeling. Straight away that tells me so much for the session ahead.

Sometimes I offer my interpretation (and if we need to we can check the book accompanying the cards), It is amazing how the cards can confirm a message which has been delivered through a session with the horses and vice versa.

19/11/2025

Berties turn today to chose.

Today's was an adult clients first session. We went in to meet the ponies first. Tonic and Molly carried on munching the haylage, Pepper sauntered over and wandered straight past on his way to have a roll in the arena before returning to the haylage.
Hearing a new voice Jack and Bertie came across the paddock and made their way up the arena.
Jack said "hi" then waited at the gate to be let into eat haylage. Bertie stayed with us and followed as we talked. Nuzzling our new person and making friends.



*photo of Bertie during an EFL training course*

17/11/2025

When Monday mornings are extra special.

Our new friend came along this morning and the sight that greeted me as I walked down through the orchard was our young person and their mum approaching the fence of the turnout area and the legend that is Tonic who had chosen to connect yesterday coming forward to meet them.

We then had a lovely time brushing Tonics mane, making it nice so that next week we can plait it for the winter while we chatted about life in general and got to know each other. It was a bit chilly thanks to the frost but nice in the sun.

Lastly we opened the gates to let the herd out into the paddocks then watched Jack and Pepper enjoying a roll.

*not today's photo*

16/11/2025

No photos today but we've had lovely afternoon during which a family visited to find out more about Equine Facilitated Therapy.
We took time to show them around and met the horses.

Straight away Tonic came forwards and connected with the young person. He wouldn't leave their side.
While the adults were talking in the orchard, the young person went back towards the horses of their own accord and Tonic immediately came to meet them at the fence.
We are going to start our journey together tomorrow, Tonic can't wait.

*not today's photo, but a great picture of Tonic bring his usual wonderful self.

14/11/2025

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07/11/2025

Shared from our friends Hannah Hurst Helping Hooves ..........🐎❤️