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Exploring Boundaries With Horses
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Boundary setting is an area of growth that I focus on in my Equine Experiential Learning and Coaching sessions. Boundary setting teaches us about our power and how we define our personal space.
Horses provide perfect opportunities to strengthen boundary-setting skills. It is a natural tendency for most horses to test boundaries. A horse feels secure when she knows where she stands in the pecking order of the herd. She achieves this understanding by testing boundaries and outsmarting other herd members. When a new horse arrives into the herd she establishes herself in the pecking order by her ability to hold her boundaries and stand up to others. When we engage with horses we enter into the herd. Naturally the horse wants to know who will be in charge of the herd of two. Read More→
Transitions – What New Territory Are You Experiencing in Your Life?
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Corazon has been with me for just 1.5 years. It is hard to believe how much has changed in such a short time. The last month I have noticed a significant difference in his demeanor. He still responds with a bit of fright to large dark objects he has not seen before and prefers not to walk next to trailers – a slab of ice sliding off the roof may give his body a jolt. However, he has settled into his new life and continues to shed his hyper protective instinctive reactions. Read More→
Broken Trust….Mended
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It seems that at some point in every relationship there is a chance that trust will be broken. The question is if it can be repaired, mended, and eventually create even a deeper level of connection and bond.
Corazon de la Montana, sometimes also called Romeo, continues to teach me about the importance of trust in a relationship. His wild ways and highly tuned instincts examine my motives and my levels of leadership every day I see him. I am convinced he knows me better than I know myself. Read More→
Welcome a New Member of the Herd – Corazon de la Montana
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A new member of my herd has arrived. His name is Corazon de la Montana, which means Heart of the Mountain in Spanish. Corazon is 14.2 hands, his coloring looks black, with some deep brown around his nose. Officially he is called a Brown. Corazon was labeled as unadoptable and untrainable by the BLM, branded with the numbers 5293 on his butt, and placed into a holding facility. The holding facility is pretty much a dead end place for horses who were previously free on public lands. Holding facilities are a dead end for wild horses. Once there they will spend the rest of their lives doing nothing. There are approximately over 25,000 wild horses in holding facilities at this time. Read More→