Soul Unbound™ | Horse & Celestial Floral Art | Women's Drop-Shoulder Hoodie

Soul Unbound™

Women's Drop-Shoulder Hoodie | Nadine & Ripley

Soul Unbound™ brings Nadine & Ripley artwork to a relaxed pullover hoodie for everyday layering, travel and time away from the saddle.

You carried more than you ever knew.

Garment Details

• Pullover hoodie with long sleeves, a hood and dropped shoulders.
• 230 GSM air-layer fabric.
• Relaxed silhouette for everyday layering.
• All-over printed artwork; decorative effects are printed, not metallic or embroidered.
• Available sizes: XS–6XL. Check the garment measurements below for your preferred fit.

Care

Wash in cold water to help reduce shrinkage and color fading.

Print Notes

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Size Guide (cm)

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The Story Behind the Art

For the Horses Who Carried More

Some days, you arrive at the barn carrying more than anyone can see.

The unfinished thoughts. The weight of a difficult day. The things you cannot quite explain, even to yourself.

Then a familiar head turns toward you.

You rest a hand against a warm neck. You hear the quiet rhythm of breathing, the rustle of hay, and the ordinary sounds of a place where you do not have to have everything figured out.

Nothing about the rest of your life has suddenly changed.

But something inside you begins to soften.

Soul Unbound™ began with a feeling I wanted to make visible: what being with horses feels like inside my mind.

On the front, a woman sits folded into herself, surrounded by fractured stone, tangled roots, and the muted colors of a world that has grown heavy. A horse lowers its head beside her, offering a quiet presence within the darkness.

On the back, the composition opens into light.

Her face lifts. Her arm extends. Golden movement flows between her and the horse, while flowers emerge among the roots and the surrounding world begins to bloom.

Her story has not disappeared.

She is finding room to live beyond its hardest parts.

This piece is a thank-you to the horses who have carried far more than a rider.

The Story Behind the Artwork

There are plenty of ways to show what we do with our horses.

We can photograph a beautiful ride, a new achievement, a muddy afternoon, or a quiet moment in the pasture.

But how do you show what that relationship feels like on the inside?

That was the question behind Soul Unbound™.

I wanted to create something that went beyond a beautiful horse portrait. Something that could hold both the heaviness we sometimes bring to our horses and the sense of connection we find beside them.

The dark front and luminous back are two parts of the same emotional journey.

The woman on the front is not less worthy because she is struggling. The woman on the back has not become a completely different person. She is the same person, with the same history, beginning to open herself to life again.

The horse remains part of both scenes.

Present before the transformation.

Present within it.

That matters to me.

I did not want the artwork to suggest that every difficult feeling vanishes, or that healing happens in a single beautiful moment. I wanted it to express something more familiar: the experience of returning to a connection that helps you feel a little more like yourself.

There is gratitude woven throughout this piece, but it belongs to no particular season.

Some thank-yous are too big for a single day.

The Symbolism

The Horse — Presence & Connection

The horse appears in both scenes, linking the two emotional states.

On the front, its lowered head brings a gentle presence into a scene of withdrawal and heaviness. On the back, its flowing mane becomes part of the golden movement surrounding the woman.

Within this artwork, the horse represents the connection that can be difficult to put into words.

The comfort of being near another living being without needing to explain yourself.

The Fractured Figure — What We Carry

The cracked, stone-like texture of the woman on the front gives visible form to an invisible weight.

Her inward posture and the roots surrounding her suggest a feeling of being caught, exhausted, or disconnected from herself.

Those fractures do not define her worth.

They simply acknowledge that some things leave a mark.

The Golden Light — Hope Returning

Gold moves through the artwork as a thread of warmth and possibility.

It appears within the darker composition before expanding across the back, where it follows the horse’s mane, the woman’s silhouette, and the surrounding vines.

The light does not pretend the darkness never existed.

It shows that darkness is no longer the only thing present.

The Roots & Flowers — Renewal

Tangled roots and wilted foliage dominate the lower front, while living branches, pale blossoms, and flowing leaves become more prominent through the rest of the design.

Their transformation reflects the possibility of growth after difficult seasons.

The flowers are not there to hide the roots.

They grow from the same world.

The Moon & Stars — A Light to Return To

Crescents, radiant starbursts, and delicate celestial details connect the artwork’s dark and light worlds.

In Soul Unbound™, these elements represent orientation and hope: the small points of light you can still look toward when the way forward feels uncertain.

They also connect the shadowed front and illuminated back without erasing the contrast between them.

The Open Posture — Release

The most important change is not the color.

It is the woman herself.

On the front, she curls inward. On the back, she lifts her face and opens her posture, creating a sense of movement, breath, and possibility.

She is no longer holding herself quite so tightly.

FIELD GUIDE

Figure: Soul Unbound™

Common Name: The Quiet Soulmender

Classification: Symbolic Equine • Steadfast Companion • Guide from Shadow to Light

Habitat: Quiet barns • Open pastures • Familiar trails • The places we return to when we need room to breathe

Realm: Between the weight we carry and the selves we are finding again

Symbols: Horse • Fractured Stone • Golden Light • Roots • Blossoms • Crescent Moon • Stars

Colors: Charcoal • Smoky Slate • Deep Violet • Muted Amethyst • Warm Ivory • Antique Gold • Olive Green

Disposition: Gentle • Steady • Patient • Quietly Powerful

Known For: Carrying more than the weight of a rider—and never knowing quite how much it meant.

Symbolism

The Horse — Connection
Sometimes being beside another living being means more than finding the right words.

The Fractures — Honesty
You do not have to hide every mark of what you have carried.

The Gold — Hope
Light can become part of the story without pretending the darkness never happened.

The Flowers — Renewal
Growth does not require an untouched beginning.

The Stars — Guidance
A small point of light can still give you something to turn toward.

The Open Hand — Release
There is a difference between holding on and having to hold everything.

Traveler’s Advice

You do not have to arrive with the right words.

You do not have to turn every visit into a lesson, a ride, or an achievement.

Some days, the moment you came for is the quiet one: a familiar face at the gate, a hand resting against a warm neck, a little time spent together without asking anything more of it.

Let that moment matter.

There is no need to make it smaller just because someone else might not understand.

And when you look at the horse beside you, perhaps the simplest thank-you is also the truest:

You carried more than you ever knew.

Soul Unbound™

For the horses who helped us feel like ourselves again.