A year ago I took on this little fellow and promised I would keep you updated on his progress (sorry for the once yearly update, I will try harder from now on).
Trooper has grown into a stunning young man who is full of joy and happiness, he has a great bond with both Jess and Douglas looking to both of them for support should he need it.
Trooper has recently begun taking part in the training days with students from Equine Holistic Training and loves every minute that he gets to spend with the students and unsuprisingly he is a total hit with them all.
When Trooper first came to me he was very unsure about any sort of healing work and would try his hardest to evade anything I tried to do with him, after months of taking it very slowly and allowing Trooper to totally guide my treatments he now enjoys them immensely.

Trooper is the latest addition to my little herd, he came into my life about 6 weeks ago whilst I was out treating another horse.
Trooper was desperately in need of a home so of course I obliged and he came to live with me.
Having never been a foal mummy before this is a huge challenge for me but one I have taken on with the support of so many wonderful people who have a far better knowledge than I do of hoiw to look after a baby like Trooper.
I will keep you up to date via my blog with Troopers progress over the years so you can watch him grow and develop into the fantastic little horse I feel he will be.

Well I haven't had much time to update my blog recently but thought I should definitely share with you the amazing 2 days I have had with Jilly Tanton of equine holistic training and therapy. Jilly decided it was time to come and pay my horses Jess and Douglas a visit, this was a fab 2 days and I learned so many new massage techniques as well as how to use healing crystals. Learning new things is always great fun but when you are learning on your own horses it becomes a very special experience, there were very emotion connections made and I also learned a lot about my horse. Douglas had a lot of emotional stress to let go of after his experiences as a tethered horse before he came to me, Jilly helped him to begin releasing this tension with the use of bladder meridian therapy and crystal healing (allowing Doug to choose the crystals which he needed). Jilly managed to connect with Jess using the brachial chakra, it was a very emotional time for both Jilly and myself as even I felt the connection develop between them.

Today has been a sad day, this handsome chap is Cassidy whom I have been treating for quite some time now and who had showed heaps of progression since my first visit. I got a message today to let me know that his owner Vicky had had to make the difficult discussion that all horse owners dread.
R.I.P Cassidy, you will always have a special place in my heart. Sleep tight lovely.

Today me and Steve cycled the 90 miles from Oxford to Cambridge, we did this to raise money for the british heart foundation. After 8.5 hours in the saddle and a very tired and emotional journey back home to Oxford I think I might be the one needing a massage tomorrow. A huge thank you to all who sponsored us for this very worth while charity.

I met two lovely horses today, Errol and Toby. Errol is suffering with arthritis and certainly enjoyed his massage, Errol was able to use his hindquarters more effectively after his massage treatment.

Today was Kirtlington park sponsored horse ride, we covered over 14 miles and did a large number of jumps, Douglas will be being treated to a massage session tomorrow to prevent a build up of lactic acid within his muscles.

Today I met a lovely mare who is off to compete in the tri-zone eventers challenge at the fidelity international horse trials at Blenheim tomorrow. Good luck Tia.

Today was a busy day treating 3 different horses, 2 of which were having massage treatments to get them ready for going to HOYS.

We saw this little guy in Valletta as well as many in other areas of Malta. I just wanted to bring them all home with me and look after them.

After a very busy year we're off on holiday to Malta in the early hours of tomorrow morning, see you all in a week.

Today was a very long day, setting off really early from Oxford to reach Norfolk and assist with another training day with equine holistic training and therapy. Yet another lovely day meeting 6 students and helping them on their way to become massage therapists.
On my way home had to take a sneaky detour to the home of my late great uncle from Cambridge.

Today I was back horse world in Bristol to do my first day working along side Jilly Tanton on a foundation course practical day. It was very nerve wracking but lots of fun at the same time, I met some lovely students and was so pleased I could help them with their studies.

Today myself and my mum did Race for Life in Oxford for the 6th year running in memory of my gran.
Next year I will get my mu to at least jog it with me.... hopefully!!!

Well this morning I got the phone call I have been waiting for since Tuesday afternoon... I am now a tutor for equine holistic training. Thank you Jilly Tanton for this amazing opportunity.

Today I had a interview with Jilly Tanton of equine holistic training and therapy to take on a role as tutor for the foundation course in equine massage therapy. The interviews were held at horse world in Bristol which is where I took part in practical training days when I was completing my foundation course, it's such a lovely place where the staff work so hard looking after all the rescued horses and ponies.