Equestrian Perspective

We've entered the year of the Fire Horse...and with it comes activation, momentum, and truth.
In this episode, I share two intuitive messages that came through when I connected with the Fire Horse energy.
Open your heart, tune in, take what resonates and leave the rest behind.
And as we close out Season 3, here are some next steps for you to explore as mentioned at the end of this episode:
• The Intuitive Equestrian Podcast Playlist • The waitlist for the next round of The Intuitive Equestrian Mentorship Experience • The Field mentorship details + waitlist • My Prepare Your Horse for Any Environment training checklist • The Compassionate Horsemanship playlist
• Private 1:1 mentorship opportunities - message me on social media for next steps or email [email protected]
Lots of love,
Felicity

In this episode, I'm joined again by my beautiful client Carola and this conversation goes deep.
Carola came from a traditional dressage background. She's a certified instructor. She followed the rules. She chased the ribbons.
And when things got hard with her horses?
She sold them.
Until she met Queeny.
What followed was not just a horsemanship shift but a complete identity shift.
Inside this episode, we talk about:
Her mare who wouldn't come to the gate… now she waits for her!

From riding on the bit under pressure → to bitless and bareback pad fun plus joy-filled trail rides

The "macho" gelding she admits she didn't like in the beginning - and what changed when she realised he was scared and actually so so sweet deep down

Her sensitive young horse who needed patience, not force

Trailer loading shifts (from shutdown to self-loading with one finger)

Supporting horses when they get tipped over threshold (hello spooky sheep!)
Beyond the horse transformations, we explore the deeper layer:
Frustration.
External validation.
Never feeling "good enough."
Being a high-achieving, analytical professional… who was deeply intuitive but afraid to own it.
And how that shifted into:
Peace.
Self-trust.
Patience.
Expansion.
"I am enough."
This is a real-life look at what happens when you stop trying to fix your horses - and start transforming yourself.
If you've ever felt frustrated, confused, or like you "should" be further along… this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.
And if you're curious about The Field, this episode gives you an honest, grounded glimpse into what's possible - not just in the arena, but in every area of your life.
Resources & Next Steps
If you'd like to explore further:
The Field Client Stories Podcast Playlist — hear conversations with past clients sharing about their journey with their horses through The Field or CEP (the former iteration of The Field). You can hear more about Carola's journey in Season 3 episode 14 of the podcast. 

Prepare Your Horse for Any Environment Training Checklist - Whether your horse is spooky, tense, young, or naturally quiet, this free checklist will help you set both yourself and your horse up for success from the ground up.

The Field — The Field is a 12-week practical + intuitive horsemanship mentorship experience for compassionate equestrians who want grounded tools, emotional support and a clear plan to help both themselves and their horses feel calmer, more confident and deeply understood.

✨ Connect with Carola:
 https://www.instagram.com/carola_repetur/

✨ Connect with me:
https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/ https://www.facebook.com/felicitydavieshorses/
https://www.felicitydavies.com.au/
[email protected]
You've got this,
Felicity

Confidence isn't something you force, it isn't something you fake and it definitely isn't something you earn by pushing through fear.
In this episode, I'm breaking down what actually builds confidence - for both you and your horse - and why safety, clarity, and connection are the real foundations for trusting partnership.
If you've ever:
Second-guessed yourself on the ground or in the saddle

Felt confident at home but wobbly in new environments

Watched your horse freeze, balk, react, or shut down

Tried to "just be braver" but felt your body resist

This conversation will shift how you see confidence entirely.
Inside this episode, I walk you through the 5-layer confidence framework I use with my clients:
Cultivating a foundation of safety (internally and externally)

Understanding the principles behind behavior and communication

Building connection from the ground up

Gentle, consent-based exposure training (not flooding)

Inner alchemy and learning how to expand your capacity without overriding yourself

You'll learn why confusion, pain, and fear erode confidence... and how to work with your nervous system (and your horse's) instead of against it.
Confidence becomes a byproduct when your foundation is stable enough to hold you.
Resources & Next Steps
If you'd like to explore further:
The Field Client Stories Podcast Playlist — hear conversations with past clients sharing about their journey with their horses through The Field or CEP (the former iteration of The Field)

Prepare Your Horse for Any Environment Training Checklist - Whether your horse is spooky, tense, young, or naturally quiet, this free checklist will help you set both yourself and your horse up for success from the ground up.

The Field — The Field is a 12-week practical + intuitive horsemanship mentorship experience for compassionate equestrians who want grounded tools, emotional support and a clear plan to help both themselves and their horses feel calmer, more confident and deeply understood.

✨ Connect with me:
https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/ https://www.facebook.com/felicitydavieshorses/
https://www.felicitydavies.com.au/
[email protected]
You've got this,
Felicity

Have you ever wondered why your horse seems calm and cooperative for other people... but feels reactive, inconsistent, or emotionally intense with you?
Why some days feel connected and beautiful… and other days feel confusing, confronting, or heavy...even when you feel like you're showing up in the same way?
In this episode, I speak directly to the experience many compassionate equestrians quietly navigate:
feeling deeply connected to their horse, yet struggling to feel ease or flow

taking their horse's behaviour personally, even when they "know better"

finding it easier to work with other people's horses than their own

sensing that something meaningful is unfolding, but not knowing how to navigate it

We explore what it really means when your horse acts as your mirror - not from a place of blame or self-fixing, but through nervous system awareness, emotional congruence, and relationship.
This conversation is an invitation to soften self-judgment, understand the deeper patterns at play, and recognise why awareness alone doesn't always resolve what's repeating.
🐎 And for those ready to integrate this work more deeply, I also share about The Field - a 3-month mentorship experience for equestrians who know this work can't be rushed and needs the right container to unwind. Find out all the details here.
And connect with me at:
https://www.felicitydavies.com.au

https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/
You've got this,
Felicity

This episode was originally recorded in mid-2025 during a live round of The Field. I'm resharing it now as part of Season 3, with the full permission of the women who shared so openly, as their stories speak directly to the themes we've been exploring around nervous system safety, self-trust, and receiving support.
In this conversation, I'm joined by four women - Jenna, Bianca, Gemma, and Tina - who had just completed a 12-week journey inside The Field, a small-group mentorship experience for compassionate equestrians navigating change with their horses and themselves.
This is not a polished highlight reel or a dramatic "before and after."
It's an honest, vulnerable snapshot of women in the work - navigating grief, self-doubt, fear, identity shifts, healing, and reconnection - while being witnessed, supported, and met exactly where they are.
Across this conversation, we explore:
what happens when you stop trying to fix yourself or your horse

the fear of joining group spaces and what changes when safety is prioritised

rebuilding trust after heartbreak, trauma, or loss

moving from pressure and urgency into softness and self-permission

the difference between knowing what to do and being able to embody it

how horses reflect our inner world without judgement

learning to trust your intuition instead of outsourcing your authority

why integration, not intensity, creates lasting change

You'll hear stories of:
stepping away from traditional, performance-driven approaches

navigating injury, rehab, and unexpected pauses

releasing the "good girl" conditioning and perfectionism

discovering that you don't need to be healed to experience joy

building confidence without forcing outcomes

and the quiet transformation that happens when you finally stop doing this alone

Resources & Next Steps
If you'd like to explore further:
The Field Client Stories Podcast Playlist — hear more conversations with past clients sharing about their journey with their horses

Prepare Your Horse for Any Environment Training Checklist - Whether your horse is spooky, tense, young, or naturally quiet, this free checklist will help you set both yourself and your horse up for success from the ground up.

The Field Waitlist — The Field is a 12-week practical + intuitive horsemanship mentorship experience for compassionate equestrians who want grounded tools, emotional support and a clear plan to help both themselves and their horses feel calmer, more confident and deeply understood.

Connect with -
Tina: https://www.instagram.com/tina_boyes_16/
Jenna: https://www.instagram.com/hdfgolddust/
Bianca: [email protected]
& if you wish to connect with Gemma email me at [email protected] and I will pass on your details :) 

And connect with me at:
https://www.felicitydavies.com.au

https://www.instagram.com/felicitydavies_/
Thanks for listening, 
Felicity x