small horse connection experiences
experience connection, communication, and partnership
no matter your age or ability
Mindful, ethical horsemanship with the pocket size members of our herd
Sessions with the smaller members of our herd offer an extraordinary opportunity to experience connection, communication, and partnership — no matter your age or ability. Our miniature members of our herd are not toys or novelty ponies — they are true horses in smaller form.
Our pocket-sized herd are deeply intelligent, expressive, and resilient beings who embody the same principles of trust, communication, and connection that define horsemanship with full-sized horses. Each session flows naturally from paddock to partnership: you’ll catch, groom, connect, and learn to communicate with your miniature horse using kindness, feel, and understanding. These experiences invite you to slow down, observe, and truly feel what it means to connect with a horse.
Depending on your goals and suitability, your experience may focus on liberty, driving, or supporting your child to ride guided by the ALEA philosophy: no force, no pressure — only partnership.
Our smaller herd members are calm, curious, and grounded — making them exceptional teachers for humans learning presence, empathy, and emotional regulation.
Their size makes them accessible for all ages, yet they teach the exact same lessons as their full-sized counterparts: awareness, respect, and trust.
“It’s incredible how much you can learn from something so small. The moment you realise they’re reading your body language and energy, everything changes.”
Every horse, large or small, is treated as a sentient partner — never a prop or tool.
We teach communication through feel and biomechanics, not force or dominance.
Our miniature horses are integrated members of the ALEA herd — educated, confident, and emotionally aware.
Each session includes the full experience of care, connection, and closure — not just the activity itself.
liberty
For adults and teens
Learn to communicate freely with your pocket-sized partner — without ropes, force, or control. Discover how to dance with a horse.
Experience true liberty as you discover how energy, posture, and emotion guide your horse’s responses. This is the magic of connecting with a horse as it was meant to be: intuitive, gentle, and deeply connected.
driving
For adults, teens, and families
Discover the art of driving from the ground with Long reining and then in our little cart.
Explore the art of harness connection with one of our miniature horses.
Learn how rein contact, body alignment, and intention work together to guide movement from behind.
It’s a lesson in subtle communication — EMPOWERING, calm, balanced, and responsive— suitable for all confidence levels.
riding
For children and parents together
Designed for parents who want to share an ethical, hands-on horse experience with their child.
Together, you’ll learn to catch, groom, and connect with your miniature horse before enjoying gentle liberty or a short, supported riding experience for children under 30kg.
The focus is always on teamwork — parent and child learning together how to handle, lead, and communicate kindly.
A Whole-Hearted Connection Experience
A full-circle equestrian experience.
You’ll join your horse for every part of their routine:
Catching them from the paddock and saying hello
Grooming, brushing, and preparing for the session
Working together through liberty, groundwork, or driving
Finishing with calm aftercare and gratitude
This immersive approach gives you insight into the subtle communication that creates genuine partnership — the foundation of everything we teach at ALEA.
Meet our herd
They may stand small in stature, but their hearts, minds, and willingness to connect are enormous.
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Penny - 12'2 Brumby
Wild Hearted Little Lady seeks Pint-Sized Partner
Clever, curvy Brumby mare with brains and a big heart and eye catching looks. Small in size but full of spark, searching for a little human (under 50kg & 1m50) who dreams big and rides with heart. She dances through dressage, flies over jumps, solves puzzles in obstacle courses, steady on trails and plays at liberty like the pony of your dreams.
Born of the wild, ready for partnership. Next term could be the start of something beautiful for both of you.
Penny has been with us since she was 6 months old and is now turning 10. Penny excels at everything - forest, dressage, jumping, working equitation, pole, liberty, obstacle courses, cart driving - she is limitless in her talent.
Penny is our most intelligent horse - you never have to repeat yourself and she tries her hardest at everything.
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Rosie & Daisy
Mini Marvels
Mini Appaloosa enchantresses with hearts full of giggles and hooves full of fun. Together we dance through fields of grass, leap over dreams, pull our cart like legends and wander liberty patterns where magic sparkles in every step.
We sharing treats, hay castles, carrot kisses, liberty play and the sweetest scratches under sunlit skies. If you believe in friendship as grand as our tiny adventures, come join us and turn our due into a trio.
Our two miniature Appaloosa horses are exceedingly talented and love everything they try. Daisy loves speed and Rosie enjoys doing something once correctly. They are both currently excelling at driving and liberty.
Rosie and Daisy love to play at liberty together with a human - a highly skilled activity which is so rewarding.
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Jasper - miniature leopard paloose pony
Cheeky Chappie with a Heart that Soars
Small in stature, vaste in spirit, a miniature pony whose laughter echoes in every step packed with personality, with and a heart as big as his grin. Loves making you giggle, jumping high, pulling the cart and liberty play.
Ready to share laughs, leaps and plenty of Jasper-sized joy every week.
Jasper loves making people giggle. He is very mouthy in how he interacts and expects everything to be about HIM. Jasper is very talented and can jump, play at liberty over obstacles, walk, trot, canter, backup, with the other minis, be RIdden by under 25kg, drive the cart and so much more. Jasper has the biggest heart and loves love.
