SCENT OF A HORSE

By on May 22, 2015

The scent of a horse is holy to an equestrian, a spiritual mantra, and a koan for living. We can go for a few days without that bouquet in our noses but that is pushing our limits. When things get rough we hightail it for the paddocks to replenish our fragrance of horse. It is a […]

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First Ride

By on May 18, 2015

  Enchanted I was by that family of wild horses. On four legs they were swift and agile. Their quick gentle spirits awakened a lounging deep within my soul. Quietly I asked the beautiful golden mare for a favor. She agreed. Straddling her warm curving back I slipped seamlessly into her form. Weaving my fingers […]

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Quiet

By on March 31, 2015

Kafka: “Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen – simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, and still, and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice; it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.” This was […]

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Everything you ever wanted to find out from a vet but didn’t ask.

By on March 26, 2015

One name for this course could be “everything you ever wanted to find out from a vet but didn’t ask”. Great news! We have increased time spent with Dr. Ed Wydallis, D.V.M., to three days. He wants you to develop your veterinary acumen which is essential to your knowledge base as an equine bodyworker because […]

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2015 Summer Sessions

By on March 19, 2015

We offer a six week course of study in equine massage and bodywork especially for those of you who learn best in hands on working environment. You have many hours one on one experience learning with knowledgeable and compassionate instructors. Equine massage and bodywork has fast become a viable profession and to be a skillful practitioner you have […]

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Advance Equine Bodywork, Anatomy and Biomechanics

By on February 17, 2015

I have teamed up with horse trainer extraordinaire that lives hidden in the hills of Alcade, NM. Ginger Gaffney is a very skillful horse trainer that I have the pleasure to study and learn the details of anatomy and equine locomotion from her extensive knowledge base. Ginger is a dedicated horse women who has combined her training […]

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The Water of Being and Bodywork

By on June 9, 2014

“What is a human being?”  “A human being is a container invented by water so that it can walk around.”  –Dean Juhan, Job’s Body I rather like this little joke about what a human being is.  It also applies to our animal friends.  Water; it seems likes variety as well. Consider for a moment what […]

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Look Me In The Eye

By on May 23, 2014

Look me in the eye, tell me who you are. Look me in the eye and I will tell you who I am. Then we may know each other’s souls. There is an ongoing debate about looking a horse in the eye or any animal in the eye for that matter. I want to look […]

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Equine Massage Benefits for the Therapist

By on May 6, 2014

“So thanks yet again for training us the way you did……I love this work.  And the coolest part is that the more I refine my bodywork, the better my riding gets.  And the more I refine my riding, the better my bodywork gets.  Love that circle of energy!” I got this wonderful quote from a […]

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Dancing Partners with Equine Massage

By on May 1, 2014

Think about the times you just stepped out of the saddle all invigorated and thought, “I just had the most perfect ride on my horse today.  It was amazing, like the two of us were one!  All I had to do was think it and my horse was right there with me.” Those rides I […]

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