Calendar of Events Riding Beyond 2023
Half-Day Group Sessions:
Saturdays at the Farm,
Horseplay for Grownups
Offering Mindful, Heartfelt Experiences with the Big-Hearted Riding Beyond horses.
Explore the kinship: Small group sessions meet on Saturday morning or afternoon at a beautiful new private facility in the northern hills of Ashland.
Experience how to savor our kinship with horses and learn from their gifts as sentient beings. Riding Beyond half-day sessions are specially designed for men and women experiencing stresses of COVID and wildfires, health care providers, and the general public to experience regeneration through interaction with horses.
Each Saturday program is limited to ten participants, $50 per person. Scholarships available. Come with your friends and co-workers and enjoy interactions with large-hearted horses and creative exploration.
These SATURDAYS AT THE FARM 2023:
May 27, 9-2 pm. “What We Love Is the Cure”
Join us as we explore with our horses the ancient and enduring gifts of the horse/human connection for its wisdom on the current tension between widening societal divisions and our innate instinct to connect and find unity.
June 24, 9-1pm, “JOURNEYS INTO THE HEART”
Explore pathways offered us by our ancient and enduring connection with horses, especially their wisdom for helping us emerge joyfully into the new world offered us in these times.
July 22: postponed due to smoke forecast.
September 23 postponed by smoke to October 14, 11-3 pm, “HIGH TECH MEETS HORSE TECH”
Join us to travel the pathways offered us by our ancient and enduring connection with horses, enlightened by a special presentation of the revolutionary HeartMath technology. Tricia Webster, consultant in leadership development, has been utilizing this technology to reveal the power of working from the heart in health care and nonprofit industries. She will demonstrate what it tells us about the power of the horse/human connection and how we can take its benefits home for our own heart coherence benefits for happier well-being.
Tricia will be joined by Karin Pederson of Wild Grace Energetics, who will lead us in her heart-based centering practices for enhancing our experience with the horses.
The HeartMath Institute has researched the positive effects of work with horses for war veterans suffering from PTSD for the past 20 years. Their research provides Riding Beyond’s foundation for the core practices of all of our programs. Join us for this engaging and enlightening time together.
Prospects for Non‑Drug Strategies to Preserve Cognitive Health
Heart coherence training, pioneered by HeartMath Institute has been a fundamental principle of the Riding Beyond programs since their inception in 2013. Alongside many other benefits, recent studies show promising prospects for preserving cognitive health.
Read here about the ground breaking studies:
Join us to travel the pathways offered us by our ancient and enduring connection with horses, enlightened by HeartMath technology.
SIGN UP by contacting Trish Broersma [email protected] or 541/482.6210
Details and to register: 541.482.6210
[email protected]
Weekly Meditation with Our Horses
Join us for one hour on Thursdays throughout the year, time varied according to seasonal temperatures, for Meditation with Our Horses. We meet in the field where they live and enjoy sharing time with us in meditation. DETAILS HERE.
OPEN TO ALL: no prior horse or meditation experience needed.
To join call 541-482-6210.
FREE Sessions
4 weeks: April, May, September
Small Group sessions of four participants who have experienced breast cancer treatment.
Sessions are conducted in April, May and September on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Little Creek Ranch, 2900 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR.
2023 Dates:
APRIL TUESDAY SESSIONS: 1-4 pm, April 4, 11, 18, 25
APRIL WEDNESDAY SESSIONS: 1-4 pm, April, 5, 12, 19, 26.
MAY TUESDAY SESSIONS: 1-4 pm, May 9, 16, 23, 30.
MAY WEDNESDAY SESSIONS: 1-4 pm, May 10, 17, 24, 31.
SEPTEMBER TUESDAY SESSIONS: 9am-noon, September 5, 12, 19, 26
SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY SESSIONS: 9am-noon, September 6, 13, 20, 27
More details on sessions HERE.
TO REGISTER/INQUIRE ABOUT Tuesday/Wednesday SESSIONS:
Call Trish Broersma 541 482 6210.
Participant Application (PDF)
Physician Statement (PDF)
More about sessions HERE.
Volunteer Training
2023 Volunteer Trainings:
CLICK HERE to SIGN UP
At Little Creek Ranch:
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 1-5 pm
Saturday, March 18, 2023, 1-5 pm
Late Summer Training TBA
Join our mailing list, right and below, to receive future notices.
CLICK HERE TO READ DETAILS ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.
Questions: Marji McFadden, Volunteer Coordinator:
[email protected]
(623) 363-4813
Riding Beyond sessions are conducted in spring, summer, and fall. Organizational meetings occur throughout the year. Please contact us if you’d like to volunteer or participate.