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Hi, I'm Kim Johnson, married with two grown up daughters. I am a qualified English teacher and Equine Assisted Learning Practitioner.

I have had a varied career history: formerly holding senior management positions in the fashion industry, then teaching for over 10 years in the public and private sector. I am now lucky enough to be able to combine my passion for teaching and helping people with my love of horses and have set up Hordle Equine Assisted Learning to do just that. Over the many years that I have spent with horses, I have come to realise the special connection that equines have with humans. It is a privilege to do this work and to reach out to people with many and varied challenges in their lives. I also care for my elderly mum, dog sit and tutor English, and in my spare time I like to ride, swim, walk in nature, go dancing, write stories and read. It's a busy but fulfilling life!

06/03/2026

Who doesn’t enjoy a good scratch in the right spot 😂

02/03/2026

My little wild yearling pony Monty reminds me that it's good to do brave things. Here he is stepping out of his comfort zone to accept and even invite human contact, with his friend Ginger-Pickle alongside for support of course. At HEAL, we are here to support you to face your challenges and to help you to build a little courage - just like Monty. Get in touch if you would like to find out more. Sending love

16/02/2026

What a difference a day makes. Yesterday ponies soggy and soaked, today chilling in the sun. Hats off to all those looking after our equine friends through the winter months, the rain, the mud, the wind, the difficult riding conditions and even worse trying to push a wheelbarrow through the gloop. Today is a taste of what’s to come. Hang on in there- Spring is around the corner xx

04/02/2026

The first sunny day in ages and they want to hang out in their bedrooms 😏😂

23/01/2026

Aunty Flo babysitting the boys while I gave Toshy some me time.

16/01/2026

Someone is getting more confident and a bit cheeky 😂

10/01/2026

The Horses

By Ted Hughes
I climbed through woods in the hour-before-dawn dark.
Evil air, a frost-making stillness,

Not a leaf, not a bird,—
A world cast in frost. I came out above the wood

Where my breath left tortuous statues in the iron light.
But the valleys were draining the darkness

Till the moorline—blackening dregs of the brightening grey—
Halved the sky ahead. And I saw the horses:

Huge in the dense grey—ten together—
Megalith-still. They breathed, making no move,

With draped manes and tilted hind-hooves,
Making no sound.

I passed: not one snorted or je**ed its head.
Grey silent fragments

Of a grey silent world.

I listened in emptiness on the moor-ridge.
The curlew's tear turned its edge on the silence.

Slowly detail leafed from the darkness. Then the sun
Orange, red, red erupted

Silently, and splitting to its core tore and flung cloud,
Shook the gulf open, showed blue,

And the big planets hanging—
I turned

Stumbling in the fever of a dream, down towards
The dark woods, from the kindling tops,

And came to the horses.
There, still they stood,
But now steaming and glistening under the flow of light,

Their draped stone manes, their tilted hind-hooves
Stirring under a thaw while all around them

The frost showed its fires. But still they made no sound.
Not one snorted or stamped,

Their hung heads patient as the horizons,
High over valleys, in the red levelling rays—

In din of the crowded streets, going among the years, the faces,
May I still meet my memory in so lonely a place

Between the streams and the red clouds, hearing curlews,
Hearing the horizons endure.

03/01/2026

Such a beautiful morning. Happy ponies - happy me. X

29/12/2025

Hi everyone and Happy New Year! If improving your well-being is on your list of New Year's resolutions, then why not consider the benefits of interacting with ponies. I can offer one to one or small group sessions, so whether you are looking for a therapeutic programme or some family/friends bonding and fun, or perhaps a short course in pony care and handling then there is something for you at HEAL. Bookings now open for 2026. XX

Contact me via:
WhatsApp, text or SMS : 07972 040731
Email: ktjohnson@talktalk.net
or check out my website: www.heal-equine.co.uk
Robin's Nest, Vaggs Lane, Hordle, SO410FP

Prices available on request. All sessions tailor made for your requirements. Visits welcome by appointment.

24/12/2025

Two pairs of happy ponies in the winter sunshine enjoying an early Xmas present of some new grass. What a beautiful day - such a gift. Merry Christmas ###

20/12/2025

I'm no photographer but honestly....will they stand still with a twinkly outfit on?? No they absolutely will not. Hmm. And then after much faffing, I get my beautiful black mare Flo to pose with a Christmas hat on and my phone stops working! So you'll just have to take my word for that and settle for a festive Mr Ginger Pickles enjoying some Winter sunshine. We've almost made it to the Winter solstace and the shortest day so lets all welcome the return of the light and I look forward to offering some new HEAL equine sessions that promote and nurture your well-being, relationships and personal empowerment. More about that shortly, but do get in touch if you want some details, or to have a chat or book a visit. All of us here at HEAL, especially the ponies: Toshy, Flo, Ginger-Pickle and Monty wish you the merriest of Christmases and a very Happy New Year.

30/11/2025

As November draws to a close and the run up to Christmas begins, you may be looking to buy a gift with a difference for someone. I am pleased to be offering gift vouchers for a bespoke pony interaction experience worth £50 for the discounted price of £40. Just email me on ktjohnson@talktalk.net and I will email your voucher on receipt of payment. The voucher can be redeemed at any time in 2026, date and time subject to availability. xx

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