When Even the Steady Ones Need a Rest

What my horse reminded me about boundaries, resistance, and carrying too much The Message Beneath the Resistance It’s been an interesting week with the horses. Patty had a tick in her ear that must have been incredibly painful. She developed a sore that...

The Many Layers of Authenticity

Sometimes friction smooths the rough edges—and reveals who we really are In the course of revealing the layers of my life, several things have come to light. Sometimes there is friction that smooths the rough edges. The kind of friction that asks us to pay...

What Keeps You Awake at Night?

When worry settles in after the storm The Storm Outside Storms have been rolling through on a regular basis lately. One night, it sounded like it rained a lot just as I was drifting off to sleep—and then, almost as quickly, it was gone. Dalila is very sensitive to the...

What the Horses Already Know

Presence, distraction, and the energy we bring It’s simple, really. The horses are only attracted to your energy when you’re authentic and in your body. If you come to them in your head—thinking about the grocery list, the hard conversation, or all the things waiting...

The Caregiver I Never Expected to Become

How horses, grief, and Equine Gestalt helped me realize how much caregiving had changed me There are moments in life when you don’t realize how much something has changed you until you finally have space to look back. For me, that realization came a few months after...