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County of Peterborough 2026 Community Recognition Award

County of Peterborough 2026 Community Recognition Award

by The Mane Intent | May 6, 2026 | News and Updates

Pleased to share The Mane Intent is a winner of the Peterborough County 2026 Community Recognition Awards in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township Business Leadership Category. The recipients will be honoured at a private Peterborough County event in May. Thank you to the...
HERd Inspiration: A Two-Day Workshop Featuring Horses and Nature for Creative Women

HERd Inspiration: A Two-Day Workshop Featuring Horses and Nature for Creative Women

by The Mane Intent | Jul 29, 2025

“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave it neither power nor time.” — Mary Oliver, Of Power and Time To all creative souls and creative...
Advantages of Incorporating Horses Into Therapy

Advantages of Incorporating Horses Into Therapy

by The Mane Intent | Feb 1, 2025 | Muse from The Round Pen

Equine-assisted therapy, also known as equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP), has gained popularity in recent years due to its numerous benefits. Here are some of the advantages of incorporating horses into therapeutic practices: Emotional Healing and Growth Emotional...
The Mane Intent Finalist in Business Excellence Awards

The Mane Intent Finalist in Business Excellence Awards

by The Mane Intent | Aug 26, 2022 | News and Updates

We are pleased to share The Mane Intent is a 2022 Finalist in the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards in the categories of Health and Wellness and Micro Business. We are grateful for all of the ‘two-leggeds’ and...
Halifax Lancers Facilitator Training A Success

Halifax Lancers Facilitator Training A Success

by The Mane Intent | Sep 23, 2021 | News and Updates

Congratulations to our first group of graduates to complete four days of facilitator training in Building Internal Resilience Through Horses. This is a strengths-based and trauma-informed equine-assisted learning program that will now be available to community...
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It’s been a full couple of weeks. So grateful for It’s been a full couple of weeks. So grateful for these moments. Perspective changes everything. “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” - Dolly Parton (RIP) #purpose #dollyparton #equineassistedtherapy
Benny and June received their second set of shots Benny and June received their second set of shots today. There is some debate about whether or not they will move from the therapy space to the barn. #cats #therapycats #catsofinstagram
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. I “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. “ - Viktor Frankl One of the most undervalued leadership behaviours is the ability to pause. Horses understand the power of the pause. It is the deliberate choice to stop before reacting, speaking or deciding. It turns impulsive reactions into thoughtful responses, builds trust, projects quiet confidence and gives teams the space they need to solve problems. When was the last time you intentionally paused? #equineassistedtherapy #ontariopsychotherapist #leadership
Therapy cats hard at work. The kitties always know Therapy cats hard at work. The kitties always know the perfect moment to snuggle in. #cats #catsofinstagram #psychotherapy
Our therapy/studio space got a glow up today with Our therapy/studio space got a glow up today with the addition of these shutters. I don’t recommend painting yellow over black but I am determined! Thx to handy Chris for the installation. Thx to Nancy Frankish for the opportunity to repurpose the shutters and thanks to Pam Conley for the artwork by the door. #community #studio #therapy
I have been working on a series of paintings under I have been working on a series of paintings under the theme “Pink is the Colour of Love”. The intent is to visually represent the essence of connection that emerges between horses and humans. Those who know my story know that my discovery of equine-assisted psychotherapy has been life altering - personally and professionally. I am not ready to go public with my paintings yet but this one comes closest to how I feel. This is my oldest daughter Sarah with my first horse Sunny who has since passed. This was the primary image for Building Internal Resilience through Horses. This is the magic. #art #equineassistedtherapy #pinkisthecolouroflove
The garden is in full bloom and keeping me grounde The garden is in full bloom and keeping me grounded. Love, love this. #gardening #garden #grounded
A fabulous day facilitating a youth group from @no A fabulous day facilitating a youth group from @nogofcpeterborough -we worked with Duncan the horse and learned about boundaries — and clearly these kittens don’t have any! #equineassistedtherapy #horses @ptbocounty
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