I just finished reading The Beauty of Humanity Movement by Camilla Gibb. It is a novel set in Vietnam, and provides the reader with an education about Vietnam history, while telling a beautiful story about one man’s life as a pho soup seller. Old Man Hung lives a life full of ritual, depth, and self-discipline. As well as making soup, he has a great attachment to a group of artists, and to their families. These […]

Landor left his body on Thursday, June 28th, in the evening. He lived for 27 and a half years in his big, majestic horse body. He was an angel, who supported many, many people in his time here on earth. I met Landor thirteen years ago when he was looking for a new career. His life as an athlete show jumper had come to an end, due to arthritis. He was born in Germany, and […]

We have spent weeks watching two great horned owls tend to their nest. One day, after a strong wind, one of the owlets could be seen sitting on a lower branch of the tree where the owls nested.  She had either fallen out of the nest and been lucky to land on a branch, or started daring to fly. More wind led to her sitting on the ground looking like a big, grey ball of […]

We have had a winter of nourishing community here at The Equine Connection. At the end of September, Zabrina moved onto the property with Hektor, her colouful guard cat. (Kaleb had joined us at the start of August. He came first to make sure this was a safe place for his mom to live.) Also, at the end of September, Rebecca and Florian came to visit after months of travelling around BC. The couple are […]

Have you ever noticed how easily our head chatter can take over our time and attention? I am pretty sure that when my head is going full force, there is something going on in my emotional life that needs attention. I try to see my head chatter as a guidepost to stop, and focus on my feelings. Nevertheless, sometimes the chatter is louder. When that happens, one strategy I use to break the chatter cycle […]