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We Were Just Beings Grieving Together

Grief, Horse WisdomOctober 2, 202637Views 0Likes 0Comments

It was almost exactly seven days ago when I stood by the fence, watching the four members of the herd, even the timid rescue Holly who is probably close to my heart mare's age, express their grief and I would argue even anger at the loss of my heart mare, the oldest horse in the…

A Senior Mare Does Not Worry About Her Final Day

Grief, Horse WisdomSeptember 5, 202671Views 0Likes 0Comments

CW: This blog post will talk about anticipating euthanasia. As of this writing, the mare is still with us, but I am expecting her passing before the end of the month. Note: There may not be a blogcast/audio for this post because I'm not sure I can read through it without breaking down. However as…

Don’t Fight The Dry Season

Horse WisdomAugust 29, 202659Views 0Likes 0Comments

There's wisdom in cultures that learned how to adapt to their environment rather than force their culture to ignore or control their environment. In hot locations there is time for an afternoon rest, a siesta. Many countries including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, most of Latin America, and the Middle East and rural parts of China…

Meeting The Wild At The Horse Trough

Horse WisdomAugust 15, 202673Views 0Likes 0Comments

We're in the middle of the dog days of summer, and I tell you, I suspect if someone asked the dogs they wouldn't like this either. We've been in an "excessive heat warning" since Wednesday, and it's due to expire tomorrow evening. We're almost through it. My job is to keep the water troughs filled…

Find Time For Treats (Horse Wisdom)

Horse WisdomJune 27, 2026136Views 0Likes 0Comments

The farrier came yesterday, and I used my treat bag to make the experience a bit more pleasant. The senior mare (my heart horse) was all about the treats and it was so good to see her asking for more. Likewise, the other horses were very interested in treats, and everyone took time to savor…

How Much Do They Know and the Power of Presence

Horse WisdomJune 20, 2026129Views 0Likes 0Comments

We don't know what happens inside a horse's mind, how they process information, how the social dynamics of the herd work exactly. We can guess. We can create theories and judge those theories, test those hypothesis against the horses in front of us and how we perceive their experience. But the truth is, we're always…

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Horses Teach Us Forgiveness

Horse WisdomJune 13, 2026144Views 0Likes 0Comments

The fly mask sat on the table next to the door in my office, ready to go out for one of the older mares who I noticed was having a lot of trouble with flies around her eyes. It's been a crazy week with a cat emergency, which luckily turned out to be not that…

Horses Don’t Mind the Rain

Horse WisdomJune 6, 2026148Views 0Likes 0Comments

I stepped outside earlier today to open the gates after giving senior heart mare her lunch and to check and top off everyone's water. It was raining. Only it wasn't quite drizzle and it wasn't quite a steady rain, light enough that for a moment I even wondered if it was raining. It was trying…

Trusting In Something Larger Than Yourself

Horse WisdomMay 23, 2026167Views 0Likes 0Comments

Every day my horses tell me about the power of trust. Whether it's the rescue who lets me love on her after being standoffish and skittish for so long, or the senior heart horse who calls for lunch, knowing that I'll do whatever it takes to make sure she's cared for. The roly poly "baby"…

What Horses Teach Us About Pressure and Burnout/Overload

Horse Wisdom, neurodivergentApril 4, 2026199Views 0Likes 0Comments

I was listening to an equestrian podcast and a horse trainer was on talking about curiosity and getting a horse to think and engage with its world rather than shutting down. As a horse person, I found what this trainer was talking about very fascinating. First, because I've been in barns with horses who had…

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Feeding Ourselves With The Changing Seasons

Horse Wisdom, wild spiritualityMarch 21, 2026194Views 0Likes 0Comments

If the temperature outside didn't clue me in that the seasons are changing, or the fact that yesterday was the spring equinox, or the two trips I have to make outside after late afternoon feeding--one to open the horses' gates, the other to shut in the chickens who now go inside much later than they…

How Horses Connect Us To The Natural World

Horse WisdomFebruary 28, 2026309Views 0Likes 0Comments

The more I learn about veterinary chaplaincy and ecospirituality or wild churches, the more I realize something that I've always known. While the deities are important to me, and I have some, including Epona, Celtic horse goddess, that I work with, to me the bigger connection to the sacred is the outdoors and the wild.…

Can shedding happen too soon? (Horse Wisdom)

Horse WisdomFebruary 21, 2026269Views 0Likes 0Comments

It happens every year. The days get longer and there's a rush of warmth, and I start to see the horses shedding. But just as soon as it begins, the weather cools and reminds us that winter will be here for another month or so. We have early narcissus flowers (daffodils) that often bloom around…

Speak Up For Your Needs (Horse Wisdom Edition)

Horse WisdomFebruary 14, 2026226Views 0Likes 0Comments

It was raining this morning when I went out to do morning chores, for which I was thankful because we really needed the rain. One of our horses (Kitty Kash, aka the Diva) doesn't like to eat in the rain. One of the best investments I made was in feed buckets that hook over the…

The Power of a Tiny Drop (Horse Wisdom)

Horse WisdomJanuary 31, 2026296Views 0Likes 0Comments

Hopefully this will be the last weekend of freezing weather for at least a week. I don't know I'm hearing rumors that the polar vortex might "slosh" (puke?) down into the lower 48 mid-February, but that's future me's problem. Today me is enjoying the power of a little drop of water. I've talked up my…

Somatic Work To Release Stress

Horse Wisdom, nervous system regulationJanuary 17, 2026278Views 0Likes 0Comments

Horses instinctively know how to move stress and discomfort through their body. Of course this doesn't mean that we need to stop looking for discomfort or not treat them, but when they are in a stressful situation, such as dealing with a higher member of the herd pecking order, they will often use different movements…