23/09/2026
The season is over.
Now they spend their days mostly just grazing freely. Well… there isn’t that much grass left, so at this time of year they taste pretty much everything they can find — branches, fallen leaves, and whatever fruit is still dropping from the trees.
And they have definitely put some weight on. 😄
They are rested, happy, and always seem genuinely pleased to see us. They come over as if they were asking:
“So… you’re not saddling up? Aren’t we going somewhere?”
Autumn is here. The days are getting colder, and slowly they are starting to look a little more like bears — their thick winter coats are coming in. 🐴🍂
And watching them like this reminds me again that a horse is not just something you ride.
If you spend enough time with horses, you slowly learn to notice the things they don’t say loudly.
A change in their breathing. The way they look at you. A small movement of the ears. A different step. Tension in the body.
These small things tell us a lot.
The better we learn to listen, the better we understand them. And when a horse feels understood, trust starts to grow.
For me, good horsemanship is not about controlling a horse. It is about learning to listen, understand, and communicate with them.
