Horse Holiday Mission

A TWo-Year Journey --from within!

Rose,

I came to Horse Holiday, you Rose, seeking something. Thought it was just the horses. It had been a long time since I did anything for myself. Taking care of my children, youngest a special needs child and a husband who worked all the time so that I didn't have too, outside the home. I found myself drained . De-pleated. I had looked in the mirror one day and saw a person that had aged tremendously. Unhappy and swallowed up by life. Coming to Horse Holiday allowed me to "Awaken" my soul. Awaken in such a manor that no one on earth had done for me before.

I'll never forget that hot and muggy late afternoon in August 2008. I had been sitting on Moe for about an hour, tormenting my brain with my inability to relay a command for my fingers to work through the reins properly. An obstacle such as the large knot placed at the center of the reins tied together. I was frustrated. I was clearly not in "control". I didn't like that at all, but somehow managed to finally break that control and allow myself that let down of emotions that I had hidden away, so well, for years. I cried and was exhausted and your laughter belted out to help me break away from my feelings of being vulnerable and spiritless. As I lowered myself from Moe and thought my day was done, exhausted of course, you had one last request, to take Moe and learn to lunge him. Starting another thing at this point in the day was unthinkable to me, but I wanted too. So I and Moe walked out to the lunging arena as you followed us. It began to rain a bit but I didn't care at this point. Hot, smelly, and tired, the rain felt good. This is the part that was the most powerful of all, I began to learn the lunging, and Moe cooperated and made his way around the arena very eagerly. I began spinning the lead rope to let him know that I needed him to keep trotting. About 10 minutes into all this I felt an overwhelming feeling penetrate from my scalp all the way through me into the ground. The rain had a cleansing effect to my soul. I remember closing my eyes and rain falling quit steady and I felt light as a feather and felt the spirit of God had fallen upon me! My ride home that day, which was a forty-minute ride, I could think of nothing. My mind was blank as if to have a "Fresh Start" on life. When I got home my husband and three children were at the store. I walked softly upstairs and showered the days sweat and mud away and I remember feeling the water from the shower, warm and comforting. It felt like the best shower I had ever had in my life. Truly I was touched by God and his Angels that day!

I feel my work at Horse Holiday for myself is far from over. You have given me so much confidence and strength to move forward with my life no matter what comes my way. Thank you!

God bless Horse Holiday and you for the gift you have been given to help humans through Horses!

Sincerely, Alicia Wise

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From Alicia! Feb 2009

Thank you for giving me the courage over these last two years to meet the milestones in my life. You've given me the courage to do these things. Many things! Your great! Alicia

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NOTE from the founder: Since Alicia returned to work, she has taken the time to fulfill another dream of hers.

Alicia has written a children's book, that is published, and now has her second book at the publishers,

about a mom's personal and painful journey for her son, born with a clief pallett.

Congradulations Alicia --on a piece of your heart --between those pages.

More book information ASAP!

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