12 Important Things Horses Have Told Me and Taught Me
1. Work with your horse within a commitment. It is the foundation you build your house on. ( My personal commitment “To put the well being, health, and happiness of the horse as the foundation…
Author: Susan Mecca-Urbanczyk
I have been with horses for 51 of my 54 years. Once a competitive Jumper/hunter rider and trainer I left that world over 20 years ago. I am owned by a Hanoverian mare-Doerte and a very loving Andalusian gelding, Oliver. I am an animal communicator, energy clearer, Reiki practitioner and clinician. I help many people rehab abused horses and I give people the same care I give the horses. You cannot separate the two. I can be reached at [email protected]
The Dilemma of Human Want
I often get called upon to talk with abused horses and the training/rehab of the abused horses is a subject I could talk about for a very long time but today I want to discuss…
I Have a Suggestion
If you were at one of my clinics the very first thing I would say to you would be: “All that we ask our horses to do for us is based on our human goals and desires. I will go further and suggest that many of those goals are at the expense of our horse’s safety and well being.”
The 12 Step Program for an Equestrian
Train inside your commitment. It is the foundation you build your house on. Stay focused on your commitment. Things do not always move at the pace we think they ought to. The tiniest bit of movement…
What is your commitment?
Rolex has come and gone for this year. I am in awe of riders and especially horses that can endure such an athletic feat. There is a heady excitement at show grounds at such a…
Are You One of the Discarded?
It’s March and the weather is warming, then cooling, then raining, then snowing. My body is in a fight to survive this weather. I have Fibromyalgia and CFS/ME. I am in 24/7 pain and have…
A Case Study Humanized.
I have a lovely 13-year-old student who is much more mature than those years. She is gifted, committed and built to sit on a horse. She has been in a saddle since she was six. To each…
The Rough Seas of Being Human.
For as long as I can remember I have worshipped horses. One of my earliest memories is of cantering my imaginary horse around a field while my mother had her riding lesson. I was four…