by The Mane Intent | Nov 26, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
“Indigenous children today are still being very much impacted by colonial harm,” shared Dr. Nicole Ineese-Nash. Dr. Ineese-Nash was recently a guest on the Little Eyes, Little Ears podcast hosted by Dr. Linda Baker and the Western Centre for Research and Education on...
by The Mane Intent | Nov 18, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
Every morning my day starts with farm chores. It is a ritual that I’ve come to enjoy and really appreciate. First I open the door to the chicken house and everyone comes out in a rush of feathers eager to greet the world. Eggs are gathered. Then I feed the cats and...
by The Mane Intent | Feb 29, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
Jennifer Garland, RP and Owner/Program Director for The Mane Intent recently had an opportunity to sit with Warwick Schiller to share her own personal and professional transformation thanks to the presence of horses in her life as part of his Journey On Podcast. Her...
by The Mane Intent | Feb 28, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
On a recent flight to Halifax, I sat next to a police officer who worked in human trafficking. He had just spoken on the topic at a conference in Vancouver and was making his way home across the country. He shared that Halifax has one of the highest rates of human...
by The Mane Intent | Feb 15, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
“And how grief is a curious creature that stalks the heart, and the mind. Textured with memory, regret, loss, all the questions never asked, all the time never shared. No longer any possibility for change. It becomes a lesson, to make of each moment the most, to hold...
by The Mane Intent | Jan 3, 2024 | Muse from The Round Pen
One New Year’s ritual I’ve embraced over time is choosing a word or phrase for the year ahead. This word becomes an intention and a reminder of what matters to me right now…and is often easier to remember than a long list of resolutions! This year,...