I took a deep breath and tried to will my body to relax. Try as I might, it was not having the desired effect. My horse, Mercy was still...

One of the things I love most about spending time at the barn is the calmness that blankets my mind and body. I brush my horse, undo out...

In the wild, horses use all of their senses to stay alive. The number one question on their minds is, "Am I safe?" It's a fair question...

When taming and training a young or wild horse, there have been two general schools of thought. Either break the horse's will or earn his...

We've all heard that saying, "The grass is greener on the other side." Some horses take this quite literally. They stretch and reach for...

Another Christmas has come and gone. The holiday hussle and and activities are done, New Year's Eve has been celebrated, and now we're...

For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of having my own horses. It wasn't until my mid-thirties that my dream came true. Granted, it...

I think most of us can agree that we live in a noisy world. Today, there are so many things pulling on our attention and screaming for...

When I first started this journey in Equine Assisted Learning, I was so excited to jump in and make a positive impact on the women who...

Ever have one of those days where you feel that you're being pulled in fifty different directions? Maybe for you, that's every day. It's...

One of the basic survival skills a horse possess is the ability to create harmony. A herd that cannot work and live together simply would...

When I was a young girl, I was absolutely horse crazy. One of my earliest memories was riding a pony at my friend's house at two or three...

The Princess Bride has got to be one of my favorite movies of all time. Often said to be the most quotable movie ever made, I can't help...

There are days (ok, weeks and months) that I get stuck in my own head. I feel like I'm running around inside my brain trying to put a...

There are times when life drops you in the dirt without an appointment. For me, it was quite literal. What started off as a casual ride...

I had big plans for this year. This was going to be the year I figured it all out. I was going to get in shape. I was going to be my own...

It's a new world and I feel we are all still trying to figure out the rules. For all the parents out there, this next school year is...

They say that when God closes one door, He opens another. How true that seems to be for me this past month and a half. Some of those...

It's been two months of quarantine. Two months of online school, indoor activities, and wondering when things will get back to "normal."...

Well, the lock down continues and I'm sure it's not just my family that's itching to get out and go somewhere to do anything. We've spent...