Flying Changes of Virginia http://www.flyingchanges.net Changing direction on the course of life Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:03:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Horse for Adoption http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/23/horse-for-adoption/ http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/23/horse-for-adoption/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:03:04 +0000 admin http://www.flyingchanges.net/?p=442 Flying Changes is still looking for a home for a wonderful mare named Sophie. Please see the flyer linked here for more information and contact tiffany@flyingchanges.net if you are at all interested in Sophie.

]]> http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/23/horse-for-adoption/feed/ 0 FCVA Executive Director Attends EAGALA Training http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/22/fcva-executive-director-attends-eagala-training/ http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/22/fcva-executive-director-attends-eagala-training/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:59:12 +0000 admin http://www.flyingchanges.net/?p=439 Flying Changes’ Executive Director, Paula Griggs, will attend training from the Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) in Columbia, SC, Feb. 23-25. Flying Changes looks forward to adding her to its team of certified instructors when we begin services in the fall!

]]> http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/22/fcva-executive-director-attends-eagala-training/feed/ 0 Article: Horses never forget human friends http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/15/article-horses-never-forget-human-friends/ http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/15/article-horses-never-forget-human-friends/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:17:31 +0000 admin http://www.flyingchanges.net/?p=435 The following article is from Discovery News.

Human friends may come and go, but a horse could be one of your most loyal, long-term buddies if you treat it right, suggests a new study.

Horses also understand words better than expected, according to the research, and possess “excellent memories,” allowing horses to not only recall their human friends after periods of separation, but also to remember complex, problem-solving strategies for ten years or more.

Read the rest of the article by visiting http://news.discovery.com/animals/horse-friends-memory-trainers.html?fb_ref=fb2&fb_source=home_oneline.

]]> http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/02/15/article-horses-never-forget-human-friends/feed/ 0 Article: Horse therapy helps wounded Soldiers http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/01/16/article-horse-therapy-helps-wounded-soldiers/ http://www.flyingchanges.net/2012/01/16/article-horse-therapy-helps-wounded-soldiers/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:07:24 +0000 admin http://www.flyingchanges.net/?p=421 Check out this article from www.army.mil.

FORT SILL, Okla. — Horseback riding can be fun recreation, and it is also great therapy for wounded warriors at Spirithorse Chisholm Trail Center near Comanche.

Jan Smith, Spirithorse owner and equine therapist, established the program in May to provide therapy for Soldiers suffering from the trauma of combat.

“For some of the Soldiers who are familiar with horses, it’s a way to get back in touch with that, and for those who are not familiar with this it is a way to have a new experience. And you know, these horses just enjoy being with the Soldiers,” she said.

Read the full article by visiting http://www.army.mil/article/69881/Horse_therapy_helps_wounded_Soldiers/.

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