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 […]
Meet Our Wonderful New Trainer and Coach Jen!
Jen Davy is a well-known trainer and coach in our area and we are thrilled to have her join the Life with Horses team. After meeting Jen in May I knew immediately she would be […]
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 […]
The Prince Consort Hotel – Team Building Day!
Wow! What an amazing morning we had with the guys from The Prince Consort Hotel. As huge supporters of Life with Horses we couldn’t wait to get them out to Timbertops Park and show them the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
Horse Communication – Part 1
Do you understand what your horse is communicating to you and other horses? Let us breakdown communication with horses and humans, there are two areas: Horses communicating to other horses and humans. How humans communicate […]