Willow Springs Horse Connections

03/07/2026

Mahone Bay loves his kisses

01/18/2026

Our horses aren’t our therapists.
They’re not here to hold all of our trauma, fix our pain, or carry emotions we haven’t processed.
They don’t exist to absorb everything we don’t know what to do with.

And that matters.

But…

They do notice us.
They do respond to our nervous systems.
They do invite us back into our bodies when our heads are too loud.

They don’t analyse.
They don’t judge.
They don’t label.

They offer feedback through presence, boundaries, curiosity, and choice.

When we’re regulated, they soften.
When we’re rushed, they hesitate.
When we slow down, they often meet us there.

The work isn’t about unloading onto them.
It’s about listening to what they reflect and taking responsibility for ourselves.

Horses don’t heal us instead of doing the work.
They walk alongside us while we learn to do it.

And that’s a relationship built on respect, not projection.
Connection, not burden.
Mutual safety, not emotional dumping.

We can do this for them to....its all mutual..💜 we maybe can't fix all their problems but they darn won't have to face it alone.....💓

That’s where the real magic lives 🐴✨

01/11/2026

Doorway of Grief
The"Betwixt between", we would love to go back and be with our loved ones as we are unsure of how we go forward in a life without them.
Learning to live in that doorway, a state of limbo, we can build our lives, rebuild our shattered worldviews and be ready to live again.

12/21/2025

The Two Who Remember the Wind

They bow their heads toward one another,
black and white,
night and frost,
as if the earth itself has asked them to listen.

Their manes fall like old stories,
woven with rain, ash, and breath.
Every curl holds a memory—
hoofbeats crossing rivers,
fires dying down to embers,
hands once warm on their necks.

The dark horse carries the weight of endurance,
the knowing of long winters,
the strength to stand when the trail disappears.
The light horse carries forgiveness,
the quiet courage to begin again
after loss has spoken.

They touch not with force,
but with trust.
Between their foreheads lives a prayer
no language can claim—
only the land understands it.

They are not opposites.
They are balance.
Past and future
meeting in the present breath.

And when they lift their heads,
the wind remembers their names,
and the people remember
how to walk gently
upon the earth.

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12/21/2025

"A part of you is completely unexplored until you meet a particular person."

~ Rumi Quotes a/c on X

Or indeed a particular animal, as certain animals who come into our lives can unlock previously unknown parts of our personality too, helping us find new capacities, stamina, love, patience, unhealed wounded-parts, and strengths we had no idea we possessed.

Psyche is always seeking wholeness so life has a way of bringing the right people or animals into our life to this end.

It's all grist for the mill! Even though at times it is immensely challenging, frustrating and often utterly heart-breaking.

Angela Dunning
The Horse's Truth
www.thehorsestruth.co.uk

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11/29/2025

If you have survived your world shattering over and over again and you still are here, a bit damaged ,a bit broken but still here you should be proud of yourself because that is no small thing
"Nikita Gill"

07/25/2025

07/15/2025

In grief we can have faith in new opportunities to love and laugh.That we can still be awed and surprised, that our grief will soften.Thankful for the kindness in others and friendship for over 60 years Deb Pintwala

04/29/2025

Willow Springs Horse Connections is officially closed.
To all the clients that my horses and I had the privilege of working with over the past 8 years, I thank-you.
Horses certainly leave hoof prints in our hearts.
The website I am posting will inform you of the location of FEEL practitioners that are taking clients.
Horses were a major influence in my healing and reconnection with life as it is after my loss.
Believe in the healing power of the horse.
Wisdom without words.
For more information contact
info@feelalumni.com
Love to all Neen

04/19/2025

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04/17/2025

"There's a Japanese legend that says crying is how your eyes speak when your heart is too broken for words.

And honestly, that’s so true.

Sometimes, pain runs so deep that words fail—but your tears tell the story your soul can’t.

Let them fall, let them speak, let yourself heal."

~ Siobhan Meade, (tinybuddha)

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04/17/2025