Great news for several women who have contacted us! We have two tracks available now for participating in Riding Beyond.Track One: for those able to mount a horse. Requirements: Doctor’s Statement (form provided by Riding Beyond)Ability to mount steps and straddle a horseAbility to push upper body into sitting position after lying on horse’s rumpSigned […]
We’ve started our first week of Riding Beyond with a clinic offered by Galen Miller of Venturing Awareness and the Arabian Nights Dinner Show, who has donated her services to us for these first two weeks. Sunday afternoon had ten of us learning from Galen about working with horses for corporate settings: team building, problem […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 merrilycurtis001@gmail.com. Questions? Call her […]
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; 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 […]
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 […]