HORSEMPOWERMENT

Medical Students at the University of Arizona are getting some thoroughbred guidance on bedside manners. And it's not from Emily Post. For two hours every Friday afternoon, the College of Medicine students work with horses at ranches in Tucson. - Health Scout News, Horses and Body Language, Sunday August 5, 2001

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"In the time that Heather spent in the round pen with Bruce Anderson, I saw a spark of self-confidence in her that I was not aware she had. I think that day she believed she could do amazing things." - Suzanne Meredith, Quote from Lexington Herald-Leader 19th April, 2002

 

"I met Bruce during our first evening at the farm. “Teach a horse to fish, allow yourself to fly” he said and set my imagination racing and created a desire to share some of the passion that emanated from him. After an entertaining conversation, I jokingly said that perhaps we should have a session in the round pen. Lo and behold, the very next morning, there we were!"
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"Every person should have a beautiful moment in his or her lives to pull out of the hat. My moment is when I joined up with a horse during a round pen session given by Bruce Anderson. The sense of achievement was overwhelming and still gives me a thrill as I write this. In that moment, the horse effectively handed over its life to me, totally trusting in my ability to care for him. At the time I felt stripped bare, but since then my self confidence has risen, I feel more focused in what I want and am more content in what I have in life. I’m planning my next trip to Kentucky for another session with Bruce and whichever horse I am lucky enough to share the experience." - Shirley Dwyer, Bermuda.

 

Leslie Worley of Garrard County, Abbey’s mother, can attest to the farm’s work with children. Abbey has attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and in the past has been listless and had difficulty reading and writing.

“She would be really shut down,” Worley said. “She didn’t want to play, didn’t want to have friends."

“But after she went to summer camp at Pine Knoll last year, Abbey showed some personal growth. “She was relaxed, she was calm, she was more thoughtful. She was more bubbly. She was just happy,” Worley said. - Quote from Lexington Herald-Leader 19th April, 2002

 

"I have attended many conferences and seminars in my time, but never before one that took place in a barn. Not that a “barn” is the appropriate description. It was, in fact, an impressive purpose- built arena, at Pine Knoll farm, in Lexington, Kentucky, but the ground was earthen and we sat on bails of hay." - Honor Desmond-Tetlow
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"What is it about Kentucky, or to be more accurate, about Pine Knoll Farm. There is a special kind of magic threaded throughout the land that has affected me like nothing else–..."
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ROUND PENNING BRINGS TRANSFORMATION OF
LIFELONG FEAR

"As a result of these experiences my fear has turned into its opposite; love. Love for horses and love for the process of healing both humans and horses." - Susan Lear MA, Kentucky, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Psychological Association.
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