Delighted to have @Chaela Sumner here to share her experience of heart coherence with animals. Those of us working in equine-assisted services have seen firsthand the silent and powerful connection to self that horses gently provide 😍 We have so many stories and no doubt you do too 💕 Let’s share them here - even though we’re preaching to the converted 🤣

Versione italiana Horsewatching is a wonderful activity. But it’s certainly not for everyone! To truly understand and enjoy it, you need to be willing to develop certain qualities and put your perceptual skills to the test. **Patience**—and I’d add a good dose of laziness—is one of the essential qualities for horsewatching. You’re there, watching the horses for hours without anything much happening, then suddenly, in a matter of moments, everything goes wild, and you thank your lucky stars for being in exactly the right place at that exact moment and for having waited for a moment that was truly worth experiencing. **Perseverance** in all weather conditions: whether it’s windy, rainy, sunny, or cloudy; whether it’s hot or cold; whether you’re sleepy, alert, hungry, or numb. Rest assured that if you keep watching them, sooner or later something special will happen! **Wide-ranging attention** is another useful quality for the horsewatcher. By wide-ranging attention, I mean a gaze that takes in broad views, making use of peripheral vision—perhaps not completely in focus, but capable of catching imperceptible movements and dynamics to be brought into focus later with care. This is the gaze that multiplies the opportunities to capture interactions that you wouldn’t be able to detect if you were focusing on a narrower field. **Interest** in everything that happens. Observing horses in the wild or in their natural habitat, means being immersed in a natural setting full of characters. Simple extras who sometimes become the true protagonists of unique scenes! And so foxes, wild boars, toads, finches, redstarts, herons, kestrels, and buzzards, but also choruses of field crickets, cicadas, and swarms of midges enliven the scene and interact more or less actively, giving us a more realistic idea of what a horse’s day is like in his own environment.

Hello and welcome to our recent new members, We’re delighted to have you in our little herd 😊 Please introduce yourself, make yourself at home, explore the Classroom - and shout if you can’t find what you’re looking for 😊 We’re always happy to provide information or resources. IF YOU'RE NEW TO SKOOL Some groups limit who can post and when so make sure you're posting in the correct CATEGORY. So far, we haven't had to place any restrictions on posting and would like to keep it that way. To find the list of Categories in any group, click on the little arrow under the comment box and choose the appropriate one for what you're sharing. In this group, LINKS without any context will be immediately removed and might get you banned🙃. So please, if you must share link, let us know where you're sending us. THE SPIRIT OF THIS GROUP IS CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION. We're not in competition with each other so please share your expertise - nobody has all the information and we can all learn from each other. There's even a category called Share Your Expertise 😊 Share what you know and what can be helpful to the group - even if it's not directly horse-related. One my passions is Personal Development so there will be posts and courses aimed at helping us be the best possible version of ourselves. I'm extremely fortunate to be able to combine my passion for personal development with my passion for horses and create powerful and deeply transformational Horses Connect trainings and events. Photos of your horses or other 4 legged friends are always welcome 😁

Is there one yard job that you know you’re exceptionally good at? Even if you do all the jobs below every day, choose the one where you really shine 😊 The one where you stand back with a satisfied smile to admire your handiwork 😊 The one nobody else can do to your standard? What are you Queen or King of around the yard? Don’t be shy 😊

Have you ever opened ChatGPT (or any other AI tool) just to ‘quickly check something’……and three hours later you’ve: • designed a new program • written half a book • restructured your entire business mode • explored your childhood money beliefs • and somehow ended up researching medieval horse tack 🙃 Welcome to the ChatGPT Vortex. It happens to me more often than I'd like to admit! It begins innocently, usually with an 'I wonder ....' that leads me to AI with a question. That question leads to another. Then another. Then a ‘just one more refinement.’ Then, ‘Actually, what if we built a global standards initiative while we’re here?’ Suddenly it’s dark outside, my coffee is cold, and I'm not entirely sure what dimension I'm in On the plus side, I have a 24-month institute formation roadmap, three course outlines, and a surprisingly philosophical reflection on the nature of purpose. The truth is, the vortex isn’t entirely a bad place to be. Ideas expand. Possibilities appear. Thinking stretches. And sometimes the most powerful breakthroughs arrive when curiosity is allowed to run a little wild. AI is a wonderful and powerful tool - but needs to be used intentionally. If you get find yourself caught in the AI Vortex too, here's a, gentle reminder to: • stand up • drink water • blink occasionally • and maybe step outside to see and touch an actual horse or a tree, or anything in nature - (the original non-AI intelligence). QUESTION What unexpectedly brilliant idea has the AI vortex dropped into your lap recently?