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Stall and Stable Podcast

EP 41: The Pros and Cons of Backyard Horsekeeping

Two horses grazing

Today’s episode was going to be about bailing twine. In light of the recent events in America, Helena instead talks about how having horses at home can teach us about silver linings. For every frustration, every complaint, every step backwards, there’s a blessing hidden just beyond it. 

“I will always maintain that horses are real mirrors for us as human beings. They reflect back to us the very energy we show to them; every time we greet them. Sometimes that reflection is joyous, sometimes it is painful. But with all things painful, there is a lesson to be learned. One of the lessons I have learned through the humility of horse ownership, is that for every mistake, failure, or frustration, there is an equally beautiful lesson to be learned — a silver lining that, if cherished, can become the full fabric of our horse experience.”

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