Weekly Wins, a day late from Africa 😅🌍🐴 I forgot yesterday 🙈 But in my defence, here in Africa time feels a little different. So let’s do it now 👇 What’s been your win or wins this week? What’s one thing you’re starting to get good and what’s one thing you’re going to begin next? Let’s hear it - wins and next steps. I’ll be reading from Namibia with a big smile on my face! 😃🐴✨🫶

✨ Whether you realize it or not, you already are. To your horse, you are their constant and the one they look to, learn from, try to understand. That’s a big responsibility, but also a really powerful thing because it means your horse doesn’t need someone else. They need you, getting more aware, getting better and getting good. It’s easy to look outside of ourselves and to think the answer is a different horse, different tack, different situation, or that someone else could do it better. But your horse isn’t waiting for someone else, they’re responding to what they feel from you, every single day and the more you understand, the more you improve your timing, your feel and your general skills the more your horse can relax into that. It’s never been about being perfect, but it is about recognizing that you already matter more than you think in your horse’s world. And that when you choose to get good, even in the smallest ways, your horse benefits from every single bit of it. You’re already their best asset, so by getting good - they can too. ❓If your horse could ask you to improve one thing, what do you think it would be? 🐴✨🫶

✨ Inspired by a post comment this week. If you’ve ever felt confused about pressure vs connection - you’re not alone. Here is how you will hear me explain it: ▪️Voice, breath, energy, focus, intention → connection work ▪️Steady pressure, rhythmic pressure, and the skills around them → teaching, explaining, real-life situations, safety and purpose. A lot of people are searching for ways to work with their horse without pressure and the intention behind that is beautiful. But what I’ve learned over the years is that it’s not about removing pressure completely, that is impossible and actually avoids most of the general skills the horse needs for real life. 👉 It’s about understanding it so well that over time and with practice it becomes lighter, clearer, and eventually almost invisible. You will hear me talk about Lenny where it is like he is in my skin, reading my thoughts, this cannot be achieved without pressure. Our very presence is pressure. I have yet to find someone who does not live on a 100 acre ranch, in the middle of no where, not having to run into traffic or every day things that achieved this. Or who eventually does not have to resort to some form of pressure anyway not realizing that standing in front of them , laying down with them and even sitting on their back is still form of pressure. They will even sell their programs as pressure free. That’s the work I care about - giving people the real deal, not some made up story to sell lies. We need the truth peeps, coz the truth saves a lot of money and time. To bring out the unicorns the pressure will always exist, but how we use it definitely matters. ❓Does this make sense to you or are you unsure? 🐴✨🫶

✨ Did you know besides Online Coaching I’m available for clinics combined with private lessons? Over the years, this work has taken me to some pretty incredible places…and the next one is coming up very soon.🥳 From 7–27 April, I’ll be travelling to Namibia, where I’ll be finishing the trip teaching private lessons and a 1-day clinic which I’m really looking forward to with huge thanks to our @Jenny Randall And it got me thinking…there’s already some interest for me to come over to teach in a few places this year - Ireland (possibly May), Denmark, Italy (just outside Rome), and the UK. Also Australia 2027/2028. For the UK, I’ll be attending The Horsemanship Showcase in Bedfordshire (25–27 September), and I’d love to combine that with teaching along the way - ideally within about 50 miles of the venue or on route from London. But honestly, it doesn’t have to stop there, if you’ve ever thought about organizing a clinic, hosting lessons, or bringing me over to your barn…no matter where you are in the world, I’m always open to it. Sometimes it just starts with a conversation, so if it’s something you’ve been thinking about, please feel free to reach out here or privately. With high gratitude, Zoë🐴✨🫶

✨ Let’s share some wins 🥳 What’s something you and your horse did this week that went right and / or felt good? 🐴✨🫶