A Morning in the Life of a Therapy Horse One morning while munching on breakfast I looked up and saw a friend walk by. Ah, time for work, breakfast can wait. Together we walked down the hill enjoying the crisp morning. Now in the paddock it was time meet another stranger so I stood patiently […]
Ten of us gathered on October 22 for a packed day of training equine professionals how to implement a program similar to Riding Beyond in their own programs with horses. It was held at Borderlands Center by Ann Alden, and it was conducted by Trish Broersma.
Thanks to Michelle Hobson and the Southern Oregon Hope Chest, their silent auction yesterday netted close to $2000 for Riding Beyond at the Pink Ribbon of Hope Gala. Hurray! People participated in the celebration at the end of the event, claiming promises for next year’s program, after making wish beads for a necklace for Mystic […]
This is the only photo of me as a child that shows me smiling. When the photographer showed up at our door with a pony, I thought my dreams had been answered. As I was lifted up into the saddle I pointed out that the stirrups were too long. When nobody responded I decided I […]
Mystic — as your name implies . . . a seer, a sage, an oracle — You have been all of these to me in our brief sessions. As the seer — you taught me that real strength comes not from our bodies, but from our hearts, of which yours is very large! and from […]
You are an awesome animal created by God above. He designed you with your patient personality and very gentle spirit. It appears you have a special calling by helping befriend each new woman who meets you at Riding Beyond. I so appreciated our first meeting session. As I was learning how to connect with you […]
This past week I had a revelatory experience, recasting my past in a way that is still reverberating through me. Sunday, for the Summer Solstice, I found a few hours in an unusually busy week to go up to Howard Prairie for the 20th Annual World Peace and Prayer Day sponsored by Red Earth Descendants […]
Saturday, May 23, 2015 A Taste of Riding Beyond Twenty folks gathered to taste the magic of Riding Beyond. See here a taste of the heart connections made, the creative expressions which included our three horses, and more. Remarks like these were heard throughout the day: “I’m SO GLAD you are doing this program!” “Wow, […]
Immense Possibilities, a truly remarkable and inspiring local show, on public television and internet, will feature Riding Beyond this Friday, April 17 at 8:30 pm on SOPTV. After that it is available for viewing at their website. http://www.immensepossibilities.org. Here is their introduction to the show: “Horses,” in the words of Australian poet Pam Brown, “lend […]