The little blue horse I encountered in the round pen was simply shut down.His eyes alternated between vacant and worried, his body always coiled tight and ready to flee at any moment, yet he stood stock-still as if thinking any wrong move would result in punishment. Perhaps in his past, that was the case. How … Continue reading Making Contact
Sitting at my laptop today, trying to find the motivation to lift a finger to do anything while the siren song of the couch and surrendering to sleep tugs at me. There's a numbness inside me that I can both feel and hear, a soft buzzing sound that's fuzzy and slightly around my eyeballs. Everything about … Continue reading Slumber & Self-Care
I stand atop a hill in the pasture, eyes on my pony below. I observe her for a moment munching hay or napping. I take in a lungful of air and loudly call her name, then follow it up with a loud wolf whistle, a whistle I chose specifically so she would know, that I … Continue reading Building Connection (Friendship)
This is not a post on horses or horsemanship. This is a personal post, a public confession, a purging of my mind. I hope you, dear friends & followers, don't mind. Sometimes the truth hurts.One of my greatest fears is dependency. Dependency is an affront to my number one value of freedom. Yet I have … Continue reading The End of the Road
My wish for every client is Joyful Partnership, filled with safety, trust, fun, and adventure. The wish many of my clients have in the beginning, is for me to wave my magic fairy wand and in a single session, fix the issues that he or she is having with their horse. Bibbity Boppity Boo - … Continue reading The Magic Wand Myth
Amanda Soper 