Kim Meeder

“A sincere hug or a well-placed kiss can communicate a book of words in a single moment.”

“When I ride a horse, it just makes my blood wiggle! [Cole, age 5]”

“To step inside a sealed, twelve-by-twelve-foot space with a wild animal that is many times your size is extremely hazardous to say the least. Yet sending these frightened animals out into the real world without giving them tools to safely deal with a new environment...could be disastrous. It would not be unlike sending a soldier on a mission without any training. Clearly, it was not a scenario lending itself toward safety or success for either horse or new owner.”

“Unexpectedly, she took several trotting steps and then threw in a couple of feeble attempts at bucking! She felt good enough to try and play! ... Instead of slowing down, she broke into a very awkward canter, punctuated by all sorts of goofy attempts to throw her heels up. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at her faltering display of joyful rejuvenation.”

“There are only two kinds of people in this world... those who pick their nose... and liars. [Joshua, age 9]”

“Sacrificing her own safety and comfort, a broken young woman lay down in the snow, side by side with a broken young horse.”

“True hope is not fully realized when we keep it for ourselves, but only when we imitate Jesus Christ and give it away. That's when hope becomes mature.”

“Sometimes, just believing in someone is enough for them to start believing in themselves.”