I have spent the last day trying to figure out exactly how I want to word this blog entry. I am a wild Mustang advocate – they are important partners in our Horse-Human Relationship Program – and an equine attorney, and those two parts of me are in conflict right now. I have read the Read More
Tag: Horses
Connection
“Sit here on the ground with me,” I encouraged the hesitant woman. She was an older beginner rider who had contacted me because she was afraid of riding her horses. She wanted to ride but didn’t know how to get past her fear. As we stood in her dusty, New Mexico arena, I told her Read More
Hunkering Down with the Horses
The wind came rolling down the canyon, rustling the pines and then spreading out along the flattened area where the horses would normally be grazing. We had been told a big snow storm was coming, perhaps even a blizzard. I had put hay in the two barns, hoping to encourage the horses to seek shelter Read More
Connected Through Horse Ibachakali
“I’m here, I thought to the horse. We’re here. Please, tell me who I really am. Please tell me I’m OK.” With those words, Shawna Ervin asked for help from Cisco, her horse partner in Tapestry’s Horse Ibachakali program. The way Cisco answered her plea for help was so healing that Shawna wrote a powerful Read More
Painting Our Children Into a Corner
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