Wild Heart Brumbies

06/09/2026

And this is why I have the paddock around the house fenced off ...
The boys just love a race track. They can gallop across the paddock, but a racetrack around the house or yards is way more fun.
I captured only the last bit on video as they'd had a few rounds before this. They had also been in here a few days earlier and not been crazy nuts.
This time Yachaq went for a sixer, and Ayni got carried away in excitement, so I had to ask them to stop as it was getting dangerous.
Boys will be boys, though at least they listened and were calm after after I yelled 'enough'.
Sharen & the 🐎 Wild Hearts

03/09/2026

So much wisdom in this page, one of my favourites 💙

What If Their Purpose Was Never Ours to Decide?

For most of my life, I asked what a horse could do for me. Carry me. Compete for me. Heal me. Even the gentlest, most "natural" methods I once believed in were still built around one question: how do I get this horse to do what I want?

I don't ask that question anymore. I ask a different one: what does this horse want, right now, on their own terms?

That shift changes everything. It means no bit, no bridle, no saddle. It means no treats used to shape behavior, and no pressure used to correct it, because both are still forms of control dressed up in kinder language. It means understanding that a horse who is captive and dependent on me can't truly "consent" to being ridden or trained, no matter how soft my hands are.

It means letting go of the idea that horses exist to heal us, compete for us, or perform for us at all. Horses aren't healers. They're not metaphors for our own growth. They're not blank pages for us to write our needs onto. They are sovereign beings with their own inner lives, and the most radical, most loving thing I can do is stop asking them to serve me and start asking how I can serve them instead.

This isn't a training method. It's not a better technique for getting compliance. It's a complete rethink of what the relationship is for. A track system instead of a stall. Bare feet instead of shoes. Forage and water always available. Presence without agenda. Guardianship instead of ownership.

The work isn't on the horse. It never was. The work is on us: our need for control, our loneliness, our attachment wounds, our culture's obsession with mastering everything wild. Horses don't need fixing. We do.

I know this asks a lot of anyone who loves horses the way most of us were taught to. I'm not asking you to feel guilty. I'm asking you to get curious. What would it look like to want nothing from them at all?

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If these reflections resonate with you, they're explored more deeply in my book, Chosen, Not Obeyed: On Trust, Consent, and Autonomous Horsemanship. It's a journey into seeing horses not as problems to solve, but as individuals whose voices deserve to be heard. https://a.co/d/09GNEwxO

01/09/2026

The boys having a few hours in a new pasture. TBH I'm getting concerned about the green coming through - no grass, then too much grass.
One thing I would like to highlight is the importance of family. These nine horses are a herd, and care deeply for each other. I often think of horses getting sold and imagine if one of mine had to leave their herd. It would break their hearts, and mine.
I understand that not all people can keep all horses. I also think that we can do better when it comes to how we perceive animals and their families.
These boys aren't going anywhere without the rest of us ... except when we move to another property, together.
Sharen & the Wild Hearts herd.

31/08/2026

The season's changing and we are all more inclined to soak up any sun that warms us ...
If you would like to follow/learn more about the work we do here to support the Brumbies and all who live here in the wee Sanctuary, pop on over to Sacred Horse Medicine where we share our offerings ...
Sharen

28/08/2026

Shhhh ... didn't want to wake them when I got up

28/08/2026

27/08/2026

Doing some work around the house and let the lawnmowers in. Two scratchy poles, and yes there was a queue for one of them. They looked the same to me 🤔

24/08/2026

Doing it my way
Always I am learning and getting clearer on how I want my relationship to be with my herd. There are far more qualified and experienced horse people that do different. I had a vision before we welcomed any of the herd into our family, and what a wonderful journey is been for me. The horses are amazing - I am definition the weakest link with my heart, body and purse (lol) devoted to them.
As for the length (or lack) of grass that Nuna is grazing on ... there is longer grass over yonder which is not as sweet as this sparse pasture, and the boys always have access to good hay containing native grasses. I am due to lock up areas to grow out over spring whilst the boys are on a extra track. I keep the width of our track vet wide to allow for them to gallop and play, of which, having 9 boys, they do a lot.
💙 Sharen 🐎 Nuna

16/08/2026

One of my favourite things to do is watch how the boys interact. It's fascinating.
Chaska (bay roan) is the only horse who will take on Yachaq who holds number one spot in the herd.
Chaska and I were laying down, minding our own business, when Yachaq (grey) got him up. Now Chas loves his sleep and gets upset when he gets disturbed. None of the other boys would have the courage to object to Yachaq.
Chaska's crankiness with the others always amuses me, especially as he is one of the lowest ranking in the herd. He's such a sweetie with me though, and never been grumpy with other people.
Sharen

13/08/2026