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As many of you know, Güliz Ünlü donated her time and skills last month to help support the Singing Horse Herd. And I heard from many of you who had wonderful, powerful sessions with her. But that still leaves theRead more
Güliz has been having some AMAZING sessions with you horse listeners lately – from the UK, Japan, Spain, USA, Canada. I think because y’all are already tuned in, working with your intuition, and listening – the Singing Horse herd isRead more
In this video, you’ll see yet another example of how what we think is happening in or with our bodies may not be what is actually happening. We use practices like meditation and yoga to help us go deeper intoRead more
Kenneth Berentzen is a friend of mine from Norway, currently doing a kind of work/stay exploration of Canada. He’s come out to visit with my horses (and help with some of the vigorous work!) a few times. I noticed theRead more
Whether you’re looking for a new revenue stream, or you’d like to host a fun activity with your friends or family, I’m going to tell you about an intuitive, creative, art activity that both horses and humans love to beRead more
The Healing with Horse Collective is an organization of 3,000 equine-assisted therapists worldwide. And every year, they host an experiential learning symposium. So if you work in this field – I call it the field of 1000 acronyms! (EAL, EAGALA,Read more
This blog post kicks off a series where we’re going to examine a number of different mind/body/spirit healing techniques that work well with horses. Whether your horse came from a rescue situation, or performance barn, or you raised him/her yourselfRead more
Alright my fellow Horse Listeners, if you have not yet signed up for your FREE access to this year’s Healing With Horse Tele Summit, I strongly encourage you to do so as the line-up of talks is really juicy. RightRead more
By Pat Rothchild The decision to heal humans with horses is huge. There are loads of factors to take into consideration, whether you’re in the field as a horse person, therapist, educator or spiritual guide. This piece is about workingRead more
Those Scandinavians – they always seem a step ahead on welfare… A Swedish labour union is seriously considering extending rights and services to working animals, particularly those in the therapeutic field. Animals have worked for the benefit of humans forRead more
By Pat Rothchild Burnout is the number one occupational injury for healers. It’s no joke, so don’t be fooled by all the hilarity surrounding it. It’s super real and destroys untold numbers of careers before they even get off theRead more
By Pat Rothchild Forty-two years ago, when I began my journey to become a healer of the soul, which was psychotherapy’s original mandate, I dove into a murky world that wrestled with the pathology of those most healers were unwillingRead more
By Pat Rothchild Stress is ubiquitous in the human population these days. In the west, a little more than half of us are currently reeling from elections in which hard-right conservatives prevailed in a big way on two continents. PressingRead more
By Pat Rothchild I made mistakes as I was transitioning from being a retired performance equine trainer to a holistic co-facilitator with horses. One was to become overly attached to what the new experts thought about how horses function. IRead more
If you are an Equine-Assisted therapist, teacher or educator, or thinking of working in this field, then you are NOT going to want to miss this enlightening teleseminar with the very experienced head of the Healing With Horse Collective (2500Read more
One sunny afternoon I was feeling thwarted and frustrated because my mare Zorra had injured her front leg. The injury came right when our riding was really getting fluid and we’d just begun to have adventures together. Aaaaarggh!! I know,Read more
