In the Mix With Nyx, a Rescue-Turned-Riding Prospect
Nyx arrived at Days End Farm Horse Rescue (DEFHR) in Woodbine, Maryland, in January 2021, after being rescued along with 18…
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Horses & Healing
Twice as Bright: Two Donkeys Regain the Twinkle in Their Eyes
Undoubtedly, horses are the most common animals found at a horse rescue, but donkeys and mules are also subject to hardships…
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Training Helps Rescues Focus on the Future
When Gideon, a Quarter Horse gelding in his twenties, and his 18 herd mates first arrived at Days End Farm Horse…
The Breakthrough I Witnessed in the Healing Power of Horses
I’m all in for “anything horse.” Riding, grooming, sharing a horse’s space, stroking a muzzle, emanating every fiber of love of…
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Youth, Addiction, Horses and Healing
Sam Butler was born and grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. His mother and father got divorced when he was seven, so…
Seizures, Perspective, Gratitude, and Good Riding
Some events so fundamentally alter your life that everything is forever changed—from the way you think to the way you ride.…
A Pony Named Raindrop
My Irish Catholic father was a difficult man—hard working all his life and hard drinking for much of my youth. Gay…
#HorsesChangedMyLife
Ten years ago, I loaded up my one true love and sent him six hours north for his next adventure. He…
The Horse, a Gift for All Seasons
When I set out to write RIDING HOME ~ The Power of Horses to Heal, I wanted to share the profound emotional…
My Brother’s Suicide
As a regular, horse-crazy teenage girl, nothing in my life had really shaken me until April 2nd of 2016. I was…
Out of Darkness
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) really should be identified as Triggered Traumatic Stress Disorder. The obvious reference to a past event…
On Healing and Horses
With my hand in a cast (courtesy of my last hunter pace), my plans for fox hunting that season were nixed.…
