Locating Your Herd: Equine-Facilitated Mentoring for Link and Belonging
I keep in mind the very first time I viewed a customer's shoulders drop next to a steady bay gelding named Finn. She had arrived tight as a drum, breath caught up high in her upper body, and stood beside the arena insisting she did not "do steeds." Finn stood at a range, grazing on a hay web. Ten mins later on, via a couple of simple breath cues and a soft strategy, they were walking side by side. No halter yet, no stress, simply her presence and his approval. She whispered