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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ducky and how to get involved…
Life with Horses (LWH), is excited to announce we have our first sponsor horse. We would like to introduce you to “All Pluck” AKA Ducky, he was retired in 2020 due to a tendon injury […]
Meet Kat, Life with Horses and our goals!
So, who am I, why now and why horses? Ever since I was a young girl, I had a connection and understanding with animals, cats, dogs, birds, and horses. I also loved dolphins, but a […]
Introducing you to Scally
Excalibrator AKA Scallywag (Scally) was retired in 2019 due to an injury in his offside fetlock. I strongly believe in changing the perception that an ex-racehorse has little value once its racing career has ended. […]