The Centaur

Sandra Wallin who is the co-creator of The Council of Horses Oracle, a 40-Card Deck and Guidebook with equine artist Kim McElroy. Sandra has been learning from horses, in one way or another, her entire life. It wasn't until her horses Grace and Chiron arrived that her apprenticeship truly began. Sandra claims Grace has taught her to be a better person and Chiron is teaching her to be a better horse, and as she learns, so she teaches, in her Equine Guided programs at Chiron's Way in British Columbia, Canada. Sandra is a Registered Clinical Counselor, educator, and presenter, who having retired after 22 years in a local school district, divides her professional time between a private practice, and leading Equine Guided Programs locally and internationally.

Constance "Connie" Funk is a horsewoman and an author with an extraordinary background. She has had a lifelong love of animals and nature and their connection to the human family. Her interests have created pursuits in landscape design, antique sales and appraisals, multi-media artwork, and the committed study of the horse. She has worked with local school children to learn about compassionate animal care, organic gardening and composting. She has been an ardent volunteer to support organizations that benefit children and families, animals, and the environment, and the arts. A lifelong interest in writing has resulted in publications in magazines, newspapers and books, including Beauty from Brokeness. Connie lives in rural Washington with her husband and extended animal family.

Barbara Wheeler is nature photographer with a strong emphasis on wild horses. Barbara started photographing as a youngster with her Brownie camera, never dreaming that some forty years later she would spend a good share of her time immersed in photography. In 1998, Barbara insisted her life partner, Marty get a hobby. He chose photography and enrolled in a class. She went along to keep him company and the rest is history. They spent their first years as bird and wildlife photographers and have had their images published in periodicals, books, and online magazines. In the course of spending thousands of hours in the field, they discovered the wild mustangs. At first, it was an on and off love but grew to a passion. For over 20 years, they spent weeks to months with the wild horses and visited 68 herds all over the US, many of them multiple times. They feel it is the responsibility of photographers and other wild horse observers to educate the public on wild horses. After a lot of soul searching, She has decided to close her business at the end of 2024.

www.barbarawheelerphotography.com

Some days the stars all line up, some days they don't. This interview with Kim McElroy was magical. Kim is an award-winning equine artist renowned for her visionary artistic and written creations. She is the co-creator of The Council of Horses Oracle, a new card deck and guidebook published by Bear and Company. She lives in Kingston, Washington. https://www.spiritofhorse.com/

I invited Mary Ann Simonds for a second interview to talk about horse welfare after the controversy at the Olympics. She is such a wealth of knowledge and experience. We talked about the changing relationship with horses, horse human interaction, people's perception, and the importance of interspecies communication,

Dr. Allan Hamilton is one of those people who has lived a life with no barriers. He started his work life as a janitor and later went to become a Harvard trained brain surgeon. He is a decorated Army veteran. He is a professor at the University of Arizona. He has published six non-fiction books. But above all, he is a horseman. He and his wife owned a ranch and offered equine assisted therapy to adolescents out of the juvenile system. You can learn more about Allan at https://allanhamilton.com/about/

On my very first episode, I interviewed Mary Ann Simonds. She is an educator, author, coach, researcher, and interspecies communicator. She has worked for over 40 years educating and consulting with people to communicate with horses. I spoke with her about her new book "A Horse By Nature" and her incredible work helping humans understand the depth and emotional intelligence of horses.