Healing Horses

"Emily Swisher's beautiful prose illustrates how an emotional connection with horses helped both her and her clients gain insight into their own emotions." -Temple Grandin, Author Animals Make us Human When Emily Swisher follows her dream to work with horses at an equine-therapy ranch first in Colorado and later in Montana, she helps people heal from their wounds and traumas. Emily's story is interwoven with those of other inspiring individuals and groups she has supported, from victims of abuse and troubled children to the bereaved and broken-hearted. She sees the transformation of ...

When Linda Kohanov wrote The Tao of Equus over twenty years ago, she posed questions that few were asking: Do horses make choices? How do they seem to know what people are thinking and feeling? Are horses spiritual beings? What do they have to teach people? Why are women so attracted to horses? The answers, detailed in this extraordinary chronicle that synthesizes science, behavioral research, and personal insight, transformed how we think about one of humanity's oldest companions and established Kohanov at the vanguard of the emerging field of animal-assisted learning/therapy.

Horses are sensitive creatures with hearts ten times larger than humans and much more to share with us than meets the eye. Life Lessons from the Heart of Horses offers poignant short stories about the trials and tribulations of befriending horses. Equine expert Kathy Pike brings you on a healing journey that includes lessons a wild horse taught her, how horses teach humans in her equine facilitated learning programs, and personal insights about living off the land and engaging with the dynamics of a herd each day.

We will each at some point face challenging times where uncertainty and confusion are all we feel and vulnerability and courage are the only way forward. For Dan Holden, walking into a herd of 1,200-pound horses is never a neutral experience. It can certainly be intimidating but, as he discovered, it can also be healing and a profound spiritual experience. He was dropped into what he experienced as an ‘advanced alien civilization’ when he enrolled in a Coaching with Horses program. It was as if “…The horses called me”. The ‘call’ has altered his life. This book is a response to the call.

"Heartstrings and Horseshoes" is a captivating cowboy romance novel that will sweep you off your feet and take you on a journey to the picturesque Double Horseshoe Ranch. Meet Pete Iverson, a rugged cowboy with a soft heart who has sworn off love after watching his roommates move in on women before he got a chance. But when he meets fiery red-headed Emma Wright, a dental hygienist and a close friend of the ranch's ladies, his world is turned upside down. Emma is dealing with a complicated past, making her unavailable. Can two wounded hearts find solace in each other's company, or will their...

A forty-ton truck hurtles out of control on a snowy country road, a teenage girl on horseback in its path. In a few terrible seconds the life of a family is shattered. And a mother's quest begins -- to save her maimed daughter and a horse driven mad by pain. It is an odyssey that will...

BEST-SELLING BOOK ON PET LOSS AND GRIEF You wake up to silence, reminding you of the absence of paws padding softly across the floor. The toys remain untouched, collecting dust like the memories of joyful moments spent in each other’s company. Every corner of your home reminds you of the laughter and love shared, yet the void left is unmistakable as if a piece of your heart had been pulled away. Grieving the loss of a pet is a complicated journey that leaves many navigating a sea of emotions. It’s a struggle where sadness can often feel overwhelming, yet it’s also an opportunity to ...

I didn’t come here for her. But now that I’ve seen her, she’s mine. I took this job to disappear. No title. No expectations. Just horses, hard work, and peace. But the moment I see Lady Abigail Lucas, proud, untouchable. I know I’m in trouble. Not because she’s my employer’s sister. Not because I’m lying about who I am. But because something in me recognizes her. She wants nothing to do with me. Keeps her distance. Hides behind sharp words and silence. But I’ve trained wild stallions. I know what it means when a creature’s been wounded. And I know how to earn their trust. ...

Dive into an expertly crafted audio experience designed to guide your mind into the calming waves of slow-wave, non-REM sleep. Created by a professional audio engineer, these binaural beats are specifically tuned to help your brain shift naturally from the theta to delta frequencies, the states known for promoting profound peace, rejuvenation, and cellular repair.

Most people don't realize how much unresolved emotional pain they carry around. They don't know why they always feel depressed, anxious, victimized, or disappointed. They wonder why they keep making the same self-sabotaging impulsive decisions. These patterns often stem from their lost inner child, which carries a false narrative that has been on repeat since childhood.

When his son Rowan was diagnosed with autism, Rupert Isaacson was devastated, afraid he might never be able to communicate with his child. But when Isaacson, a lifelong horseman, rode their neighbor's horse with Rowan, Rowan improved immeasurably. He was struck with a crazy idea: why not take...

Sometimes the heart knows the way forward—before the mind is ready to follow. Bailey Watkins never expected a postcard to shatter her life. Five handwritten words. A plane that never lands. And suddenly, the life she built is made of silence and shards. When grief becomes louder than memory, Bailey follows a pull she can’t explain to a windswept Wyoming valley and a weathered horse ranch called Paradise. There, amid biting winters, stubborn fences, and a small town that knows more about loss than it lets on, Bailey begins the uneven work of learning how to live again. At Paradise Ranch,...

Winner of the Best International Nonfiction at the 2022 Equus Film and Arts Festival A horse, broken and destined for the meat man, and a trainer, battered and bruised by life, share a life-changing adventure across Costa Rica and discover what can exist beyond forgiveness. In this vivid journey, Andrea Wady shares her path from the world of domination and control over horses to awakening to a new way of being. With Zeus' grace and guidance, the two travel side by side on the trek of a lifetime. Through the eyes of Zeus, one horse's heartbreaking experiences in the cruel world of the "two-...

HOW TO IDENTIFY ALIEN IMPLANTS BREAK GENERATIONAL CURSES AND DEMONIC ASSIGNMENTS ON YOURSELF & YOUR DESCENDANTS “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against powers, principalities, rulers of the darkness of this world, (the archons) and spiritual wickedness in the heavens (the aliens).” (Ephesians 6:12) Breaking Curses and Healing Traumas is a type of Shadow Work. Truth is often found outside your comfort zone. God can heal a broken heart, but first he needs to have all the pieces. A Guide to Breaking Generational Curses and Healing Trauma This is a book that connects ...

One crooked sign. One lonely man. And a woman who knows every lane by heart. When Barbara Stoltzfus notices a lane sign turned the wrong way on New Year’s morning, she expects a gust or a prank—never that someone would deliberately try to make the road point toward one small house. Teaming with Gideon Weaver, the district’s careful signmaker, she finds clues leading back to a single, quiet homestead. What starts as a cozy sleuthing of knots and cedar shavings becomes a tender lesson in mercy: the misdirection springs from grief, not malice. As the community organizes a Guidepost Day, ...

Horses are beautiful, ethereal souls. They are beings of love. But we miss out on how much horses have to teach us. Every day they offer us a gift wrapped in love. When you finally see and appreciate the horses' gift, your life transcends in unimaginable ways. We misunderstand horses every day. We use dominance to get them to do what we want. I have met so many sad, broken horses. Is it any wonder that many horses turn away from us, become aggressive, or are unwilling to play the game we choose for them? The first time I gave healing to a horse, I felt as if I had been swallowed up by an ...

Experience the Prairie Promises series, where second chances, love, and redemption meet under the wide Wyoming skies. Follow Zane and Tara McKenna as they face the challenges of rebuilding their love after loss, betrayal, and painful memories. With every step, their love proves that even in the harshest circumstances, hearts can heal, and love can be reignited. Included within: Book 1: Prairie Heart Beneath the endless Wyoming sky, Prairie Heart tells a story of love that endures against all odds. Once a radiant rodeo queen, Tara lost everything in a fire—her second husband, her beauty, ...

Where Wounded Spirits Run Free Kim Meeder has seen horses go where no one else can tread—stepping through the minefield of a broken child's soul in a dance of trust that only God can understand. From a mistreated horse to an emotionally starved child and back again, a torrent of love washes...

In this remarkable audio program, internationally acclaimed psychic medium John Edward brings you a wealth of information that will help you develop your own psychic powers. The topics he discusses include the following: · Meditations, · Psychic Self-Defense, · Angels and Guides, ·...

“Let he who has ears hear what the Spirit says to the churches…” In this profound and visionary work, Parthasarathy Vinukonda embarks on a soul-altering journey through the Book of Revelation, not as a prophecy of outer doom, but as a sacred map of inner transformation. Using the lens of Carl Jung’s depth psychology, this book unveils Revelation not merely as a religious text, but as a symbolic myth of the psyche's confrontation with its own darkness, its shadow, its ego — and ultimately its own divinity. From the seven churches to the seven seals, the dragon, the beast, the whore...