For the last year I have been enjoying the friendship of Claudette Bouchard. Claudette is a pioneer energy worker. Taking her workshops has made me very aware of how everything has energy and there is a constant exchange of energy going on all the time. You can pick up an object, and if you pay attention, you can feel the energy of the object in relation to your own energy. We all know the experience […]
This summer two new horses arrived at The Equine Connection: Amiga and Pi. Amiga is a 17 year old paint mare. Pi is her first baby, a baby girl! The pair have been heartily welcomed by the herd. Landor insisted on immediate bonding. He followed Amiga around the pasture until she relented. I guess she decided he was not a threat to her baby. Landor has embraced the role of father. He is not only […]
Landor has fallen in love. He is in love with Peaches, a new addition to the herd here at The Equine Connection. It was love at first sight for both of them. It is like they have been together forever. Landor’s body language has changed. He has always had this soft, gentle energy. It is still gentle. However, it also has a self-assured, protective feel to it now. The first time I put the lovebirds […]
I have been watching Vienna lead the herd at The Equine Connection. She has been here for a little more than a year now. She calmly took over the leadership from Bandit shortly after joining the herd. (He can be described as having been a competetive leader, who worked his way to the top simply for the sport of it, not because he wanted to lead.) I have watched as Vienna became Athena’s surrogate mother. […]
On April 29th, The Equine Connection hosted its second open house. It was another very enjoyable experience. Mother Nature blessed us with dry weather, while the fire and the home baked food kept us warm. The horses provided the guests with an experience of equine-assisted learning via three exercises that everyone participated in. We discussed the various applications of the exercises to topics such as communication, boundaries and leadership. I find that doing the exercises […]