Apache Spirit

25/02/2026

Some decisions feel heavy because we already know the answer… we’re just hoping it changes.

Horses teach us this quietly.
When they say yes — it’s soft, willing, clear.
When they say no — you feel hesitation, tension, uncertainty.

Life is the same.

If you’re stuck between yes and no…
pause.
Breathe.
Listen to your gut the way you listen to your horse.

Clarity feels calm.
Peace doesn’t argue.

🤍 Trust what feels clear.

✨ If this spoke to you, save it for the moment you need the reminder.

24/02/2026

24/02/2026

16/02/2026

16/02/2026

🛑 Report, report, report 🛑

Recording your road incidents in our Horse i app, as well as to the police, gives us the data to campaign for change at local and national level. Whether it’s a close pass or a near miss, your experience matters.

The more evidence we gather, the stronger our case for better infrastructure, legislation and support for riders and carriage drivers on the road

🤳🏻Download the app today and be part of the change www.bhs.org.uk/go-riding-and-learn/record-an-incident/incident-report-form

16/02/2026

BE SEEN... NOT REMEMBERED...

Honestly… I’m so tired of posting about this but here we are again.

Top photo = a REAL photo I took.
Real rain. Real fog. Real blind bend.

Bottom two = AI, just to show how much colour choice alone changes visibility.
Same lane. Same conditions.
Different levels of “seen” vs “seasonal hedge decoration.”

We saw them because we respect country lanes and assume chaos lives round every corner.
Horse. Tractor. Dog. Barry in a Transit.

Not everyone does.

Pink is better than nothing.
Yellow is better than pink.
Nothing is just… trusting your life to vibes and good intentions.

And listen, I don’t WANT to be this person…
but if I’m out and about and see you riding on the roads with no hi-vis,
I will absolutely judge you.

Quietly.
Then loudly.
Then probably post about it.
Glow up. Literally.

Because looking like a highlighter is still better than looking like a hedge.

16/02/2026

These triangles have been rushing out the door and apparently there was a post saying that someone had been involved in an accident and that their BriteAngle warning triangle had been invaluable. I was really pleased that it had helped in a bad situation. Did anyone see it?

16/02/2026

Plain hi viz.
Unless the driver knows the Highway Code, most drivers know nothing about horses and have no idea how to pass. In a survey of 700 drivers only 24 knew how to pass. They should know but obviously lots don’t.

This is why time and again the Rider Eye tabards, with their clear writing, help riders. Most drivers slow when they see the speed camera sign and read how to pass.

Try it. Airjacket friendly.

https://www.ridereye.co.uk/products/hi-viz-horse-rider-tabards-pass-at-max-10-mph

14/02/2026

My new clinic and Classroom nearly finished!
Looking forward to welcoming students for Animal Kinesiology classes!
Are you ready to follow your joy and help animals?


The Speaking horse of Benaughlin

Benaughlin mountain in the unique Geopark that stretches between Fermanagh and Cavan is a special area, from a geological, historical and mythological point of view.
This particular mountain, smaller than its neighbouring Cuilcagh has a legend (there are many more) about the capall bán, or the white horse.
In Irish there is another word for horse, Each, (pronounced Aach, soft ch sound), and the true name of this place is Binn Eachlabhra or the Peak of the Speaking horse.
The folklore is that once a year, on Bilberry Sunday, which was the last Sunday of July, a white horse would come down from the mountain top and speak to those who came to pick bilberries, telling them of what lay in the future.
This is my own idea of this white horse with the mountain of Binn Eachlabhra visible in the distance, while in the foreground we see the billberries, heather and gorse or whin bushes.