by Sue McIntosh | Jul 20, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
The recent stormy weather has been providing some incredible moments of light when we (and by we I actually mean my photographer husband Jeff McIntosh) have been able to create some beautiful pictures of our therapy horses I reflect on the parallel this provides to... 
by Sue McIntosh | May 17, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
I love watching animals play. Whether it’s my dog chasing her frisbee, the cats chasing shadows or the horses racing around the field, there is a feel to it that just feels right. Sacred. Why have we humans, especially the adults, lost sight of this? Why do we... 
by Sue McIntosh | May 17, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
“In their innocence and wisdom, in their connection to the earth and its most ancient rhythms, animals show us a way back to a home they have never left.” What does this say to you? I love these words from Susan Chernak McElroy. They are beautiful. Simple. Powerful.... 
by Sue McIntosh | May 17, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened” ANATOLE FRANCE A large and conclusive body of research shows that the most important factor in a child’s emotional health, wellness and development is a positive attachment with a caretaking... 
by Sue McIntosh | May 17, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
Through Horses we are Granted the Grace to Be … and the Space to Become … What is that so many of us are looking for, and find in the company of a horse? We need GRACE … We need SPACE …. And we need to know that WE MATTER We need to know that someone loves us and will... 
by Sue McIntosh | May 17, 2018 | Mini blog posts: Life Lessons from our Animals
Everyone needs that sense of a secure home base. When we have it we feel safe to venture out into the world; when we don’t, we ‘cling’ to what we can, yet still feel afraid. That home base is not usually made of bricks and mortar, but is a relationship. The person we...