by cathymahon | Nov 13, 2019 | equine assisted learning, Horse as Teacher, life coaching with horses, life skills
You can stop stress in its tracks and recover quickly from its fiendish grip. Scientists who study the human brain have determined that when you are stressed or scared, the immediate reaction is to run, fight, freeze or fawn (appease/go along with). In this state... 
by cathymahon | Nov 5, 2019 | equine assisted learning, life coaching with horses, life coaching with horses, life skills, personal reflection
EXPLORE In the past, I remember taking a horse into an arena thinking, “I don’t like beginnings.” Every time a new horse would come to me, their owner asking for help with training, I would remember the horse I’d just spent 6 weeks with and wished I could already be... 
by cathymahon | Oct 22, 2019 | equine assisted learning, life coaching with horses, life skills
This life lesson blog is a fictional re-creation of real life experiences with my students designed to maintain anonymity and confidentiality. EXPLORE Deb reached down to pick up the horse’s foot as the mare stood quietly at the end of the rope in my hands. I... 
by cathymahon | Oct 16, 2019 | equine assisted learning, Horse as Teacher, life skills, personal reflection
This life lesson blog is a fictional re-creation of real life experiences with my students designed to maintain anonymity and confidentiality. EXPLORE This morning while on my way to give riding lessons to one of two remaining Centered Riding students, I discovered... 
by cathymahon | Sep 30, 2019 | equine assisted learning, Horse as Teacher, life skills, personal reflection
Do you ever talk to yourself? Do you ever listen? It’s hard to avoid the messages from the voice in your head because they’re overwhelming sometimes and repetitive. But, there’s actually a better messenger-your body. It’s a known fact that there is a... 
by cathymahon | Sep 17, 2019 | equine assisted learning, Horse as Teacher, life skills
EXPLORE I’ve been putting myself out there a lot in the last five years. It’s not easy for me. My habit, learned at an early age was to keep in the background, do what was expected and don’t test the waters. The seas might be shark infested and who wants to go there?...