Little Moments
As I was grooming Moonbeam this morning my attention was immediately brought to this new design in her mane. And my thoughts right before that had been focused on the Solstice and Full Moon today and ways the horses and I could honor this moment. And my answer was...
So Beautiful… – Si Belle…
BY HÉLÈNE GAGNONTRANSLATED BY MARIE JOSÉE MARCOUX S'il vous plaît cliquer sur le lien pour ouvrir la version française de cet article http://efwmfccanmay2016newsletter.weebly.com/si-belle.html Below is an excerpt from my diary about when I experienced the magic of a...
A Very Special Relationship
A VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN AND HORSE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS - UNE COMPLICITÉ ENTRE L’HUMAIN ET LE CHEVAL AU BÉNÉFICE DE LA SANTÉ MENTALE By Melissa RichardTranslated by Sophie Grenier and Pierre Fantinato S'il vous plaît cliquer sur le...
The Sound of Connection – La résonnance du lien
BY LISA LOEWEN S'il vous plaît cliquer sur le lien pour ouvrir la version française de cet article http://efwmfccanmay2016newsletter.weebly.com/la-reacutesonnance-du-lien.html Eva (fictitious name) is a bright 6-year-old girl who came to me with her mom Karyn...
The Magic of the Horse Healers
By Kathleen CloutierTranslated by Marie Josée Hull This summer while I was at my beginnings in equine facilitated wellness, I experienced an unforgettable experience. A man in his forties called me wanting to have an experience with my horses. He did not a session;...
Elder Wisdom
By Sara B. Willerson Jingles is the resident elder at the Horses, Heart & Soul ™ Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy and Wellness program in North Texas. He is 44 this year. Seriously… When I tell people this their eyes bug out of their head and then say Really?!...
Teddy
By Sue Cressy Teddy came to me by default in a way. He belonged to a woman who had to leave him at the stable where I kept my horse Rocky, because of a divorce and other circumstances and so I took over his care. Teddy and Rocky were constant companions and when we...
Making the Invisible Visible, Equine Guided Development.
By Jo-Ann Svensson I went to a BodyMind practitioner the other day. She was as you would expect: gentle and patient; centred and well grounded; non-judgmental and quick to notice any incongruent behavior on my part. It was a satisfying session. When I left I...
What A Journey
BY VICKI MCKINNON I purchased an interesting horse magazine just over 2 years ago now, never suspecting how it would change the course of my life. I am 59 years old this year and have been in the company of horses for most of my life. In that magazine was an...
We Changed Our Name!!
We have changed our name from the National Association for Equine Facilitated Wellness to: Equine Facilitated Wellness-Canada Mieux-Être Facilité par le Cheval-Canada EFW-Can: pronounced "efwa-can" MFC-Can Why the change? The National Association for...
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