Concinnity Farm

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I am EXHAUSTED...but it's the best kind of tired!

The kind of tired that comes from sharing days with open minded friends who are devoted to putting the horse first. The kind of tired that comes from sharing space with those dedicated to showing up, giving their best and growing through every moment...even the challenging ones. The kind of tired that comes from a brain filled to the brim with new ideas, information and tools.

I am always left with a feeling of deep gratitude for being able to witness the unique journey of each horse and human that shows up.

Thank you to the horses, their amazing humans, and our wonderful teacher Deb Davies Equine Self Expression ❤️

We can't wait for our fall clinic!

- Terra

Every year when I head to Texas, everyone always asks me about the experience...

And every year those questions get harder and harder for me to answer. Actually, I think that's getting to be true for most of the educational experiences I participate in.

That's not because the experiences aren't good or because I don't know what I learned or how to share it. It's because as of late, my journey is becoming less about technique and skill, and is becoming much more deeply personal. Are technique and skill important? Yes. Is it important to have tools and things to try with a horse? Yes. What's even more important than that? The person behind them. And more important than that? How willing that person is to really get to know themselves.

I mean, logically we all know this. No one is going to read this and find it a revolutionary concept...and yet, look around. We're still rushed. We're still stressed. We're still anxious. We're still bottling things up until we explode with emotion. We're still shrinking ourselves. We're still telling our same stories. We're still lacking in awareness. We're still in denial of our patterns. We're still rejecting our role in the state of our relationships.

We're still trying to DO when we don't even know how to BE.

So, so many of us have lost our center and getting back to it is usually not an easy or comfortable process. For that reason, whether conscious or not, we will do everything we can to distract ourselves from finding our way back to it.

I feel so fortunate to have the teachers that I have, and access to the learning opportunities that I have, because that is where they're challenging me to go - to the places beyond technical horsemanship and training.

My technique and skill will only ever be as good as my energy, intention and state of flow.

So, if I don't have as much to say it's because I am intentionally trying to be quieter. To notice more and to say, and do less...because I know I have a lot of personal work to do.

- Terra

"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self."–Benjamin Franklin