“I know you all will not understand this now. I know how much anger and sadness must be in your hearts. Please let me try to explain. Please one day, forgive me enough to read this and know that in my heart the decision I have made was done as a way to secure a future for […]
Far and Away he takes me To a place of peace and calm His gentle spirit lifts my soul Out of its weary depth To a space of energy and light Our time together fills the emptiness of my heart Where none other cares to go Softly he steps into a quiet journey Full of […]
“If you are not a horse person, it might be hard to understand why some people love their horses so much,” writes HuffPost blogger, bestselling author and relationship expert Margaret Paul, Ph.D. “There is something about a horse’s energy that creates a powerful shift in me. Whenever I’m at all tense, I have only to hug […]
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2012 – A Pentagon Channel documentary sheds light on how military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are finding help through the power of horse therapy. “Recon: Unbridled” highlights “Horses for Veterans,” at Flag is Up Farms in California, an intensive three-day program designed to help veterans of all ages who have PTSD, […]
Usually when you hear this expression “walking the green mile” it refers to someone on death row that is walking towards their execution. I want to share with you a different perspective on this illusive green mile. Certainly it could be used to denote walking towards an impending difficult and unpleasant situation. But depending on […]
“I never really trusted a person that didn’t like animals.” This is something that my father used to say a lot as I was growing up. Certainly I couldn’t fully appreciate what he meant until I grew up and experienced firsthand the difference between those that like animals and those that don’t. Its one thing […]
“From Loss to Recovery—How we “get there” “How we deal with death is equally as important as how we deal with life”. If the number of losses a person suffers increases their knowledge base, then I am an expert! No worries, I am not going to be mellow dramatic or do the pity dance, […]
As a therapist, my mantra to clients, is “find time for yourself…..you are no good to others, if you aren’t good to yourself…..” I ask couples “how do you expect to be happy and healthy in a relationship if you are not happy and healthy with yourself?” Anyone ever heard the old saying “physician heal thyself” […]
Have you ever been invited to participate in a team building activity and really did not want to go? Or maybe you wanted to go but were not sure how you would do or were worried that others would be critical of you? I know that I certainly have. Then there were horses. Team building […]
Well, we are up and running! So exciting to have entered the 21st century! Please tell all your friends and colleagues about us. We have been around for years but with this “new” medium……the sky’s the limit! On a much more somber note, my mare, “Lynetta” passed away a few days ago. She was the […]
