Mi Take My Picture – 2007 ¾ Welsh ¼ TB bay mare
Pixie took over the role of herd sentinel from her mother. She notices everything and is aware of threats and incongruencies (often snorting to get her point across!) She is kind and sweet when she chooses and give the best hugs
Mi Rhymes with Orange – 2005 ½ Welsh ½ Dutch Warmblood bay mare
Orange is a sweet, gentle spirit that often holds space for others, not overwhelming or demanding, simply allowing.
Mi Why Not Me – 2010 ½ Welsh ½ Mustang buckskin mare
Miz Mia is Bram’s full sister and Komiya’s only daughter. She projects Wisdom of ancient knowledge (my projection she is from Celtic and Native American heritage).
As a 2 year old she colicked and shared with me a tiny bit of that Wisdom. She was unhandled and in a herd and it was winter. She followed me to the yard, allowed me to put a halter in her (not sure what I thought It would help as she had never worn one before) and invited me to help her heal. I started by running some energy points I thought I knew, but soon I started “picturing” what she wanted me to do. She laid down beside me, asked me to roll her on her back, and work her legs like one would a baby with stomach pain. Logical me stepped away and spiritual me stepped up. She accepted what she needed, stood up, shook it off and had a poop, thanked me and walked away. She has never worn a halter since then, bring her babies to me to proudly show them off, requests scratches and shows me where, is very high in the herd pecking order, she steps up when the others in the herd aren’t listening, demonstrates by example and has asked to be touched in ways that the human she is working with requires, mirroring very clearly. I am honored everytime she shows her gifts. Her 2022 Filly will stay here to continue this magic.
2014 bay grade mare
Mazda while tiny, has the attitude that if given the opportunity, she can do anything the big guys do only better! She is kind and spunky as a lesson pony for little humans, and extremely present as a healing pony. She occasionally pushes past peoples comfort zones and helps people notice boundary issues. All done with a sense of fun. In her rare serious mode, she gets completely present, holding space for people to Be.
Bro A Brynn Nosganu – 2000 grey Section D Welsh mare
Kismet came to me a very large, very reactive, semi trained, stunning picture of strength. She had been started under saddle, taken on a mountain trail ride and bolded when the noise from a map opening on her back was a bit too much. She unseated the rider, bolted and was found days later. And deemed not suitable for the role her owner had chosen for her to play. At the time, my Dad was in late stage dementia, my son was a toddler, and I truly did not need a project, but her bloodlines were impressive and ones I knew well. She arrived, and quite literally gave me strength to continue living.
She has a quiet strength, and energy that is a bit ethereal. We had a blast playing dressup, she allowed me to teach many lessons off her back, demonstrating ways to overcome obstacles. She trusted me implicitly and accepted all of the roles she was invited to play except on. Her initial purpose to me was to be a broodmare, and while she has been exposed to several different stallions, never carried a foal full term. She prefers to stay on the periphery of the herd, tolerating their presence, and has has a few close friends and her humans. She occasionally gifts her kindness, compassion and empathy in the most meaningful ways, and allows me to cry in her mane whenever I need to – the best horses have wet manes from human tears.
Kelly Acres Thyme Flies – 2007 Section A Welsh grey gelding
Flyer was born to one of the most beautiful mares we ever raised. However while beautiful, she was definitely not easy (embodying the wildness of the Mountain pony stock she descended from). Flyer decided to make her a bit frustrated and chose to hangout with my son Garret. While she was snorting and stomping her feet at her kid hanging with my kid, Flyer took it upon himself to be a protector of humans. As he started to grow up, I started to notice Flyer interacting with people in the guise of a bodyguard. Those who seemed nervous in the herd (which can be a bit overwhelming to most people), he would put himself between the herd and the human.
When he was in his third year, Garret decided we should start the training process. So we brought him in to the yard, separated him from the herd and commenced playing. Halter first, put it on and started leading him around. Seemed easy, groomed him, so far no issues (remember I was well aware of his moms aversion to humans), so we went to the roundpen. I sent Garret to the tackshed for a saddle and helmet (just in case he wanted to hop up). Apparently Flyer had some very good “fairy” trainers in the pasture, Tacking up was uneventful, and Garret climbed on and stated “Mom, I’m a horse trainer!!! Laughing I stated that it doesn’t always happen this easy son! We played a few more times, and life got in the way and Flyers training got neglected.
He did continue to enjoy being with humans (especially Garret), and I started to be aware of subtle things he would do, like touching people with is muzzle. I started to ask if they had physical issues in that area (I also practice a few different healing modalities). Most would be surprised and ask how I knew. I shared that I didn’t but Flyer did! Some I took out and didn’t ask, just allowed Flyer to point things out to me.
About this time, my life was taking some serious turns, and i would walk out to the bachelor pasture (stallions and gelding) and just chill. I received so many healing gifts from horses that many people would just as dangerous. Especially Geordie, Boo, Max and Flyer. They would stand behind me while was sitting on a blanket on the ground, gently press their knees into my back and hang their head over mine. The first time was a bit disconcerting as it broke all of the “rules” in what we should allow horses (especially stallions) to do, they were in my space with my back to them, not under any human control and I was sitting down, the safety police would have a breakdown! Strangely, that was the safest I had felt in many years, and each horse brought individual energy and healing, and sometimes they did it as a pair or a group. And I started to look for ways I could share this with others.
Dad started the pony herd with the intention that all kids should have access to ride great ponies/horses. Flyer put his spin on it, all humans could choose to have access to the healing gifts that horses are offering. So maybe his training being neglected was its own gift, it didn’t get “trained out of him” and I got to recognize that there is so much more horse will share that is much more meaningful than a trophy or ribbon. Since then Flyer has very accurately pointed out serious health issues (known and unknown by the human), shared emotional possibilities, and lived his best life as a member of a fairly substantial herd. He is a clever pony that doesn’t have “real” job using traditional descriptions!