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A Buddy for Mystic?
It would be helpful to have a second horse joining Mystic at Riding Beyond this year. If you know of a horse that might be able to participate one or two mornings a week, please contact me at 541.482.6210. The basics of what we need are: something like a Haflinger, about 14.2 hands, with a […]
Getting the Word Out
If your club or association (or one you know) would like a short presentation, with a Power Point available for seeing Riding Beyond in action, please give volunteer coordinator Merrily Curtis a call at (503) 839-3101 to share more details. We’ve presented at support groups, Kiwanis and for the Anam Cara Center in the previous […]
Volunteer Training Scheduled for 2014
We welcome your help in all kinds of ways, not just hands-on with the horses. If you volunteered with Riding Beyond last year 2013 and/or if you wish to do so this year, you’ll need to attend one of the two hands-on trainings. Pick one and let Merrily Curtis know at [email protected]. Questions? Call her […]
Our New Home: A Tradition of Healing
Another piece of news, great news, in fact, is that Debbie Hansen Bernard and Little Creek Ranch have offered their beautiful facility for Riding Beyond’s use this summer and early fall. Debbie and her husband bought Little Creek Ranch about 15 years ago from the family of the original owner, and it has a history […]
Not a Poem: Just a talk about a tree. . .
Not a Poem Just a talk about a tree; a madrone I found in the forest It had a scar like me, and smooth red bark — maybe lightening hit it in a storm one night I run my hand up and down its silky side Feels so good I put my arms around its […]
I approach hesitant and nervous. . . .
Mystic! I approach, hesitant and nervous The Horse stands waiting patiently Big Brown Eyes with long lashes Mystic! What is she thinking? She is taller than I am She is larger, faster She is wild I’ve always been hesitant I’ve always been nervous But she stands so still Mystic! What does she […]