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ONDINE RANGEL
Play, Connect and Heal


Ondine Rangel
Aug 21, 20244 min read
Liberty as a Tool
Having done liberty with my horse for 3 years now I find that I mostly use it as a way of tuning in. It's a liminal moment where she gets...
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Ondine Rangel
May 9, 20246 min read
Giving the horse a voice
Kitty and I started having conversations right from the start. I remember when, as a wild thing, she politely asked me to move so she...
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Ondine Rangel
Jan 31, 20241 min read
Podcast Interview
Telling my story. This is the updated link for apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../stable.../id1600508854... And this is for spotify:...
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Ondine Rangel
Apr 24, 20234 min read
Humpty Dumpty falls apart
When the body and the mind don't think the same way, who puts you back together again? When Kitty was still new to humans, we had an...
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Ondine Rangel
Mar 16, 20232 min read
How do you re-connect?
I've been asking too much of her lately. Too fast. I've been working towards goals and pushing her along. I've been holding on to my...
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Ondine Rangel
Feb 27, 20235 min read
Just Breathe
I forget to breathe. When I'm focused, I find myself holding my breath or breathing very shallow. As if breathing would get in the way of...
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Ondine Rangel
Jan 26, 20235 min read
The Horse as a Mechanical Wonder
Or How the Stay Apparatus is for More than Sleeping While Standing The horse works a lot like a mechanical puppet. The bones and muscles...
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Ondine Rangel
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Let The Water Do Its Thing
It’s been raining hard and even the best facilities are struggling to keep work spaces useable. I’m getting restless and feeling...
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Ondine Rangel
Jan 6, 20233 min read
The Hi/Lo Experiment
My horse has a slight difference in hoof angles on her front feet. Her right front is steeper than the left. Based on this website , I...
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Ondine Rangel
Dec 24, 20222 min read
Playing by the rules
The horse is a sensitive, sentient being that wants to play by the rules and would rather trust than fear. Playing is one path to trust.
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Ondine Rangel
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Mind Meld
Seeing as Kitty has only had me on her back a few times, it made me think about what happens in her mind once I'm on. My friend shared an...
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Ondine Rangel
Dec 23, 20222 min read
"this is my person"
I often talk to people and their horses. I tend to have a conversation with both. With the person I will use words, they tell me about...
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Ondine Rangel
Dec 23, 20222 min read
Natural
I was talking with my farrier as he worked and the subject of what is natural came up. It is a word we use a lot around horses but what...
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