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Sunday, 15 September 2024

SEP 15, 24 .. EQUINE PSYHOTHERAPY..

Today our guest contributor is our good friend Kit from South Dakota.

Kit was a guest contributor on December the 16th, 2023, when we published a Post about Kit's work with Equine Psychotherapy. 

Below is a link to Kit's earlier Post.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2023/12/dec-16-23-guest-contribuor-kit-from.html

Monument Health is a firm located in Rapid City, South Dakota. They assist individuals of all ages with disabilities.

From time to time, Monument Health hosts Special Rodeos that are free to attend and are open to people with disabilities. The Rodeo events include activities such as horseback riding, roping, stick horse barrel races, and miniature horse painting. There is also a separate sensory area with calming activities.

Recently Kit participated in one of the Monument Health Special Rodeos and sent us a few photos she took of the event.

Kit said about 50 disabled people attended the Rodeo and enjoyed working with some mini horses, Mable the Barn St. Bernard, and one rabbit. Kit apologized for not having a photo of the rabbit.

Hi Kit!


Let's meet Mabel, the Barn St. Bernard.

Hi Mabel!


Below are several photos of the mini horses.





Kit, we have a favor to ask of you. Because you were not able to photograph "Your rabbit" we thought we'd send two photos of "Our rabbit" who was not able to join you. 


"Our rabbit" greatly assists Patti and me!


He loves his carrots Kit!

Kit, thank you so very, VERY MUCH for sharing this wonderful work you are doing with all of our readers here on our website.

Cap and Patti

Monday, 2 September 2024

SEP 2, 24 ( 3 / 3 ) .. LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2024.. MOTOR CYCLES.. SOUTH DAKOA..

This Post will wrap up our three part series of Posts titled: LABOR DAY WEENEND, 2024.

In part 1 / 3, Detroit Tiger Tom was our guest contributor showing us Labor Day Weekend fun in Royal Oak, Michigan.

In part 2 / 3, Kit in South Dakota, was our guest contributor and she shared some  photos of a car show in Deadwood, SD. 

In part 3 / 3, Kit shared photos of the gigantic motorcycle rally in the Black Hills and Sturgis, SD.

The below link will take you to the 84th Annual Motorcycle Rally.

https://sturgis.com/

A few photos taken driving down to Sturgis. 

Kit? Would that be Devils Tower, Wyoming, off in the distance?



Kit? How does one find a place to park their vehicle?


Let us guess Kit. You don't park your vehicle. You just 'cruise around' snapping photos!


The next three photos below, sure look like you and Tim were 'on foot' walking around!


Oh My! Oh My! 

Night time is coming.


Friends.


Well there you have it! 

Oh Yes! The South Dakota photos were not shot this weekend but they 'fit well' for a Labor Day Weekend fun Post.

Smiling .. Cap and Patti

Sunday, 1 September 2024

SEP 1, 24 ( 2 / 3 ) .. LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2024.. ANTIQUE CARS.. SOUTH DAKOA..

Today's guest contributor is our friend Kit who lives in Spearfish, South Dakota. Spearfish is located 15 or so miles northwest of Deadwood, SD, and close to the Wyoming border.

A week or so ago, Kit and Tim attended a car show in Deadwood and sent us several photos.

Kit and Tim.


A childhood friend of Tim's has owned the below truck since High School. Now THAT is something! 

Will you all just look at the 'low rider' following him!




California Dreaming for sure.


Let's see him up a bit closer!

Deadwood Street in Deadwood, South Dakota. Just love it. 

It makes us feel like we have been there! I think that maybe I have attended a meeting there back in the autumn of 1988.

Thanks so very, very much, Kit and Tim, for including us in your adventures.

Cap and Patti

Saturday, 16 December 2023

DEC 16, 23 .. TODAY'S GUEST CONTRIBUOR IS KIT FROM SOUTH DAKOTA .. EQUINE ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY

Once in a while, we receive an enormous gift from one of our followers. This is one of those times!

This Post began on July the 18th this year with the below photo sent to us by Kit in South Dakota.


When I received the above photo, I sent the below comment to Kit. 

"Kit, are the decorative markings painted onto the pony? Are they tattooed? Are they “Ceremonial Markings”?"

Kit replied.

The name of the horse in the photo is Chuntay (brave heart in Lakota). Chuntay is an EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) therapy horse who works with many children from Pine Ridge Reservation. Chuntay is my close companion in my work here.

Chuntay is called upon to participate in many ceremonies and celebrations here in and around Rapid City, South Dakota.

 Chuntay is painted in this photo as he was at Native Park at a celebration the day before my daughter Amy came to visit.

Traditionally many tribes, including the Lakota, painted their horses as a sign of power when in war. In therapy, native children paint the horses to connect with their culture. It helps them regain their power in life by connecting with horses and their culture, a very strong tool in healing.

I work with Chuntay doing Liberty Training work through connection and no tack (bareback riding). We work solely on consent. It is fascinating, and while Chuntay is fully trained, he helps me learn to communicate using little or no tools, and only my energy and emotions. 

Next to Chuntay is my daughter, Amy, who met him for the first time. He left his supper with 8 other horses to greet us! Chuntay led us away from the group to have us alone, and we visited for quite awhile. He was fascinated by Amy and knew of our connection as mother and daughter. Chuntay is a lovely being, and looks so handsome when painted. In the up coming Days of 76 in Deadwood, Chuntay will be in his traditional buffalo regalia costume in the parade.

Whew Huh?

Below are four links to EAGALA and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

https://www.eagala.org/index

And..

https://www.google.com/search?q=eagala&rlz=1C1EKKP_enUS712US712&oq=EAGALA&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyCQgHEAAYChiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

From webMD.. 

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-is-equine-therapy-equine-assisted-therapy

RED HORSE HEALING



Recently Kit sent us some new photos showing her amazing work.

In the first photo below, Kit is on Chuntay. Kit got to dress the horses for photos with the children in therapy. 


Below is an absolutely priceless photo.

Dressed as elves, Simon is on the left and Chief is on the right.


Below, Kit's friend and companion Tim, is with his two eldest grandchildren who came to ride and help.


Below is Oliver, a mini-horse. Kit said Oliver has the biggest fun attitude in the smallest horse possible.


Below is Patrick, who is also a mini-horse. Patrick is dressed as a reindeer. Kit said that Patrick and Oliver are best of friends.


Patrick and Oliver together.


Kit signed off saying that.. "For today I am finished here at Red Horse Healing in Rapid City, South Dakota." 


Below is a very nice photo of Kit (on the right), and her daughter Amy, on a mountain in South Dakota.


Amazing Kit! 

Absolutely, positively amazing! 

Thank You So Very Much for including us in your life!

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I could not resist including some of my own horse photographs.

The first four photos were taken in Mongolia.





The remaining photos were taken in India.










We will finish where we began with the below photo of Chuntay.

Smiling. And WE MEAN SMILING.

Cap and Patti

Wednesday, 29 November 2023

NOV 29, 23 .. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND

I have written many times that without all of the support from you our followers, we could not possibly continue to publish Posts here on our website we have nicknamed "Blogspot".

Your comments, your photos, your questions and your own stories and challenges assist us immensely.

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A few weeks ago, out of the blue, our friend Kit in South Dakota texted us the following photos.

BIG ROAD BUMP. After I decided to write and publish this Post, I could not, for the life of me, find the below photos Kit initially sent me.

Today I contacted Kit and she "immediately" sent me another set of photos.


The instant I received these photos from Kit, I knew exactly what they were all about.


We are looking at Devils Tower in the State of Wyoming!


The final scenes of the movie Close Encounters of The Third Kind, took place at Devils Tower.

After I received her photos, I immediately asked.. "Kit, did you see the movie Close Encounter Of The Third Kind".

"Yes indeed." Kit replied.

How about the below photo.

I asked Patti if she had ever seen the movie "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"?

Patti said "No." 

I then explained to Patti what Close Encounters was about.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was an American science fiction drama film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. Richard Dreyfuss was the star of the movie. It is the story of Roy Nearly, a blue collar worker in Muncie, Indiana. His life, and the lives of many others, changed dramatically after an encounter with a UFO.

It was released forty five (45) years ago in 1977. 

Patti said that she didn't like science fiction movies and I said that I thought she would find Close Encounters very interesting.

Enter into this scheme Michael, our great friend here in Lake Havasu City. Michael is a "Very High Tech" gentleman.

Thinking that this would be a very simple task, I asked Michael IF he would bring up Close Encounters on his gigantic television so Patti could see it.

I mistakenly thought he could merely go to Netflix (an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service) and presto bring up Close Encounters. 

The problem was that it was released forty five (45) years ago in 1977. 

Netflix did not have Close Encounters in its massive library (238.39 million paid memberships in more than 190 countries). 

Finally, after a lot of effort, Michael located a personal friend here in Lake Havasu City who actually had a DVD of Close Encounters.


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As we three watched Close Encounters, I must have snapped 75 photos. Only a very few were of any use.

Below are but sixteen (16) of the 75 photos that I snapped that were worthwhile showing here.


So far So good with the photos.

Then I could NOT get a good photo of the very understated title.


Michael even stopped the movie for me and no way could I do better than the above (poor) photo.



Roy Nearly was possessed with constructing a vision that the Aliens had put into his head. He himself did not know, nor understand, what was driving him. As we all came to find out, the Aliens came down at Devil's Tower and Roy had unwittingly (without being aware; unintentionally) constructed a model of Devil's Tower, Wyoming, a long way from Muncie, Indiana!


Roy was exasperated (irritated and frustrated) not knowing what he was doing and why he was doing it!


Not bad Roy! Not bad at all! But he still didn't understand what was happening!


In the below photo, the Mother Ship, is hoovering above its landing place.


Below is a photo of  Melinda, a lady who followed Roy on his mission because she too, was obsessed with the same vision that Roy had.



In the last three photos below, The Mother Ship is about to set down.




Yes! In the movie they showed shadowy photos of the Aliens and many others that were not worth posting here.

A photo of the model used in filming the movie.


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Patti really enjoyed, and was greatly impressed, with Close Encounters of The Third Kind.

Michael and I also enjoyed seeing it again.