There’s a moment that happens for many people—sometimes quietly, sometimes unmistakably—where you realize an animal is aware of you in a way that goes beyond behavior. It’s not just that they see you. It’s that they get you. Maybe it’s the way a horse looks at you and something in your body softens. Maybe your dog responds to something you never said out loud. Maybe a bird appears at just the moment you were asking a question… and somehow, you know. And then, almost as quickl

Amber Marshall (aka Amy Fleming of Heartland) working with a horse during the Liberty Horse Festival 2024 An invitation to listen, receive, and remember. There’s something that happens when you stand in the presence of a horse. Before the mind kicks in, before you decide whether you’re doing it “right” or not—there’s a moment of stillness. A connection. A recognition. That’s equine awareness. And it’s not something you do. It’s something you be. Horses don’t operate from judg

A chat that I recently had with the lovely Liissa Kaasik from Estonia about animal communication and Talk to The Animals.