Another weird opinion of mine about why I love working with “old” racehorses - those ones that raced until they were 7, 8, older… and what gifts I think they have!   As usual I’m @synergyandfreedom on Facebook and Instagram, AND watch this space, because my Retraining Racehorses website is going live this week, which will be the new home for my OTTB Retraining Programme!  ..read more

When is Balance the simple solution to what seems like complex problems?   Find me @synergyandfreedom on social media  ..read more

A theory of mine on kissing spine! If you want to join my online training on rehabilitating kissing spine or equine backpain, email me on keira.byrnes88@gmail.com   Find me on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @synergyandfreedom ..read more

Last episode was a bit of a rant about not tying your horses head down… So here is an episode about what we can do instead!   If you’d like the PDF I mentioned in the episode, please email me at keira.byrnes88@gmail.com   As usual, if you want to follow my work, I’m @synergyandfreedom on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok!  PS I’m adding this note as of 27 September to apologise for missing a whole month! Clearly something went awry in my scheduling ..read more

This episode is something that comes up a lot, in barns, on social media, in coaching… etc!   It’s also not my best work ? so I apologise for the lack of voice and the lack of memory, but hey, it’s there! Next week will be proper!   To follow my work, go to www.synergyandfreedom.com or @synergyandfreedom on Facebook and Instagram  ..read more

Does your horse “hate the arena”? Do they “refuse to go forward” as soon as they get in there? Do they avoid work? Are they “arena sour”?   For whatever reason I seem to have people come to me as a last resort when they’re struggling to get their horse to move once they’re in an arena. This episode goes through how I personally address this and what you can do to either fix, or ideally avoid, this with your own horse.     ..read more

It’s a bit woo woo, and a bit outside my comfort zone sharing… but I’m so excited about the difference this has made for horses and their humans, so here goes ..read more

Operant conditioning is, to my mind, the easiest way to make your training, more efficient, effective, and ethical! Regardless of what you want to teach your horse (or your other animals, family, members, whatever!) Understanding these principles will help you do it!   To followOperant conditioning is, to my mind, the easiest way to make your training, more efficient, effective, and ethical! Regardless of what you want to teach your horse (or your other animals, family, members, whatever!) Understanding these principles will help you do it!   To follow any of my work I am @synergyand ..read more

One of my memories of having impostor syndrome, and how the kindness of a stranger not only snapped me out of it, but change to I want to be, and how I want to be!  For more of my work, I’m @synergyandfreedom on Facebook and Instagram  ..read more

Woohoo! This is the beginning of my podcast journey! Follow along for discussions on all things holistic and horse!   If you would subscribe to the podcast, that would mean the world to me and help me get these discussions out to so many more people and their horses!  ..read more