Off the Track Thoroughbred

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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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 […]

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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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