18/06/2026
There’s something we almost never film: the days after.
This is Distinguido. Born right here on our finca in the east of Mallorca, four years old now, and this season he came home as Vice-Champion of Mallorca. For a young boy, that’s a lot — and not just in his legs.
Because here’s what people forget: a tournament doesn’t only tire a horse’s body. It winds up his head. The trailer, the noise, the asking, the holding-it-together. They feel all of it.
So the week after we reduce the training. Just Natalie Anthes, the Hofmag, and a proper day off. And honestly — watch the video. That ripple isn’t him moving. That’s his body finally letting go. You can see the tension leave.
he loves it. He knows exactly what this is. 🤍
And every time I stand there watching one of mine come down like that, I think the same thing: we give our horses this. The reset. The permission to switch off. And we almost never give it to ourselves.
We ride home from the pressure with the engine still running. Mind still going, body still braced. And then we wonder why the next ride feels tight.
Coming down on purpose — out of the spiral, back into a body your horse can actually trust — that’s not a nice-to-have. It’s half the work. It’s the whole thing I teach in Unspiral.
Not only the head needs time off. The body does too. For them — and for us.
Sunny greetings from Mallorca 🌅
