Equine Expression

16/10/2026

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘆 - 𝗡𝗼𝘃. 𝟮𝟴-𝟯𝟬

𝗔 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, Mel Fleming is helping redefine partnerships between horses and humans.

Her unique approach, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀’ 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. It’s connection that goes 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽.

Equally important is her 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 — imperative for horses’ health and well-being, happiness and athletic performance

𝗔𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱, 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 — a rare combination of e𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽.

Mel helps people to develop their skills to connect, communicate, ride and have fun in groundwork, in a way that horses love.

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀.

In this foundation course you will :-

• 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 unwanted or dangerous behaviours.
• 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 — in yourself and your horse.
• Develop your 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹, 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 and understanding of 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲.
• Learn to t𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 — how they think, feel and communicate.
• 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺.

Find all the details here
https://go.melfleming.com/mullumbimby-nsw-nov-2026-152105-7381

16/10/2026

14/10/2026

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14/10/2026

If you walked out to my paddock right now, you'd find the herd at the round bale, every one of them pulling out a little hay at a time, with loose hay beside it for anyone who fancies a change.

A net covers the bale so nobody gorges, and because there is always hay on offer, not one of my horses ever has an empty gut. In spring I even feed grassy hay, especially then, to balance out all that green grass and the sugar spikes with extra dry matter.

Most of us learned to feed in meals, a scoop in the morning and a flake at night. What I've come to realise is that horses evolved to eat a little, all day, and the long gaps between meals are where the trouble starts.

So here's a question worth asking: how many hours does your horse go between the last bite and the next feed?

I've put my ideas for setting up slow feed hay nets in an article, from tying them to a tyre to making sure the lowest-ranking horse still gets her share:
https://naturalhorseworld.com/how-to-use-slow-feed-hay-nets-horses/

If you'd like to see the nets themselves, they're here:
https://naturalhorseworld.com/categories/hay-slowfeed-nets/