Wind Horse Sanctuary

Wind Horse Sanctuary The horses are powerful guides to help bring you to the present moment, release stress and find one’s center. Workshops and private sessions offered.

Tara Coyote
Best-selling author of 3 books

Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver's Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses 🐴

Comanche the Wild Mustang & ocean conservation 📕

Equine Facilitated Learning/Coaching 🐴 Connect with the healing power of the horses to help balance your spiritual, mental and physical body through Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL) and

coaching in a gorgeous sanctuary. Specializing in grief, loss & difficult life transitions

Tara weaves together 25 years together of somatic experience with her love of horses. She was a horse-obsessed young girl being fortunate enough to spend summers with her cousins in New Hampshire who owned horses. Although she begged and pleaded with her parent she never got one of her own. Decades later while undergoing a particularly difficult life transition, she read 'The Tao of Equus' by Linda Kohanov which inspired her and helped her to remember her profound connection with horses. It is due to the healing experience she experienced with them which dramatically transformed and in a sense 'saved' her life. In the period of two years Tara went from living in the suburbs, being married with a successful Pilates studio and then decided to give it all up to follow her heart’s calling of helping people heal with horses. It was through this extreme leap of faith although pivotally challenging and terrifying that brought her back to life again. Now you can find her on the beautiful 10 acres of land which is Wind Horse Sanctuary with her three gorgeous horses feeling blessed to be practicing the work of Linda Kohanov. Tara is a Eponaquest™ equine facilitated learning and Power of the Herd ™ instructor developed through Linda Kohanov. Linda has created a innovative human-equine approach for developing emotional intelligence, leadership and relationship skills. Please visit the Eponaquest website for more information or check out Linda's books, 'The Tao of Equus', 'Riding Between the Worlds', 'The Way of the Horse' and 'The Power of the Herd'. Tara was the previous owner of Studio Equilibria, a Pilates, Gyrotonic and Yamuna Body Rolling studio in San Anselmo, CA from 2005-2013. Tara specializes in the human/horse bond for healing grief, loss, difficult life transitions and facilitating help for care-takers through offering grief rituals and private sessions. Horses have a powerful manner to guide us down the pathway of self-attunement and awareness. While in challenging situations, horses can help us find the true inner wisdom needed to bring balance into our lives. She has also trained in extensive shadow work, leading women's groups through embracing and learning to love their shadow.

🎄 Holiday grief is real ❤️‍🔥This post is for those of you who are struggling during the holiday season, missing your bel...
12/22/2024

🎄 Holiday grief is real ❤️‍🔥

This post is for those of you who are struggling during the holiday season, missing your beloveds. This is a valid and common response to the holiday season when going through grief. The holidays accentuate the reality of loss‼️

The focus during the holiday is on family. If you have a fractured family or are experiencing loss, this brings that sensation of incongruence into exaggerated focus as you can see so clearly what society is putting the focus on during the holiday period.

My own version of holiday grief hit me the other day, missing my recently departed parents. This season it’s thankfully much less then how it was two years ago after their immediate loss, but it still runs through me. How can it not, I am human and having a living and beating heart that feels deeply? ♥️

Please know that thoughts of su***de are common during this time. If you are considering that, I urge you to remember that YOU ARE LOVED and how much you would be missed you if you left. Often we don’t realize how cherished we are, when caught in a haze of depression & loss. I was teetering on this edge two years ago, stunned from the tragic death of my beloved parents, so I speak from experience.

Last Christmas, I spent the morning bawling in San Francisco as I missed my father so much. 💦

This holiday season I have chosen to stay home on my beloved ‘aina Kaua’i to be with my precious animals and be in the house I just finished building, courtesy of my parents deaths. There is great joy, gratitude and blessings in my 🧜‍♀️ house & thankfully, I am through the gauntlet of grief to a place of celebration. Of course, I still miss my parents though. We were incredibly close. I am happy say I feel them often near me in the spirit realm.

My advice:

✨Do something that brings you joy. If that’s hard to do, find a place of neutral connection, something that can ease the pain a bit.

✨Reach out to someone. Grief can be isolating & you feel like you’re the only person in the world going through it. You are NOT! Sharing the experience can lesson these feelings of isolation.

✨Watch a movie, something that can take your mind off of the empty feeling you’re going through.

✨Get out in nature, connect with animals. Nature heals!

My heart goes out to you going through loss. First holidays without your beloveds can be especially painful. Most of all I want to let you know that I SEE YOU and understand. I love you! ❤️‍🔥 Please take the best care of yourself that you can during this time.

This photo was taken 6 years ago during the last holiday I spent with my parents. My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 peripheral D cell lymphoma the following summer. You can’t tell, but when this photo was taken, breast cancer was spreading through out my body. I was limping due to cancer in my hip bone (my hip bone would break 10 months after this photo was taken) and I was actually starting to be quite uncomfortable. That is another story though 😉

🐴 Happy national day of the horse! 🐎 Today it’s important to acknowledge how these blessed beasts help human kind advanc...
12/14/2024

🐴 Happy national day of the horse! 🐎

Today it’s important to acknowledge how these blessed beasts help human kind advance. The horse has contributed significantly to the advancement of civilization in North America. Not only did the horse serve as vital transportation, but they cleared forests for farmland. They led the way westward and into battle, too. Horses diversified Native American hunting habits and defined the western cowboy.

In North America, the legendary horse is embedded in our culture and runs deep into the roots of our history. As the country grew, our indebtedness to the horse grew, too. While few people see the horse as much more than a recreational animal today, they still serve on working ranches. As a therapy animal, horses relieve the symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and other disorders. Long past their age as a plow horse or part of the cavalry, they continue connecting to humans, and we continue to rely on them.

I truly believe that the horse is here to help evolve humanity on a spiritual level, as they are highly evolved beings!

What do you think? What is your relationship like with horses? How have they helped you?

I attribute a big part of my healing from stage 4 cancer to my beloved horses as I write about in my best selling book Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver’s Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses. (Link in my bio) 📕

Btw, this is my famous horse Comanche! I wrote a book about him with artist Nica Draws Nature called ‘Comanche the Wild Mustang’. (Link in comments) He’s got a fascinating story about being taken out of the wild, in the Reno, Nevada area when he was a yearling, being a therapy horse and such a profound soul connection for me. I love him so! ❤️‍🔥

🎉 The COLORING BOOK version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ 🧜‍♀️ book is out! 🎉 I’m ecstatic to share this brilliant o...
12/09/2024

🎉 The COLORING BOOK version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ 🧜‍♀️ book is out! 🎉 I’m ecstatic to share this brilliant ocean conservation kids book with the world!

Nica Draws Nature and my latest children’s book collaboration is about a Hawaiian mermaid, s***m whale, a vibrant ocean community of marine animals and merpeople who bring about positive change for the Earth & future generations. ✨🌍✨

I poured my heart & soul into this book and created a thick resource section full of information about humpback & s***m whales (their migration, the significance of whale songs & the modern dangers they face now that whale hunting is not so relevant), the importance of a healthy coral reef ecosystem & information about reducing waste to benefit ALL beings (especially whales & ocean creatures).

Special thanks to the OG mermaid & brilliant ocean activist Hannah Mermaid for writing the forward for it! ✨🙏🏽✨

Proceeds from the sale of it will go to my brother’s organization Happywhale for whale conservation and research. 🐋

You can find it at Amazon:

👉🏽 link in comments 👈🏽

Quote from a reader:

Kaimana, the Hawaiian Mermaid forges a path through the wasteland of human foibles to a vision of a future where we live in creative harmony with our world. In a world beset by naratives of conflict comes a delightful story of possibility, a story that envisions a world free of pollution and strife, both inner and outer. Utilizing the evocative, colorful illustrations of her cocreator, Nica Quinn, Tara takes us on a journey of discovery that acquaints us with a place filled with joy and sustainable living that is the birthright of all conscious beings. 🔱

Mahalo for the support for the new book & a healthy future for our ocean ecosystem! 🐚

🎉 Tomorrow 🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ will be released! 🎉This is an ocean conservatio...
12/07/2024

🎉 Tomorrow 🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ will be released! 🎉

This is an ocean conservation book bringing attention to whales, the fragile ocean ecosystem, the importance of healthy coral reefs & how to create a sustainable future for future generations!

Proceeds from the sale of each book goes to support Happywhale for scientific research of whales & their natural habitat. Tara Coyote is the author of the book, who is Ted Cheeseman’s (the creator of Happywhale) sister. Tara is grateful to collaborate with her brother to create more awareness about these large magnificent mammals! 🐳

Nica Draws Nature (the talented illustrator) and Tara collaborated for their third kids book together. It shares the tale of a s***m whale, Native Hawaiian community of merfolk, coral reef and a courageous mermaid named Kaimana who makes a difference for the future of marine life, earth’s creatures and all of humanity. Nica’s art is stunning, showcasing a diverse multicultural merfolk world, which captures the underwater splendor of Kaua’i, Hawaii. 🌺

‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ has a thick resource section in the back of the book, which shares information about whales (the relevance of whale songs, migration info & the modern dangers whales face), the importance of a vibrant coral reef environment & conservation info for reducing waste that ends up in the ocean affecting marine animals & coral reefs. 🐋

Mahalo for the support of these gentle giants! 🐋

STAY TUNED!!! 🎉

👁️ Blue’s eye has healed from cancer! Miracles exist in the realm of healing! 🎉I’ve been waiting to share this news for ...
12/07/2024

👁️ Blue’s eye has healed from cancer! Miracles exist in the realm of healing! 🎉

I’ve been waiting to share this news for an entire post dedicated about Blue’s eye.

In the spring of 2020, Blue (paint horse) was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma on his left eyelid (scroll through to see photos of his eyelid and how gnarly it looked). I was devastated. 💔 You can read about this in my book ‘Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver’s Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses’. Btw, the book ends right around this time. 📕

I took the same integrative approach I did with my own focus of healing stage 4 breast cancer and took a route of integrative therapy. He had some vet treatment (honestly due to living on a small island his treatment was limited) but most of what I did was supplemental and herbal treatment based on the guidance and herbs from the magnanimous company McDowells Herbal from Australia. 🐎

In this last year the tumor TOTALLY DISAPPEARED! It is GONE! Cured, like me! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 (If you don’t know my story, I was referred to Hospice with stage 4 BC thorough out my body in 2019.)

I find that animals often reflect back their peoples maladies, don’t you?? Xaria dog has two titanium knees (hips) and so do I! 🐶

I know Blue, Comanche, Xaria and my beloved kitty are a huge part of my healing. They are such blessings in my life!

I made a video a few years ago sharing about this process of healing with McDowells - I’ll put the link in the comments if you want to watch it. 🐎

Also, Blue’s right eye used to be blue/brown (he is a true medicine horse). Due to the strong Hawaiian sun, it is now fully brown and sadly he’s had uveitis in it and is now blind in it. 😢 He functions quite well though despite it all.

I love this darling mischief maker, huge hearted, wild, intelligent horse so much. He’s held my heart & walked beside me for over 10 years now.

Did you know that Blue is famous? His story about journeying across the ocean from California to Kaua’i, Hawaii & how he’s been such a powerful healing force is shared in the bestselling children’s picture book ‘Comanche the Wild Mustang’ put out by Nica Draws Nature and I. Link in comments 📕

Don’t ever underestimate the bodies ability to heal my friends, the body is a miraculous healing machine! ♥️🙌🏽♥️

🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ will be released on December 8! The first version was rele...
12/05/2024

🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ will be released on December 8!

The first version was released one year ago, was a bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories & now, it’s sister version will be birthed! 🧜‍♀️

Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid shares the tale of a s***m whale, a community of merfolk, the rich coral reef ecosystem in Kaua’i, Hawaii and a courageous mermaid named Kaimana who makes a difference for the future of marine life, earth’s creatures and all of humanity. The artist Nica Draws Nature art is stunning, showcasing a diverse multicultural merfolk world, which captures the underwater splendor of Hawaii. 🌺

It has a thick resource section in the back of the book containing information about whales (relevance of whale songs, migration info & modern dangers whales face), the importance of a healthy coral reef environment & info for reducing waste that sadly ends up in the ocean harming marine animals & coral reefs. 🐳 ✨🪸

Quote from a reader:

Kaimana, the Hawaiian Mermaid forges a path through the wasteland of human foibles to a vision of a future where we live in creative harmony with our world. In a world beset by naratives of conflict comes a delightful story of possibility ... a story that envisions a world free of pollution and strife, both inner and outer. Utilizing the evocative, colorful illustrations of her cocreator, Nica Quinn, Tara takes us on a journey of discovery that acquaints us with a place filled with joy and sustainable living that is the birthright of all conscious beings. 🔱

The forward is generously written by the OG mermaid Hannah Mermaid 🐚

Proceeds from the sale of each book goes to support Happywhale (my brother’s organization) for scientific research of whales & their natural habitat. ✨🐋✨

👉🏽 To find the original version, click the link in the comments 👈🏽

Mahalo for the support for the new book & a healthy future for our ocean ecosystem! 🐚

Stay tuned! 🐚

My horses are my world🐴 I’m thankful for the time I spend with them each day, even during the less glamorous tasks like ...
12/04/2024

My horses are my world🐴 I’m thankful for the time I spend with them each day, even during the less glamorous tasks like scooping endless amounts of horse manure. 😅 The hard work is a small price to pay for the incredible bond we share, a connection that brings an immeasurable sense of freedom as I roam the ranch.

For the past several months, I’ve been on a mission to enhance Wind Horse Sanctuary dedicating long hours to make it even better. Thank goodness for brands like CARAUCCI - I always need clothing that allows me to feel free as I conquer each day. It really empowers me to effortlessly look ready while staying comfortable! If you want to try out their line of clothing made from soft plant-based jersey fabrics, (click the link in my comments) PLUS you’ll automatically get 20% off💙

🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ is soon to be released! The first version of this book was...
12/02/2024

🎉 The coloring book version of ‘Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid’ is soon to be released!

The first version of this book was released one year ago, was a bestseller on Amazon in multiple categories & now, it’s sister version will be birthed! 🧜‍♀️

Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid shares the tale of a s***m whale, a community of merfolk, the rich coral reef ecosystem in Kaua’i, Hawaii and a courageous mermaid named Kaimana who makes a difference for the future of marine life, earth’s creatures and all of humanity. The artist Nica Draws Nature art is stunning, showcasing a diverse multicultural merfolk world, which captures the underwater splendor of Hawaii. 🌺

It has a thick resource section in the back of the book containing information about whales (relevance of whale songs, migration info & modern dangers whales face), the importance of a healthy coral reef environment & info for reducing waste that sadly ends up in the ocean harming marine animals & coral reefs. 🐳 ✨🪸

Quote from a reader:

Kaimana, the Hawaiian Mermaid forges a path through the wasteland of human foibles to a vision of a future where we live in creative harmony with our world. In a world beset by naratives of conflict comes a delightful story of possibility ... a story that envisions a world free of pollution and strife, both inner and outer. Utilizing the evocative, colorful illustrations of her cocreator, Nica Quinn, Tara takes us on a journey of discovery that acquaints us with a place filled with joy and sustainable living that is the birthright of all conscious beings. 🔱

The forward is generously written by the OG mermaid Hannah Mermaid 🐚

Proceeds from the sale of each book goes to support Happywhale (my brother’s organization) for scientific research of whales & their natural habitat. ✨🐋✨

👉🏽 To find the original version go to link in comments 👈🏽

Mahalo for the support for the new book & a healthy future for our ocean ecosystem! 🐚

Stay tuned!

Note: I’m holding the sample version. The real version does not have a grey stripe through the cover!

Giving thanks sale 🎉 Now through Cyber Monday🚨 I’m excited to offer a special 30% off sale on my ‘Choose Love Over Fear’...
11/30/2024

Giving thanks sale 🎉 Now through Cyber Monday🚨 I’m excited to offer a special 30% off sale on my ‘Choose Love Over Fear’, Comanche the Wild Mustang shirts & my four books! 💙

👉🏽 Go to link in comments & use code ‘GiveThanks’ for 30% off 👈🏽

I love these shirts and live in them! Both designs are created by the talented Nica Draws Nature who illustrated all the kids books I published. The mermaid shirt has my favorite saying ‘Choose Love Over Fear’ which has gotten me through the rough, crazy tumbles of life. There’s always a choice what you choose to do with your challenging circumstances! 🧜‍♀️

The horse designs are based off the bestselling Comanche kids book & coloring book by Nica and me. This books is all about my wild horse Comanche and tells the tale of him being a wild horse in Nevada, becoming a therapy horse, traveling to Hawaii and all of his adventures along the way! 🐎

🧜‍♀️ All the shirts are created by the eco-company (made in USA) BELLA+CANVAS & are screen printed by a local family here on Kaua’i, Hawaii. They are extremely soft, flattering & comfortable to wear!

📚 All my signed books are on sale too!

📕 Grace, Grit & Gratitude: A Cancer Thriver’s Journey from Hospice to Full Recovery with the Healing Power of Horses - My story of healing from stage 4 cancer.

📕 Comanche the Wild Mustang book & coloring book: A tale all about my horse Comanche about him being a wild horse in Nevada, becoming a therapy horse, traveling to Hawaii and all of his adventures along the way! 🐎

📕 Kaimana the Hawaiian Mermaid - ocean conservation book sharing a tale about a bold mermaid who makes a difference for the planet. Included is a think ocean conservation guide with info about coral reefs, whales & how you can make a difference! 🧜‍♀️

Check them out! 🧜‍♀️🐚🐴

Wishing y’all a beautiful holiday from Xaria the magical Aussie Shepherd dog, Comanche the wild mustang, Blue the paint ...
11/28/2024

Wishing y’all a beautiful holiday from Xaria the magical Aussie Shepherd dog, Comanche the wild mustang, Blue the paint horse & little ol’ me with my fancy red dress & fiddle. 🎻

Whether you’re with ohana (family), friends or having a solitary day, please know you’re loved and appreciated by us. ❤️‍🔥

You matter in the great scheme of things.
You are worthy.
You are loved.

♥️✨🎻✨🐴✨♥️✨🎻✨🐴✨♥️

🦈 New shark interview video release: ‘A Journey of Sharks’ with my shark expert friend Hex_Diver (on IG) I thoroughly en...
11/27/2024

🦈 New shark interview video release: ‘A Journey of Sharks’ with my shark expert friend Hex_Diver (on IG)

I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with Hex about his fascinating journey with sharks! Please listen to his story about how his curiosity with sharks led him around the globe to understand the world of sharks, which eventually inspired him to be a tour guide to expose others to their incredible beauty.

Sharks are an important element of a healthy ocean eco-system and Hex shares his viewpoint in an intelligent and easy to understand manner. Woven into our conversation is images and videos of hammerhead, tiger, great white, thresher, whale sharks and so much more!

Some of the topics we cover are:

✨ Why sharks are vitally important for the health of the ocean
✨ Why is there so much misplaced fear about sharks?
✨ How can you make a difference to help the sharks?
✨ Hex’s fascinating story with sharks & interactions with many species of sharks.
✨Hear about his full arm tattoo with 5 different types of sharks on it!
✨His favorite shark story, which had a powerful impact on me (Tara) as well!

I hope you enjoy our conversation! Please let us know what you think, by liking our video and leaving comments or questions! 🙌🏽

Let’s all do our part to shift the fear paradigm around sharks. Their survival as a species depends on it. Mahalo for caring! ✨🦈✨

👉🏽 Video link: in comments 👈🏽

Do you know what kind of shark this is? SUPER EXCITED to share that I am releasing another shark conservation interview ...
11/20/2024

Do you know what kind of shark this is? SUPER EXCITED to share that I am releasing another shark conservation interview tomorrow with a shark guide/expert Hex_Diver (on IG). This is such an informative interview about why sharks are vitally important for the health of the ocean and diving into why sharks are falsely labeled as being predatory monsters. 🦈

I feel like it's part of my mission on earth to bust open topics that people are fearful about like death, grief and now SHARKS. Fear is just FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL. Bust open that fear and what do you find? Topics that are here to enrich us as humans and in sharks cases, maintain a healthy balance of the ocean ecosystem and can be actually quite affectionate. Yes, it's true!

If you want to want to watch the first shark interview video I did with legend Jim Abernethy, please check out the link in the comments.

i invite you to question your fears, whatever they may be. Most likely there is a golden gift waiting to be discovered, which is lurking in the shadow of that fear. ❤️‍🔥

I thought I would distract you with a wondrous store about a whale shark that happened this summer in Mexico. Just a rem...
11/10/2024

I thought I would distract you with a wondrous store about a whale shark that happened this summer in Mexico. Just a reminder that there is so much happening in many dimensions and to remember to find the magic amidst the chaos. ♥️

This is a story about a spiritual visitation from my parents when I was putting some of their ashes in the water during sacred ceremony in the ocean. Please check out my latest blog post (link in comments) to read the story and watch the video I made to go along with it.

Love and aloha to all of you Be gentle with yourselves and one another in these tender times. 🙏🏽

New newsletter: For those of you feeling hopeless now. A message from my heart to urge unification rather than division....
11/08/2024

New newsletter: For those of you feeling hopeless now. A message from my heart to urge unification rather than division. These are times of great potential and transformation! 🌟 New video! Link in comments!

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