It all started with a little farm in Ball Ground Ga, called Sweet Dreams Farm. Little did I know, when Sweet Dreams Farm crossed my path, that God would use it to help me find faith for myself, and show me how I believe He wants to use me for His purposes. I joined the Victory's Gait program at Sweet Dreams farm as a young horse enthusiast, and the years I spent on the team at Victory’s Gait were a rich blessing in my life. Before Victory’s gait, I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do, but as soon as horses became a part of my life that changed. Not only did my passion for the future change, but my spiritual walk as well. This, beyond the gift of working with horses, is the greatest thing I received from Victory’s Gait. God used Victory’s Gait to nurture my faith and teach me how to make it my own. I now walk confidently in the reality that the faith imparted to me by God is real, and very personal. By building a relationship with with a horse named Scarlett at Victory’s Gait, I have learn a great deal about myself, and how special and magical it is to win the love and trust of a horse. My desire, through Gentle on the Soul Natural Horsemanship, is not just to teach kids, but to mentor kids in a love for horses, and more importantly in a love for God, as beautiful reflections of His relationship with us glimmer through the eyes of a horse. I’ve learned that no horse can be taught the exact same way as another; the same is true of kids, they each need to be taught and mentored in a way that is meaningful to them. I want Gentle on the Soul Natural Horsemanship to be about investing in each child where their at, and walking alongside them each step of their horsemanship journey. The heart of Gentle on the Soul Natural Horsemanship is to empower individuals, young and old, to find themselves, while discovering their horse, to leave this program with a new vision of the world that was imparted to them through the eyes of a horse. None of this would be possible for me to do apart from the fundamentals I learned through the Victory’s Gait program; I’m seeing my dream of ministering to people through horses come true through God’s hand in my life at Sweet Dreams Farm.
With horses, Gentle on the Soul teaches the Triple "H" Triangle Philosophy for horses, the higher aspiration that Gentle on the Soul has is to teach students that the triangle works for basically every part of their life. Everything they face requires and investment of time, and though the triangle won't make life perfect, it can help make them better at accomplishing their life goals.
"Beautiful reflections of God's relationship with us glimmer through the eyes of a horse." ~ Gentle on the Soul Founder