Global superstar Britney Spears has revealed she works with horses to help her mental health. In an Instagram post in January, Spears wrote “I do equine therapy every Tuesday and Saturday because I’ve been so traumatized by people…” There are two images, one of a random man (whom Spears doesn’t know but says she likes the looks of) and a close-up of a horse’s face.
The 43-year-old singer and dancer is referring to the trauma caused by the 13-year conservatorship under her father Jamie Spears, which was kicked to the curb by the courts in 2021.
During the early aughts the troubled star displayed behaviour that worried her family, friends and fans which brought the conservatorship into being in 2008. But after more than a decade under her father’s thumb where the singer appeared depressed and “trapped”, a movement to “free Britney” took hold and included multiple documentaries such as Framing Britney Spears and Britney Vs. Spears that helped lead to the court overturning the conservatorship.