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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving! Still thankful for our fabulous team members over the years, several shown in the cover pic.

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11/12/2025

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Dark Horse Elite: Episode One — A New Legacy BeginsThis is the start of a journey.Episode One invites you to step inside Dark Horse Elite (DHE) as we honor o...

10/26/2025

We are deeply honored to announce our first Lost Horses narrator is Olympian Jessica Springsteen

Jessica has so gracefully raised her voice for equine welfare, and now joins our campaign to champion the dignity and respect of horses across America.

She will be narrating the first Lost Horses PSA which will drop next week, to help shine a light on the plight of all horses—the Thoroughbreds who thundered down the track, the show jumpers who took flight over fences, the lesson ponies who taught us, and the wild horses who captured our imaginations.

Each and every one of them can be caught in the dark industry of the slaughter pipeline, shipped across our borders to Canada and Mexico to unimaginable ends.

It’s time to protect them.

Get ready: next Monday will mark our first Lost Horses Action Week—when each of our voices can rise together into a symphony of powerful change.

Stay tuned, and visit losthorses.org to learn more.

Let’s pass the SAFE Act — so no horse is ever lost again.

Thank you for standing with us, and thank you, Jessica, for lending your voice to The Lost Horses.

10/26/2025

10 Silent Apologies I Believe Horses Have Already Accepted

1. Every time you show up softer

2. Every moment you pause instead of push

3. When you say “I see you” without words

4. When you put down the lead rope

5. When you let them graze before asking

6. When you wait for the blink, not the brace

7. When you stop comparing

8. When you learn their language instead of forcing yours

9. When you walk away without resentment

10. When you thank them for trying

They’ve already forgiven you.
They’re just waiting for you to forgive yourself.

I don't believe hold grudges the way we do. They hold imprints—of pressure, tone, rhythm, and trust. And when you shift your presence, they feel it. Instantly.

The healing doesn’t come from proving you’ve changed. It comes from choosing to be different in this moment, in the quiet, in the ordinary acts of care.

Your horse already knows when your heart softens.
That’s when they start to breathe with you again.

Save this one, share it, or carry it quietly in your chest the next time you reach for the halter.

Join me at https://stormymay.com to continue the exploration.