Free Spirit Horse Training and Farrier Service

Free Spirit Horse Training and Farrier Service 🐎building horse/human relationships🤝
connection●vulnerability●purpose
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the wound is where the light gets in
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01/04/2025

What is it that you really really want when it comes to your horses? Why were you drawn to them in the first place? Why would you do just about anything to make sure they are safe, happy, and healthy?

For me, all I want is for them to know how much I love them. I want them to know that no matter what they do, no matter what the circumstances are, no matter how long or short it takes, I love them now, and I will love them ALWAYS. I want them to love spending time with me. My approval of them has nothing to do with what they can do and how well they can do it. It has nothing to do with how obedient they are or how many maneuvers they have been trained to do perfectly or if they respond to my cues instantly.

They are my horses, and because of that, I love them unconditionally. Because they are mine and I am the only one that can change that, not them. They can do nothing to make me love them less.

And what I want for them is for them to know that they are loved unconditionally, accepted completely, and valued beyond measure. I love them for who they are, and I am here to create a space for them to heal any wounds in their body, spirit, mind, and emotions.

And from that place, we can find what they love to do, and we can have so much fun playing and working together♡

But first and most importantly, I want them to know and feel how much I love them and that nothing they can ever do will change that.

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11/17/2024

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Hey guys! For anyone in or near Lebanon County Pa. I’m doing a horse training clinic on December 7 at Shale Knoll Arena ...
11/16/2024

Hey guys! For anyone in or near Lebanon County Pa. I’m doing a horse training clinic on December 7 at Shale Knoll Arena in Annville.

The main focus is going to be confidence building in the horse and human relationship. I will be showing how to recognize the little signs the horse is showing and addressing them before it becomes a bigger problem.

I will be taking a limited amount of participants. I will be doing a couple of demos with my horses, which will include catching the hard to catch horse, liberty, team liberty, and a lot of the necessary basic that are often missed.

Send us a message for more info, or call or text Kevin 717-376-7611. More details will be posted soon.

Auditors are welcome!

Photo creds📸 Kayla Zimmerman

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Did you know that asking questions is one of the best ways to keep your horse's heart open towards you? And when you hav...
11/12/2024

Did you know that asking questions is one of the best ways to keep your horse's heart open towards you? And when you have their heart, they will walk with you to the ends of the world and through hell and back.

When you are teaching a maneuver that your horse has not learned yet, you can approach it in a couple of different ways.

The most common method is to physically make them do the manuever, increasing the pressure by degrees until they do it exactly how and when you are asking for it.

Another method that we are using more and more and if you were to be watching, it actually looks very similar to the first one. But the feel of this approach is drastically different. You approach them with a question and wait for them to show you their answer. "Can you do this for me? No? Is it because you don't understand what I am asking of you? Is it because I am not being clear enough? Do I need to break it down into smaller steps? Can you trust that I have your best interests in mind and only want what is best for you? Can you trust that I will keep you safe, even when it feels so overwhelming?"

As we ask these questions, our focus switches from control, micromanaging, and dictating, to a converstaion where the horse feels heard and honored and we fond the blockages that are preventing things from flowing the way that we desire them to.

Photo creds📸 Kayla Zimmerman


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11/10/2024

So many hearts are hurting
So many people in need
So many lost and lonely
Lord, give us eyes to see
We've got a message of healing
For those who've given up
We're taking hope to the hopeless
Cause we're an army of love

We are a world changing, difference making
Kingdom building, soul shaking people of God
We are a light shining, death defying
Gospel taking, testifying army of love

We've been given a mission
Called to be the light
We're standing up to the darkness
And pushing back on the night

Rise up rise up
Everybody go and tell someone
Rise up rise up
Tell them all about what love has done
Rise up rise up
Everybody go and tell someone
Rise up rise up
Tell them all about what love has done

Army of Love-True Song

to hearto seeto feelto be truly heardto be truly understoodto be gottenour footsteps fall togetherour hearts beat as one...
11/10/2024

to hear
to see
to feel
to be truly heard
to be truly understood
to be gotten

our footsteps fall together
our hearts beat as one

together, we are stronger
side by side, we can face the world

What good is yes, if no is not an option?A "yes" only has meaning if "no" is a real possibility, and someone can say it ...
11/06/2024

What good is yes, if no is not an option?

A "yes" only has meaning if "no" is a real possibility, and someone can say it without fear of negative consequences. If "no" is dangerous, then a "yes" is empty and not consent.

When you allow your horse to say no to any of your questions, without fear of your reaction, then and only then, does their yes carry meaning.

When the way you communicate with anyone is giving commands and then following through to make them do what you told them to do, you are creating a robot who has no say in their own life. You are shutting down their heart, will, and emotions, and successfully telling them that you are not interested in how they feel and the only thing important to you is that they are performing correctly.

When the way you communicate is by asking questions, specifically questions that have no right or wrong answers, and you honor and respect their emotions, feelings, and desires, you create a safe space where they feel free to be themselves, and share their needs and wants.

"Yes" only has meaning when "no" is allowed, accepted, and honored.

11/04/2024

🗺📍🍁In the woods somewhere

It was-the voice that wasn't heardthe emotions that weren't respected the journey that wasn't honoredthe heart that wasn...
10/28/2024

It was-

the voice that wasn't heard
the emotions that weren't respected
the journey that wasn't honored
the heart that wasn't felt
the purpose that wasn't seen

-that called me forth and showed me a path where I didn't force my ideas. Where we walked together, honoring each other's journey, holding space for each other's emotions, and hearing each other's hearts.

Violet Skye, thank you for showing us that honor and respect is always the key. That "bad attitudes" are simply a desperate need to be heard and understood. And that sometimes the most beautiful purpose is found when we let go of what we want, and allow ourselves to hear and truly feel the unseen heart cry. You are very special, and your mission here is beautiful.

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09/15/2024

I don't have a huge contrast video to show you all because we didn't video the first 3 times she loaded in the trailer. But I do know that I learned something I will never forget.

Sneakers has been in a trailer 3 times before this video was taken. Once, as a yearling, when she moved from the barn where she was born to a nearby boarding barn. Second time was this past spring as a 2 year old when she moved to the home barn here. Third was yesterday afternoon when she went along to the event we were going to. This video is the 4th time, to head back home from the event.

The first time, she fought hard, and was finally shoved in with a rope behind her. The second time, it took at least an hour of using pressure and release along with grain, and we ended up helping her by lifting her feet in one at a time. Third time, yesterday, took 10 seconds of letting her investigate the trailer, and then she walked right on. The fourth time, she loaded like she's been doing it a hundred times.

The difference was not in that we practiced over and over until she got comfortable. We didn't have her in consistent work this summer, so her understanding of the questions we asked hasn't necessarily improved that much.

What did change is the level of her relationship with us. She has been interacting with us daily for the whole summer. Being fed, groomed, handled, and cared for. Where she trusted us at 10% this spring, she trusts us at 75% now. She knows that we have her best interests in our hearts and minds, and because of this, she can relax and trust us to make the best decision for her.

Another equally big thing that changed was the environment and the atmosphere of the place where she was asked to load into the trailer. The first 2 places were full of spectators who only wanted to help but who had no idea that she was feeding off of their nervous energy. All she really needed was a place of total peace and quiet and one or two confident people who listened to what she was saying instead of telling her what she must do.

The answer to every issue that you are running into with your horse is to listen to what they are telling you and then adjust your approach accordingly.

Today was dentist day! Everyone got their teeth checked, and six of the 10 needed to have them done. Huge thank you to S...
09/15/2024

Today was dentist day!

Everyone got their teeth checked, and six of the 10 needed to have them done. Huge thank you to Sean McCarthy Equine Dentistry for the exceptional work you do to help us keep everyone healthy and happy!

Introducing Sneakers! Sneakers is a 2022 Thoroughbred filly. She is out of a grey mare Proud O'Paddy, who is a granddaug...
08/14/2024

Introducing Sneakers!

Sneakers is a 2022 Thoroughbred filly. She is out of a grey mare Proud O'Paddy, who is a granddaughter of Mineshaft, who earned over 2 million in his racing career, winning 10 of his 18 starts.

Sneakers' sire is Indian Ocean, whose grandsire is the famous Secretariat grandson, Storm Cat. Indian Ocean was sold through the 2012 Keeneland Sale for $30,000, and is now Massachusetts leading sire standing at Briar Hill Farm at the age of 22.

Sneakers is currently doing groundwork and will be started very lightly under saddle this fall. She is for sale and can be bought at any time during her training, which I will be doing my best to document.

She is a very sweet filly and has a great future ahead of her.

08/13/2024

Violet Skye 💜

Some days, I do actually realize that we are living the dream. These are the "good old days"

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07/29/2024

Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom🤍
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