by Susan | Sep 23, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving, Gestalt, Horses, PlayShops, Relationships
CS Bar — my grandfather Charles Socolofsky’s brand. Today, it’s mine too. A legacy carried forward, one story at a time. On the ranch, there’s a saying: Ride for the Brand. It means you show up with loyalty, integrity, and heart—you stay true to the one you serve. For...
by Susan | Aug 20, 2025 | Awareness, Caregiving
Parenting Through Seasons of Change School is starting again. Although I don’t have anyone in school around me now, I remember well what it was like to fall back into the routine. I would try to get my boys ready a few weeks early—moving dinner up, getting them into...
by Susan | Aug 13, 2025 | Awareness
Learning to Wait for the Right Moment Sometimes you must have faith in Divine timing. I’ll admit—that’s not my strong suit. Patience is a shell I’m still growing into. Yesterday, I planned to attend a meeting in Lawrence. John had a job interview around the same time,...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2025 | Caregiving
Why Safe Spaces Matter In the Touched By A Horse® community, we have a set of agreements that guide how we show up for one another. These agreements are read aloud at every event, and one in particular always strikes a chord with me: Resolve Problems Constructively: I...
by Susan | Jul 29, 2025 | Caregiving, Lessons From the Horses
Horses, Heartbreak, and Handling the Unexpected It’s county fair time here and in western Kansas, and that always stirs something in me.Some of my best memories were made at the Logan County Fair. Before I ever competed in 4-H, horse shows, or rodeos, I rode in the...
