Blazing Star Stables

10/24/2026

Mulan? Jessie? Tangled??? Pine state Pistoleros at Topsham Fairgrounds mounted shooting!!!

10/23/2026

🎃⚔️ SOME WOMEN HAVE A HALLOWEEN COSTUME. OTHERS HAVE A WHOLE VIKING ALTER EGO. ⚔️🐴

Meet Kat Eldstjarna — Keeper of the Herd!

Horsewoman. Teacher. Healer. Protector. Boundary builder. Storyteller. Adventurer. Occasional dragon tamer. 😂🔥

At Blazing Star Stables, we believe courage can be quiet, strength can be compassionate, and some of life’s greatest lessons come from a horse who refuses to let you fool yourself.

My clan? Horses, humans, a tiny four-legged guardian, and a whole lot of purpose.

Same woman. More legend.

🐴 Horses Heal. People Grow. Purpose Leads.

10/20/2026

When the cock-a-doodle-doo comes from a very different location in the morning, you know something is up. And up it was, all the chickens had been displaced the rooster curling from underneath the job cart, and the horse is still demanding that they be fed on time.

Horses were fed, and I was starting to put the goats out which requires me to go through the cat room and they’re trying to make its way out of the window. Was this beautiful barn, owl with the help of my volunteer and pay scale, assistant barn, manager, husband I caught the owl and we let him go or her and they silently flew into the morning darkness. Please excuse morning chores attire….its pre public outings.

10/17/2026

10/16/2026

🐴💛 Some days remind you exactly WHY you do what you do. Today was one of those days.

Today was filled with individual lessons, a group of middle school students exploring mental health, boundaries, and reading body language, my own lesson on my personal horse (Cecil ❤️), and an hour of Kempo karate.

What a privilege it is to create opportunities for learning that go so far beyond the activity itself.

One of the most fascinating things to watch was how students of different ages and experience levels approached the horses. Some came with familiarity and confidence, while others were experiencing the magic of being around a horse for the very first time.

I watched students begin to recognize that sometimes it isn’t about changing what you’re asking for, but changing HOW you’re asking. I watched them notice body language, adjust their approach, become more aware of their own energy, and begin to understand that communication isn’t just about what we say. It’s about what we do, how we show up, and how others experience us.

And that’s where the real learning happens. ❤️

🐴 Learning to recognize when someone needs space.
🐴 Understanding that boundaries matter.
🐴 Recognizing that our body language communicates even when we aren’t speaking.
🐴 Discovering that if something isn’t working, we can pause, reflect, and try a different approach.
🐴 Learning that connection is built on awareness, trust, patience, and respect.

For those who have spent years around horses, these lessons might feel familiar. For those who have never stepped into a horse’s world, these moments can be eye-opening.

But the beautiful thing? The lessons don’t have to stay in the horse bubble.

They can travel into the classroom, friendships, family relationships, workplaces, and every other space where we interact with the world around us.

That is the magic of experiential learning. It’s not just about learning to work with a horse. It’s about learning something about yourself in the process.

And when you get to combine that with movement, martial arts, self-awareness, and opportunities to practice these skills in real time? That’s a pretty incredible day of learning.

I’m feeling especially grateful tonight for the opportunity to do this work, to watch these connections unfold, and to help create spaces where people of all ages can learn, grow, and discover new things about themselves.

The horses may be the teachers, but the lessons reach so much further than the paddock. 🌿🐴

10/13/2026

Any time with horses is helpful, not just riding.

Horseback riding may help children with autism better manage behavioral and emotional challenges, according to new research. 🐎

The study provides strong evidence suggesting that therapeutic horseback riding can help reduce hyperactivity in children with autism and co-occurring psychiatric disorders. Researchers also found benefits from horse-related activities that don't involve riding, including improvements in emotional regulation and social functioning.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4ynKGQZ.

10/13/2026

Just sayin’ if I ever won the lotto ….

10/12/2026

Stories at the stables!!!

A randomized controlled trial found that occupational therapy incorporating horses produced significantly greater within-session cortisol reductions in autistic children than identical clinic-based

10/12/2026

🎉🚽 ADULTING: BARN EDITION 🚽🎉

You never really think adulting will involve getting excited about buying a porta potty… but here we are, and WE ARE ROCKING IT! 😂🙌

Blazing Star Stables now has a SECOND porta potty! 🎊

That means visitors to 50 Shades of Hay Academy Road and Elements of Education in Nature can take care of business right across the road without having to trek all the way back over to the riding ring. Because sometimes progress looks like expanding educational opportunities… and sometimes it looks like having a bathroom where you actually need one. 🤣

We’re building things, growing programs, creating outdoor learning spaces, and apparently reaching new milestones in the glamorous world of small business ownership.

Dream big. Build bigger. And for the love of all things outdoors, put the porta potty where people need it! 😂💪🌳🐴

10/08/2026

Still on this journey!!!

When we say we have created a global community of equine-facilitated practitioners, we really mean it!