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2025 proved to be a year of intentional shedding, learning, death and rebirth. Our herd has made some profound shifts. How about YOU 🌟🌟

And me, I made a declaration to be unapologetically Me. Not a New Years resolution but a promise to self.

12/15/2025

The Feed Room

It’s equivalent to the kitchen—the heart of the barn.

I can obsess about meal planning and prep. The pressure of getting it “right” can bring health or suffering. That's a great deal of responsibility.

It’s a deep subject for many humans. One that takes delicate language. For me personally, it has been a thorn in my side all my life. Society sure does not make it easier.

But when I get in the feed room it is different. It’s a time to honor our animals' different dietary needs deeply. It’s time to reflect on their magnificent bodies. To care so deeply about not only feeding their bodies but also nourishing their souls.

Bringing what I learn about caring for our beloved animals right back into our kitchens is loving our own animal bodies well.

Caring for them in ways that are sacred and nourishing brings life to the whole farm.

Caretakers taking care of self. How divine ❤️💚

12/10/2025

Not RIGHT or WRONG just different.

Every winter, I get inquiries about why Danny doesn’t get a blanket, winter coat, or rug, as they are called.

It is mostly from people who are not in the horse world. Because if you are you know it’s a bloody debate every winter.

I like to answer those questions but my answers are based on individual herd members not as a whole.

Everyone has a blanket hanging on the wall of blankets, but not everyone needs or wants one.

Danny (tan colored) is warm by nature. Even at his “ideal” weight he runs hot. He has torn blankets off his body. To the point that they are unable to be repaired. In a deep freeze, he will at best tolerate it. He gets body temperature checks often and I have resorted to re**al temperatures to confirm.

Danny is equivalent to a midwesterner who wears shorts all year round. It's a thing!

Monte on the other hand has a thinner coat. He is not a foody and will park himself in the shelter for an extended period if he is chilly. Blanketing him helps him maintain a healthy weight and stay mobile.

The donkeys perfer their cozy stall with an insulated curtain door during rain or snow. When the weather is cold but dry you will see them out sneaking hay from the horses. They are foragers by nature and will hunt for tiny scrapes all day. Their coats are not like horses so we accommodate their needs. They also carry quite a bit of fat (sorry ladies) and they have healthy fluffy coats.

It's hard not to project our own comforts onto our animals but we honor them by treating them as the animals they are.

We provide ☃️

Individual care

Plenty of shelter bedded in shavings

Free choice hay

Anti inflammatory diet

Clean water

In any extremes 🔥🧊the chances for colic (severe abdominal pain) is a risk factor. Although we try our best to be proactive in their care we can not control mother nature.

They are incredibly smart animals! If they have an option to lay inside the shelter or in the snow bank whatever they choose I trust they know what they desire. Intervening in emergencies is another topic.

I hope this is interesting and when you see Danny naked do not feel sad. He is loved

11/22/2025

Tack 🤎🖤 Room

We are reaching the two year mark on our new farm and have done some big projects. But,I still get teary eyed by the little things.

Getting saddles hung

Collaborating with Ron on ways to warm up the block walls with minimal drilling into them.

Rummaging through wood we have saved from past projects.

Do not underestimate the healing power of creating. Using your imagination can fire up some sleepy brain cells. Tweak things you already have. Have fun.

I love this little barn🤎🖤

11/03/2025

Light & Shadows

I walked into the barn this morning earlier than my normal feed time due to the time change.

The barn had light casting shadows and brilliance all around.

It was beautiful and a reminder that light is what reveals truth. When light shines, it not only illuminates what is good and clear, but it also creates shadows. We need both light and shadow to see reality fully. Shadows form not as enemies but as a reminder of what still needs understanding.

We are all in different phases of understanding the complexities of light and shadows. Grace is illuminated and welcomed here.

Where is your light coming from?

What is that light illuminating?

What is the light casting shadows on?

How can we nurture the light while tending to the shadow, all while staying anchored in the present?

That is the work.

That work is not meant to be done alone.

Chelle~Equine Guided Experiences has been working towards offerings that will help you navigate the light and shadows in a safe community, and alongside the herd.

While our efforts have been placed on construction, herd enrichment, and personal development, we have not forgotten YOU!

Thank you for continuing to follow us as we navigate bringing you a space that reflects our heart's desire for authenticity, congruence, and deep roots in what our land and animals are calling forward. They are the true leaders.

10/27/2025

Our ability to relax, rest and commune together has not always been present.

My complicated relationship with performance, task mastery, and productivity always seemed to steal the show. To be congruent with my desire for a deeper relationship with Danny would take some deeper reflection.

He knew this
He felt it
He loved me despite it

So, we dug into deeper layers with grace, gratitude, and some grit; we talked about the hard stuff.

I am a firm believer that you can only take others as far as you have gone yourself.

Danny and I have taken on some gritty issues and have come out the other side with new perspectives, greater capacity, and some growth in emotional maturity.

This morning we sat in his stall after breakfast and he took a little slumber in my presence. Pajama bottoms and coffee breath, no preempted pose.

He didn’t heal me, that’s not his “job”. My job was to see my own need for care and invite him into the process. To experience his wisdom and offer mine. To navigate this terrain together.
To experience each other in a way that was not overwhelming for either one of us.

How divine 🤍

10/23/2025

Riggins ~ 4/16/2016 to 10/20/2025🌈

It’s funny how we look back on pictures when someone passes hoping to capture their essence and lock in the memories.

I have been doing that the past few days and these are just a few of over 500 pictures I have of Riggs in my phone.

I want to honor all that he was. Two things can be true at the same time

He was a very GOOD BOY💙
And
He was full of MISCHIEF 🐿️

He was from a rescue that found him wandering the streets of Tennessee. It was his cute little defeated face through the chain link cage that stole our hearts.

He loved men and knew a few things at the young estimated age of six months. The story we told ourselves was that a man owned him and loved him but Riggs loved chasing squirrels more and got lost.

We also knew that he had been pretty sick with a tic born virus. But, so am I so it didn’t stop us.

The shenanigans started immediately like any household with a puppy.

Training, the dreaded prong collar, fenced yard and his recall was shot if he saw a squirrel. He chased one for hours one time and we found him relaxing in our neighbors Choi pond trying to cool off.

The virus wore at his nervous system and organs. Soon every medication,vaccine,food,raise of a voice would sent him into physical, emotional or neurological response. He spent over a month laying in front of a window watching snow fall too inflamed to move.

We made the decision a few years ago that no more interventions. Not easy and some may not agree but we knew him best and was trusted to make that on his behalf. When his heart started failing we chose a good day for him to leave his vessel.

He loved laying on the blacktop driveway in the blazing sun.

He liked chewing socks when he got nervous.

Don’t even ask what he did to all the decorative pillows.

He had prescription dog food that he ate everyday without table scraps or treats because of gut issues.

He loved to ride in the RV, side by side and snowplow.

His tail was a lethal weapon.

When he got tired he smelled like a Frito.

He had many names Riggs, Wrigley, Wriggly Doo, Wiggles and more.

He is being missed right now. I actually woke up to what I thought was his gotta go potty whine. The cat is unsettled. We 🩵you, Rigg

09/05/2025

Silence & Sovereignty

The world is so LOUD right now!

Injustice is screaming like a motorcycle with throaty pipes and the radio cranked ripping down the quiet side streets.

Loud

Obnoxious

Unnerving

If you are the one on the bike it's exhilarating. Wind in your face, blue skies, and the smell of the earth waking your senses. For a time an iron horse was all I rode and for a time it was enjoyable but that is what they are, iron.

They do not compare to the softness of real flesh and bones.

They are not sentient beings.

Our farm is on a fairly busy road. We regularly hear motorcycles, jake brakes, and flapping plastic on oversized loads.

It is an impossible task to quiet the streets. I could use all my energy to hold signs and yell back but I would burn out quickly. There is another way to quiet the noise.

It reminds me of all the powerful people in the news playing verbal ping pong with lies, threats, and power grabs.

Big fish in a big pond! They have the power and platform to drown out the little fish.

This system shuts down the quieter voices. The steady thinkers. Deeply rooted in the heart, speakers.

Is the solution to get louder? Raise our voices to the top volume.

In a world that is really loud right now, my solution is to seek the silence between my heart and the noisy streets. Building capacity to remain committed to being part of the collective change.

This silence is not avoidance!

This silence is restorative.

This silence is charging life force energy.

This silence is a deep renewal in faith.

When we come from this space our words, actions, and presence need no ROAR.

They are anchored in the earth, truth, and come from the heart. 🤎🤍🖤

08/24/2025

My crazy cat lady starter kit.

Two barn cats and an indoor cat. I am 😻😻😻

08/20/2025

Honoring with creativity.

Have you ever met someone creative beyond your imagination?

I have and today I honor her by allowing creativity to flow. My end result will pale in comparison but that's okay.

The goal is not driven by competition or jealousy, it never was.

She was an encourager!

She didn't seek praise for her efforts!

She was the most humble woman I know!

She would be digging in the dirt with me, brainstorming, and searching for materials to use from around the farm.

She would stop to breathe with the donkeys. She would speak to them without words and they would take her in like a sweet treat.

Then we would get right back to work.

Her legacy lives on in how she made people feel.

Not perfect. No one is!

She is the kind of woman who makes other women shine.

My deepest lesson and desire is to be that kind of woman too
💗🌸🌺🌹

Her name is not mentioned without permission. They deserve the time and space to grieve. My prayers are with them all✨

08/01/2025

HAY DAY

That incredible feeling you get when hay for the year is in the loft 🖤🤍🤎

The amount of labor in farming is underappreciated. Farm fit 💪💪💪

07/30/2025

One year ago today we welcomed these two ladies to the farm 💕

I have never had the privilege of stewarding a donkey before, but I have had friends who assured me it was a great addition to our herd. They were so right!

Each herd member has their own personality, likes, and dislikes. As a pair, the donkeys have their own language and relational complexities. As a whole it shifts, changes, and yet there are predictable components.

All different yet as a whole very strong and united.

Our hearts opened and grew the capacity to love even more when these two came into our lives. Who rescued who remains an open ended question and not important when you know it was meant to BE ✨

May we bring as much joy to them as they have brought to us.

Donkey ❤️ is real!

07/28/2025

Behind the glass.

I walked outside this morning to peek out at the herd. The sky is strangely colored and the wildfire smoke haze is heavy. A quick peek to soothe the strange feeling that sits on my chest.

The horses are quietly standing close to the barn. Gazing out at the heavy atmosphere.

My curiosity ignites as I turn back towards the house and see our indoor crew staring out at me.

Does that shield of glass provide them with a feeling of safety? Do they wish to be outside?

From observing their behavior quite often my guess is; they like the comfort of a soft bed, air conditioning, and the thin veil of glass between them and the outside elements.

In my observations and invitations to explore outdoors, they often decline. They hesitate or request to come back in after doing their “business” outside.

Safety has been a big buzzword in the healing community recently. It is often paired with nervous system regulation. What does this all mean?

I am not an expert and can only give you my experience and knowledge I have thus far.

Safety is felt in the body first not the mind.

It might arrive as a soft exhale, a loosening in the shoulders, or the freedom to simply be without bracing or rushing.

We cannot fake it till we make it.

The body is brilliantly crafted and knows at a cellular level if it is safe.

Animals know this, honor this, and live this.

Our animal bodies long for this level of intuitiveness and awareness.

Observation, curiosity, and kindness are the ways to start this conversation with your body. 🤎🩶🖤

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