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Chatting with Emily Bertrand
Keeping a business alive during this COVID craziness has been nothing but challenging to say the least.For many companies this has been a time of a big shift, and unfortunately in some cases has led to being shut down.However, there are people on the other side of the table who...
What is an EAL facilitator anyway?
Let's be honest, 2020 is oodles of crazy. I don't know if you guys have all heard it - but there seems to be a big thing going around that…As soon as we hit 12:01am on January 1st, everybody's supposed to yell, “Jumanji!” Anyways - on a more professional note...
Charlie’s Story
Here at Equine connection, we are giving the opportunity to work with so many amazingly beautiful humans. We have had so many positive experiences but one of them that stands out is when we worked with the junior high students from the local reserve. I want to take a moment...
Reflecting on 2020 – “I wanna be, where the people are..”
By the time we got home, the two week quarantine was in place. That meant Kari having to always keep distance from her hubby, Carolyn’s daughter having to stay at her dads, and no hugs - that is NO HUGS - or touching for two whole weeks. This is where...
Reflecting on 2020 – “Well, that escalated quickly.”
These seemed no better quote to describe our first, and as we were to discover later, last trip to the USA of 2020. It started as a normal year. We had plans to head to North Carolina, California and Vermont to run our certification courses. Five days in each place...
Out of The Mouths of Babes!
With all the negativity and craziness that we have had to deal with this year, we thought we could take a moment to spread some light on some more “uplifiting” stories that we have experienced during our 14 years of this business. To begin this story I would like to...
The Horse Welfare Series
Equine Connection is a unique collaboration of industry professionals who are committed to the welfare of the horse. We collaborate with the world's best! Take a listen to the Welfare of the Horse Series. We welcome Equine Guelph and its evidence-based knowledge of equine welfare, especially considering its relevance from...
We’re Supposed to Start Having Fun in 15 minutes!
Scheduling… its a bit of a toughie. Especially if you have more than one person dealing with it. Whenever I think of that one person in the office who is in charge of scheduling (or maybe should be), I think of Monica from friends. Bright, beautiful, organized and perhaps a...
FOR THE HORSE – Featuring EAL Facilitator Tami Mahoney!
Tami Mahoney became certified with the Equine Connection to be able to use programs that would help people move forward in their lives with tools by partnering with horses. Horse-facilitated life skills programs have unveiled a multitude of benefits that have the power to transform lives. Through these programs, individuals...
Why people hate team building
Ok, this blog is taking a detour from my usual blogs. It isn't based on a movie - instead, I came across this YouTube ad that made me kill myself laughing, but at the base of it, it is entirely accurate. You know that when you bring up "team building"...
“That’s all you got, lady. Two wrong feet in f*$!ing ugly shoes.”
"That's all you got, lady. Two wrong feet in f*$!ing ugly shoes.”- Erin Brockovich - Never underestimate the power of passion. There is something to be said for the person who may not look the right part, may not even sound like the part, but has a passion for what...
Our Journey Around the World – Amsterdam & Denmark
Wowzers. What a trip. This was Equine Connection’s first time heading to Europe and boy oh boy, was it a trip to remember! We started the trip by heading to Amsterdam (The Netherlands/Holland) from Calgary with Kari, Karsyn and Karsyn’s husband, Ben. It was a beautiful flight and once we arrived we were taken...