Kay Burt Equine Therapy

04/11/2025

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🐴 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐭 — 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡.

This has been on my mind a lot ..
We keep talking about burnout in the horse world — but what if it isn’t burnout?
What if it’s just caring too deeply, for too long, without a break?

Because we don’t clock off at 5pm.
We don’t switch off our phones or our brains.
We lie awake wondering if the one that didn’t finish their feed is okay,
or if the weather’s going to turn the fields into soup again.

We say “I’m fine” while doing twelve things at once, running on coffee, hay dust and stubbornness.
We hold space for everyone else’s horses, emotions, and emergencies — but who holds space for us?

And when we finally show we’re tired, someone always says,
“Well, you chose this life.”
As if loving something means it shouldn’t exhaust you.

But it’s okay to be tired.
It’s okay to need a day off.
It’s okay to love this life and still feel like it’s breaking you sometimes.

Because the truth is, we don’t do it for money, or glory, or thanks.
We do it for the quiet moments —
the old horse resting his nose on your shoulder,
the rescue that finally trusts again,
the little wins no one else sees.

That’s what keeps us here.

So if you’re reading this and you’re running on fumes — you’re not weak.
You’re human. You just care more than most. 💛

Ps. If anyone finds a “self-cleaning stable” or a “field that never turns to mud” setting in real life, please DM me immediately. I’ll sell a kidney for it. 😂

18/09/2025

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The best response to someone who wants to own horses:

The best way to see if horses are a good choice for you is to start by planning your entire life around being home to feed them. If that feels ok, go outside in the rain when you’re very sick and fling mud around with a rake for about 10 minutes. If you’re still into it, take 90% of your money and just give it away. If these things don’t bring you to your knees, then horses are right for you.🤣😭

Love this.... Credit to ILonka Margis for original post

20/08/2025

Getting your priorities right ☀️ ✈️ 🐾🐴

14/08/2025

If anyone can spare a donation, they do amazing things for such an array of animals that most wouldn’t give a chance to 🙏😫 what world do we live in 😠

Writing this breaks our hearts but, at around 17:10 today, our hospital was robbed...

A white male estimated to be between 25 and 30 entered our hospital reception and asked the receptionist for directions to a local garage. When this receptionist went to get someone local to help, this individual climbed over the reception counter and stole money from a locked cash box before jumping in a car and speeding away towards the A128.

In a time where every single pound counts this is devastating for the charity. Not only were the funds needed for our patients taken from us, but the generosity of all of you has now been stolen too. If anyone has any information please contact Essex Police quoting reference 42/117120/25

CCTV is being reviewed.

We know that funds are tight for everyone right now but, if you could help us with these vital funds we would be so much more than grateful ❤️

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/robbed

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13/08/2025

As I sat waiting for my Osteopath appointment, I was cringing at how long it had been since my last visit. I justified it in my head thinking… I’m fine, I don’t ache anywhere. I’m not even stiff or in pain. If anything, I’m only here because of my sciatica, but hey I ride horses it’s to be expected.

In true “Burt” fashion I smashed through all the range of motion testing he asked of me without one twinge. I thought to myself I’ve got this, I don’t know what I was stressing about. UNTIL he started palpating my neck, right shoulder and thoracic spine. I was then instantly humbled. My god did I need that session and what a powerful reminder. You may not be aware of your own restrictions because you are so used to your habitual movement patterns. It is not until someone else palpates your muscles that you realise you needed work.

So, get your niggles seen to people before they turn into bigger problems. Go book your appointment for you & your horse!

12/08/2025

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08/08/2025

Last week I overheard someone in the farm shop ask another horse owner how their horse was adjusting to their new retirement home.

The reply was “she’s loving it! I just thought it was about time she could just be a horse, you know. I do miss her terribly though”. I’ve heard this phrase numerous times over the years as I’m sure you have to but it got me thinking…

Why is it that as horse owners we only consider the horse’s needs to “just be horse” when they’re either no longer rideable or when they’ve reached a justifiable age? Why is it that only after x amount of years do we allow them to “just be horse”?

Why can’t their need to be a horse be considered throughout the entirety of their life, through all phases of their time with us? Why is it only when they’ve reached their golden years do we put their need for just being a horse as priority?

06/08/2025

Take the worry out of your holiday planning, by knowing your home is being looked after while you’re away.

For the past 16 years I have offered house and pet sitting services to friends and family. I am now opening these services up to my existing clients.

*Availability is dependent on location. Drop me a message to discuss your needs and take the worry out of your next trip away.

23/07/2025

**Food for thought**

Everybody wants a good horse.
But not everybody wants to become the kind of person that makes a horse good.

In today’s world, people expect fast results.

Instant gratification.
Swipe, click, scroll, done.

People expect success to be delivered like an Amazon Prime Order:
fast, easy, and with a smile.

They want to turn their feral horse into a “finished horse” without ever putting in the hours it takes to truly understand one in the first place.

Here’s the thing…
Mastery isn’t downloadable.
A reciprocal relationship can’t be rushed. It is build over time and it comes with highs and lows.

What took others years of learning, failing, watching, refining, people now want handed to them in a weekend clinic, a 10-minute video, a one time exercise, a one-sentence answer or because they bought a course.

The shortcuts people chase are often detours that lead them right back to where they started, just more frustrated this time.

They want the feel, but not the feedback.
They want the bond, but not the humility.
They want the horse to change, but they don’t want to change themselves.

No one can hand you the timing, the feel, the quiet, calm and consistent leadership it takes.

It can’t be downloaded or bought.

You earn that, you develop it, with every consistent rep and step. With patience. With clarity. Through being a lifetime student of the horse.

By showing up on the days it’s hard, boring, frustrating or humbling.

Put in the work.
Put in the hours.
Because Your horse
deserves that version of You.

20/07/2025

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The Side of Horses No One Likes to Talk About

It’s not just sunshine hacks, ribbons, and perfect jumping shots.

Behind every beautiful photo you see of a horse and rider, there’s a side most people never see:

💔 The heartbreak of lameness that lingers.
💊 The vet bills that quietly drain your savings.
😞 The mornings you wake up already exhausted but still head to the yard in the rain.
😓 The weight of wondering if you’re doing the right thing — by them, by yourself.
🕯️ The gut-wrenching decisions when “what’s best for them” shatters your own heart.

People see the rosettes.
They don’t see the 3am checks during colic.
They don’t see the hours spent sat in a stable, just willing your horse to eat.
They don’t see the lonely tears cried into a neck you’d give anything to fix.

Because loving horses means giving everything — time, money, emotions, your whole heart — and knowing it still might not be enough.

But we do it. Every single day.

Because they are worth it.
Because they don’t get a say in the body they’re given or the people who care for them.
Because they trust us — and we carry that trust like it’s sacred.

So here’s to the ones holding it all together behind the scenes.
The ones quietly carrying the weight of the hard decisions.
The ones still showing up, even when it hurts.

You are not alone.
Your love is seen — even when it’s not flashy, loud or perfect.
This is the part of horses people don’t always talk about.

But it deserves to be heard.
So if you’re in that season, this one’s for you. ❤️🐴

Share this for the riders who are quietly struggling, and the horses who are so deeply loved, even in the hardest of moments