06/14/2026
🌹🐴 Lady J and Sir Mayday of Eques Equi Spiritus out for a relaxing evening stroll. 🐴🌹
What a quiet ride full of birdsong and a trusted, cheeky steed to share it with. Especially while the world is so energetic with and right now.
Some thoughts came up during this ride of how we get asked a lot of questions at events, but one comes up more than any other:
"Are the horses happy?"
Our answer is always the same:
Their welfare comes first.
Always.
If we believed one of our horses was unhappy, uncomfortable, in pain, overwhelmed, or simply not enjoying the job, they wouldn't be doing it.
Our horses are our partners, not our equipment.
We would never ask them to:
⚔️ Do a job they genuinely dislike.
🐴 Participate in an event they aren't mentally or physically prepared for.
⚔️ Work through pain, injury, fear, or exhaustion.
🐴 Enter an environment that exceeds their current level of training and confidence.
What many people don't see are the countless quiet days like this one. 🤗
The trail rides.
The groundwork.
The desensitization.
The conditioning.
The veterinary care.
The saddle fitting.
The boots for extra comfort and care for their joints by Cavallo Hoof Boots
The hours spent listening to what each horse is telling us.
Some horses love crowds and attention, like Sir Mayday. Some prefer quieter jobs, like Sir Iron. Some need more time before they're ready for public events like The Red Dragon. That's okay. 🌹
Success for us isn't measured by how many events we attend.
Success is a horse that remains confident, willing, relaxed, and trusting of their rider.
At Eques Equi Spiritus, every horse is treated as an individual. We work with the horse in front of us, never as the horse "we wish they were".
Because at the end of the day, the greatest honor isn't riding a warhorse.
It's earning the trust of one... Sir Mayday carries me with utmost care and goodwill. 🌹🐴
- Lady J & Sir Mayday
Eques Equi Spiritus 🪽 ⚔️🐴🌹
