When I explain what I do to people, almost every time, the person assumes I will be running my horse sessions for children.  I understand why.  Mostly, in our general knowledge, this work has been done with children.  Children are generally the ones seen as needing help to "fix problems" before they grow up. So people are surprised when I say no, I work with parents, not children.  I’ve thought about this common, unconscious reaction to the idea of working with parents and no

Equine Assisted Learning, that's like Horse Therapy? Right? Well, no actually, it's not. However, that is usually what most people think of when I explain I work with horses to help people. What I actually do is skill development, which makes my background as a teacher far more relevant. My horses and I help people develop, arguably, the most fundamentally important skills that every single person on the planet needs for a happy, healthy life. However, these skills don't get

What have horses got to do with it? In previous blogs, I've explained my main role at Stable Lives is skill development. I've explained why I focus my sessions on parents. But you may still be wondering, what have horses got to do with this skill development of essential life skills? I'm so glad you asked! Horses changed my life. Horses also changed one of my children's lives. In doing so, our whole family experience changed as well. This in turn lead me to find answer