I started my career as an equine sports massage therapist in 1998. I worked for 10 years full time and 10 years part time — and I loved every minute
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Smudge: My First Spirit Guide
I became a certified equine massage therapist in 1998 and the following year discovered that animals could communicate with humans. I found this out when the horses I was massaging
Read moreMyrtle: She Finally Gets Her Say
Anne was visiting her local pet supply shop and got to talking to the staff person about her turtle, Speedy, who is a stink pot turtle. When the staff person
Read moreEmmy Lou: Mystery Solved
Gloria and her husband Marc have been adopting dogs who came from difficult circumstances for a number of years, including livestock guardian dogs (LGD) — but their love of animals
Read moreHenry’s BIG Adventures
I met Mary and Simon at a metaphysical fair in the UK. We talked to their cats, both at fairs and by phone, several times. Recently, the cats were having
Read moreJersey: The irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object
When I was doing horse massage full time in New Jersey, I worked for a while for a client who had four quarter horse studs staying at his barn. He
Read moreHoney : Releasing the Past
Samantha contacted me about her horse, Honey, who is a beautiful chestnut colored Saddlebred mare. Honey had been with Samantha for 5 months at that point — and things were
Read moreSookie: Enjoying Everything!
Everyone who lives with an animal knows that they each have their own special personality. Some are serious, some are healers, some are leaders, some are followers — and everything
Read moreBen: Trust is a Two Way Street
Jen fell in love with Ben, a very handsome Oldenburg horse. Ben had a great personality and Jen bought him with the intent that he would be her “safe” dressage
Read morePasquale: His Gift of Trust
I met Janet many years ago at a “Hags and Nags” get together. The group was for women who rode horses — and they definitely did not take themselves seriously!
Read moreBuster: Just Trying To Get Someone to Listen
There are few things that are more frustrating than trying to get a message across to someone who isn’t listening. If the message is that something really hurts and no
Read moreRoadie: A Sad Beginning, but Happy Ending
Imagine starting your life basically alone and helpless. This is the fate of feral or abandoned animals everywhere. Now imagine, at the age of four months, experiencing physical trauma so
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