Almost done with this stall sign. Such a handsome horse! Be sure to check out this link to see all different options & styles! http://dlvr.it/Rt1MJWhttp://dlvr.it/Rt1MJm Read More
What's not to love? Cute kids and ponies! One thing is for sure, kids can learn a lot of life lessons with ponies! Some of my best memories are of my… Read More
Rewarding the TryHow Seeing the Good Changes Everything!If you have read or followed various horse trainers, you have heard the term 'reward the try' in your horse to them know that the… Read More
Should I Board or Keep My Horse at Home?Pros and Cons of Each Horse Care SituationExploring the joys and pitfalls of having your horse at home vs. boarding at a boarding stable. Which… Read More
3 Easy Tips on Photographing your Horse In Natural Light, No flash Stall and interior barn photos can be really tricky. Outside, without strong sh… Read More
Moody Mud Days are forever!I don't like to be pessimistic, but there is one thing that will immediately put me in a bad mood- MUD! Grrrr!! And yes, I live in Ohio, so m… Read More
The Magic of Girls and Horses!No one can deny that horses hold a particular fascination with many girls and woman. The relationship that can develop between a girl and a horse has so m… Read More
Abstract Horse PaintingFree Rein Art StudioMother EarthAbstract Horse Painting- Mother EarthPoured Horse Painting for sale here. Etsy Listing Happy Trails! Sue SteinerFree Rei… Read More
What's to Love about Horses and AugustFinding your Super Power in the Summer HeatWhen you are a horse and it is August, all you really want to do is stand in the shade and swat at flies.&nbs&hell…Read More
Into the Woods, We go! A Rider's Cautionary Tale to Hikers Horses natural preference is to be in wide open spaces, with their herd. It has always amazed me, when a stor… Read More
https://horsesandhealing.blogspot.com/ Strategies Against Anxietyof the horse and human varietyI have been sharing on this blog some of my experiences with my horses as I ponder human and eq… Read More
https://horsesandhealing.blogspot.com/Sidelined! The Stagnant, Listless, Sluggish Days of SummerIt is hot, humid, muggy and buggy! Ugh!! I was just getting into a grea… Read More
https://horsesandhealing.blogspot.com/You Are So Brave!And so am I! "You are so brave!" are the words I spoke aloud to my to my mare this evening as we ventured out alone further from t… Read More
A Dandy Day with Dogs (and Horses)Finding Stress- Relief with your pets and the outdoors.After a busy, noisy, and over stimulating week, this time in the pasture and backyard with my dogs an… Read More
Into the Scary Corner, We go! and we lived to tell the story! Today is a warm late spring day with gusty winds and dark thunder clouds in the not too distant horiz… Read More
https://horsesandhealing.blogspot.com/Homemade Fly Recipes DIY Fly Spray Recipes for Your HorseWe are quickly moving from mud season to fly season! So to assist you in choos… Read More
Moving Mountains The Man who moves mountains begins by moving carry away stones. ~ ConfuciousObstacles can loom large in front of a person and feel overwhelming… Read More
In Syncharmony or harmonious relationship~what every horse person wants~Many years ago, I had a grey purebred Arab broodmare that I rescued. I called her Shakira. … Read More
From Zero to SixtyHorses Flight Response And Trauma AwarenessWhen I first got Willow she has 2 speeds, standing still and 60 mph! She would stand and basically let me do anything. If s… Read More
The Great End of Winter Groom Fest!At Long Last! Today was simply delicious! The temps were in the mid 70's, breezy, blue sky and just lovely!! Spring's arrival seemed to st… Read More
Feeling Blocked?Up against a wall? Chomping at the Bit? Feel the 4 walls closing in?Are You Stalled? How to deal with confinement, of the human or equine variety… Read More
Mud Season, Oh Yah! and then comes the shedding! OMG! Good housekeepers, beware! This is not for the faint of heart! You may have made it thru winter, caring… Read More
Waiting on SpringThree days into Spring By the Calendar but the weather still says Winter.I have been a fair weather horsewoman this winter. I have taken care of my horses, but ha… Read More
I am one of those people who came out of the womb loving horses. There was not a speck of horse-y anything in my childhood but that did not deter me. I devoured anythi… Read More
When my kids were little I always told them and they would ask the often incessant questions, 'It doesn't hurt to ask' before I said no. I told that to my then 3 yr old son when he as… Read More
Horse Quotes & Memes! One of my hobbies, in addition to horseback riding and art, is photography. I have an abundance of horse photos and have begun to create horse and nature them… Read More
Anyone who has ridden a horse knows that going into new territory can bring about high anxiety, in horse & rider! What is a rider to do, in order to gain their horse's confid… Read More
Horses and Healing: Hitting the Trails!: Fall Has Arrived! My favorite time of the year! You've probably heard of the saying, Horse people (in Ohio) have four seasons, ice, mud… Read More
Fall Has Arrived! My favorite time of the year! You've probably heard of the saying, Horse people (in Ohio) have four seasons; ice, mud, flies and autumn. So very true!! … Read More
Hitting the Trails! I am a happy horseback rider! I wrote a bit ago about my horse's struggle with lameness here: http://horsesandhealing.blogspot.com/2016/07/intermittent-la… Read More
Are you in an 'on again, off again' relationship with your horse? You know what I'm talking about. Those times your horse is just 'off', showing signs of vague lameness that come… Read More
If you could find a way to ensure your horse would receive the very best care and attention in the event you could not provide for him, would you? I am sure most of you are saying- Yes… Read More
I realized yesterday after talking with my farrier that I have had unrealistic expectations in what would be involved in rehabbng my horse. Of course. Don't we all as h… Read More
Am I Digging the Divide Deeper ? I think one of the things horses have taught me is in order to function as part of any 'system', community or herd, I must learn the correct social beha… Read More
Do They Even Like you?? We can't ever be sure of what a horse is thinking since we aren't inside their minds... but the more time we spend with them the more we can guess! Horse… Read More
De-escalating, Fear & HorsesHorses and humans are emotional, reactive beings. The challenge in riding is to bring out the best in each other. So how is this done? … Read More
A Difference in Perspective on Horse BehaviorI hit a bit of a bump with my new gelding a few months ago. I've been riding him out on trails around my home by himself all spring and sum… Read More
The Saga of the Horse You Need vs the Horse You Want..... every horse person's story.....Every horse person I know has a problem distinguishing the horse they NEED from the horse they WANT… Read More
Horses have the gift, as herd animals, to sense and react to the emotions and intentions of whatever group they are a part of. This attribute makes our interactions with them pa… Read More
I have a bit of a love/hate thing going on with control. I like to have it but hate to lose it. I don't like being controlled but find it hard to see that characteristic in mysel… Read More
Time spent with my horses is very therapeutic for me. I have a new, young mare named Remmy that in particular has given me a wealth of insight and healing as I transition he… Read More
During a week of tragedy, violence and fear I have to remind myself there is only so much I can control. I used to get quite consumed with fear when our world events would take a… Read More
I must admit before owning a standardbred I had breed discrimination. Yes, I did. I thought of this breed as big headed, clunky, plain, dull horses. I misperceptions were c… Read More
Let's face it- some breeds are In and some breeds are Out. We are a fickle group as a whole when it comes to what we like in our animals. We like following trends and fads as far… Read More
Rehabbing a horse with navicular, navicular syndrome or whatever label you want to put on it, is not easy. To say this has been a long and bumpy ride is an understatement. You c… Read More
Create your own mind maps at MindMeister I've been working on the Peace and Justice Committee at my church, Kidron Mennonite Church and found creating this mind map of members thoughts and c… Read More
What my horse has taught me:Face fear head on. Fear is contagious so choose your company wisely. If you can feel calm in your body, your mind will follow.Baby steps still move you… Read More
Back Slidin'aka Welcome to Spring!1.Back slideShare on twitter Share on facebook Share on more4 up, 1 downTo continuously return to a prior state. Can be u… Read More
Splash didn't give up either. Rehabbing a Navicular Horse Anyone out there in this situation? Do you have a horse that has been diagnosed with heel pain, navicular… Read More
There is something about helping others that lifts a person spirit. I have the privilege to work at a nursing home in addition to my work as an equine specialist. At the nur… Read More
Desert Horse by Sue SteinerI just spent a good part of yesterday and today listening to reports on SuperStorm Sandy. My heart goes out to those hit hard by this storm. Weathering… Read More
Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end.~I had the pleasure of holding someone's hand yesterday who was scared, hurting, suffering from dementia and in need of… Read More
Day One Scanning the horizon! I have been implementing some of the ground exercises I learned at http://www.naturallifemanship.com this summer with some really exciting… Read More
Some call this time here on earth a time for character development as God allows and gives his children opportunities to try on His heart for our own. Horses are one of God's best-kept secre… Read More
We all have a running commentary in our minds of things we tell ourselves. Things we heard as a child seem to rerun in our heads for the rest of our lives unless we are able to ta… Read More
My RemmyIt's a challenge walking that tightrope between pushing the envelop to get out of your comfort zone but not becoming reckless. Anytime you sit upon a 1000 lb. animal you take o… Read More