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Theft of horses is much more common than many suspect. Horses are rarely kept behind locked gates, are often in pastures far away from their human owners, and are trained to be led and handled by humans. Reports of stolen horses in the US exceed 55,000 per year, and that is generally thought to be […]
Dunrovin’s Animals as Helpers and Healers program as part of the Monday socials at MontanaSocials.org hosted by the Friends of Dunrovin. The bulletin board has been filling up with photos of lovely calico horses destined to give hugs to people across the country. Huggable Horses Gather Friendships Form as the Herd Gathers It is clear […]
Animals as helpers and healers Herman Melville is credited with saying that “no philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” Alongside homosapien’s footprints through time you will find the pawprints and hoofprints of dogs and horses. The dog was the first domesticant and had a profound effect on human evolution. While the […]
Dunrovin’s new program Animals as Helpers and Healers got off to a great start during last week’s Monday Social hosted by the Friends of Dunrovin. The past week has seen a flurry of activity with people from all over the planet volunteering to make a calico horse to contribute to “A Herd for Hugs.” Celebrating […]
The new year is off to a great start at Dunrovin! Our favorite colt has mostly healed from his bout with cellulitis and is back in the training round pen with Ashley under Brandon’s tutelage. Plans are in progress for this year’s ice sculpture if the weather cooperates with some freezing temperature. A new program […]
Dunrovin Ranch in Lolo, Montana is introducing sewing patterns for beginners as a part of our “A Herd for Hugs” volunteer project. Join us in spreading hugs this January! Among our first sewing patterns for beginners, we are introducing a huggable horse. Sharing Hugs We are all aware that this year of isolation has been […]
On the Dunrovin Ranch in Lolo, MT horse therapy is bringing folks together during these unprecedented times. To conjure a horse is to summon beauty, strength, energy, and freedom in a single thought. Horse therapy frees the mind from the troubles of yesterday. For much of the last year, Covid-19 has reined us in, forcing […]
Ashley reflects on her months of horse training (via zoom) with Brandon Carpenter of Hashknife Ranch. A mystery involving a mink and a great blue heron took SuzAnne down to the river to investigate. The last full moon or 2020 gave us some beautiful sights. Dunrovin announces a special program called Animals as Helpers and […]
As we come to the end of 2020, I feel fortunate to have gotten to watch Maude and Gertie, the donkey DIVAS, grow and change. They’ve provided a great distraction and relief from the Pandemic for me, and we’ve taught one another a lot over the last six months. How the Divas became Hardcore Parkour […]
Just because our beloved Harriet Osprey is off on her much deserved winter vacation does not mean that she is not on our minds. This upcoming Monday Social brings her back to us as we once again connect with Michael Academia to hear about his research based on the data that we collected during last […]