What horses can teach us
Horses don’t tell stories about you, they simply respond in the moment to what they're feeling. This makes them remarkably "clean" teachers.
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Jul 15, 20196 min read
Horses are not metaphors
If the horse remains a metaphor, then the horses get used, and the true power of equine-led growth and healing work is missed.
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Apr 18, 20194 min read
Standing on Sacred Ground: Needs, Requests, and True Belonging
Do you know what you truly need? If you'd asked me that question twelve years ago, when my healing journey was just beginning, I wouldn't...
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Feb 16, 20194 min read
Good for the soul: trauma and equine-facilitated spiritual growth
It's often said that being around horses is good for the soul. And it's undoubtedly true that spending time in their company can be...
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Jan 27, 20194 min read
You do not have to be good: coming home to your body
The poet Mary Oliver died just over a week ago. The first poem of hers I ever read was “In Blackwater Woods”, which is about as perfect...
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Sep 17, 20184 min read
Horses, healing and power
What replaces fear? A capacity to trust the abundance of life. All wisdom traditions posit the profound truth that there are two...
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Jun 25, 20183 min read
Healing through relationship
Self-help books are like car repair manuals: you can read them all day, but doing so doesn't fix a thing. (Lewis, Amini and Lannon, A...
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Mar 8, 20184 min read
Letting go of Josh
Just over a month ago, we said goodbye to Josh, aka Joshi, aka Master Hoshi. I haven't wanted to write about it until now - not because...
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Dec 19, 20172 min read
Holiday wishes, holiday dreams
Could you or I comprehend, even for a moment, how fiercely my great-granddaughter and her friends loved being alive, and that this love...
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Jan 1, 20174 min read
Relaxed and forward: living creatively
The first day of a new year. I've been resisting writing this blog post because I know I need to write about creativity. We have an...
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Aug 25, 20164 min read
A hand-made life
Sometimes, you're just not ready for a book when it first comes into your life. Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes...
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