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It was really special to share our disability inclusive 10 week equine assisted learning program with Scope Australia. @scopeaust ✨🦄

I hold a Cert IV in Disability Care, and because I am autistic myself, I know the therapeutic magic that connecting mindfully with horses can create. There is something so powerful about slowing down, regulating together, and building trust alongside a horse. I love sharing this with my community. 🩷

Over the 10 weeks, clients grew in confidence, emotional regulation, and horsemanship skills. Watching those small moments turn into big proud smiles is why I do this work.🥰✨🦋

What would be your favourite part? 🐴✨

Program was held at the Magic @heartland_horsefarm 🦋🦄

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Happy Valentines Day ❤️✨

I want to tell you a story about my great great grandparents on my mum’s side. Louisa and Stephen were born around 1870 and were part of the very first share farm in Australian history at Iandra Castle near Greenethorpe. It is a beautiful piece of history. They open it once a year and I have toured it many times. I found another piece of history when I came across their portrait. I hung it in my home and love looking at them each time I pass. I don’t know much more about them, except it is rumoured that Louisa was quite a serious woman. I imagine probably due to the hardship and loss she had faced in her lifetime.
When my grandma had dementia, she would often say that we were going to live in Iandra Castle, that she was thrilled to surprise us with the news that she owned it all along and we should all pack our bags and live happily ever after. She would pack her bags each day and leave them at the door in anticipation. She would have played around that castle as a little girl and now she is buried close to it with her mother and with Louisa.

I did some research and determined that the picture was to commemorate their wedding. You may think it unusual she was in black, but before Queen Victoria any colours were worn at weddings and black was common. Louisa would have made the dress by hand. Materials were expensive and this way she had one very good dress for her wedding and for mourning, which was a huge part of Victorian life.

For my second wedding anniversary Adam and I recreated the photo. We renewed our vows, shared cake, and then went out to dinner, much to Adam’s dismay, still in costume. On our walk to the restaurant we saw the most beautiful rainbow. A gift from above. Maybe from Louisa?

I love feeling connected to the women in my ancestry. I hope Louisa would’ve been pleased by my efforts, but perhaps she would’ve huffed and thought it was complete and utter silliness. Maybe though, she would be pleased that she has not been lost to history, that a girl she never met admires her greatly and thinks of her often. I would love to have tea with her and discuss it all, but not to be, so I have shared these thoughts with you instead. What do you think?

Ps Aren’t I lucky to have such a wonderful husband and a very talented photographer friend too. x

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10 tips from an Autistic Fairy & her therapy pony ✨🩷🧚🏻

I want to live my best creative, Neuro-affirming, horsey life 🌸🩷✨🦄

Do these tips resonate with you? Share your own in the comments 🤞🏻🌼🥰

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