08/15/2024
It has been a joy to partner with Autumnwood Farm for summer camps this year!
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08/09/2024
We are proud to feed our herd with Hay Chix nets!
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08/04/2024
A reminder, you are perfect just the way you are ā¤ļø
07/30/2024
07/27/2024
We had a wonderful week at the Eau Claire County Fair!
07/23/2024
This is one of the main themes in our campsā¦. Approaching horses with empathy, kindness, and mutual respect.
Witnessing how horses behave around children really puts a spotlight on their gentle nature.
Many horses seem to have this innate knowing of the gentleness required in interactions with small humans.
Even the more nervous and standoffish types of horses often have an affinity with kids, where they express a level of interest and kindness that may not be shown to the adults regularly handling them.
My thought is that it has something to do with perceiving children as innocent and unthreatening, with an understanding that theyāre more fragile than fully grown people.
The anxiety learned from unpleasant experiences with adults dissipates around the youngsters because they donāt exude the same type of harshness that grown ups may have been taught to approach horses with.
It makes me sad to think about how many horse loving kids enter the horse world with an immense love for horses and an inherent softness in their handling of them.
With horses who generally reciprocate and send forth the same energy.
But, overtime, kids learn from role models to be harsher and harsher, under the guise of it being a requirement for achieving safety around horses.
Jumping to physical punishment doesnāt come naturally to children ā itās learned by their teachers.
How different the horse world would be if we approached things differently from day one.
If children learned from the start of their riding careers to approach things with an empathetic energy and more patience.
They would grow into very different people in the long run, with an approach to horses that would stay with them into maturity.
How we role model horsemanship to young people absolutely matters and is likely the ticket to changing the horse world in a very positive way.
07/15/2024
Would you like to explore the world of Equine Assisted Learning? We have limited openings for individual sessions. These sessions focus on ālearning to speak the language of the horseā and developing valuable life skills in the process. Send us a message if you would like to learn more!
07/14/2024
It was a great day to partner with Verity Farm for Horsemanship Camp! We enjoyed brushing, designing obstacle courses, leading, painting with the horses, and riding. Our campers focused on being steady and confident leaders ā¤ļø
07/11/2024
We LOVE partnering with Autumnwood Farm to give kids a safe, memorable, and FUN camp experience!!!
06/29/2024
We had another great day partnering with Autumnwood Farm for horse camp!
06/28/2024
I had the privilege of speaking at a Get Jesus Fit event last night! We talked about authentic connection, holding space, and embracing the journey. Take a moment to check out this awesome community ministry!
06/21/2024
Our first camp of the summer was so much fun! We are so thankful for our wonderful partnership with Autumnwood Farm!
06/14/2024
Groundingā¦breathingā¦authentic connectionā¦
We are so grateful for the peace that comes with being in the presence of a horse.
āØ We are currently booking both single sessions and packages. Send us a message to learn more āØ
06/09/2024
ALL are welcome here.
06/07/2024
Our ātoddler goatsā love our toddler human š
06/06/2024
Magic over our pasture āØ
06/03/2024
Summer is here! Our June and July horsemanship camps are full, but we do have openings in August:
āØAugust 12-15 from 9-12 at Autumnwood Farm
āØAugust 17 from 1-4 at Verity Farm
Spread the word, bring your friends, and send us a message to sign up today!
06/01/2024
This is beautiful and so true ā¤ļø
Wise Words from Ray Hunt
05/22/2024
We love when the horses look like super heroes in their fly masks šš¤©š
05/21/2024
04/26/2024
Louder for the folks in the back!
Itās amazing what horses allow us to do with them.
I used to take it so for granted but my perspective has shifted and Iām continuously in awe of how much these animals will do for us.
Every time they load into a trailer, theyāre going against their nature and following us into a situation that feels scary and dangerous.
Being in a small, dark, enclosed space while cars whiz by them. Appearing somewhere new and scary.
Every time we sit on their backs, in the position a predator would attack them from, theyāre going against their nature and yet they pack us around and choose to keep us safe.
Every time we tie them up, weāre effectively ātrappingā them and putting them in a scenario that would render them less able to escape from danger.
And they let us.
They jump big jumps for us.
Theyāll cover many miles for us.
Theyāll leave their herd, walking into the discomfort of isolation, to work with us.
Theyāll do what we ask, even in times that they shouldnāt.
And they do so with a level of benevolence that humans have yet to learn as a collective species.
There are so many little daily things that we ask of horses that we often take for granted.
Pause a moment and consider how incredible it is that these flight animals have allowed humans, a predator species, to exist alongside them and have performed so many incredible feats for us.
What horses have done for the human race and what they do for us on a daily basis absolutely pales in comparison to any behaviours that they offer that we feel inconvenience or endanger us.
Thank your horse for following you into the darkness, walking away from their innate instincts and doing what you ask instead.
It is incredible what they have done and continue to do for humans.
04/25/2024
I am so excited to share that Iāve joined the Horsework faculty at Strides To Success! It is such a privilege to work alongside leaders in the field of Equine Assisted Learning and help guide other students in their journey.
04/10/2024
Keep chasing your dreamsā¦. āØ
04/09/2024
Be kind. Love big. āØ
04/05/2024
I am very excited to share that I have completed another step in my education journey!
Now I am in the process of completing my portfolio, lesson plans, and teaching videos for my micro-credential as an EAL Facilitator in Education. I am working hard to be able to provide services for schools using proven research and best practices in this industry ā¤ļø
03/27/2024
I am nearly finished with the my PATH International micro-credential in Education. I had the privilege of watching this amazing video todayā¦ take a moment to watch! This is why we do what we do in EAL ā¤ļø
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.
03/16/2024
We are proud to use Hay Chix nets to feed our herd ā¤ļø
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Many friends have asked how our horses are doing in this cold snapā¦. The answer: Great! Our herd lives outside 24/7 but there are a few simple things we do to make sure they are healthy in the cold- š¦ Unlimited Heated Water- When water is frozen or very close to freezing, horses tend to drink less which greatly increases their risk for colic (twisted intestines: painful and often fatal) The average horse drinks 10-12 gallons of water a day! š± Unlimited Forage- Our herd always has access to hay. The process of fermentation in their gut generates heat to keep them warm. Plus- horses are grazing animals and in a wild setting they would eat up to 18 hours a day. Each of our horses eats between 15-20 pounds of hay daily. š Shelter- We have a large shelter in pasture that they all fit in to get a break from wind or snow. When they are using this space more in the cold, we clean it daily, check for safety, and keep hay in there as well as at their manger. š§„Blankets- This is a decision based on each individual horse. It depends how thick their winter coat is, if they are wet, their weight, wind, sunā¦ so many factors! In general, if a horse has snow or ice sticking to their back, itās a good indication that they are staying warm because body heat isnāt escaping to melt the snow. šļø Keeping Routine- Sudden changes to a regular feeding routine or living conditions can cause more stress than good. We keep our exact same morning and evening grain schedule regardless of the weather. If you made it this far in the postā¦. Thanks for reading! I hope you learned something interesting!
Our girls spend so much time caring for our animals. The impact on everyone is priceless ā¤ļø Hope you enjoy this video that Addy (age 11) created!
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