EquineCoach

17/01/2026

Grief

One we all experience.

Grief can come in many guises for many reasons. Its not limited to loosing a loved one from the physical world.

We can feel Grief for the loss of anything that we have an emotional connection to.

That may be a relationship break up, a child leaving the nest, loosing a job, our home, a friend who moves away and much more.

Human Grief can often be mixed with other emotions like guilt or shame, especially if its linked to something traumatic for us.

Both these emotions, and others are not ones animals experience, because they do not have a reasoning, analytical brain like us. We can overthink a situation and add our own narrative that gives our Grief an alternative persona.

The horses teach us about Grief in its base sense.
They have done so recently and their lesson was one of support and acceptance of the cycle of life.

We lost one of our dearest herd members on 30th December.
We have not mentioned this til now to allow Paul's human to work through her personal Grief.

We knew several weeks before that Paul's time was limited. The horses changed.
They became quiet and watchful. They stayed in a group at all times and their behaviour to Paul changed in some aspects. They were saying their goodbye.

The day Paul passed was in essence a beautiful one.
Olly was by his side, calm and just there. The herd came and stood quietly nearby. Very supportive and accepting.

The humans celebrated his life with cupcakes and our own goodbye in our own way.

Paul was our wise old man. About 40 to 45 years old and quite simply his body had worn out. He was his usual cheeky monkey self to the last.

Paul's passing reminded us of community. People and horses coming together to just be there for each other, nothing else.

We have focused on the gifts he gave us, rather than the pain of physical loss and together we have supported Olly, Paul's companion and his human as and how they have needed.

Thank you for reminding us what is important in life Paul.

Much loved and his legacy will live on as we teach his lessons to others.

🦄🌈 Paul ❤️ Enjoy your next adventure

15/01/2026

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Deal with the stress, overwhelm and constant on the go.

We do online coaching now as well as sessions with the herd.

Quiet the mind and find peace
Understand the emotion under physical health issues
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Great for children who struggle understanding and managing emotions.

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14/01/2026

This is just beautiful ❤️ a wonderfully written peice from the yard owner where EquineCoach is located. Thank you 🙏

I’ve always been a little reluctant to write openly on this page about the other things we do at Kindred Spirits.

Not because they aren’t important - but because of that fear of being misunderstood and judged. Of it being seen as “not the norm” or putting people off who may be looking for a place to keep their horses because its "different".

But the horses teach us so much and not showing your authentic self because of fear is definitely not something that aligns with their teachings.

Kindred Spirits isn’t only a track system for horses.
It is a place where horses and humans heal together - physically, emotionally, and energetically.

We are home to EquineCoach, the human-horse partnership of Michaela and Frosty. What began as a duo is now supported by the whole herd. Their work includes equine-facilitated learning, somatic work, forest therapy and more - always led by the horses themselves.

Everyone here, either currently or in the past, has experienced sessions with them. It’s not something anyone has to do to be part of our community - but it’s something that has helped every single one of us move forward in our own journeys. And in turn, it has helped the horses too.

The horses are the centre of everything we do here.
We truly listen to them.

Because of that, they know they can communicate with us - sometimes with just a look, a nudge, a change in their energy or a shift of their body - and we will pay attention.

The horses also receive reiki sessions from Life - Reiki Energy Healing meaning that Michaela can help them stay emotionally balanced and supported. This isn’t about “fixing” them - it’s about offering space, grounding and regulation, just as we would for any member of our community.

None of the horses are head-collared to go into their areas for feeds. They simply go in. Some of them now even choose which rugs they want to wear, and when.

Recently, we had an issue with hay. The bales looked fine, smelled fine, came from the same field, cut at the same time and stored the same way — yet the horses would happily eat half of them and completely refuse the rest. We’re still baffled as to why. But we listened.
It caused weeks of stress, and we are now paying far more for hay than planned — but we did it because we listened to the horses.

We listen to them with physical issues.
We listen to them emotionally.
We listen energetically too.

Because everything is linked.

And the thing that drives everything we do here is the greatest lesson the horses teach us - love.

I’m not writing this because I believe what we do is “better” than what anyone else does. I truly believe everyone is doing the best they can with the knowledge and understanding they have and thats more than okay because we are all learning and growing every day. I know that no matter how far I've come, I certainly still have a lot of learning and growing to do myself.

I’m writing this to gently explain who we are - so that if we have openings for new members of our herd and community, they are people who feel aligned with what we do. Life is too important to share space with people who are reading from a completely different book.

If this post means some people unfollow, that’s okay. Hopefully it opens the door to those who are open to our way of being - and to the way we care for our horses.

The year of the Fire Horse is approaching.
Now feels like the time to stop living in the shadows and show our true selves.

This is who we are.
And we are so proud of what we have built. 🐴🌈

13/01/2026

Thank you for the kind recommendation received today.

12/01/2026

At EquineCoach we help people with emotional and mental health issues with support from our herd of amazing horses.

But emotions can cause all sorts of everyday issues like stress, anxiety, tension, overthinking or simply not being present.

Horses, being flight animals can be effected by our emotional energy and react accordingly.

So using our experience with horses and humans, we also offer to work with you and your own horse.

- Understand how your thoughts create an energy your horse picks up and how they can react
- Understand how to make changes that will benefit you, your horse and your relationship
- Learn techniques to help you in your everyday life.

Online or in person.

You can even have a session with our herd and then go back and practice with your own horse.

All work is at liberty

Get in touch to understand more or book an online or face to face session for £35, sessions are approximately 1 hour.

The horses can teach us so much about ourselves and how to be.

WhatsApp 07510020938

12/01/2026

Stress, overwhelm, overthinking, anxiety. Can't turn the head off? Lost the joy of life?

EquineCoach is now opening up online sessions.

For those who dont want to brave the cold, or are not confident in venturing out to the unknown.

Yes, our work is more powerful with the horses support and our Forest Therapy style work has greater impact when we connect with nature.

But we want to empower you to break that cycle of triggers and the behaviour patterns that are caused by trapped emotion. And we understand life challenges, confidence and anxiety that may prevent a face to face visit to our place of peace.

Our techniques can still be taught online and starting off that way can also build confidence to come and see us.

We cant do anything about the weather though 😁

Sessions are 121 video calls and will last an hour.

First sessions are first steps
- Understand why you feel like you do, and that you are not alone.
- Learn how to switch off your head and reconnect to your body.
- Take back control of emotions and thoughts
- Learn how to listen to what your body is telling you
- Start working on letting it go

Fully insured, fully qualified Equine Facilitated Learning Practitioner, Somatic work Practitioner and Forest Therapy type of work.

Online sessions are £35 per hour.

My own journey with our EquineCoach Frosty has changed who I am in so many ways. Stess caused my body to start failing through Crohns disease, which I no longer have. I am passionate about helping people get back who they really because Ive been through it myself.

Get in touch to book your session.

Face to face 121 sessions with the horses are still available for the brave souls who are determined the weather won't stop them 😁

WhatsApp 07510020938

11/01/2026

Letting go

Working with clients to 'let go' is this week's theme, and it follows through to the horses that support us.

Yesterday the herd had their regular Masterson Technique session. This technique works on the meridians to clear blockages in the physical and emotional. Our Frosty had been holding some recent emotion in his chest area, noted in a tight shoulder.

Our wonderful Practitioner worked with him to release.

So, just like us, domestic animals can hold emotions in their body that cause tension and lead to physical problems.

Once given the support and the reminder to release, he simply let it go. He rested, relaxed and then went about his day.

It was such an experience observing this for my client, that she felt more confident in our Somatic session to release emotion herself.

We learn so much from the horses. They give us such clear messages about how we can be and how to work in our bodies.

This week I will be planning some new type of sessions for people to experience what we do without needing to commit long term. I will also be arranging some online work that teaches the techniques we use, for those who struggle with attending during the colder weather.

Look out for the dates in next week's update.

04/01/2026

Very impressed with clients this week braving the cold to attend sessions. That's determination for you 😁

Yesterday was so cold that we stopped half way through the session to go for a walk around the feilds to warm up.

Of course, that still turned into a learning opportunity through herb identification and enjoying the wildlife.

Apparently we were observed by some of the herd, who know that humans walking round the field means 'goodies' being collected for them to enjoy.

Very sorry to say boys, very little out there right now 🙈

Picture was taken by Samantha Dean who was watching them, watching us 😆

Do drop us a message to understand how we can help you.

- Equine Facilitated Learning
- Somatic based emotional work
- Resilience building techniques
- Connection
- Forest style therapy work

Supported by the horses

WhatsApp 07510020938

02/01/2026

A Happy New Year from EquineCoach.

A quiet one for the herd.

Enjoying the sunshine today and always big play in the sand school.

Once we are back to normal working, we will plan in some of the special sessions and events for Spring.

Keep an eye on our posts for news.

In the meantime, just peace ❤️

26/12/2025

A big thank you to Sam for treating the boys to a Christmas Day lunch 😊

Isn't the slurping wonderful 🥰