horses as teachers & healers
Imagine thisThe horses in these programs are largely ones that have been rescued from abusive circumstances. Most of them were exposed to negligence and hardship at the hands of humans. But as they show us their capacity to heal they demonstrate over and over again a desire to be of service in our work.
Horses are the antidote for so much of what ails us.
They embody a wild and mysterious power which is both physical and spiritual.
Along with their enormous strength and agility they are also super sensitive and responsive to each other, to their environment and to us. They embody presence and are masters at helping us to arrive in presence with them.
They, better than most living creatures, recognize our true selves under the cover of our fears.
Horses create an irresistible invitation to find connection with them. They enliven our intuition and make it available.
They teach us about being, instead of doing; about respecting ourselves, our space, and our shared boundaries.
They teach us how to listen, how to lead, how to follow and how to cooperate.
We find ourselves more in balance and at peace
around them.
All of the work we do with horses brings us to a place where we experience wholeness, wonder and awe,
love and connection.
Thank you New Mexico BHSD for your support in 2020-2021.
Click here to read our Colt Qualitative Report
“COLT has given me a reason to process my feelings and move through them. I’m an avoider, so it’s a relief to confront my feelings. I gotten to a place where no part of me wants to avoid the feelings.
The horses are the solution I have been praying for.” ~ program participant 2021
Programs and Workshops
Women and Horses in Recovery
Working with women who are seeking to recover from addiction (Individual and group sessions)
men and Horses in Recovery
Working with men who are seeking to recover from addiction (Individual and group sessions)
Serving the frontline
Working with community organizers and service providers who need re-balancing, refocusing and replenishing time
women in transition
Women re-entering civilian life after incarceration come here to work with horses and discover many ways to re-engage with life and with their families in new and healthy ways.
TREATMENT Centers
Bringing groups from treatment centers and intensive outpatient programs to the ranch on a regular basis, offering the clients ongoing and regular opportunities to form relationships with the horses. Using these interactions to inform their own recovery process.
local advocates
Programs for local advocacy agencies set up to care for the health and welfare of people that have suffered abuse.
healing from trauma and abuse
Individual and group sessions