Labella Equestrian

Yesterday I took my handsome boy, William, out to Mary Valley Show. It’s always nice to be able to take the time and get to an event every now and then. Life gets so busy 🐴
Hope everyone’s having a great weekend!

Supporting happier, healthier horses throughout Gympie and surrounding areas. 🐴

Labella Equestrian offers professional Equine Bodywork and Equissage services, thoughtfully tailored to the individual needs of each horse.

✓ Qualified in Equine Sports Massage through Equestricare
✓ Proud member of the Equine Therapies Association of Australia
✓ Written evaluation provided following every session
✓ A horse-first approach focused on comfort, movement and overall wellbeing

Whether your horse is in regular work, returning from time off or simply deserves some extra care, each session is centred around understanding their body and supporting meaningful improvement.

For the love of the horse. 🤍

Message Labella Equestrian to enquire or make a booking.

Want to feel more confident, connected and capable with your own horse? 🐴

Labella Equestrian is now welcoming new riders for personalised BYO horse coaching in Gympie and surrounding areas.

Whether you are working towards a competition goal, rebuilding confidence, improving your foundations or simply wanting to better understand your horse, each lesson is thoughtfully tailored to you and your partnership.

Our coaching focuses on:

✓ Building confidence in both horse and rider
✓ Developing clear, effective communication
✓ Improving balance, position and riding skills
✓ Supporting your individual goals
✓ Always placing your horse’s welfare first

Lessons are available at our beautiful Gympie property, with travel coaching also available throughout surrounding areas.

Come and become part of a supportive community of horse people who want to learn, grow and do the best they can for their horses. 🤍

Message Labella Equestrian to discuss your goals or book your first BYO lesson.

Important Update from Labella:

Our lesson horse riding program is currently on pause, meaning we are not offering any services involving our lesson horses at this time. This decision has been made to allow our horses the opportunity to enjoy the rest, recovery and care they deserve while we reassess the future direction of our riding program.

While this chapter has been incredibly difficult, we firmly believe putting our horses first is the right decision.

Labella Equestrian is still operating, and we’re pleased to continue offering:

🐴 Bring Your Own Horse (BYO) Lessons
🚗 Travel Lessons
💆 Equine Bodywork Services

If you’re interested in any of these services, we’d love to hear from you.

To everyone who has supported our lesson horse program over the years, thank you. Your kindness, patience and understanding throughout this transition has meant more than words can express. We look forward to sharing this next chapter of Labella Equestrian with you while ensuring our horses enjoy the well-earned break they’ve earned.

Today, we’d like to take a moment to recognise and thank two incredible members of the Labella Equestrian team.

Kaylyn and Alydia have each played an important role in helping shape the welcoming and supportive community that Labella has become.

To our wonderful students and families, thank you for embracing them as coaches and allowing them to be part of your riding journeys. Whether it was helping a nervous rider find confidence, celebrating a personal achievement, or simply sharing a smile around the stables, both Kaylyn and Alydia have made a positive difference to so many people.

Kaylyn, thank you for your unwavering dedication, professionalism and genuine care for every student and horse you worked with. Your initiative, reliability and ability to connect with riders made you an invaluable part of the Labella team, and your contribution will never be forgotten.

Alydia, thank you for your enthusiasm, willingness to learn and the professionalism you brought to coaching from such a young age. Your positive attitude and commitment to both your students and the behind-the-scenes tasks have been greatly appreciated, and it has been wonderful to watch your confidence grow.

While their time with Labella has come to an end, the impact they’ve had on our riders, horses and community will remain.

On behalf of everyone at Labella Equestrian, thank you both for your hard work, kindness and dedication. We wish you every success and happiness in whatever comes next, and we know you’ll both continue to achieve wonderful things.

Please join us in thanking Kaylyn and Alydia for everything they’ve contributed to the Labella family. 🤍🐴

Happy Retirement, Lorax! 🤍

This week we made the difficult decision to officially retire Lorax from our lesson program.

Over the years, he has patiently taught countless riders, built confidence and created memories that will last a lifetime. While it’s never easy saying goodbye to a lesson horse, his wellbeing will always come first.

Thank you for everything you’ve given, Lorax. You’ve earned every peaceful day ahead of you, and we can’t wait to watch you enjoy life in the paddock.

Enjoy retirement—you deserve it. 🌿🐴

Learning something new is always exciting! 🐴✨

Joanne and Teddy have been introducing liberty work into their training, focusing on communication, connection and body language without relying on lead ropes or reins. It’s a fantastic way to develop trust while giving both horse and handler a fun new challenge.

Great work, Joanne, for stepping outside your comfort zone and giving something different a go with Teddy!

~ Travel lessons available! ~
We travel to your property within approximately 1 hour of Gympie, allowing you and your horse to learn in the environment you’re most comfortable in. Whether you’re interested in groundwork, liberty, ridden lessons or general training, we’d love to help. Message us with your location for a personalised travel quote.

Your horse’s care shouldn’t end when their bodywork session finishes. 📝🐴

Following each session, owners receive a detailed Equine Bodywork Evaluation Sheet outlining the areas assessed, key findings, body-mapping diagrams and personalised recommendations. This makes it easy to understand what was identified during the session, monitor changes over time and confidently support your horse moving forward.

I’m so pleased to hear that these reports have been helpful and easy to follow—thank you for the wonderful feedback, Sonja! 🤎

Would you like a thorough, individualised bodywork assessment for your horse? Send LaBella Equestrian a message to enquire or book.

A Message from Labella Equestrian

At Labella Equestrian, our horses have always been, and always will be, at the heart of everything we do.

On Thursday, one of our much-loved lesson horses experienced a serious colic episode. Thankfully, they are now recovering well, but it gave us the opportunity to stop, reflect and ask ourselves an important question...

Are we doing enough for the horses that give so much to us?

After a great deal of thought, we’ve made the difficult decision to significantly reduce the workload of our lesson horses. Moving forward, our lesson program will operate with fewer horses in work, ensuring that one horse is always resting and receiving the recovery time they deserve.

As a result, we’ll also be reducing the number of lessons we offer each week.

This has meant making some incredibly difficult decisions, including saying goodbye to valued clients. These decisions have been heartbreaking, but we firmly believe they are the right ones for the long-term health and wellbeing of our horses.

Our lesson horses are far more than just horses that carry riders—they are teachers, confidence builders, trusted friends and cherished members of the Labella family. Every smile, achievement and milestone our riders experience is because of their patience, generosity and willingness to give their all.

Now it’s our turn to give something back.

Thank you to our wonderful clients for your understanding, kindness and ongoing support as we navigate these changes together. Your compassion for our horses is one of the many reasons we’re so proud of the community we’ve built.

This marks the beginning of a new chapter for Labella Equestrian—one built on sustainability, quality and, above all else, putting our horses first.

Thank you for being part of the journey. 🤍🐴

Trust isn’t built in a day. It’s built in thousands of quiet moments.

A horse doesn’t offer this kind of relaxation, confidence and connection by accident. It comes from patience, consistency and taking the time to listen.

The greatest training results don’t come from force—they come from trust. 💙