Serenity Farm is a privately funded sanctuary devoted to the horses that found their way here. We dedicate our personal and professional time and expertise to support the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs of horses. It takes the time it takes and we learn more each day.
Sharing their gift of sentience and presence, horses invite us into an awareness of the present moment. Horses have been around for 55 million years and they continue to invite us to connect with our natural nature enabling us to activate meaningful and mutually supportive connections in our world.
“Horses invite us to enter a sacred space that allows us to connect with ourselves, and from there, with others.”
Julie Grogan, horsesandyou.com
We advocate for giving horses a voice on a foundation of horse-centred care through understanding that all behaviour represents communication. We hold a space of mutual regard in our relationship with horses as sentient beings with feelings, thoughts, emotions, and memories .
I am a woman who cares deeply about reconnecting horses and humans to the hidden aspects of themselves by creating safe spaces that invite meaningful connection as a container for renewal, growth or transformation. My service is informed by the belief that everyone already has what they need to connect and live a purposeful and creative life. As a mixed media creator I love to nurture creative potential through self-directed exploration of mixed media, photography, nature journaling, book making and so much more!
A professional career that spanned four decades in the engineering industry. Commencing as a Quality Assurance Engineer in England then Australia I have since held senior strategic change management positions that encompass implementing Workplace Health & Safety legislation, Industrial Workplace Relations and Human Resources, including the design and development of workforce skills. This background, professional training, and lived experiences led me to work with those wanting to take time away from their everyday thinking and doing to explore connection through curiosity and creativity as a container for renewal, growth or transformation.
communication. connection. compassion = ask questions. follow your heart. live your truth.
My relationship with horses has been one of growing both ways, learning about them as sentient beings and learning about me. I choose not to ride and to have a relationship on the ground. I wasn’t raised around horses. Mike was caring for horses in need when we met and I’ve been on an evolving journey with horses for almost twenty years. Being around horses has taught me to co-create with life, the value of freedom through connection in all relationships and the importance of Self awareness.
My relationship with creativity is as long as life itself! I’ve carried art supplies with me wherever I am around the world. I love to explore techniques, processes and materials and as a born organiser of knowledge, information and materials just being in the studio sifting through or rearranging art supplies and art books is a place of HAPPY INSPIRATION…mixed media and photography is my place of curiosity, reflection, experimentation, exploration and so much more!
Throughout my life the act of being creative has been a self-nurturing practice and bought me out of some dark places and at times acted as a container to express emotions I couldn’t speak out loud. During a prolonged stay in hospital I had a bundle of my paints and brushes and pads bought in to feed my heart and soul while my body recovered.
Creativity is a journey and it doesn’t have any rules! mistakes can become happy accidents and opportunities to try out something different. Trust the process, trust the mess, explore and create.
My work is also informed by the foundational principles of Woman-Centered Coaching and designed to focus on unlocking creative potentials. I am also a HeartMath certified mentor and a mixed media creator, and while all of this can be transformational in nature, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy, health care, or medical advice.
For over two decades we have stood in a space of learning to understand love and compassion in direct experience, observation, and study of horse-human interaction whilst care giving for horses during rehabilitation and providing a forever home for those in need. Horses have come here from near and far and from across almost every equine discipline.
There is no doubt that we and the horses are living in a domesticated environment, we try to nurture natural instincts by providing access to pathways and spaces that horses and humans may roam around the 60 acres as needs be. We listen to and observe the herd or any new member closely and due to different ages, physical, psychological and dietary needs horses are grouped in smaller herds accordingly. We complement veterinary treatment with homeopathic, herbal, and bio energy healing techniques. We implement barefoot trimming principles, and harmonious horsemanship philosophies at all times. The age range of the herd is from seven years to 35 years.
Follow the link to discover more about the Research on the Symbiotic Bond Between Horses and Humans Connecting Hearts
What we do at Horses and You: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cy79cpyRPRz/?igsh=MzhkenY4Z3Mzd3F4
Communication. Connection. Compassion
Ask questions. Follow your heart. Live your truth
