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Next Door
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Through the deep darkness and the stillest part of the night, the roar of the heavy metal wheels rolled along the tracks. The train’s whistle sent a jolt through my slumbering body. A pack of coyotes fired up and let loose their screams and yips, multiplying in numbers by their mere sounds. Everything came thundering into my consciousness and cracked the seal around my deep, dark sleep. Images of a dark colored horse breaking through a fence jarred me into a panic. Where am I? What is happening? Where are my horses? Read More→
News About the Coaching With Horses EFLC Teaching Herd
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Spring finally sprung here in the Rockies and then moved right into summer. We had snow on Tuesday and a sunny 80 degrees the last two days. I am excited for the upcoming Horse Wisdom programs and the long days of summer.
Here is an update on the Herd:
Sylvie
Sylvie, the newest addition to the herd arrived two weeks ago. The journey with her has already been interesting. I truly feel this horse picked me–twice. However I am not sure if either of us really understood what we were getting into. As a 3/4 Clydesdale-1/4 Quarter horse she is a beautiful big boned four year-old. Her experience in being ridden far exceeds any experience with groundwork. She is much greener than I originally thought.
I wish I could say we are sailing right along into a relationship based in unity and harmony. However we have not. Negotiations for lead mare began the second day 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→
Heart of Gold
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It was Friday and my week had been long and ridiculously busy. Even with my new assistant, I was struggling to “get it all done.” Even though I am living in a beautiful house on 17 acres, it seemed that each day I was caught up in everything but spending time with my horses. I felt as if I was becoming a fake. Who was I to talk about the connection between horse and human?
Mid-day I turned off the computer and closed the door to my office. I walked out to the pasture longing to see my four-legged boys and to breathe in the crisp winter air. There I found Moon. His head low and relaxed, ears forward, his eye directly on me, as if he had been waiting the whole time. Read More→