being aware
At HorseBack, we love simple things which make a big difference. Since we work in the field of mental health…
Talking
We talk a lot about purpose at HorseBack. We believe everyone needs a mission. That is a huge part of…
Connection
An interesting man said, not so long ago, ‘People are starving for connection.’ He meant modern humans in the industrialised…
Ways to make it easier for people to talk about mental health.
The two main things which stop people talking about their mental health are fear and shame. The fear is that…
Ray Hunt
At HorseBack, we love learning from the best. And when it comes to horses, Ray Hunt is up there in…
The Simple Things.
The brain is an amazingly complex organ, but helping it function at its full capacity can involve very, very simple…
Armed Forces Week
It is Armed Forces Week, and this means a lot to us at Horseback.We are connected to the armed forces…
World music day
It’s World Music Day and we at HorseBack have an official reason to celebrate some of our favourite songs. But…
Full of love
We love our horses so much at HorseBack. We admire them, because they do such valuable and meaningful work –…
The Joy of Volunteering
National Volunteers Week has just come to an end and at HorseBack we have been thinking of the incredible volunteers…
Mental Health Awareness Week
It is Mental Health Awareness Week and we at HorseBack have been thinking about everything we know about better mental…
Looking After the HorseBack Horses
We have a week between courses just now, and this is the time we take to concentrate on our horses.…
The Emotions You Practise
One of the things that working with horses has taught us at HorseBack is being aware of our emotions. If…
Patrick OUR STAR PET
Our sweet Patrick is a pet and a star. He is a part of our family and he is adored…
Expertise
It has become a little bit fashionable, in certain circles, to sneer at experts. We have no idea why this…
Storms
Last Sunday, a violent storm blew in. It was the third destructive weather system to hit Scotland since Christmas, and…
Moving Forward
One of the most debilitating human emotions is the feeling of being stuck. Stuckness doesn’t sound very dramatic, but it’s…
Ten Ways to make blue monday less blue
The gloominess and doominess of January can sometimes seem clichéd and apocryphal, but pretty much everyone we know, even the…
Veterans and Belonging.
One of the greatest human needs is to belong. Our earliest ancestors lived in small, dependent groups. The tribe was…
Pain in the Mind
We’ve been wanting to write a blog for a while about pain. We see all kinds of pain at HorseBack,…
