Horses Know The Way Home http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/ en Sat, 19 May 2012 11:32:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/images/misc/rss.png Horses Know The Way Home http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/ My Experience at the Workshop April 21st 2012 in Granville Ohio http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?150-My-Experience-at-the-Workshop-April-21st-2012-in-Granville-Ohio&goto=newpost Wed, 09 May 2012 12:54:28 GMT *BIG*. That is the best word I can use to describe the workshop. As a self improvement junkie who has bookshelves filled with books, tapes, and... BIG. That is the best word I can use to describe the workshop. As a self improvement junkie who has bookshelves filled with books, tapes, and videos I usually find myself thinking "ya, I've heard that before" and get a little fidgety at something like this (after all I was there mostly to see Brenda Lee again). 15 minutes into the meet and greet on Friday night I knew this was quite different than anything else I had ever attended. I honestly could have laid my money down that night and felt it was worth the trip, and the following 2 days unfolded to be a magical time and space that I will never forget!



Brian is BIG, Brenda is BIG, but most importantly every word that was spoken was BIG and evoked BIG feelings that I'm not sure I have ever felt before. The questions Brian asked were different, and the ideas presented where like little gold nuggets. No fluff, no fill, no selling you stuff, just questions and ideas that I have come to find can be life changing. When I came home Sunday evening I felt like a different person was behind the wheel of my car. If I could give my friends and loved ones just one gift it would be to attend a Horses Know the Way Home Workshop, it was that BIG!



I hope everyone of you that are reading these words will find a way to attend a workshop. You won't be disappointed!



Nancy Farber (a.k.a. Crystal) ]]> HKTWH Workshop Experiences Nancy Farber http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?150-My-Experience-at-the-Workshop-April-21st-2012-in-Granville-Ohio HKTWH Workshop May 5th 2012 http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?149-HKTWH-Workshop-May-5th-2012&goto=newpost Mon, 07 May 2012 18:59:11 GMT Workshop pictures of the May 5th Workshop at Black Walnut Farms in Wickford, Rhode Island.

]]> HKTWH Workshop Experiences Katleen http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?149-HKTWH-Workshop-May-5th-2012 Horses KNOW the way HOME ... Simply Follow them http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?148-Horses-KNOW-the-way-HOME-Simply-Follow-them&goto=newpost Tue, 01 May 2012 23:32:36 GMT 289288_10150274918983818_833698817_7441631_4757306_o.jpgHello~I'm glad we are together on a trail Less Traveled...Allow me to Introduce myself....Attachment 201

I am Krista .... a Native West Virginian ...Forty three years old...with an eighteen year old daughter.... and I am human to: Two Curly Horses~four pomeranians~a maine coon~a chantilly~and two ducks!!! My mother is one of fourteen and was raised on a farm...and well...my uncles would put us kids on anything that moved....sooooo my style of horse back riding is simply to stay on!!!!! As life happens...I went to school...got married..etc...and are, what many now term, as a Mid Life Horsewoman! :)

I've always loved animals....from the little girl that I was to the woman I am now...I have been drawn to Any and ALL of God's creatures. *I have been refered to as "Ellie Mae" more than once in my lifetime* I have been blessed to be claimed as the human of some incredible four footed fuzzies....Up until a couple of years ago, my "fuzzy" population had consisted of cats, dogs, ferrets, fish, and at one point a "fancy" mouse......*it was my daughters and I was SOOO not present when it was purchased* Then....one day I made a small decision .....a decision that would impact ....bless and change my world in a most dramatic way.... I chose to take a trail/street less traveled..... I want to give you a brief overview of How Horse presence in my world has so dramatically blessed it!

In this instance....the road less traveled was the rarely used... by me.... other entrance of my subdivision and would take me right passed the home of one firecracker of a neighbor ..... who on this day was getting her mail... we had met at a neighborhood cookout the summer before....I stopped and spoke..... she mentioned she was going to take care of her horse....... and less than a week later I was sitting in her "cowgirl cadillac" SUV ....going to look at a horse for my daughter.. The end result of that adventure was Aly's PANDAmonium.... A huge Black and White draft cross with a heart of gold. Now lets get to why I was riding in her car..and not driving..


The Beauty of Age and Youth
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Its amazing how God works in our individual lives.... you see ...I have a rather unique Migraine issue.... less than one percent of the worlds population has the type I have.....My earliest memory of a migraine is around four years old.....and it has progressed thru the years. It literally causes my brain to "reboot" and will bring about pseudo stroke symptoms that can last anywhere from a couple of minutes to days.......my left leg is pretty much numb from the hip flexor down..... Cleveland Clinic is a second home...and it has triggered a secondary condition known as Reynaulds Phenomenon.(my left foot goes SMURF Blue...Did I mention Im more of a PINK Kinda blonde) .......effecting my nervous system primarily on the left side.....There is more ..but I shall save that for a later time!! By this point in the progression of the medical issues I was/am no longer driving far distances.....(My parents were staying with me thru the week days because of the non functioning state an episode can leave me in) You might also notice I use the word version of numbers...One major attack took my ability to quantify :) I am very sensitive to changes in weather ...and put the weather guys in our area to shame on my ability to forecast by my headaches :))) In this Pic is my Dr at Cleveland clinic about to give my brain a shot ~ asked him if I should be worried there is a brain cheat sheet on the wall behind him LLLOLLLL

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My neighbor , who is a registered nurse....had no issues with hanging out with a blonde that could go from fully functional to "UT O" in a flash of a light beam....Literally!!!! As we spent more and more time at the stables and with Aly's Panda....the little girl in me became very aware of my childhood hope to some day have a horse of my own.....and I found that during my time in the stable my blood pressure would remain normal..The horses also had the amazing ability that when my head felt as tho it was going to explode ....to come over and gently place their muzzles against my head and just breathe..OOOOOO what a wonderful feeling. My neighbor is as avid an animal lover as I am noticed ... and it wasnt long til she had located what seemed to be a great horse partner for me .... "Free Lease" on an Older Appendix Bay Curly.....Parades Jubilee.....aka KAllie-Girl....... she sent me photos that she had obtained from Kallie's owner and asked me if I wanted to take a ride...... and Ride we did....From the moment I saw Kallie and KAllie-girl saw me.....I have been her human....
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Ms Sue gifted KAllie girl to me several months later...making me her forever human. Angels take different shapes for different people .....Mine are horses...
In trying to Give my daughter the priceless and precious gifts only a horse can give.... I was GIFTED...and it has been by FAR the best meds I have received. Slowly my system responded ..... In my forties...I never dreamed I would require a babysitter .....but NOW due those wonderful creatures...I am not being baby sat FULL time! PROGRESS

Where God closed one garage door (my driving freedom) ....Our Heavenly father then threw open a stable door with SUCH JOY ( the amazing addition of KAllie-girl to my world) ... that there was NO hesitation on my part!!! The UNequaled sensation of God's created freedom ......of being on her back....and giving her her head...............and flying on the ground.... it DOES NOT matter my leg is numb...IT DOES NOT Matter that in large venues I require a wheel chair.....it gives me back the freedom that once Upon a time was there....and NOW ONCE UPON a HORSE I have Been once AGAIN GIFTED with!!!!
I still sometimes receive the comment...YOU are RIDING a horse???!!! Followed with the look of "O yeah...on top of the physical aspects..she has LOST her mind" LLLOLLLL I giggle and I smile...because I KNOW that Horses KNOW the way.....Attachment 203

I receive a mindboggling amount of support from my family who arent necessarily horse passioned..... but they have witnessed...and seeing/experiencing the magic of my horses has impacted us all!

KAllie-girl LOVES being a horse...She has shown me unconditional kindness...patience ..... and forgiveness of my unusual episodes.....and some of the unusual situations and adventures it has created....and has protected me in ways that those present are still in awe of .....(I will blog about some of our adventures soon)
After I made the decision to retire her ...my husband *who doesn't really do nature* surprised me with at the time a five year old Curly by the name of Sassy *yes that is as MUCH of a description as it is her name*.
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My adventures in my integration of hippo therapy into my life's health/wellbeing plans continue....as with ALL of human history, so it is with mine....everywhere there is progress made by man...there is also a hoof print next to the humans as ground is gained!

I retired KAllie~girl in May of 2009....May is her birthday ... we Celebrated..... I climbed on her bareback....walked around the yard....getting that one last amazing view from between her ears..... I slowly slipped off her back.....and with that...her service in this world was complete! She will never bear the weight of another human on her back (advancing ringbone) Here is where HKTWH and your wonderful staff come into my world....... I will Close for now...with this thought......

My Beloved KAllie~girl will be thirty at the end of May and will remain retired until it is her time to cross the Rainbow Bridge...... While retired is now part the description of my wonderful relationship with this creature...I will never ever REtire...or Tire of the memories of what it is like to be on KAllie-girls back....listening to the sound of her hooves....in perfect rhythm with the beat of my heart.... that started me on on a trail of recovery that is less traveled!!!!


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With Love ~ From the Curly Girls
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]]> Introduce Yourself Krista http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?148-Horses-KNOW-the-way-HOME-Simply-Follow-them Ohio 2012 Work Shop http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?147-Ohio-2012-Work-Shop&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:10:49 GMT Being in the academy and talking/sharing with Katleen and Brian for a month or more, I had become very much connected with them and the rest of the... Being in the academy and talking/sharing with Katleen and Brian for a month or more, I had become very much connected with them and the rest of the HKTWH team. I was enjoying the growth and self discovery. This alone was big for me, it felt big in my life as a great change was being created inside of me and the outside was following along! :)

Following along...I was learning to lean with all my heart just as I heard they would have a work shop just 6 hours from me, rather than 15 to RI. AND it was TWO days! Everything fell into place for me to go, finances, a CABIN to stay in!

When I met Katleen, I just didn't want to let go, her hug was so loving. Brian, bent down so I COULD hug him! LOL! What a reunion for me! Brian took me right to Brenda Lee without hesitation, in her stall. BLISS!



Seems Brian wanted me and Brenda Lee to get to know each other right away. I adored her.
The first day of the workshop was just non stop, Brian giving so much of himself to us all. It seems it would be, no matter the amount of people, everyone will get a real personal touch from the teachings he has to offer. I did. (oop, there's a tear)....I like them.


I have had the opportunity to do quite a bit of healing in my life with great teachers and places and other workshops. However, Brenda Lee, being there, participating with Brian, was like no experience I have had thus far. By far, my heart was touched in the deepest of its hiding crevices. I knew this because Brenda showed me. I wanted my heart open, even all the little hiding places and so on the last day, the day I would be able to sit atop Brenda Lee, I wanted so badly to have all the blocks in my heart to be removed so I could connect with what was, is and always will be, with Brian's help, and through Brenda Lee. It did happen. In fact I walked in the class already crying before it even started. Ahhhh! It felt safe. Brian and Katleen felt really safe and Brenda Lee was so sound and safe. Brian started I think, it's kind of a blur now, but the feeling is still crisp.....to say, now lean back on Brenda Lee, LOL, but before he got the words out I was already laid back and I do mean LAID BACK!



There were one thousand more things about the work shop but, I am keeping it in my heart, sharing a few really special moments with my Daughter and Sister; to be exact, "that our greatest accomplishments in this life, limit us".......the Earth shook for me with this teaching. I had been holding onto "i have done this and that", which dont get me wrong HUGE HUGE accomplishments! But, what are they doing for me today? A story maybe. This was just one of a basket of gems I brought home. I had a hard time adjusting to coming home because I didnt come home the same person. It's been a few days and things are ironing out just fine.



Brian is gifted and so is Brenda Lee. He and She knew what I personally needed and I believe, the others too, from their responses. This was the best gift I have given myself in a very long time.
I will never be the same. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D ]]> HKTWH Workshop Experiences KarenG http://horsesknowthewayhome.net/forums/showthread.php?147-Ohio-2012-Work-Shop