We still have a farrier shortage in Northern , Michigan. We could use good trainers too.😊😊

I used this training style on my wild mustang and honestly she is verey right by the human presence is pressure when training my mustang I would leave the pen entirely and I feel that was the most growing experience for him had him for 7 months I can ride rope gallop and work cattle and he is amazing

I believe that horses do know if we are present or not

Oh yes, I will do it for my horse!!! I got a horse that has forced me to do this for him. That was a year ago and it has taken a all this time to reach him. Fascinating but difficult journey

It’s so awesome to hear that so many Parelli professionals are learning to put the connection first including Linda, who probably did it all along we just didn’t know. I’m one of those people that got through level four and was putting the task first back in those days. I am thankful that my horse, and I still love each other and our relationship is growing due to learning more about the connection piece. Thank you for all of this interview!

This is so interesting! My mentor always says we are in a love bubble with our horse and our energy that flows to the horse should feel like love. You are confirming why this is necessary! I can’t wait to learn more about this.

Kathy! It was great to see you, John and Luke in these interviews! I miss seeing you and would love to see you compete sometime. You never know, maybe some day! I’m glad you are loving your life with your wonderful family. Lori Whitman.

Luke is so polite and caring in all regards. I love watching Lukes Littles.

John I loved hearing where you started. I met you and Kathy at the Horse First farm, WI at my second clinic over a decade ago. Thank you for admitting you needed to learn to slow down and just be. I’m just coming to learn that also to be truly connected at liberty. The people that heard of you “through the wind” are very fortunate to have found you. Lori Whitman

Very thought provoking. I loved learning about the “parallel universes”. I’ve been there! Now I can put more thought to what’s going on. I remember in the past thinking to myself that on some trail rides I was lucky things were going okay but it felt fake, not connected. Now I know why!

Thank you so much for all your interviews, you do such a great job. So most appreciative, grateful and thankful that you add the books recommended in your notes ":-)

Wow both are so inspirational. I have my first Parelli camp next February. Always felt something was missing with horsemanship but didn’t know what, now i do ❤

Good luck Molly to you both and thank you.

Getting emotional was a problem for me also. Even though I had been told to keep my head, the "charge" was enough to get me off balance. After some years, and some horses that had aquired " bad" labels , i am better at getting myself "" up" then back down where I need to be. It's all part of our learning process,as well as the horses. Getting firm is a necessary part of leadership, knowing how to bring it back down ,and when, is just as important. Great video on a very important topic!

Sooooo much to learn ❤. Thank you Tom.

Thank you for sharing Molly! You're one of the treasures in our crazy world. All the very best in your endeavor & I look to hearing about it, or not if that's your wish. ❤

Thank you…Molly…for your educational endeavors in sharing horsemanship principles. Your degree of dedication, insight, and organization is to be commended. I have gained access to so many new trains of thought beyond my limited access. You have made that possible. Lucky me. Your incredibly well-done offerings will be sorely missed. It was always such a treat to see what you had up your proverbial sleeve. 🥰 I will also miss the “virtual” acquaintance and friendship that these educational offerings have provided. That all being said…just know that you have done an amazing job with these projects. Your efforts at education with compassion and interest in others has been evident. These comments are coming from a type A…let’s get it done…first grade teacher for 25 years. With a classroom on the move…it took lots of learning, observing, and organization to keep all those little bodies engaged in hands-on curriculum. 😉 So pat yourself on the back for a job well done. Moving on is not a closing, but an opening. Embrace your change. As my physical therapist kept saying after a horse wreck…IT IS ALL GOOD. Thank you, Molly. You go girl!👏👏😁🐴💖

Molly, I respect your journey so much. In several ways it mirrors my own, and I understand the difficulty of these decisions. Thank you for all you’ve given and done for the horse loving community. I wish you well on this next chapter. May it be even more fulfilling than you imagine 🫶🏼🤗❤

i have enjoyed every podcast that you have made. So excited for your future. Best wishes

I first saw you at the virtual event with Linda. I've loved everything you have done since with Shine A Light Productions. You have a real gift Molly. I'm so pleased I have kept all your podcasts so I can revisit them. I totally understand where you are coming from & wish you every success in whatever you decide to do. I was going through my own personal twist in life when you first started Shine A Light Productions. Over the months you gave me the inspiration to get my motivation & enthusiasm for riding my lovely horse Bramble. I thank you for that from the bottom of my heart. As a Christian I truly feel it was God's love & support you felt that night whilst you were caring for your aunt. You thanked us as your listeners but I'm sure everyone feels the same Molly. Thank you!

Oh no 😥 This makes me sad but I am sending thoughts and prayers your way in hopes that you find success and joy in your new endeavors. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of your podcasts and clinics. You have a remarkable gift and I appreciate you sharing it with others. Happy Trails

You are truly a very special person Molly. Thank you for coming into our lives and being the messenger of wonderful horsemanship knowledge. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors. You will be awesome at anything you do! See you at your grand finale with "Charlie Snell". Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to hear about future adventurers! Rest easy and steer that car forward! (Such wise words from Charlie!)

What I take from this are the amazing opportunities that you have had to do things that you are passionate about. I wonder if you know how rare that is? To be passionate about something requires not only desire, but also commitment, and so many people can’t, or won’t, take those risks. And with all these things that you have pursued, you have learned skills that you didn’t already have, and found strength that you probably didn’t know was already a part of you. There is a time for each thing, and then you can move on to the next thing, taking along with you the lessons you learned. You are in the perfect place for the next thing, and I’m so excited for you to be able to be open for the next thing that calls to you. Whatever it is - you will knock it out of the park. Looking forward even more to the upcoming clinic with Charley Snell. See you soon! ❤

Molly, thank you for sharing your journey! I have been so impressed with the quality of your Shine a Light Productions, and your honesty and willingness to follow the twists and turns in your life are inspirational. The very best to you with your new chapters!

I always valued you as an instructor and as the wonderful person you continue to be. Sometimes life just smacks us around a bit. Hoping you find a fabulous job that engages and excites you and pays $$$$$. I just know it will turn a corner. You are awesome. Hugs Molly

I am so with you in support of all you need to do. Thank you, thank you! I was a first-er and I'll be a last-er. See you for the upcoming clinic!

I am so very proud of you, Molly. I had mixed feelings in myself watching and listening to your video but knowing you as I do, someone new is going to come into your life and have the amazing time experiencing wonderful you!!

I have such awe and gratitude for you sharing your incredible self and past almost 3 years of your journey with us. Good golly, Miss Molly, I will miss your positivity and podcasts so. Thank you, thank you for everything shining your light has meant to our world. I am reminded of a solo I sang, once upon a time, almost 60 years ago now. I will think of you always when I remember.. " It is better to light just one little candle than to stumble in the dark. Better far that you light just one little candle, all you need's a tiny spark. If we'd all say a prayer that the world can be free, the wonderful dawn of a new day we'll see. And if everyone lit just one little candle, what a bright world this would be! Everything is beautiful in it's own way." May you walk with Beauty, Molly. Can't wait for your next chapter, hope I get to share in the journey again soon, friend. Elise Wolf and Herd

Great to see you again Libby. Wish you were around AZ. again. Many great memories.

Hey! It's Erin! She has done body work on Phoenix and I have her online bodywork course. Great podcast!

Great offering to the horse community, Molly. Want to share something that my husband shared with me recently ( yesterday) when I had an unexpected dismount from my mare. It made no sense. Same trail that we ridden for 18 years. My husband is a retired equine veterinarian. He said, “They’re horses.” No matter how strong our bond. There is that underlying fact. Often they do not mean us harm…it is just what they do. No amount of training and relationship bonding can really overstep their basic instincts. I think for my mare that she was just saying that saddle is not shifting the right way. Let’s change that. Oops…why are you laying on the ground? Fortunately I could walk her home. But she kept acting like Uh-oh! But I knew after 18 years with no bucks that there had to be a reason. Maybe it was pain… could be fear or attitude. But hey! She is a horse. Things happen…as you were all talking about make choices. I am 72…very sore and bed ridden right now. But let’s see. Fearful? Wrong word. Cautious fits. How do I want to spend my remaining years? That thud to ground reminded me of other experiences. Not a good feel. There is always so many activities to spend time with my mare-in hand, liberty, ground work, horse tricks. We will see. Fearful…unfortunately not. Wise? We will see 😉

Thankyou Molly I needed that message and look forward to the months ahead. Hugs

Thankyou for this info very inspiring and I feel ready to have healthy times with my horse. It is so true to make sure I am in a good state for my horse. Thankyou molly

Thankyou for sharing your stories they definitely resonate with me having had numerous accidents big & small

Thank you for this. I am a lifelong horsewoman who just purchased a young mule who dumped me causing a very severe concussion. Have not ridden since then.

WOW, just listened to your feelings, MOLLY, and your understanding about fear & anxiety. Light bulb moment, which so far this discussion is bring so many. Another Michelle & yourself directing to find that fellow riders that support this journey. Honestly, up here in the NW those are still pretty difficult to find. I do have one would like to find others but then again DO I? Love this.🥰 This is viewed on August 9th by the way

This channel is so educational . I find the information really interesting and smoothly delivered to horse owners and anyone who love to learn . Thank you so much for your efforts ❤

No crocheting or stamp collecting, real live beautiful, wonderful animals. :) After a lacerated liver, I too had to rebuild and rethink. Thank you for this Molly.

love this on so many levels.. thank you my tribe .. Cindy

I so enjoyed this and it came just when I needed it. Thankyou Molly

Molly, YOU are "my people". ❤ Thank you so much for this content. At 75 I feel absolutely blessed to have come across your channel . I relate so much to this discussion! The awestruck horsey girl in me is present more and more! I feel like I am reverting back to my true self!

40:36 Yes! So it's: I ride my horse every day, but it doesn't necessarily involve being on his back :~)

Thank you Molly for this wonderful discussion with these special ladies!

Great discussion, ladies. Thanks for sharing!

There is nothing you can do where there is not a risk of being hurt. I've recently been looking up statistics for different things we do - drive a car; water ski; snow ski; ride a bicycle, etc. It is amazing how many injuries there are every day of the year for each and every activity. Finding a way to regain our confidence is a great topic. Thanks for doing this.

3 1/2 years ago I had an accident and fractured one of my vertebrae. The saddle was not cinched tight enough during a lesson. I have thought about how I should have stopped and dismounted before it was too late, as I knew it was sliding slowly. The fact that I was taking a lesson, I somehow expected to have the instructor come to the rescue before the situation unfolded and have discovered that, that is my issue of not taking control and expecting to get help from other people or "cowboying up." I haven't figured out where that mentality originated as of yet. Is that considered "Learned Helplessness?" After listening to this podcast, I am so grateful for you and your guests and what they had to say. Thank you so much.