Dark Horse Psychotherapy

01/10/2026

🐴 and maybe that's why the bond feels so deep...

01/09/2026

❤️🐴

Hang on!

Woman: I’m not good enough.
I’m not pretty enough.
I’m not smart enough.
I’m not brave enough.
Horse: I can fix all that. Just hang on.

Forever Cowgirl♥️

01/08/2026

Grateful for the little things ✨🐴

01/05/2026

The Weight They Help Us Carry

A horse feels the heaviness
you try to hide 💔🐎

It does not ask you to explain.
It does not rush your healing.

It simply shares the space
until the burden feels lighter.

01/05/2026

Everyone’s asking if 2026 is a gelding or a mare…
and let’s be honest —

it’s a red mare. You want it to be a red mare.

Because red mares don’t wait for permission.
They’re strong, determined, and full of will.
They test you, teach you, and make you earn every ounce of trust.

Red mares aren’t easy —
they’re honest.

They know their minds.
They feel everything deeply.
They don’t move just because you asked —
they move when they believe in you.

And when a red mare gives you her heart?
She gives it fully.

She makes you better.
More patient.
More aware.
More grounded.

So if 2026 has red mare energy,
that means it’s a year of strength,
self-trust,
quiet confidence,
and choosing depth over ease.

A year that doesn’t rush.
A year that doesn’t apologize.
A year that asks you to rise to the level of who you’re becoming.

Yeah…
2026 is definitely a red mare. 🔥🐴

Who's ready?

01/04/2026

From burnout to rebuilding…

So many people are carrying more than they realise.
Not always in dramatic ways — often quietly, steadily, over time.

Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse.
Sometimes it shows up as tiredness that lingers, a sense of being slightly disconnected, or the feeling that life has become something to manage rather than live.

Rebuilding doesn’t have to mean starting again from nothing.
Often, it’s about softening.
Reconnecting with what steadies us.
Letting go of the pressure to push through when something inside is asking for care.There’s a quiet strength in slowing down.
In listening to what your body, your rhythm, and your inner world are asking for.
In choosing sustainability over urgency.

This season invites a gentler way forward — one that honours both rest and renewal, effort and ease.

If you’re finding yourself somewhere in that in-between space, know that you’re not alone.
Sometimes all that’s needed is permission to move at a pace that truly supports you.

12/31/2025

Happy New Year!!! 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse which is worth more than just a one night celebration. Here’s to welcoming it in with an open mind and an open heart!

I don’t know exactly what 2026 will bring.
But I know this—

2026 is the year of the horse.

The year of slowing down
without falling behind.
The year of choosing depth
over noise.
The year of trusting instinct
instead of chasing approval.

Horses don’t rush into a new season.
They step into it steady.
Aware.
Grounded.

And that’s the energy I’m carrying into 2026.

The year of listening more closely—
to my body,
to my intuition,
to the quiet places
that have always told me the truth.

The year of building trust
instead of forcing outcomes.
The year of showing up consistently,
even when no one’s watching.
The year of understanding
that strength doesn’t have to be loud
to be powerful.

2026 feels like the year
we stop explaining ourselves.

The year we choose what feels right
instead of what looks impressive.
The year we honor the pace
that actually sustains us.

Horses don’t apologize for their needs.
They don’t perform for validation.
They don’t chase what isn’t aligned.

They move when it’s time.
They rest when it’s not.
They trust the rhythm
that’s already written into them.

That’s the lesson.

Let 2026 be the year of the horse—
the year of calm confidence.
The year of grounded growth.
The year of quiet strength.

The year we stop rushing the process
and start respecting it.

The year we remember
that everything meaningful
takes time.

And maybe—
just maybe—
that’s when things finally fall into place.

Here’s to 2026.
Steady.
Intentional.
Rooted.

The year of the horse.

Who's ready for 2026?

12/22/2025

❤️

12/21/2025

https://www.theequuseffect.org/why-horses/

Because they’re honest ... how they feel is what they do ~ Horses have three qualities that make them naturals at guiding people toward more effectiveness in the world ~ The Wisdom of The Prey Their existence for 55 million years has depended upon their ability to sense the heart rate, muscle tens...

12/21/2025

Kory and every horse that came before her when I was a kid. Their patience and grace .

12/21/2025

A Horse’s Capacity Changes Daily

Capacity is not fixed.

Sleep, environment, herd dynamics, weather, pain, and previous stress all influence what the nervous system can manage.

Meeting the horse where they are is not indulgent.
It is biologically accurate.

12/20/2025

When you’re gifted the immense beauty of a new beginning, don't repeat the old mistakes.

Don’t go back – to the old places, people, situations, arrangements, ways and compulsions which led you down the path you’ve finally emerged from.

Leave them where they belong: In your past and in the old version of you.

It’s VERY tempting to resume what is familiar, but that will only undermine your growth, and nowhere do you grow more, than in new, novel situations and experiences.

Be brave.

Let things, situations and people go.

Clear out the closet of your life.

And start dressing anew, for the new life you’ve so bravely, courageously and fiercely forged in the fires of your pain and suffering.

Walk a new path, in a new way and with new people.

You can do it.

That’s why you’ve arrived where you are now.

There’s no going back; ever…

Angela Dunning
The Horse’s Truth
www.thehorsestruth.co.uk

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