March 2021 Issue

Page 30 March 2021 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN FARMS HORSES HORSES MISC. FREE Print subscribers get FREE classifieds! Print subscribers get FREE non-commercial classified ads! Just email your non-commercial (events, horses/trailers/tack for sale, boarding/lessons/training etc.) classified, 35 words or less to steph@eastcoaste- questrian.net . Be sure to include your name and mailing address as it appears on your subscription label. (Not a print subscriber? Sign up online at eastcoastequestrian.net .) Classifieds can run in more than one issue but must be resubmitted each month. Deadline is the 12th of the month before publication. MISC. Walnes Was Talking to Horses Long Before It Was a Thing unsteady balance and helped her make her way back to physical and mental health. She spent two years soul searching, obtaining a spiritu- al life coaching certification. “I’d realized every dream,” she said, “but had to learn resilience again.” She now combines the heart and science of riding in her (Continued from page 10) clinics on communication be- tween horse and rider and shares updates on her stallion, Gideon Goodheart, via Facebook. Walnes’ student, dressage rider Rebecca Hayden, 43, Johnson City, TN began virtual lessons in March via an iPad. Even in this scenario, she said, “I can’t believe what her eye can see. Kim has helped me under- stand movements I make, then how to take that to under saddle. My horse crew (Henry, OTTB, 14 years; Bali, TB, 20 years; and Fairfield, Westphalian, 20 years) is so unique, but Kim’s lessons apply to all of them. Kim’s style is also supportive. She is quick to laugh while we are learning which is a joyful experience.” Tabbetha Marron of Lancaster, PA recalled auditing a 2014 clinic during which Walnes smudged the arena with incense when a horse balked in a corner. Marron has since been working to deepen her connection to her 13-year-old draft paint cross, Bohdi. “I think people get stuck,” she said. “They don’t want to look at how they are impacting the horse, and the horses just want authenticity and honesty. Kim’s teaching is slower paced and a lot of people are looking to be fast-tracked to greatness. They fail to realize, it takes what it takes. It’s about becoming a more present version of myself.” As Walnes ended her six-les- son day at Harvest View Stables she loosened the noseband on a horse called Sprite, and said, “Namaste.” In yoga the word means, “The light in me, honors the light in you.” Speaking to a horse or rider this way may be considered by some alternative, holistic or plain crazy. Walnes isn’t deterred. “We are born connected, then trained out of it to become tense. The smallest degrees of awareness are the hardest for most riders,” she said. “They have crooked posture or protection patterns and don’t want to connect but there’s a whole world out there. “The horses,” she concluded, “want us to wake up.” Learn more at thewayofthe- horse.com . To schedule a local clinic phone (717) 625-4946. Kim Walnes and Gray Goose with their individual and team bronze medals at the World Three-Day Eventing Championships in Luhmuhlen, France in 1982. Photo by Mary Phelps Coming in the April issue of East Coast Equestrian! SPECIAL FEATURE! Equine Healthcare, Nutrition, Therapy & Pest Control Related advertisers who buy a 1/4 page or larger ad will receive a FREE , 200-300 word article. Plus, social media support! Advertising Deadline: March 12 Plus!! 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