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"
Growing up as an only child, I often spent more time around adults than I did other kids. Many of our family’s friends became aunts and uncles to me - I loved it. As a “grown up”, I have stayed connected to many of these greatly supportive figures in my life, and recently one set …
Continue reading "A Heart for Composition"
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 …
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“My Horse Heart” not only refers to my love of horses, it symbolizes a way of being. The average horse’s heart is at least ten times the size of a human’s. Sometimes I envision my own muscular organ growing and expanding to that size so that it can completely encompass all the magnificent attributes of these …
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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 …
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Madera Canyon was calling. It was my “Day of Integration” – the sole break during my December training at Eponaquest in Arizona. It was a precious day to myself that is such a rare gift of time. I had taken the morning to sleep, stretch, and meander, but as the sun started to pass the …
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As another year comes to a close, I taste the tang of mortality on my tongue. Twinkling lights, candles, and gifts decorate the streets and homes, encouraging us to connect in the darkest time of the year. After feasts, celebrations, and New Year’s resolutions, it feels like the best time to be asking: Can I …
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When I first rescued my miniature horse, Spring, she had a near death experience that left us both in a panic. It was a Friday late afternoon when I went to pick her up and bring her to her new home. When we arrived at my farm, Spring walked cautiously into the barn and immediately …
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The feistiest horse in my barn stands level to my knees. Last week, I was preparing the horses’ dinner, allowing my mind to settle into the tranquil state of being around my wonderful equine family. I carefully measured out grains and supplements, each meal individually tailored to the needs of our varied herd. I …
Continue reading "Great Things Come in Small Packages"
“Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, it’s more like a Cha-Cha” -Unknown My husband and I had found the farm of our dreams. Every atom in my body vibrated with excitement and a knowing this was home. The lovely couple selling this magical …
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My Horse Heart 