I learned something horrifying today about one of the things children are taught to do in some horse therapy programs. Here’s a picture to show you. They paint the horse. That’s right. They are taught that a horse is a “perfect canvas.” They paint things that help them process difficult emotions, which is good standard Read More
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WINGS 2014 Conference
We are very happy to announce that Jo Belasco, Esq. will be a presenter at the WINGS Foundation 2014 Soaring to New Heights Conference in Denver, CO, on September 26 and 27, 2014. She will be conducting a presentation entitled, “Itahoba Horse: The Power of Connection for Healing Trauma” on Saturday, September 27 at Denver Read More
Mustang History and Why It Matters
We just spent the weekend at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, where we were doing a bit of fund-raising for the sessions of Itahoba Horse for adult survivors of sexual assault. As we sat there one day, a couple of fellows came by to “educate” us about mustangs. They announced themselves as being Read More
Indigenous Research Methods Presentation
Dawn Hill Adams, Ph.D., Tapestry’s Founder and Senior Scientist, gave a talk on October 12, 2013, at the inaugural conference of the American Indigenous Research Association in Pablo, Montana. The American Indigenous Research Association’s mission is “to educate researchers and the public about the importance of Indigenous Research Methodologies and to promote incorporation of these Read More
The Canyon Hike Series Finale
I hope you enjoyed taking a virtual hike of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge. As the pictures showed, it was a canyon of varying terrain. Some of it burned quite badly, and it will take years before the soil allows regrowth. But, amazingly, most of it had regrown before we left in October 2007 (we had to Read More