A Lil Luv Mini Horse Therapy

08/29/2024

We had a great time with you all today! My granddaughter Ellie’s first jr volunteer day at a nursing facility, she was awesome with the residents.

08/18/2024

With love and excitement, Sprinkles joined little Alayna in marking the milestone of her 2nd birthday, creating moments to treasure.

08/11/2024

We had a good Day today at Waterford Day Parade!

07/27/2024

Making sure he completes the mud coverage🦄🤪

07/27/2024

The struggle is REAL to keep these little buggers clean!🧼 🧽 🚿

07/18/2024

When I was learning- “if you don’t ever fall off-you don’t ride enough!”

07/08/2024

Sprinkles had a blast at his first tea party and can't wait for the next one! The clover was delightful 🦄

07/04/2024

Happy 4th of July from A Lil Luv🇺🇸

06/29/2024

Scooter is such a good boy with my granddaughter 🐴❤️🤠

06/28/2024

This little girl is looking for a home soon. Well bred Toy Yorkie. Dad imported from Russia. Vet checked, uses p*e pad, eating puppy food. Weighs 1 pound. Call to meet baby Savanna❤️
860-208-2344-Loree

06/19/2024

With the help of my adorable grandsons, we prepared the horses for our meet and greet visit to Sprague Public Library. It was a fantastic experience to share our mini Therapy horses and to encourage reading about them. Thank you to all who came to meet us ❤️🦄🐴

06/19/2024

Big brothers turn with the Dentist 🦷

06/19/2024

Thank you to our horse dentist Bucky N.

05/28/2024

Thank you brave volunteers! The rain held out! To my Sign holders, candy throwers, horse walker volunteer Malea, the best clean-up crew- and my beloved friends-Denise and Cindy from our riding group- The Saddle Bags 🤠🤠
We could not do this without you 🐴🦄❤️🙏🏻Kristy Lynn,Todd Osowski

05/19/2024

05/19/2024

Fairy Fest in downtown Putnam today🧚

05/08/2024

A great day celebrating finals week Three Rivers Community College

04/26/2024

Vanderman place provides an excellent day of fun! Residents thoroughly enjoy our miniature horses.🐴🦄. A Huge thank you to my great volunteers- Susan R Cordova
And Malea❤️

04/07/2024

Beautiful ride

03/27/2024

Only Donkeys!

03/17/2024

03/06/2024

Ivy you certainly have my vote!

When I posted that Clinton Anderson video last week, I KNEW I would ruffle some feathers and get some pushback. I was prepared for that. Anytime you speak up against something that is considered "the norm," you are destined to upset people. I chose that video of his, because I really wanted people to see how negatively he speaks about horses and the sheer contempt he had in his voice for these animals that he's dedicated his life and his work to.

What I didn't expect was how many people would genuinely be able to defend how he was speaking. I didn't expect people to write me off as someone who knows nothing because I haven't "won the world." My post was not about Clinton Anderson's success as a world champion, nor about riding competitively. My post was about bringing awareness to how people choose to talk about horses and the importance of cultivating a kind, meaningful relationship with your horse so that the work is more fulfilling.

I've always had a tough time building and selling my online program, and I've wondered over the years why that was. What was illuminated to me in this past week is that my work is rather "boring" to watch. I don't have dramatic before and after videos with horses going from rearing and striking and panicking to being these docile, quiet beings. I don't have fast-paced round pen work. I don't have big explosive moments to film. And therefore, I must have no idea what I'm doing 😉

Why aren't my videos "entertaining"?
Because I train below the panic/fear threshold. I don't push them to the point of these big meltdowns, because learning occurs BELOW the threshold of fear. So, I get the results of a quiet, happy, relaxed horse, but without all of the fireworks and drama that many other trainers selling an online program have.

And I'm okay with that. I'm the first one to tell people that I am not a fast horse trainer and that I will always go at the pace of the horse. I have a horse right now that has been in the restart process for over a year. She was absolutely obliterated by natural horsemanship methods and the way she was broken to go under saddle. Every day, I am still untangling the threads of doubt and fear in her nervous system. The "other way" didn't work for her. It broke her spirit and she's still trying to find a way through to the other side.

I know there are plenty of horses in the world that will shut up and do their job in the hands of people who don't listen and will even be able to enjoy their lives that way. They're like the golden retrievers of the horse world -- happy-go-lucky, laid back, easy to be around. Do I think that those horses still deserve a voice? Hell yes. But will they be okay and find joy in their lives just following rules and checking boxes? Yes, they will.

I also know there are way more horses in the world that cannot conform to the "usual methods." The ones who hit the panic button within a few moments of not being heard, the ones who doubt everything, the ones who have learned to bolt away to save themselves. And I know that those horses will never truly find peace and happiness within themselves until they are listened to, honored and given a voice.

Working with those horses the way I know will truly help them will never be explosive, exciting, work to watch. It won't satisfy society's need for drama and upset on their screens. And I am okay with that.

Horsepeople: Your level of success, knowledge and value is not correlated to how many ribbons you've won or how many times you've created a top-level performance horse. Believing so only continues to perpetuate the view of the horse as a commodity and a tool to achieve things. My program will not teach you how to create an obedient athlete who questions nothing. My program will teach you how to create a partner. And, as with any relationship, there will be ebbs and flows and there will be sacrifices and compromises that need to occur on both sides.

My program isn't designed to teach you everything about how to "train" a horse. It's designed to teach you everything you need to know about yourself in relation to your horse and how to control your emotions and view the world in a way that's not so goal-oriented. It's here to teach you how to be present in the moment, how to check your ego at the door, and how to partner with a prey animal in a way that leaves you both feeling like you can take on the world together.

It won't be the most exciting thing to watch, but it's fulfilling. I go outside each day and feel joy, happiness and love for the horses I work with. I cry when they finally break through a wall that's been up for years. I celebrate their wins with them and I see who each one is for exactly who they are. Take with you what resonates from anyone you learn from, and leave the rest behind. I don't know everything, and am always on a path to continue learning...
..But if the last week has shown me anything, it's that I continue to learn more about how I WANT to be from the horses and how I DON'T want to be from the humans 😉

03/05/2024

We are Honored to have won the judges' choice award. Thanks to all our volunteers and our favorite p**p picker upper🦄🐴❤️

03/04/2024

The Norwich St. Patrick's Day parade exceeded all expectations - it was a day filled with Luv, joy, music, and community spirit!