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501.c.3 non-profit provides liberty horsemanship education to underprivileged youth & rescue horses.
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Gamilah Unbridled Rescue Liberty Project 2022 🙌

We’ve selected 5 of the toughest rescue horses across the country from 501c3 nonprofit organizations, the ones who are the most misunderstood, or who have habits formed that are dangerous to others and themselves. We’ll be taking them in from January-May, training them using Liberty techniques only. All while, documenting their journey into their ow

n healing and education using no ropes, or halters, to not only educate these horses, but to show how much I believe in Liberty being the way of the future. Everyday of the week, we will be highlighting one of the lucky horses selected to spend time with us at Gamilah Unbridled. April 16-October 16, 2021

Gamilah and Hal completed a 2500 mile journey across the United States, completely bridlesless. We traveled through 9 states and stopped at 17 non-profits along with the way. Helping raise more than 50k dollars for the local non-profits, while helping educate people and horses along the way.

10/31/2024

How I spend my lunch break after a morning of farm work… Niah and Fenn cuddle time ❤️ (can you find Fenn in the background)

This slightly delays my horse time in the afternoon, but can you blame me?

10/28/2024

Arizona friends - we’ll be back in the area at the end of January, 2025! We’ll be doing a 3 day liberty and bridleless clinic in Mesa.

Participant and auditor spots are limited, so you can learn more and sign up here: https://yelo.wufoo.com/forms/zzcykg60l265gu/

10/24/2024

Rest in Peace Jim, my Father. You don’t have to be blood, to be family 🙏❤️🙏

10/11/2024

When you “know”, do you REALLY know?

10/06/2024

“Do they rent those horses out like that? Without the bridles?”

Thank you to the person who asked us that question this weekend while we were riding, you gave us some good laughs. 🤣

We had a fantastic weekend up at Acadia National Park riding on the carriage trails. And in typical Gamilah Unbridled fashion, doing it all bridleless.

The horses were such trusty partners throughout all our rides. We encountered lots of passing bikes, carriages, hikers, bridges, and even a fire truck with its hose running.

I had a bit of nostalgia on our last ride this morning, as I looked at Avery’s sweatshirt and saw Gami’s face. She may not be able to go on these adventures with us anymore, but without her, we wouldn’t have gotten here in the first place.

She was the first horse that taught me giving our horses some freedom, can lead to a very special partnership where you take care of each other.

Who knows…maybe one day you will be able to rent out a bridleless horse for a trail ride. 😜❤️

09/30/2024

EXCITING NEWS!! We are going to have a professional demonstration division for the upcoming YELO virtual Freestyle show in October.

For this class, pros won’t have to become a member and they won’t be “ranked” but you’ll get feedback, a score card, etc.

Our goal with this is to inspire the Youth and Youth at Heart Members AND to connect them with professionals in their area for ongoing liberty support. The stronger and more connected our community gets, the better.

Additional show details will be shared later in the month.

PS. We tried to align the October Freestyle show with Halloween because of the awesome costume potential 😉

09/24/2024

Happy Birthday Avery,

I am so thankful that God put you in my life. Every single day, I count my lucky stars that you are in this journey of life with me.

You’re strong, intelligent, beautiful, funny, and have an amazing way with horses.

I think the best part about you, is that you challenge me everyday, to be the best version of myself because of just how special you are!

People see me as the extrovert and strong one, but for those who truly know Avery and I, they know that Avery is the true heartbeat that makes this all work.

There are not enough adjectives to describe how thankful I am for her as my best friend and amazing wife.

Happy Birthday Avery, LOVE YOU. ❤️🙏❤️

P.S. You are the best leader of the Misfit Mares that your amazing girls could ask for.

09/16/2024

This past Saturday was a very full circle moment for several reasons. One of the biggest was seeing our rescues not only participate, but excel with their young partners.

We had a group of participants come up from Rhode Island for the YELO show and because they weren’t able to bring the horses they normally work with up, we offered ours for the day.

Although the kids and horses knew liberty, they had not worked together at all until the afternoon before the show.

Pictured first are Sherman (formerly known as Jalapeño in the ATFo) and Connor. Sherman has done very little liberty this year, and yet he came out and rocked it with Connor.

Second we have Floki and Julie. Floki may seem like he would be an easier one because he’s so small, but he’s actually a very prideful guy and can be challenging if you don’t treat him with awareness and respect. Julie figured that out immediately and earned reserve high point champion with him.

Third you’ll see Triscuit and Marisal. Triscuit is VERY sensitive to energy and new people, if you push too much he’s out of there. Marisal did a phenomenal job keeping her energy at just the right level, and this team flowed through each class beautifully.

Fourth we have Nostalgia and Gretchen. Gretchen wasn’t able to make it up until the morning of the show, so she only had a brief introduction to Nostalgia before they started classes. Not to mention, Nostalgia is a BIG mare with some powerful energy. You would never know they had just met watching, as this team nailed every class.

There was a day where it didn’t look like any of these horses would be safe around kids, let alone kids they just met. But any horse can change through liberty.

Once they change, and let go of that baggage, they have the ability to bring so much joy to those around them. They have the ability to teach and heal those around them in a way only horses can.

We’re so thankful the horses reminded us of the purpose of what we do this weekend. Sometimes it can feel like the change you are making is just a drop in the ocean, because it’s just one horse and person at a time. But then days like this come together, and you get a little reminder that it’s bigger than that. ❤️

09/15/2024

Yesterday we had our Youth Equine Liberty Organization show in Maine. Many of our rescue horses participated with some of the kids, which we’ll share more on tomorrow, but today we want to share a story.

These pictures may not seem like anything super special, but the story behind them is.

This sweet young participant is named Sarah and she came up with a group from Rhode Island to be apart of the show.

Sarah started at a lesson barn where she had some bad experiences, coming off a few different horses, which really knocked her confidence (as I’m sure we can all understand).

She’s been working with Long Meadow Farm, Foster RI the past few months learning about liberty and working to gain some confidence back.

Knowing this, we decided to partner her with Leo for the event, for a few reasons. First, he’s such a gentle kind soul that tries his heart out with anything that’s asked of him. Second, Leo too had some confidence struggles that he had to work through (and still does sometimes) with big events.

When Sarah arrived on Friday for her practice sessions with Leo, you could tell she was a bit unsure. They started to get a feel for each other, but we weren’t sure how Saturday would go.

Saturday morning, she arrived ready for the day and confidently went into her first class telling us how much better everything was going to go today.

And boy was she right.

Her confidence that morning may have started as ”fake it till you make it”, but by midday that had totally shifted. She was smiling the whole time she went in the area. All the worry and timid energy was gone. These two were just having fun together.

They ended up high point champion for their age group. ❤️

The real success though, for us, is in the first picture below. In the look of pure love she’s giving Leo as she prepared to halter him after one of there classes. It’s in the way he softly lowers his head to let her halter him.

That’s what Gamilah Unbridled is all about. Eventually, with one horse and person at time, we hope it’s what the horse world is all about.

09/12/2024

We’ve been having fun preparing to head to Wisconsin next week for The Horseman’s Symposium hosted by Ryan and Emily Rose!

We are adding Indigo to the boys team for their big debut. I’m pretty sure she prefers her girls, but at least she can boss them around a bit to let them know. 🤣

Floki on the other hand is thrilled to make his first trip to an event and can’t wait to be the star of the show!

08/30/2024

Anyone recognize the handsome gelding on the left??

Another highlight from our time last week was getting to see Roman (now known as Courageux)! He was apart of our rescue project in 2022 and was adopted into the most loving home.

He lives in Kentucky with his new family, enjoying the best grass out there and lots of love! At the clinic one of Terry’s goals was to work him at liberty off a ridden horse with her sweet Icelandic mare.

As you can see from the big smiles, Cou remembered his training when he was with us and picked it up no problem. It was so fun to watch them work and learn together. ❤️

WindyHill Equine Rescue and Rehoming

08/29/2024

We just returned back from a very special week and a half teaching in Kentucky!

We started with a clinic at New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program working with both outside participants and a group of New Vocations dedicated staff. Avery even got to do liberty with a horse that raced in the Kentucky derby! 🐎

That was followed up with a clinic with our good friends at Taktur Icelandic Horses, LLC. We just love the Icelandic breed and always have so much fun working with them. ❤️

We ended the trip with our very first Youth Equine Liberty Organization show in Kentucky! We all had a great time and were so impressed by all the competitors.

Now for a couple weeks back home with the horses before we prepare for our next adventure. 🤗

08/24/2024

As many of your know, without the horses, Patrick and I never would have met. They’re a huge part of not only our relationship, but who we are as people.

For our wedding last year we decided the best way to honor them and all they give us, would be to have them be apart of our first dance.

This year, for our first anniversary, we made an updated “first dance” with our team. Here’s to the 1st of many liberty dances. ❤️

08/21/2024

If you’re in the Kansas area and are in the market for a mustang, check out this event!

I spent a couple days with the horses and people at Hutchinson this spring and had a great time working with everyone. 😊

08/18/2024

Sundays Sermon: Be real to yourself and your faith ❤️🙏

08/13/2024

Friday’s Thought of the Week (Tuesday edition 😂😂)

Treating people well ❤️

08/12/2024

Headed back to the other side of the country today after a fantastic time on the West Coast!

I always love getting the opportunity to go new places and introduce new people to the world of liberty. Especially when it’s such a fun group!

Thank you so much to Wallace Ranch for use of your beautiful facility & Marla for helping organize. 🙏

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Collinsville, TX
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Want to make your horses feel like celebrities? Bring them to a suburb 🤣 We stopped by our friend’s baby shower on our way back from The Pegasus Project’s annual Ride for a Rescue. We didn’t have time to drop the horses off and come back, so they just joined the party! Indigo and Dinar loved getting all the cookies and attention. ❤️

You don’t have to be blood, to be family ❤️🙏

Rest in Peace Jim, my Father. You don’t have to be blood, to be family 🙏❤️🙏

Friday’s Thought of the Week:

When you “know”, do you REALLY know?

Last week at the Symposium, I got the opportunity to help this handsome gelding, Lambo get started at liberty! The magic of first sessions never gets old, it’s amazing how quickly horses can go from worried and distracted to relaxed and connected. Lambo was a star student as he started the session providing his own entertainment! 🤣

We had a truly incredible weekend at The Horseman’s Symposium. It’s hard to put it all into words, but this little clip of the ending of our last demo shows just how emotional the weekend was for us. This was the boys team first event together and they truly couldn’t have been better. Indigo was an absolute rockstar as well, helping Avery do her first demo “miced up.” The group of people that attended the event were so supportive and invested in improving their horsemanship. And to make it even more special, I was able to present with some of my very first mentors and inspirations, Ryan Rose and Linda Parelli. Many long days got us to this weekend, and there will be many more long days to come, but man are we thankful for the special moments this weekend gave us. We’ll share some more videos in the next week, but wanted to start with this update. 🙏 P.S. Anyone notice Leo standing without a worry in the world as they received a standing ovation of cheering? ❤️🥺

Sundays Sermon: Be real to yourself and your faith ❤️🙏

Friday’s Thought of the Week (Tuesday edition 😂😂) Treating people well ❤️

Teach your horse to handle adversity ❤️

Friday’s Thought of the Week: Teach your horse to handle adversity ❤️It’s been a while since we’ve posted these Friday’s Thoughts, but expect them more regularly going forward 😜

It has been a long time since I’ve prioritized my own horses enough to have the capacity to play with them everyday. The training horses, rescues, or other obligations always came first. This year I promised myself I was going to make the growth (and joy of being with) my own horses a top priority. I’ve truly been having so much fun with boys each day..sometimes the excitement just sneaks right out of me. 🤣

Fenn is FULLY convinced he’s apart of the liberty team. 🤣 If only we knew how to train dogs too…I think he may need to make it into some performances. 🤷‍♂️

Our 3rd annual Gamilah Unbridled fundraiser, the WETTEST one yet 😂😊❤️ If the audio isn’t great, just know it’s because of the torrential thunderstorms! If you’re tuning in, any donations would be greatly appreciated. We have a very generous offer from The Pegasus Project, Inc. to match the next donation of $2,500 today. Let’s see if we can make it happen, a we can help more horses and people this year! 🙏

Boy, are we READY for tomorrow!! Our first EVER Yelo is tomorrow and we are making it happen rain or shine. Immediately after, we have our Gamilah Unbridled 3rd annual fundraiser from 4-6:30pm (cst). We are under a covered arena, so don’t worry, it’s dry 😉. We will be live streaming the event, and this is the first time we will ever put together our team of 6 at liberty… 5 rescues. Donations are appreciated if you log-on. We have an INCREDIBLY generous offer from our good friends The Pegasus Project, Inc.. Mike and Allyson will be matching the first 1,000 raised, and The Pegasus Project, Inc will be matching the next $2500. We are beyond thankful 🙏 ❤️ Here is to an incredible day all around tomorrow.