enlightened horsemanship through touch

I’d like to thank Mark at Horse Conscious for drawing my attention to the following, which I copied straight from his site: Sally Jewell is America’s new Interior Secretary. This puts her in a position to step in and protect wild horses who are being eliminated from public lands by an out of control federal [...]

I received a lovely email from Nathan P. Lee, owner of Equussoma International, LLC. today. He holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Equine Assisted Mental Health from Prescott College. Fascinating! According to Mr. Lee, he has just presented a paper on Interspecies Neurobiological Intersubjectivity at Prescott College, and his area [...]

Fibromyalgia exhausts our energy and drains our dreams. At the Equine Support Center for Fibromyalgia participants receive pampering care along with mind and body awareness techniques to infuse healing energies in the painful places, all in preparation for energized Horse time. The preparation and energizing is far reaching into the Horse time and beyond which [...]

In the article, Researchers urge rethink of ‘Monty Roberts’ horse training method, I read about a fascinating method of using remote control cars to mimic the actions of a trainer using the “Join-Up” method with success, demonstrating that horses respond to pressure and release rather than making a human-horse connection. Researchers at the University of [...]

This is from Wikipedia France, which I have just discovered has the most amazing equestrian stuff! So sorry if you don’t speak French. Try the translator at right. Sleipnir est, dans la mythologie nordique, un cheval fabuleux à huit jambes capable de se déplacer au-dessus de la mer comme dans les airs, monture habituelle du [...]

My friend Randy sent me a link to this video and to the accompanying article from wired.co.uk. Take a look. I found it at times, eerily beautiful, and sometimes just eery. Is this just the teenage girl’s dream gone to extreme madness or something far greater? From the article: Marion Laval-Jeantet has injected herself with [...]