This morning, I woke up, put my housecoat on, and wandered outside to feed the horses, like every morning. It quickly became apparent it was not the usual AM! The first difference was that the minis were already eating breakfast. Their wheelbarrow had been tipped over, and the two cuties could reach a generous serving of hay. Next discovery was that most of an entire bale had been feasted on, and the rest scattered about […]
A New Era
I cannot help feeling that we are entering a new era in the work here with the animals. As I posted in December, our very old Wild Chicken Mama died. I buried her in the middle of the property under a v-shaped arbor by a rose bush and a honeysuckle vine. I buried her with a heart shaped locket from my maternal grandmother. I received an image in meditation, guiding me to do this. Then, […]
Zaza Comes Home
Zaza has come home! He has been gone for around six months. He is a bit thinner, his face more chiseled, and his coat rougher. For the rest, he is mostly the same guy – serious and protective, but perhaps a bit less forceful. When he first left in the Fall, he was gone for three weeks. He then returned for a week. That week home, he was super cuddly. He then left again, and […]
In Gratitude of the Body
December is a month of reflection and of gratitude. For me, this process leads to releasing what no longer nourishes me and to a commitment of investing more energy into what does feed my soul. Personally, 2019 has been a year of shifting how I live. It was a wrestling match between old habits and ways of perceiving the world, and learning to operate, at a deeper level, in a more internally directed fashion. Part […]
Upcoming Equine-assisted Therapy Events:
Tuesday, September 10th from 4 to 5:30pm – Leadership group for girls and boys aged 9 to 13 Thursday, September 12th from 9:30 to 11:30am – Part I of Healing through Horses starts – an 8 week trauma recovery group therapy program Monday, September 16th from 1 to 3pm – a Mental Health group starts – an 8 week group focused on self-care – registration is through Lenai at CMHA October 18-20 – 3 day retreat for women […]