Tiger Talk:

For once, I will not be writing a thorough treatise on the topic in question, as I’m facing other deadlines at the moment. However, I did want to say this:   There are a LOT of pseudoscience claims floating around the internet about heart rate variability, co-regulation, and the vagus nerve, in general and in […]

“Sarah, you don’t write blog posts. You write book chapters.” Guilty as charged. There are topics that are difficult to convey in point form – this one especially.  So between my desire to be thorough and do justice to a nuanced subject, as well as try to make a dent in the decreased attention span […]

The following is a series of videos that explores the polyvagal theory, Somatic Experiencing®, attachment theory, and developmental neuroscience in the context of working with horses to overcome fear-related issues. To view the videos in higher resolution (720p or 1080p), click on the gear crank icon at the bottom right of the video, then click […]

This post has been a long time coming.  The single reason as to why this has not gotten written yet is because I’ve been focusing my writing efforts on the book I have in the works (which includes this topic), that writing a separate blog post on the same subject felt like a repetitive task. […]

Article first appeared in Equine Leadership magazine, 3rd edition (March 20, 2018, pages 8-11) Healing from trauma is a process that can be daunting, especially when there is a lack of trauma-specific treatment options available in a particular area. Survivors who have exhausted traditional talk therapy modalities and ​who do not have access to specialized […]

  Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing, there is a field.  I’ll meet you there. –Rumi The IAABC Journal has just released an article reviewing Parelli natural horsemanship training methods.  The conversations on social media in response to this post have been enlightening and have inspired me to put down some of my reflections […]