Thoughts on Teaching

Thoughts on Teaching

by | Dec 5, 2020 | Coaching, Training

To me instructing is a sacred trust. I feel it is my responsibility to create a safe space where neither human nor horse are judged. It is my job to understand where there may be mental, emotional, or physical blocks in both, and to bring these to the awareness of the...
On Being a Champion

On Being a Champion

by | Nov 13, 2020 | Gideon's Messages

Kim and I have both been champions in competition, and it sure feels good to know that we have done our very best. However, that is not the type of champion that I am talking about here. I mean the word in the sense of an action: to champion another. To hold the space...
Love, Trust, and Soaring

Love, Trust, and Soaring

by | Nov 13, 2020 | The Gray Goose

I have always loved this photo by Elizabeth Preznikoff. It speaks to something in the heart…that dream all us horse girls have had of the winged white horse who comes to us, invites us to mount, and carries us off through the air to the fulfillment of all our wishes....
On the Subject of Mud

On the Subject of Mud

by | Nov 2, 2020 | Gideon's Messages

While sitting in my meditation chair, an image of Gideon came into my head, stepping high as he mindfully and carefully walked through the unbelievably deep mud we are experiencing at the moment.  As I was wondering why that image popped in, he began to expound on his...