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 […]
Racing Industry and Charities – Working Together
Horse racing remains one of our country’s most popular sports, with over 244,000 people attending Melbourne’s 2022 Spring Carnival alone, clearly, this part of Australia’s sporting and cultural landscape is not going anywhere. Particularly considering […]
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 […]
LUNCHING AND FUNDRAISING FOR OUR INJURED RETIRED RACHORSES
Life with Horses has paired with The Prince Consort Hotel to host their very first fundraising luncheon in Brisbane. The event details:Event Name: Life with Horses Fundraising LuncheonEvent Date: Friday 26th May 2023Event Time: 11:30am […]
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, […]