Horse Love

Finding Nemo

Life with Horses is thrilled to announce the arrival of Nemo, the newest member of our equine family! On September 18, 2023, Nemo was brought to Life with Horses by his previous owners, Compton Racing, […]

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What a Year!

2023 has been an exciting and eventful year here at Life with Horses! Since January we have taken on three more horses, Fancy, Nemo and Luca, doubling the size of our herd, we have also […]

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Fancy’s Story

Fancy was never really built for the racecourse, at just 15 hands (152cm) no wonder her little legs struggled, she pulled up sore and retired after just four starts. Fortunately for Fancy, two of the […]

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Meet Prince Brinky…

LIFE WITH HORSES ACCQUIRES THEIR THIRD OFF THE TRACK THOROUGHBRED Life with Horses is excited to announce that their retired racehorse family is growing. Thanks to the support of some organisations, we can bring Prince […]

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Why thoroughbreds?

Thoroughbred, to mean a horse, was first used around the turn of the 19th Century. A good quality thoroughbred is very dependent on the eye of the beholder. The general rule of thumb is, they […]

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Herd Behaviour

Anthropomorphism: the attribution of human characteristics or behaviours to an animal or object. When a horse reacts around us whether a bite, kick or buck we are likely to assume what we think happened rather […]

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Horse Communication – Part 2

The mistake humans commonly make when working with horses is that we believe they understand us and mirror our behaviour – this is a yes and no situation. We also try to be the boss, […]

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Meet Ducky’s other half..

Life with Horses would like to introduce you to our re-educator, Kat Shearer and share with you her love and learnings from horses, she believes they fight for people they love. Kat has her mum, […]

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