by The Mane Intent | Nov 11, 2025 | News and Updates
Clyde is our newest team member – arriving in August from a horse dealer in Sudbury, Ontario. We know very little about Clyde’s history. What we’ve learned to date about this gentle giant is that he has a soft, kind eye and seems to appreciate any kindness that is...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 27, 2025 | News and Updates
Duncan, our newest team member, arrived at the farm in April, 2025. He is a 20 year old Thoroughbred/Welsh Pony cross who comes from a long show history. Duncan is a large, fine-boned pony, initially born and raised in a zoo in Nova Scotia. He then went on to be a...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | News and Updates
In 2024, I was interviewed on Warwick Schiller’s Journey ON Podcast. One of the topics covered as part of this meandering conversation was the Building Internal Resilience through Horses research project. BIRTH as we would subsequently call it represented a...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2025 | News and Updates
In April, we hosted one of our largest Team Wellness days to date for Hospice Peterborough. Over 35 staff participated in a day that included information sharing and engaging in meaningful team-building exercises. We replicated the client journey and invited...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 28, 2024 | News and Updates
“To become more self-aware, sometimes you need a friend. Two friends are better. Self-reflection is best done with others,” Simon Sinek concluded in a recently podcast interview with Brené Brown and Adam Grant. These sentiments are a reflection of how I feel about the...
by The Mane Intent | Jun 26, 2024 | News and Updates
Victim Services Peterborough and Northumberland (VSPN) is a confidential, community-based service that provides immediate emotional and practical support to survivors of crime and tragedy. VSPN is a non-profit, charitable, community-based organization comprised of...