Horse Lessons Made Human

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Unexpected Joy

When I think back seven years, my life as it is now is unimaginable. I would never have thought I'd be spending hours at the barn with my...

I've Got This!

The first two blogs on fear came effortlessly, but this one did not, hence the delay in writing it. I've been thinking about my...

Fear - Part 2

It's hard when you look in the mirror and recognize the truth. You see the person you are versus the person you think you are. I'm sure...

Fear and finding my teacher

I believe that no one wants to be a fearful person. I also think that people are often blind to many of their fears and don't realize the...

Boundaries - Tricky business

My horse triggers an old, habitual way of thinking and feeling in me, not enough. Horses establish clear boundaries with each other. They...

What matters

Some people face a lot of loss in the form of death in their life while others face comparatively little. I fall in the latter camp. As...

Less is more

We are all familiar with this concept but, how often do we apply it skillfully in our lives? My approach to life is to try and try harder...

More Than Courage

I busied myself with pulling things together to head to the barn. I was trying to ignore the growing anxiety I felt. As I envisioned...

The Lunge Line

It occurred to me that he was just another big horse, forever testing me to see if I'd hold my ground, often succeeding in moving my...