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‘Helping form happy, healthy, and harmonious horse & rider partnerships.’ Online education for classical horse riding & training, riding lessons, equestrian facilities hire, equine myotherapy, sports massage & red light therapy.

I had a fantastic day instructing adult riders out at Raglan today, helping riders work on accuracy of rider position an...
13/09/2026

I had a fantastic day instructing adult riders out at Raglan today, helping riders work on accuracy of rider position and the aids, timing of the aids, straightness, circles/bend, transitions, rhythm, tempo, balance, working towards increasing the degree of collection, some shoulder-in and travers, plus some poles work and some jumps.👏👏👏
Lots of fabulous things were happening today, and progress made-well done riders! It was great to see some improvements from things I'd suggested in previous rallies (from my holistic perspective), such as adjusting some gear and looking at things such as saddle-fit, too.
When I arrived home it was time for a chill and some laughs 😂 with my fabulous Friesian Warmbloods, Memphy & Indie. 🐴🖤🐴

I’m not really a fan of before and after photos for advertising massage treatments (you might have noticed I never do th...
12/09/2026

I’m not really a fan of before and after photos for advertising massage treatments (you might have noticed I never do those sorts of posts), because so much can be dependent upon the moment the photo is taken for which muscles are tense or relaxed and what their posture is like, but I was looking at some old photos of Memphy today and thought, ‘Wow, what a difference!’. The first photo was just after I bought him at 7 years old (what most people would think of as a mature horse). The second photo was taken just a few weeks ago, and he looks so much fuller, more developed, dare I say ‘rounder’, and a lot more how he’s supposed to look; he looked long, and skinny, and more angular, and a bit awkward back then. My old saddle fitter had told me that at 8yo, his body was still developing and he wouldn’t be ready for his ‘proper’ fitted saddle until he was 9; he was almost right—Memphy didn’t stop developing until he was 10 and a bit, and then he was ready for his proper saddle.☺️ Generally, I think people expect far too much of a horse far too quickly, but maybe the horse has had it right all along and we should aim to slow things down a little. Learn from the horse. Winsley Park Equestrian: helping form happy, healthy, and harmonious horse and rider partnerships.

My upper arm muscles got a workout from a horse I was massaging today (no gym membership needed!🏋🏼‍♀️), not because of m...
11/09/2026

My upper arm muscles got a workout from a horse I was massaging today (no gym membership needed!🏋🏼‍♀️), not because of me being forceful in the massage (that’s a quick way to hurting a horse and losing their trust!😳), but because of how long I had to hold a position while the horse was leaning into me, as I was waiting for the release.😅😂 The Winsley Park Equestrian horses seemed happy after their treatment sessions yesterday and were enjoying the sun and the grass today. I also had business admin to do, and managed a quick walk out in the glorious sunshine for my lunch break.

10/09/2026

Sometimes progress isn't about doing more. Sometimes it's about noticing what's already changing.
Today, my horses reminded me of that.
Thank you horses for showing me another reason to be grateful.


09/09/2026

My Friesian Warmbloods just love being "funny!!!"
🤣🤣🤣 Good job, Memphy &
Indie!
Have you taught your horse a cool trick?

Yes, Memphy—it's my birthday.🎂 No, Indie—you're not getting cupcakes!🧁Carrots are more appropriate.🥕🥕😂Comment "PRESENT" ...
08/09/2026

Yes, Memphy—it's my birthday.🎂
No, Indie—you're not getting cupcakes!🧁
Carrots are more appropriate.🥕🥕😂

Comment "PRESENT" below
this post to get a link to your FREE "What Is My Horse Telling Me?" Checklist for Annemarie's birthday giveaway. Click the link and through the prompts to get your checklist from Annemarie at Winsley Park Equestrian. Enjoy my birthday present to you.☺️

07/09/2026

Weather was weathering hard at today; I'm glad I was headed offsite to do some equine massage and training where there was some better weather. (Sound on 🔊)🥶

Pages posting links aren't getting airtime due to platform restrictions, but if you haven't seen my Winsley Park Equestr...
05/09/2026

Pages posting links aren't getting airtime due to platform restrictions, but if you haven't seen my Winsley Park Equestrian website lately, it's looking a lot different from the old one. It also includes links to my digital products & online horse and rider training courses, which I will be continuing to produce. Check it out.👀 Shares appreciated. Endorsed by Memphy & Indie! 🐴💕🐴 (Photo instead of
a link-lol)
In-person private lessons, HRCAV rallies, equestrian facilities hire, 'Train the Trainer' sessions and equine massage treatments still available, too.☺️

Serious horse owners/riders/trainers: do yourself a favour and watch this amazing episode on YouTube: https://www.facebo...
04/09/2026

Serious horse owners/riders/trainers: do yourself a favour and watch this amazing episode on YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1c2KtFSjSr/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Maria Cooke interviews Bent Branderup (Academic Art of Riding) on her YouTube series Inside the Manège (lots of good interviews on there, by the way) and Bent explains so much about lots of the things I bang on about 😂, such as:
- using upper leg and seat aids
- not relying on rein aids
- the importance of rider position/seat/balance
- the importance of creating opportunities for the horse to find their balance and that nothing is ‘correct’ (because it is causing a problem elsewhere in the horse’s body) without that—even rhythm includes balance and tempo, and is a foundation for all else
- letting the horse arrive at being ‘on the bit’ or in self-carriage (because forcing or setting a frame only gets you to false collection and blocks the horse’s back and the hindlimb)
- that a particular ‘method’ will not work for every horse but the appropriate knowledge, feel, and having a good eye can work for all types of horses
- bringing the hindlimb joints towards the center of mass rather than ‘yielding’ with joints placed beyond the position of the body
- being informed by (all of these) the horse in front of you, the classical masters, and modern science
- true bend requires correct spinal rotation
- the relaxation of the horse’s spine in motion being like a fish swimming through water (“fishies” exercises, anyone?!)
and I could go on forever!!!😂 In fact, I already did that, all through lunch at a clinic with the lovely Bettina Biolik (one of Bent’s students and an instructor/trainer in the Academic Art of Riding in her own right) discussing all things biomechanics, lateral movements, and high school dressage. (I did say to Bettina that she could have some quiet time to enjoy her lunch, instead, if she preferred 🤣🤣🤣 but we had a great conversation.💕)

I recommend watching this video on your own, without distractions, and perhaps coming back to it a couple of times. Yes, it is ‘Academic’ but it might just be what helps everything click into place or re-affirm things for you, and perhaps not even now, but at some point in the future.

Address

344 Deenicull Creek Road
Cathcart, VIC
3377

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 7:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 7:30pm
Thursday 10am - 7:30pm
Friday 10am - 7:30pm
Saturday 10am - 7:30pm
Sunday 10am - 7:30pm

Telephone

+61428995333

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