How do you reward yourself after working for five hours in subzero temperatures cleaning barn, grooming horses, hauling hay, filling water tanks?
You tell your crabby trainer---who is clinically depressed about current and forecast weather---that you would like a tackless riding lesson.
This girl has got grit! And she's keeping me honest. #minime
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How to nurture emotional intelligence:
1. Modeling the behaviors you want to see:
~Express emotions openly;
~Apologize when you make mistakes;
~Show kindness and empathy in your interactions.
2. Validate the feelings of others, no matter how small they may seem.
3. Give others the space to process emotions without rushing to fix or dismiss them.
4. Encourage problem-solving by asking open-ended questions instead of providing all the answers.
5. Let others experience moments of stillness or boredom to build creativity and self-regulation.
We all believe we care about others, especially those who are “special” to us. However, this doesn’t come naturally. From birth, we are hardwired to prioritize ourselves—this instinct has helped us survive as individuals and as a species. Learning to truly care for others and understand their needs, particularly when they differ greatly from our own, requires effort and practice to make it a habit.
One of the ways we nurture this skill in the 🐎GRACE and GRIT: Health and Healing Thru Horse Human Partnerships🤠 program is by deeply understanding the needs of the horses. In this short snippet from a recent ride, Freya demonstrates her gratitude toward Dolly, using something she’s learned Dolly loves, to thank her for being such a great teacher. #onestepatatime
If you'd like to learn more about the benefits of the 🐎GRACE and GRIT: Health and Healing Thru Horse Human Partnerships🤠 program—for both horses and people—and if you'd like to help us reach more people and horses, please follow the link below:
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Many people may not "get it" when I say that this is such a proud trainer moment, and that it makes me so hopeful for the future.
Historically and traditionally, horses have been thought of as a disposable form of entertainment that are expected to bend and shape themselves to our needs and desires at any given time. We fit our horses into the nooks, crannies, and cracks of what is left over from our 'real' lives.
So when we are watching something that is being presented as amazing progress, we want to see some blood and guts; some sweat and drama; some rearing and running and bucking, as we enjoy the thrill of watching a petrified human hang on ( or not) to an even more petrified animal.
You may be bored to tears watching this focused and attentive five-year-old who remembers everything she is told from week to week, from moment to moment. Who strives to make sure that the horses she interacts with knows they are cared about, loved, and deserve to have as much fun as she is having.
Freya has also learned to celebrate her victories and be proud of herself as she uses new "tools" to skillfully make choices that help her tackle tasks that used to make her anxious and scared.
What is important here is all the amazingly round soft turns that this mare was able to provide for her rider because of her riders perfect use of appropriate communication. What's important here is how the rider and horse are able to move in perfect sync, with their centers of gravity perfectly lined up.
What's important here is that this is the type of balance and communication and feel and timing that every horse and every rider is capable of. This is the way it always can be, it always should be, and the way it can be in the future as this new generation of horse people grow, learn and share.
🐎GRACE and GRIT: Health and Healing Thru Horse Human Partnerships🤠: it's what we do.
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Avery had a busy weekend polishing her free lunging skills and building body language communication with the horses without tack. #alwaysanadventure #graceandgrit2023 #GivingHeartsDay #graceandgrithealthandhealingthruhorsehumanpartnerships #horses #horsemanship #grit #grace #communication
Avery had a busy weekend polishing her free lunging skills and building body language communication with the horses without tack. These are the very beginning steps; stay tuned to watch progress and growth in this very gritty young lady!
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your ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️gift to 🐎GRACE and GRIT: Health and Healing Thru Horse Human Partnerships🤠 makes it possible for more kids and more horses to enjoy the benefits of the transformative programs at 🐎GRACE and GRIT: Health and Healing Thru Horse Human Partnerships🤠 .
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Please consider joining Avery and Dino by supporting 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing through Horse-Human Partnerships🤠 on ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️ to help more people understand the true nature and needs of horses. Together, we can spread the word about how to improve life for horses.
Why is this important? Thanks for asking! By improving life for horses, we learn how to communicate more clearly, overcome obstacles, resolve conflicts, turn unexpected challenges into opportunities, and so much more.
When we make life better for horses, we also make life better for ourselves and those around us. Please make your ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️ gift to 🐎Grace and Grit today and help this transformative program reach even more people—including those who may not otherwise have access to such life-changing experiences!
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Please help support 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing thru Horse-Human Partnerships🤠 for ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️ so all the kiddos like Freya get to learn from all the great horses like Dolly, and all the horses like Dolly get to hang around with all the great kiddos like Freya!
And so all the great peeps at 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing thru Horse-Human Partnerships🤠 don't have to wear these itchy garlands any more (wait for it----watch this video till the end, then laugh. 😂🤣)
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Emma wrote a picture story for part of her journal entry for this week. When she first read it to me she finished with "it really wasn't very good."
I totally disagreed. What do you think?
Please consider supporting the unique empowering programs at 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing thru Horse-Human Partnerships🤠 so more kids like her and more horses like the ones she gets to learn from have the opportunity to have this positive experience building strong healthy relationships and partnerships.
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We are lucky to have so many ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️ elves at 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing thru Horse-Human Partnerships🤠. Please consider joining William, Foxy, and Dolly as you support this transformative program on this special day of giving, February 13th!
Be among our first donors and your gift will be doubled!
No worries if you don't want to wait till then---Early Giving is open now!!!
We are lucky to have so many ❤️Giving Hearts Day 2025❤️ elves at 🐎Grace and Grit: Health and Healing thru Horse-Human Partnerships🤠. Please consider joining William, Foxy, and Dolly as you support this transformative program on this special day of giving, February 13th!
No worries if you don't want to wait till then---Early Giving is open now!!!
Be among our first donors and your gift will be doubled!
Please follow the link below to find out more about this impactful program and to make your gift. Thank you!
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I love everything that's going on here.
First of all the creativity: Emma has pretty much nailed the straight throw 🏀basketball and backwards 🏀basketball. It was her idea to challenge herself to throw in different styles from different angles.
This is also a great demo of persistence. She's not whining, making excuses, or even getting a little bit mad or discouraged. She just keeps trying, and she adds a slightly different twist to her arm with each throw. The 'do something differently' philosophy.
Overall, this is a good demonstration of progress. I live for these moments. Don't you?
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