Freya's beautiful adult (ish) profile. She loves children. She looks like a little girl playing dress-up. An awkward duck. We are almost at the halfway point of White Sulphur Springs summer! Freya is 15 months old and her body is changing. She is growing every day to look more and more like an adult horse. Additionally, another curious change is happening with her... While working with her over the last two months I’ve begun to be able to better see inside of her. Prior to that, she would look at me with some uncertainty during our trainings. She wasn't sure if she wanted to follow me. She would do what I asked out of obedience, but there was not trust there yet. That has begun to change. Now, the more I work with her, the more I find that she is trying to understand.  She is trying to find a way to do what I’m asking. And if I mess up, she’ll wait patiently until we can work together to figure it out. That doesn’t mean that [...]

Who is that masked horse? :) Freya's protection from the flies Circle Game Squeeze Game Greetings Freya fans! There’s been a lot going on at White Sulphur Springs in May. Whew! We hosted: 1) many guest groups in the hotel 2) the Harrison house ribbon cutting ceremony 3) our WSS volunteer time. 4) another sold-out Horse Adventure Weekend (which was soooooo much fun!) Additionally, our summer senior staff (college-aged young adults) have arrived, and we’ve launched into training. To add to all that goodness, Katy Pistole and Richard Kurz came in and worked with Freya in May to help us understand the next steps with our big little horse. It’s been blessedly busy, and I’ve had less time with Freya than I would like. But the time we’ve had, has been good. Freya is beginning to build more stories. She’s got character! She’s connected deeply with Daisy, another mare in our herd. It’s been a beautiful process to watch because previously Daisy was very disconnected- she was obedient, but not connected to humans [...]