Equine Guided Development
THE WAY OF THE HORSE From a book entitled"The Dance" by Oriah Mountain Dreamer comes a passage that particularly inspires me and fits so beautifully with how horses can move us in this work. Take me to the places on earth that teach you how to dance The places where you can risk letting the world break your heart And I will take you to the places where the earth beneath my feet And the stars overhead, make my heart whole again and again...
The way of the horse is a metaphor for the dance, the connection, that can happen between our horse partners and ourselves. Sometimes we lead and sometimes we follow and sometimes there is just a synergetic combining in which two are indistinguishable from one. Oftentimes, out of this oneness, comes a depth of understanding that is incomparable. Horses allow us to experience the places of unconditional acceptance, the places where all emotions are honoured as we awaken to our own capacity to heal. For some this awakening comes through physical movement and for others in the beat of a heart. For some in a mist filled field and for others in a makeshift mandala. No matter what the case, horses take us to the places where we risk our hearts and then return us to wholeness, again and again. Some of the processes enhanced by these experiences are:
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The following definitions are provided by the Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA) which is a functioning body under the North American Riding for the Disabled Association (NARHA). These two associations are respected leaders in this evolving field.
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