Body & Soul Balanced Equine.

12/10/2026

What is your impression of a balanced equine ?
Could it be from what you have recently observed or learnt or is it from an idea you have had since starting into horses ?

Is a balanced Equine assessed by :

🫏 Posture, either static or mobile
🫏 How they graze and eat from their tubs
🫏 How the turn corners carrying a rider
🫏 Transitions from one gait to another.
🫏 How they are in their attitude on the day.
🫏 How they are after gear changes or bodywork.

There are many aspects to include when making an assessment of a balanced equine. Physically, mentally, physiologically to name a few.

When you horse is moving more towards being a balanced horse wholistically, they are far more ready to listen to you and what you and the life you wish to embrace with your horse.

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04/10/2026

This is Masikota, an athletic, 11yr old TB mare. I purchased Cody, 1 to see how effective I can be in returning her to a comfortable balanced moving horse. She has pelvic damage and walks a bit like she is on stilts, and she is very heavy on her forehand.
At this point she is showing benefit from posture work. The basis is while still, then some mobilisations and activations. Just enough for her to grow confidence in what I am doing. As I don't believe she has had a lot of handling since racing.
As soon as she feels the something happening in her body she responds. First questioning then she continues to observe and feel. Its so rewarding watching her face change and express what she is feeling. And I follow her in this way to add more, change area or discontinue.
A long way to go but we can see a pathway.

28/04/2026

The weather is helping so much with healing my nervous system. Which sort of got a little bit burnt out affecting just about every organ cell and system in the body.

I worked on Annie as below, then walked her out in small circles left right and straightness. She is moving really well. Shifting her weight and moving in alignment . So good to see this, as mostly I see the issues loudly.
So loved her wide stance she took after the chest elbow work 💕

And I feel better seeing changes in my horses from what I’ve learnt.
Here’s
Annie my gorgeous 17 yr old TB mare.
🕊Collapsed pelvis, from going through the race prep as a baby.
🕊 Scare tissue in both sides of her chest, left vertical, right horizontal. That was a mess when she did it.
Annie is tightly muscled through the neck and shoulders relieving her back of weight.
🕊This morning i used my oil blend to relax the area around the Tuber Sacrale, Annie’s are touching. I do gentle moments around the pelvis using all bony points with the intention of increasing movement.
Red light over the area.
🕊 Oil blend on the chest and soft tissue movements Also.
She could then lift her front
Legs to do some trimming. And rest her hinds so I could access her hinds.

Treating Annie is always and ongoing which she works with, I get lots of smooches which are my fav 🕊💕🍾

28/04/2026

We are having the most beautiful weather so warm and sunny. But not so good for the horses, the green grass, the warmth, I noticed going back a few years how this messes with the horses cycles they should be resting now. But they are very active especially when you have 1 very handsome boy and another very pretty boy. The girls a sneak out to Oswin the pretty one and the noises and squirting starts. Remy runs over skids in-between to take back his girl.
But health wise this will affect them, their behaviour and tenderness under saddle. So be vigilant , call you vet for assessment.

Remi & Oswin.

07/04/2026

Yesterday was a write off for me , lucky though today I felt ok so out with Soulice and Wally before it disappears.
Poppy is 10 and has lived the life of a much loved pet. Hasn’t had much gear on just sporadically.
Rules I have for myself , which are many is to not start or introduce anything new without one of my other horses around, usually their best mate.
So with Wally for emotional support, I layed the saddle pad and roller on Poppy, she wasn’t tied to any thing.
I thought today I would introduce a whole body feel, this is using a TTouch wrap. Poppy stands allows all this just watching. She tends to drift off . Now that could be shutting the feel out or processing it. She is use to me not rushing and allowing each step to be acknowledged by her .
I raised the energy a little to get some momentum, we walked together, volte’s soft zig zags. So she could feel the connections left and right.
She wouldn’t walk in her own, so I stayed with her. Introduced a bit of a game chasing Fergus and her stride length improved. And after a square stop we had some jaw movement. Which is a good sign for Poppy .
We stopped loosened girth, cavesson immediately all at liberty, so it’s not a big deal.

Oils today. Was a blend for hot spots , itchy skin. Smells great too.
Anthena Moloney

05/04/2026

This morning was day 2 of another set of starting Soulice/ Poppy for riding.
I have noticed things habits actions, about myself due to active observation.
1, is doing 1 thing at a time, near impossible but not good especially when working with a horse.
Poppy had roller and saddle pad on yesterday, she has has the on spasmodically over the past 7 years.
Today I put the sheepskin pad, different girth, and I am aware of keeping changes to one at a time. She was great , just listening to me and eating her hay.

She suddenly went to the gate and asked to go out looking unsure.
So what changed? Me I was feeling her semi’s from her tail to hocks.
In my head I was ensuring she wasn’t tensing, but I caused it as the saddle pad was the new thing, I needed to see that through with her, not lose focus.
We went for a walk , square corners and a much improved poppy with balance and controlling her shoulders.
She is a beautiful soul this girl 🕊🍾🕊

15/10/2024

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01/09/2024

Be careful this is not what you are actually doing to your horse when someone teaches you or you read about desensitising a horse.
Animals including humans do not become desensitized by being traumatized by your worst nightmare. The nervous system is damaged as self-regulation has become overwhelmed.
Horse need to know they are safe any you their guardian are educated to understand how to do this according to The horse, not some human. Please do not do this to your horse. There is no beneficial point to it.

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17/08/2024

An interesting article I found by Thomas Ritter on how classical dressage was competion dressage early last century and why it’s important for classical trained students to get out competing. I was looking for something else 🤷‍♀️🕊

  BY DR. THOMAS RITTER People often ask whether classical dressage can be successful in competitions, or whether you have to sell out and sacrifice the horse’s well-being and the principles of classical dressage in order to be successful in competitions. There are several different issues involve...