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These are just a few great things clients are saying about their experience working with the horses at Valhalla Hill Farm...

" I worked with the horses today. They are so beautiful. Even though I am being challenged to do things I don't always feel capable of, I still experience a great level of peace when I am with them. Since starting this venture with the horses, I have learned a lot about myself. "

"If you are a wild stallion, run to the One who will not tame you, but will transform you. God's desire is not to corral you, but set you free...."

" I felt like a mirror was turned on me today... I am not sure where this equestrian therapy is going to take me, but I am going to stick it out for I am learning and seeing things about myself that merit my attention. Who knew this could be possible by working with horses?"

"Tonight, I worked with 2 horses. We did an exercise on focus and fear. Wherever our focus is that is what is going to drive us. I have been so fear driven all my life. But what happened tonight makes me want to change that. One of the things I learned from this experience is that I do need to change my focus. Sola, walked over to the cone just by my focusing on getting her to move over to it. If I can do that there, how do I transfer that to getting things to move in my life in a positive direction?"

" When the stress of this season mounts up ( no pun intented), I just visualize falling off the horse... dying to the increasing panic/fear and just "falling"... I've had to intentionally fantasize this to get me to relax numerous times..."

" WALKING TALL " Living the empowered Life.
previous participants testimonial...

" Working with the horses was more than fun, they are one of God's beautiful creatures... It made the way I deal with stress tangible. It was easier to see what I do, how I feel and how I could change. This course has given me life long, healthy coping skills" Pam

" This group was awesome ! It helped me realize my potential in Christ... That person I thought I was compared to who God wants me to be and the changes that need to be made in order to line up with His will. The boundaries I put up to protect myself are not the same as the boundaries I need to be healthy. The horses mirrored my need for change. Amazing experience !! " Elise

" I enjoyed the opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and was amazed at how Kathy & Rebecca, who had never met me, could read me like a book. The "real" me, not the me I try to be around others. The equine part of the group was an eye-opener for me to see how I project myself..." Ginger

Here are a few of our favorites... please let us know if you'd like a link to your web site.
www.equineassistedtherapy.org
www.lastchancecorral.org
www.pbjconnections.org
www.csipads.com
www.reachouttohorses.com
www.o.k.corralseries.com
www.smokeriseranch.com
www.lesliedesmond.com
wwwtheartofriding.com
www.practicalhorsemanship.com
www.aaronengland.com
www.brokenrranch.com

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___________ Recommended Reading __________
Dancing with Fear. Paul Foxman
Handling Verbal Confrontation. Robert V. Gerard, Ph.D.
Fear Less. Gavin de Becker
Body Language. Julius Fast
Reality Therapy. Dr. William Glasser
Choice Therapy. Dr. William Glasser
The Silent Language. Dr. Edward T. Hall
Punished by Rewards. Alfie Kohn
Never Be Lied to Again. David Lieberman, Ph.D.
Thinking in Pictures. Dr. Temple Grandin
Animals in Translation. Dr. Temple Grandin
Animals make us Human. Dr. Temple Grandin
Learning Their Language. Marta Williams
True Horsemanship Through Feel. Bill Dorrance & Leslie Desmond

*** my hero RAY HUNT went to ride horses in heaven 3/12/2009. He treated me like a Father and taught me how to THINK and love what I do with horses!!! ***

" People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built." Eleanor Roosevelt.