Horses Connecting Communities

25/07/2025

EVENT RESCHEDULE—Horses Connecting Diné Women will be taking place on September 19th at Red Rock Park Arena. All spots for registered participants will be held until August 20th! Sorry for the inconvenience & Thanks for understanding!

17/06/2025

Another successful Song of the Horse Camp in 2025! Lots if learning, fun, and community! Thanks to all who helped make this camp a success!

01/06/2025

21/05/2025

Why horses? Because they see us—even when we’re not sure we see ourselves. 🐴

At The HERD Institute, we integrate equine-facilitated learning and psychotherapy to create embodied, relational, and deeply human spaces for growth.

This work invites us back into presence—with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.

Curious? Start exploring at herdinstitute.com 🌿

02/05/2025

Check us out in this week’s NavajoTimes! Use the QR code to register!

24/04/2025

Join us for this year’s Song of the Horse Youth Camp June 5-7 in Tuba City. This event is free and open to the public and we have activities for youth and adults with lots of riding!

For registration and more information follow this link: https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2aW3agEyGp5tsGi?Q_CHL=qr

15/04/2025

Any friends who are first responders, veterans , or spouses of military looking to incorporate horses into therapeutic or learning modalities, check out this scholarship through the HERD Institute!

26/03/2025

Very affordable clinic in Tuba for tribal members, get your horse relatives spring vaccines, teeth floats, hoof trims and annuals.

08/02/2025

Join the Diné College Land Grant Office and Nihikeyah for an Equine Hoof Care Workshop at Pinon Chapter House! Learn essential hoof care techniques, including hoof management, basic trimming, farrier tools, and conformation/angles. A live hoof care demonstration will also be presented!

📅 Date: March 6, 2025
📍 Location: Pinon Chapter House
💲 Free & Open to the Public

Register today! Email Marquel Begay at [email protected].

19/12/2024

In this episode, Dr. Carol Hall dives into her research on horse welfare, exploring how horse-human interactions influence their quality of life.

She discusses her systematic review on pain recognition, emotional reactivity, and handling, highlighting the importance of meeting horses' physical and social needs. Dr. Hall shares how positive human interactions can enhance horse welfare and offers insights into improving the lives of horses in sport and leisure activities.

🎧 Listen now for expert insights on improving horse welfare!

Website: https://www.equitationscience.com/podcasts/equitation-science
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1K36uA6RXMGYRRKLBvoqwN?si=2bec6dbec3a94ae2