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Jun 20, 20231 min read
Feeling Safe
Feeling safe sounds like such a simple thing. But for those of us who grew up in chaotic environments, perhaps with parents or caregivers...
reclaimconnection
Mar 1, 20233 min read
What is Congruence and What Does it Have to Do with Horses?
I have seen it over and over again – someone goes into the roundpen with a horse and the horse totally ignores them. The person tries...
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Feb 14, 20232 min read
Sole Abscess - A Metaphor for Life?
I was surprised by the number of views to my original Instagram Reel of soaking Holly’s sore foot. For some reason that resonated with...
reclaimconnection
Jan 27, 20232 min read
The Transformation of Diva - Final (?) Update
After a year and a half of trauma-informed horsemanship with Diva, I finally feel that we are at a place where most of the stored trauma...
reclaimconnection
Jan 3, 20235 min read
Why are Emotions Important?
We live in a culture that values rationality and intellect over emotionality. Many of us grew up in families where expressing certain...
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Dec 12, 20223 min read
The Transformation of Diva - Update 4 Recognizing the Freeze Response
One of the tricky bits of being with a client is recognizing when the client is calm, or if they are actually in the freeze response. ...
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Nov 14, 20222 min read
To Be Curious, You Must Feel Safe . . . Whether a Horse or a Human
Much of what I learn about neuroscience and trauma recovery I get to see for real with my horses. After all, horses and humans have...
reclaimconnection
Nov 6, 20224 min read
Dance Like No One is Watching
Dancing with a horse is the final activity of the Eponaquest Instructor apprenticeship. My dancing was a complete failure, as I...
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Sep 24, 20224 min read
The Transformation of Diva Update - The Beginnings of Connection
My first dressage coach used to say that, in order to train a horse, you needed to teach them the word first, then a sentence and finally...
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