We just got several thousand of our Riding Beyond Promotional cards printed, sporting a new image of Mary Piper and Mystic in a touching moment. Several of us have been placing stacks them at hospitals, banks, and anywhere else we can think of. If you’d like a stack to share as the opportunities arise, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
[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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Experiencing Riding Beyond on Saturday was chronicled by wonderful photographer Angela Sabin-Veek. She captured the magic that unfolded for us, with horses Mystic, Journey, and Gabe and 15 others, during our day of opening doors to our own individual futures, with the power of the horse accompanying us. A few vignettes are shown here. View […]
Snapshots of what it’s like at Riding Beyond from a participant’s perspective, someone new to horses. (Activities for experienced horse people are designed with a respect for their expertise, offering a new relationship with horses as sentient beings who bring remarkably perceptive heart- and mind-opening interactions.) Getting Going I woke up early the morning of […]