The Path Of The Horses ~ Story May ~ In this breathtaking documentary, producer Stormy May recounts her unusual search for a more meaningful path of her own. After years of training horses and riders, she began to see “something lost” in the horse during the process. She sought help from six visionaries, people working in the most innovative ways with horses today, and she found more wisdom, evolution and higher consciousness than she could have imagined. The film features Mark Rashid, Carolyn Resnick, Linda Kohanov, Kim McElroy, Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling and Alexander Nevzorov.

An Exchange Of Love ~ Madeleine Walker ~ Equestrians are definitely embracing a myriad of ways to better understand their horses, whether to improve show performance or simply enjoy a more pleasant trail ride. In this book, U.K. horse and rider trauma consultant Madeleine Walker draws on her extensive knowledge to help readers gain insights into the links between past trauma / lives and present behavior.

Spirit Of The Horse ~ Carole Devereux ~ This graceful and timely book takes us on a transformational journey like no other, to the mystic world where the spirit of the horse resides. Carole Devereux introduces a rich language for concepts we may have felt while working with horses, but have been unable to articulate.

Healing For Horses ~ Margrit Coates ~ What sort of horses need healing?All horses can benefit from hands on healing and which you can give yourself. Any horse which has been traumatised in the past (for example through injury , accident, illness, bad handling, abuse, neglect etc) no matter how long ago, can benefit, as healing aims to restore balance top the energy field and discharge negative energy. 

Ground Manners ~  Cynthia D’Errico ~ Ground Manners. A Novel is an innovative synthesis of adventure, romance and animal advocacy. Cynthia D’Errico has produced a compelling tale based on true stories about Canada’s horse slaughter industry, the dangers of continuing to ignore coastline erosion and features an especially intriguing thread on how le Canadien became both Quebec’s heritage breed and the National Horse of Canada.

Holy As Thou ~ Constance Funk ~ Life often throws obstacles down in our path when we feel nowhere near ready to receive them. It is so important for us to be able to feel our way through such times, often blindly, and re-discover how we fit into the world. Holy as Thou, a delicious mix of memoir and horse-related anecdotes, is a deeply moving book that can help.

Horse As Teacher ~ The Path To Authenticity ~ Editor, Marilyn Schwader ~ Most riders are aware that they can benefit from interactions with their horses. Not all of them know how powerful those lessons can be or how far a higher level of connection and consciousness with a horse can actually take them. Horses as Teacher is a fascinating story collection, the first in a planned series, to present ten authors who thoroughly explore this topic using their personal experiences.

Beauty From Brokeness ~ Constance Funk ~ If you treat yourself to one inspirational horse book this year, make it Beauty from Brokenness, a first work by equine-guided educator Constance D. Funk. In it, Funk shares her own experience with spiritual awakening through horses, beginning with a golden gift horse named Chasta.

Made That Way ~ Susan Ketchum ~ In this family fiction sequel to Born That Way, Susan Ketchen reunites readers with the intrepid young Sylvia, who is challenged by a genetic disorder, wild about horses, and determined to find solutions to the obstacles presented by her life in general. Sylvia wants to be a real horsewoman and she’s excited about getting her own horse, even if the horse is arriving at a less-than-perfect time. Brooklyn is, well, not quite a regular horse. He has big ears, makes strange sounds, and he’s already bitten the transport driver.

Horses at the Corner Post ~ At an outsider’s first glance, there may have been nothing special about this particular foal. Yet, Branco and Freedom connected almost immediately, soul to soul. Sharing hugs, playing racing games alongside the fence, and winning 2^nd Place in a Kindergarten Western Pleasure Class, the two youngsters formed a powerful relationship. All that changed as Branco neared college age and her uncle took a fancy to the horse. Thinking Freedom would have a great temporary home, Branco let him go, only to discover some years later that he had been sold.

 “Celebrating horses in our lives for their past, present

and future service for mankind”.

 

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