Research from Israel
This is an interesting report on research with equine assisted work with breast cancer survivors in Israel, supporting the value of our work in Riding Beyond. Equine-Assisted Rehabilitation for Breast Cancer Survivors
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Zuma Ranch for Dedicating 2015
Last year Riding Beyond was dedicated at the solstice sundance in South Dakota among wild horses. This year it will be dedicated at Zuma Rescue Ranch near Littleton Colorado during the Healing with Horse Festival and Symposium. More details to come so that you can join us in spirit, or maybe even be there in […]
Robin Miller, MD, Experiences Riding Beyond
Last Sunday afternoon, just following a rain that lured Mystic into a refreshing roll in the mud, Robin Miller, MD, spent a little over a half hour at Royal Crest Ranch having her first taste of Riding Beyond. She wrote me today about her experience, from the airport as she travels to New York for […]
Nursing Students Taste Riding Beyond
Great group of 16 nursing students from Southern Oregon University’s program under the Oregon Health Sciences University joined us today to taste Riding Beyond. Surprisingly, we had more men in this group of nurses than we’ve ever had in our previous events. Such a varied group of students, all in their second of five terms […]
Mystic Dancing
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9mqTOMtRs] Sunday evening, September 28, we celebrated the end of our Riding Beyond 2014 season with a potluck at the beautiful Little Creek Ranch. Daniel Sperry played improvisational cello as Mystic and I danced — the highlight of the evening! View the video above. Jan Rosenberg and Jenn Lieber gave us an opportunity to express […]
Our Second Saturday at Riding Beyond
Today we are relaxing on a sunny Sunday, feeling the glow of our one day event yesterday for Riding Beyond. Eighteen enthusiastic participants explored the horse/human connection with Gabe, Journey and Mystic. Three women from the American Cancer Society were among the group. One said: “I loved coming to the workshop Sat. and will enthusiastically […]
Research on Horse/Human Connection Benefits
LYING ON (OR AGAINST) THE HORSELying on the back of a horse for 60 seconds or longer, face-down on the horse’s rump, activates the part of the vagus nerve which runs along the front of the body. Several things occur with this exercise. There is a gentle compression of the diaphragm and lungs. There is […]
Breast Cancer Society Posting
Breast Cancer: Emotional Healing with Horses Aug 18, 2014 | Posted by BCS in The Breast Cancer Society website. Posted in Coping Strategies, Finding Support, Health and Body Horses have long played a role in human life. They’ve helped with farming; they’ve served in wars; they’re the stars of some of our favorite books and […]
Rebuilding a New Sense of Myself
I went through breast cancer four years ago, so the challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and recovery are now behind me. However, I am currently in the middle of breast reconstruction, so I came to Riding Beyond with the idea of letting it help me particularly with rebuilding — not just a breast but also a […]