Our Mission
We are a former non-profit turning LLC. Our mission is to be a welcoming, safe, UDL designed, fun and caring space where individuals of all ages and abilities heal, grow and thrive. We began in 2013 and we are excited to begin again in a hopefully healthier time.
Our Vision
In the short term, we are focused on building a foundation of love, gratitude, acceptance, strength, confidence and skills through our equestrian and energy practices, in the context of a true inclusion setting.
Our long term mission is to develop a UDL designed inclusion farm community where those with and without challenges, live, learn, work,connect, celebrate and create as their best and most authentic self.
Heartfelt intention and supportive attention create inclusion with no tension.
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Horses and Trauma
- Trauma is considerd a "failure of integrative capacity." Simply put, traumatic events outstrip one's ability to process and recover without lingering symptoms.
- As animals of prey, horses understand threats to safety and they naturally seek release from such pressure. They teach us how to balance that pressure and release in energetically conservative ways.
- Trauma is now understood to reside in several body systems including our primitive brain. This area of the brain is often permanently engaged in fight, flight or freeze: robbing one's health and joy.
- Horses are highly intuitive animals. They interpret energy in the environment, especially humans with impeccable accuracy. They reflect what we give off and thereby teach us to know ourselves better.
- Trauma is not simply a story to be repeatedly told and then healing happens. It requires reintegration of the whole body, mind and spirit, a return to mindful presence, flight or fight regulation and learning to define oneself from a perspective based in strength and truth.
- Horses always live in the present moment. They feel and sense naturally and effortlessly. They are accepting and forgiving. They teach us to be: to listen to the silence.