by Sue McIntosh | Oct 25, 2021 | Equine and Animal Assisted Therapy, Getting Started in the Equine Therapy Field
Earlier this year I was asked to write an article about Finnegan, now a favourite in the Healing Hooves herd, when his Mom, Rills Kelpie bred by Penny Huggons, was awarded the 2020 Foundation Broodmare award by the Canadian Connemara Pony Society. I’m sharing that...
by Sue McIntosh | Mar 14, 2021 | Parenting, Therapeutic Stories
We have a new fun way for you to get to know the animals of Healing Hooves! Our newest book is a little different from the others in ours series. Rather than being a story (although we have lots of those too) this book aims to introduce you to the Healing Hooves herd...
by Sue McIntosh | Apr 23, 2020 | Equine and Animal Assisted Therapy, The Healing Power of Animals
I’ve been sharing lots of information on my Facebook page recently about play – and how play can be a significant factor in helping all of us get through the additional stress we are all facing right now, with our relationships and families not just...
by Sue McIntosh | Mar 27, 2020 | The Healing Power of Animals
Three Steps a Day: Space, Gratitude and ‘Caremongering’ I made a new commitment to myself today which I’d like to share with you and invite you to join me in, if you’d like. Each day I’m going to try to do three things. These things won’t stop COVID 19, and they won’t...
by Sue McIntosh | Mar 20, 2020 | Therapeutic Stories
How can we ‘Hold On’ to those we love if we can’t be with them? This is the question Teddy asks when his best friend, Cutie, is no longer there. Grounded in attachment theory, this gentle story guides children and their parents through a process of...