I came to my first session with anticipatory anxiety, fear and physical pain. Today, as I complete my last session I leave with grace, gratitude and sadness. This experience has been life changing. Each one of you has touched my heart in ways I’ll never forget. You accepted me for the person I am now […]
Coming Home The world is full of distraction Busyness… A myriad of mindless details swirling in our heads To avoid, to miss out on the beautiful tiny miracles intertwined into the fabric of our lives. It’s so easy to get caught up out there In the rough waves of a stormy sea Separated from our […]
May, 2018 I have gotten so much from my time spent here with the horses, especially Mystic. I’ve never felt such a connection with a horse in my life. Since I grew up around horses it surprised and amazed me how a loving, sweet, gentle horse can make me feel so safe & uplifted I […]
To See Myself More Clearly Relax, What am I afraid of; To see myself more clearly? Not through the clouds of the cancer, But rather through the doors opened by it. Blank pages scare me, As if there is a right or wrong word to Put down on a page, and, Once on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]