The blog is back! After a healthy hiatus, I’m excited to be writing for all of you beautiful readers once again. Check out my short video about that below. It’s three in the morning. I tried to sleep, but I’m so energized by the last several days that sleep is a distant reality. I’ve …
Continue reading "The Gift of Being Seen"
Time is a precious gift that I am learning to appreciate more deeply than ever before. I am grateful to have a strong passion and drive to develop myself with horses. The more I learn, the more I’m inspired, the more I want to do, the more I want to learn. In this incredibly rejuvenating, …
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The old adage, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger, comes to mind every time I lay my eyes on Spring. Not spring the season – although after surviving this past winter, perhaps that too. The Spring I am referring to, is a miniature horse who became part of my equine family in the summer …
Continue reading "Being Open to Joy Despite the Pain – One Girl’s Resilient Story"
It had been a long day. Pulling into the last farm brought a mix of sweet relief combined with the sense of scraping the bottom of my solar plexus - searching for one last ounce of energy. Only a few more, I told myself. I can do this. Walking our tools up the steep hill …
Continue reading "Approach with Heart and Vision"
Carving out some time on a precious day off, I tacked up Grace and rode her out of the barnyard. Spring called out for the large mare as we left, still quite attached to her adoptive Mom. Grace seemed ready for an adventure and took little notice of the vocal miniature horse. The air was crisp …
Continue reading "Riding into the New Year"
Change can be a hard pill to swallow, for humans and horses. In a crisis, I am clear, focused and ready to lead those who may not be processing the situation well. My challenge comes later - learning to accept the change and whatever new reality that may bring. When a horse changes barns, this …
Continue reading "Welcoming Flurry into our Herd and Hearts"
Blue skies and full sun have been filling my days here in Arizona. I am back for my fourth and final session at Eponaquest, completing my training to be an Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) Instructor. I don’t want it to end. So many moments here have enriched my life, and it has stretched me to …
Continue reading "A Homeopathic Heart"
As a farrier, continuing education is important to me. Every year my business partner, Rodd, and I travel to various clinics and conventions in Canada and the United States so we can keep learning, improving, and helping the horses we serve. A few years into my farrier career, I attended the International Hoof Care Summit …
Continue reading "A Heart for Knowledge"
Linda Kohanov is an internationally renowned, best-selling author. Her five books explore how people can gain important life skills working with horses and learning from their way of being. She is the Founder and Director of Eponaquest in Arizona, and travels the world giving countless workshops and presentations. Since I began an apprenticeship learning to be …
Continue reading "My Interview with Linda Kohanov"
The smallest horse in my barn continues to teach me the biggest lessons. It was early morning a week or so after my husband Aquila’s surgery. He was starting to regain mobility, but still far from being able to help with farm chores. I had taken time off to help him recover, but I was …
Continue reading "Bite Back to Reality"
My Horse Heart 