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Courageous Connections
- Aug 21
Reconnecting
My 15-year-old, and I had an amazing experience with Equine Therapy at Courageous Connections. Six weeks after my surgery to remove...
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Courageous Connections
- Jul 18
Playing with Fear
So there I was, leaning against a white horse fence with the phone camera recording what’s happening in the ring. My hands are shaking so...
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Courageous Connections
- Jun 16
Magic & Head High
The gifts and magic horses can bring!
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Courageous Connections
- May 18
How Horses Help Kids
Six Areas Research Show That Horses Benefit Children In a time where adolescents are being diagnosed with emotional and behavioral...
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Shelley Heathman
- Apr 19
The Power of Presence
There are no written symbols or spoken words that Pierce the air though , a river of words Flow through the Mind and soul The wonder -...
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Susan Brown
- Mar 22
Step - By - Step
The winter sunlight gleams on Snazee’s reddish-brown shoulder as Kathy Sanders leads her toward the ring where the client is waiting. In...
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Chloe Wilkins
- Feb 20
How do horses help us?
Healthy Boundaries: Whether they are physical, emotional, or mental, Boundaries are formed to ensure we are meeting our own needs first....
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Courageous Connections
- Nov 27, 2021
Blazing a Trail
“We’re actually trailblazers,” Kathy Sanders, president of Courageous Connections explains. “There are lots of people doing equine riding...
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Courageous Connections
- Nov 18, 2021
Sometimes you just need a horse to listen
I’ve always been a dog person, the crazier and more rambunctious the better. But I secretly yearned to be connected to a horse in some...
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Courageous Connections
- Nov 10, 2021
Horses Help Us Heal
My dear friend (let’s call her Molly) stood in the arena next to my grey mare and confessed, “I’m really nervous.” Molly hadn’t been...
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Courageous Connections
- Nov 7, 2021
Giving Tuesday is just around the corner!
November 30, is a global day of giving that celebrates the support individuals provide to nonprofit organizations. Courageous Connections...
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Courageous Connections
- Apr 7, 2021
Why is Equine Therapy Essential During COVID-19?
By: Angel N. Skinner, Ph.D. Define Equine Therapy/Introduction I’m sure you were just as caught off guard as I was after Spring Break...
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Chloe Wilkins
- Jan 25, 2021
2020 a year of loss & grief
It’s not ‘Zoom’ fatigue. It’s a bit surreal reflecting on the New Year. What’s so new about it? I am writing this piece from my...
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Jennifer Zill
- Nov 29, 2020
A Holiday Challenge During Challenging Times
My three kids are at the age where they are more independent and involved in their own friends and activities than ever before....
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Courageous Connections
- Apr 8, 2020
What is Adaptive Riding?
1. Did You Know? You may have heard phrases like Equine Assisted Learning or Adaptive Riding…but what do they mean? In general, both of...
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Courageous Connections
- Jan 27, 2020
Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) or Equine Facilitated Learning (EFL)
What: Similar to those who offer “life coaching”, EAL programs veer away from deeper therapeutic instead focusing on life skills,...
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