And they call it ‘brumby’ love…
When psychotherapist and horse-lover Beate Sommer moved west of the range to Tenterfield to Riversong Ranch she was able to deepen her journey into…
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The plight of the Brumby and learning to listen…
As a brumby lover – and owner – Beate Sommer believes that the brumby is an Australian icon and should be protected. When I…
From wild horse to horse/human connection…
Belong…pull-back – we’ve all felt it. As 2015 draws to a close, Beate Sommer looks at her horse connection, and her increasing interest in…
To paraphrase the poet – trust in God but tether your horse
Living in conscious awareness of the moment, in the same way horses do, can dramatically increase our sense of well-being, writes Beate Sommer from…
Learning and teaching with Tommy and Buffalo
Verandah Magazine columnist Beate Sommer from Aurora Valley discovers that it’s a two-way street when it comes to teaching, and learning with horses as…
Head, heart, horse and human – an awesome mix
Psychotherapist, equine facilitated healer and Verandah Magazine columnist Beate Sommer suggests how we could learn some lessons from our equine friends. What do visitors,…
Making horse sense of the senses
Psychotherapist and equine facilitated healer Beate Sommer looks at the difference between human and horse sense – and suggests how we could learn some…
Working in harmony to create healing
At Beate Sommer’s property, Aurora Valley, near Bangalow, humans and horses work – and play – in harmony to create healing. An inter-species communication? …
If music be the food of love, play on
When a group of nine musicians, singers, horselovers and healers all came together for a day with Beate Sommer’s herd of horses at Aurora…
How a ‘soft’ horse connection helps us connect with ourselves
Verandah Magazine’s spokesperson for all things ‘horse’, Beate Sommer from Aurora Valley, talks about how to have a ‘soft’ connection with our four-legged…
HORSES HELPING HUMANS HELPING HORSES
Beate Sommer, from Awakening Aurora, runs Equine Facilitated Learning sessions from her Bangalow property. This month she writes about the importance of emotional…
To lead, first lead yourself
It was Winston Churchill who said ‘There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man’. …
Talking, and listening to animals
Awakening Aurora’s Beate Sommer writes about how clearly horses will communicate with us – if only we’ll listen. The very first time I…