Holistic Horsemanship Institute of America

08/22/2024

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02/24/2024

Horses have been with us for centuries and weren't always "beasts of burden." Culture is coming full circle and they are seen as that less and less. Instead, they are revered, just as in this extravagant depiction.

The White Horse of Uffington is a 3,000 year old prehistoric hill figure in Oxford.

It was formed by the digging of deep, curved trenches into the chalk hillside and then filling the trenches with white chalk rubble, read more 👇

https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/uffington-white-horse-3000-year-old-hill-figure

01/14/2024

I got a notification that this page has been marked for deletion, but when I fill out the information to appeal, it won't let me submit anything. Ideas? Does anyone know how I violated anything? I don't.

01/12/2024

So much prep for the next 5 days. Rain just started. Everyone is enclosed or blanketed. We drop from 40 to 14 in the next 12 hours now.

12/29/2023

Every Women's Day Out needs at pig! Humphrey is SO excited tomorrow! He came running around the corner to keep me company when he realized I was setting up for a party!

12/28/2023

I'm so grateful for my clients (who have become friends and neighbors) for understanding this. I can remember struggling with this problem. Thanks to you all, I don't anymore.

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas from HHIA and Santa!

12/24/2023

lol!

12/23/2023

We have 7 scheduled for Women's Day Out on December 30th from 11am-3pm! We still have space if you are interested in joining us! The forecast says we will have dry weather in the high 30s! Perfect for 3 camp fires and 2 overhead heaters to keep us all toasty!
Recover after the holidays and get some time to center yourself! Come join head trainer, Lisa Wynne and her horse herd of over thirty on December 30th from 11am-3pm, for quality girl time!

We'll join the herd to witness their inner sense of calm and enjoy the effects of it washing over us. We'll learn how they can have significant emotional impact on us, along with how the herd functions, cares for and protects each other. We'll watch current interactions among herd members as they demonstrate these practices and consider how to apply their self-care and group-care methods in our own lives. Coffee will be provided.

Next, our female horses will join us for spa treatments! Who needs nerve-relieving fidgets when you have horse hair to work with? We'll braid and/or plait their manes and tails (Standard, French or Fishbone)! Don't know how? No Worries! Lisa will teach you and the horses don't care what they look like in the end.

When we are done playing with hair, the mares will join us and we'll enjoy a catered lunch around multiple fire pits and overhead heaters.

It is just what we need to end a busy season and welcome the New Year!

This event is open to HHIA students and non-students who are 21 years of age or older. Cost is $160 per attendee. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Your spot is only reserved after payment is received. There are no refunds for cancellations.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4FA8A82DABFB6-46037356-womens

12/14/2023

Here is a friendly reminder.......Santa is coming to HHIA this Satruday! December 16th from 12pm-3pm. The sign-up has been created so click on the link below to sign-up today! We're so excited to be offering this event again this year. We hope you can join us!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040B4FA8A82DABFB6-46002888-santa

12/12/2023

Very true. We work daily just to make ends meet! Rescue and equine education is not profitable.

12/12/2023

Here we go! Goose, through the IDT method, embraced the idea a few weeks ago that I am not his predator and was able to work on a lunge line without feeling chased. After a few more weeks of development using the cavesson and surcingle, he has developed enough muscle, flexibility and balance, to reach the next level of collection. I don't believe in using tools that force a horse into position. It causes too many physical problems and "falsifies" collection. At anytime, he can unbend or lose his centeredness, if needed. I then request a reset/return to collection. It's critical to know when to end a session, too. Just like when a person weight lifts, it's important to quit when the horse loses form or the wrong muscling will develop. With such an increase in collection development, he is experiencing topline muscle soreness. Today was his third ride and I introduced the dressage stretch. He LOVES it! For those who don't know, it's akin to the cat pose in yoga.