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09/11/2025

09/11/2025

In a world that's divided, lost, violent and at odds, it's easy to feel crushed underneath the weight of it all.

People don't agree. Everyone yells at each other, staunchly defending their ideas and beliefs. With no wiggle room. No yielding. No compromise. No listening.

"We are right, and you are wrong."

It's soul-crushing.

I spend a lot of my time hiding out here on the top of my little hill in the plains and ignoring the current state of the world. I've committed to impacting the world in a positive way in the only way I know how: by healing horses and helping people.

I wish I could reach more people. I wish I could teach them the things we do here to help them find more peace within themselves. I wish I could change the world.

I wish I could put everyone in front of a horse and help them find some common ground with an animal who thinks differently than them, feels differently than them, and acts differently than them.

I wish I could give everyone access to the peace you find when you sit quietly and breathe. When you feel the ground beneath your feet and listen to a horse exhale slowly.

I wish I could let a horse heal the souls of all the troubled humans who choose violence, opposition and aggression.

And so for all of you who feel crushed under the weight of the world we live in, or to those who just don't know what to do with it all:

Keep changing your own little world. Find ways to consistently fill your own cup so you can help top off the cups of others when they start to get low.

Maybe, just maybe, one little ripple of magic at a time, we can all find our way back on track.

The world may feel divided and loud, but out here on my little hill, there is quiet. There are horses. There is peace. And if your cup ever feels empty, you’re welcome here. 💛

08/07/2025

Humane Colorado said more than 70 horses and foals are currently in their care after being rescued early last month from what appeared to be a situation of "severe" neglect.
MORE INFO: https://www.kktv.com/2025/08/06/more-than-70-horses-rescued-rural-colorado-property/
📷: Humane Colorado

06/11/2025

Horses did not evolve to be ridden.
They did not evolve to go in circles.

They weren't designed for any of it.

WE decided that we would get on their backs and ride them into battle.
Then, we decided we'd ride them for sport.

We didn't know better. Not at first.

We tacked them up and threw ourselves on top of them. We labeled any and all misbehavior as some kind of rebellion, as if the horse was plotting against us. We "worked" it out of them with sweaty saddle blankets, tied up legs and leverage.

We broke the horse. Literally and figuratively.

Then, decades later, we learned more about their bodies. We learned about growth plates, development, the spine, the structures and how it all works together. We learned about their nervous systems, their social structures, how they learn, how they feel. We began to know better...

Yet we didn't do better.

And so we continue to break them.

We push them too far, too fast, too young. We accelerate training to meet the needs and desires of the human ego. We use gadgets and tools designed to create pain and leverage to put the horse into the "frame" that we deem desirable.

And we break them.

We do permanent damage to the spine that can't be undone.
We create lasting scar tissue to ligaments and tendons that support the most delicate and intricate structures of the horse.
We overdevelop muscles that create nerve impingements, continuous pain and hyped up nervous systems.

And for what?

A blue ribbon? The thrill of the ride? The jackpot? To be able to say we've conquered the beast?

Cool.

I'm not saying we can't do the things we love to do with our horses. I'm saying we need to do it WITH them. Not TO them. Our success in the saddle cannot continue to exist at the expense of the horse.

We know better now. So do better now.

Take the time it takes to properly develop the body.
Take the time it takes to heal the nervous system and teach it to regulate.
Take the time it takes to create an emotionally healthy horse who loves the work as much as you.

"Okay, well how long will it take to do that?"

As long as it fu***ng takes.

For one horse, it may be 6 months. For another, it may be 3 years.

They are individuals. Beautiful, imperfect, intellectual, spiritual, kind individuals. And they do not conform to the timelines of human existence.

Enjoy the journey instead. Savor the small moments of progress and fall in love with every single part of your horse that makes them who they are. Give up the need for dominance, for quick fixes and for human satisfaction.

I'm so tired of seeing horses who have bodies and souls that have been ruined by humans...sometimes past the point of "fixing" any of it.

So please, do better.
You can be the difference.
Be the human your horse deserves.

03/31/2025

11/21/2024

It's Giving Season! Help us raise funds to continue to fully support the 3 horses in our care!

11/21/2024

At the Honor the Horse Foundation, we take time to know each horse’s personality and needs. Through individualized rehab programs, we don’t just help horses recover—we help them find themselves. 🐴

Read about our approach at honorthehorsefoundation.org

11/10/2024

These two pups were located on Carob Circle near Lutheran High School at 2:00 PM. Both were transported to the Buddy Center in Castle Rock.

09/28/2024

They’re here to ultrasound and inject our boy Benji’s neck! 🤞🏻 for a good prognosis and some more comfort on the way. The estimate for today’s visit is $1100. Can you help us cover this guy’s much needed care? 🙏🏻

Ways to Donate:

Below directly on Facebook

Zelle and PayPal: [email protected]

On our Website: www.honorthehorsefoundation.org

Mail a Check:
39533 Buffalo Run Cir
Kiowa CO 80117

07/05/2024

https://equusmagazine.com/horse-care/subtle-signs-pain-23696?tum_source=EQUUSFB

06/25/2024

Specializing in the horse & human connection. Using respectful horsemanship, energy and intuitive communication to create soft, willing equine partners!

06/14/2024