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Interspecies Comfort
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Sunday I took this photo on my way home from driving the horses in the mountains. I glanced to my right just in time to see it and had to turn around to get the photo. The two stood together while I snapped away with my camera. The donkey slowly lower his head to eat his food, keeping the cat balanced and snug on his back. He even took a few steps around the paddock! My heart was so touched by this interspecies friendship. (The cat is curled up on the back of an elder mini donkey.) How sweet!
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Horses at the Ranch
The winter has provided me time to focus on my horses. Sylvie and I are taking dressage lessons. She is a powerful young spirit and is eager to learn and understand. Her body is filling out nicely for her four years of age. When our hearts sync together Read More→
A Change in Season
Posted by: | CommentsA change in season brings in a time for reflection and realignment. The Rocky Mountain days are filled with sun and changing leaves, one of my favorites times to be outdoors. So much is happening . . .
2010 EFLC Apprentices Graduate!
Last week was a very busy week with the fourth Apprenticeship group finishing their yearlong program. I am trilled to know that these seven talented individuals will move out into the world to work with horses and humans in expanding consciousness. Congratulations to: Janis Charbeneau, Angie Deaver, Norma Hayhurst, Sandra J Howlett, Adrianne LaSalle, Rebekka Pertenbreiter and Cornelia Roulet.
We had such a powerful, deep, expansive and fun week together. Many thanks to my program assistant, Reggie Hausler, for all she contributed, and to Stephanie Brown who handled all of the logistics! Many thanks also to Cornelia Roulet for taking the lovely pictures shown below.
The quiet days following the program gave me a chance to reconnect with my herd:
Moon continues to be the older wise horse. I am always proud to be seated on his long strong back. As we climbed the hill behind my house the low sun’s beam flickered through the old growth pinon pine forest. Subtle and soft were the changes in the ground cover and low-lying shrubs at the top of the hill. Bright red rosehip pods contrasted with the sun washed leaves. After a week of work, Moon’s presence quiets my mind and brings me into my body and breath.
A highlight during the program was a profoundly Read More→
Coaching With Horses in Europe
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Hello Everyone! I am home in Colorado after another great trip to the Netherlands.
I lived in Kootwijk for three weeks offering Coaching With Horses programs. Reggie (program assistant) and I are on the left riding our bikes from the barn – we felt so Dutch! Read More→
The Horse’s Way
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This last month I tested a theory that I teach. The horse’s way is to be in a herd. It is only in a herd that they thrive. They watch over each other when sleeping, find food, protect the herd from predators, and bond through grooming and play. A solo horse cannot live like this. Instead it is constantly in survival mode.
As a single, strong willed, female entrepreneur of many years I could relate more to the solo horse than being in a herd. This year my life expanded onto a 17-acre ranch with six horses, programs in Europe and producing the Horse as Teacher book series. Immediately after moving onto the ranch it became evident that I would not make it through without some serious help. Read More→