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THE SMILING PONY
The Smiling Pony provides multiple services:
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| * Alternative wellness for horses |
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The application of alternative equine wellness used reflects the principle that horses are deeply perceptive beings that respond best when handled and treated in a responsive way with awareness and gentleness. |
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Each horse and situation is treated individually with a gentility and softness to allow the subtleties of body language and energy of the horse to be recognized and the best care for that horse. |
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Encouraging a healing and learning conducive environment without stress or pressure. |
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| * Working collaboratively with individuals and programs to deliver wellness
for people through the use of the horse such as therapeutic horseback riding, equine facilitated wellness |
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| * Art and creative services inspired by horses |
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| ABOUT |
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Rhianne Weghnnar has been involved with horses her whole life, with a passion that intensified when she was as an avid member of both the Pony Club and 4H. Her strong interest in natural horsemanship and alternative therapies began when she witnessed horses and riders, with immense amounts of pain and frustration, trying to achieve success in their careers using invariable methods of training. |
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Rhianne continually learns from the endless lessons horses offer as she explores the relationships between horses and humans. Through services at The Smiling Pony, Rhianne strongly believes in educating people about the highest good of the horse with the focus on learning with a blended framework of equine kinetics, holistic modalities and equine guided wisdom. |
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| WHO IS RHIANNE? |
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A horsewoman since childhood Rhianne’s experience has ranged from Pony Club involvement to the show ring and spanned disciplines from Western Pleasure and Dressage to gymkhana to jumping. She has studied TTEAM, TTouch, Connected Riding and Inspired Horsemanship from top clinicians, Robyn Hood, Sue Falkner-March and Liz Mitten Ryan. In addition, she is proficient in Equine Kinetics for equine sports therapies and equine alternative wellness. |
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Rhianne has experience in equine-rehabilitation, working with horses from a variety of disciplines and at different career levels. Recently she has focused on rehabilitating equine athletes and rescues and teaching equestrians to apply thoughtful, integrative, alternative methods into their regular routine to greatly improve balance and the quality of their relationship with the horse. She teaches a variety of innovative workshops and offers lessons at several locations around Alberta. |
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Rhianne’s prime philosophy of working with horses and equestrians is based on the foundation that every horse and every person should feel better after a lesson or training session. She shares the gift of Equestrian Arts with people and their animal companions that their lives may be happier, more peaceful and more balanced. |
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CERTIFICATION and TRAINING
Laodas Way College - Equine Kinetic Practitioner & Gamma II Practitioner |
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The art of tapping into the horse's energy system to accurately read the compatibility level of the horse with a particular product or modality through a simple muscle activation technique. ~ www.laodas-way.com |
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| TTEAM Canada - still in training |
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(Tellington-Touch Equine Awareness Method) is a training approach that encourages optimal performance and well-being based on the understanding that behavioural issues are often caused by pain, soreness, fear or tension in the body. TTEAM addresses these underlying issues through a combination of TTouch Body Work, specific TTEAM Ground Exercises, and Riding with Awareness. ~ www.tteam-ttouch.ca |
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