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The Safe Space of Liberty with Mary Miller-Jordan

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Excerpt from The Safe Space of Liberty with Mary Miller-Jordan

In this second podcast with Mary, we explore working with horses at Liberty more deeply. This is a particularly fascinating subject as it is inspiring so many horse creatives, and appearing in the horse world in many different forms. Our discussion centres around how to encourage authentic freedom in a safe way. In this excerpt Mary describes a vivid dream she had when there was a communication issue with her mustang mare Magic. They needed to find a solution and it unfolded in an enchanting way.

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The Subtle Dialogue with Horses

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One of the largest discrepancies between the human and horse perception of life that I have noticed is time..

Embracing The Natural Rhythm

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To align with the herd and become part of their world, the subtlety of it, takes time. When I say time, I mean accepting the gentle flow of change. Allowing it. Listening to the truth that doesn’t make itself obvious at the surface.

It is a truth that is quieter, gentler, less about ‘what is’ and more intertwined with dreams and potential and possibility. It is like a spider web in its delicacy, and yet its innate strength is what changes the world. 

So throughout my experience in this life it has, for whatever reason, been essential to remember that rhythm. To gradually disengage from the pressure of the human rhythm, and allow space for the horse. Inside of that has been the understanding that it is not exclusively ‘horse’ but ‘Nature’ and ultimately that is human as well. In our modern life we tend to ride over the top of this one-ness and then we can’t hear the subtle dialogue itself.

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Curiosity With Elsa Sinclair

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Excerpt from the podcast Curiosity with Elsa Sinclair

Elsa’s introduction to horses, the influences and what she enjoyed doing with them most as a child, the decision to find out if a wild horse would want to carry a rider.

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Perspective with Mary Miller-Jordan

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Excerpt from Perspective with Mary Miller-Jordan Podcast

Our first Let’s Talk Herd podcast with Mary Miller-Jordan discusses the way we feel about our individual journey with horses and the part they play in our lives. We move into the influence other equine creatives might have, and the way a certain perspective can help. Mary shares her experience with her close friend and partner Magic, who she first met at the Mustang Makeover competition, and a miraculous gift that came to her in an unexpected way. 

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Being The Open Platform

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Being an Open Platform is a vibrational expression of oneself, easily perceived by the horses

The Open Platform is the feeling between us when the horses invite me to be carried by them. In fact it is the sense of invitation in every way. Into their space, to hug them, groom them, care for them and just be with them. That sense of solidity, of trust, of openness. The way the energy radiates outward and embraces us. It is fun to find names for the new stages of our process as a herd. It also feels good to let those names be light and changeable, to come and go as we continue to grow.

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A Journey To Trust

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Communication and connection with our horses through understanding feelings and taking a leap of faith in ourselves

In spring of 2018 a young lady stood next to me in a field as we looked at my herd of five, listening to me rambling away about all the things I thought needed sorting out with them, and when I shut up she asked me a question. That young lady is now the editor of this magazine. I had asked her for some help as I had become completely lost regarding my horses and often wondered why I had them.

The question was this: How do you feel?

That question has stayed with me now through a journey of finding out who I am, who each of the herd members are, and discovering all the wonderful reasons why we are together. I start every day with that question. Why? Because how I feel affects everything around me.

Before I can talk to the horses I need to acknowledge my own feelings about the day, understand they are my feelings and then let them whisper away as I walk around to say good morning, completely in the present moment, without a thought in my mind.

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