YEEHAAA wants to thank you all for the fundraising donations on October 2, 2021, at Good Spirits Bar & Grill.
Donations-
Greig Huggins's silent auction was a beautiful canvas photo of the Onaqui Head.
Sonya Richins, Wild Heart Sanctuary Yoga with her wild mustangs.
Jolene Green, LCSW, one equine-assisted psychotherapy session
We all had so much fun, so many gifts that were given away to our amazing participants, and successfully met our goal which included YEEHAAA's silent auction! Below are some of the pictures at the event. Again thank you all for participating to help Utah teens to reduce bullying and suicide (bullycide) in a school environment.
We are proud to be a founding member of the ARCH Community of Excellence. As a founding member of ARCH, YEEHAAA is actively engaged with worldwide industry through leaders & colleagues dedicated to continuous personal & professional development & innovation, providing the best services we can for our students, teachers, counselors, families, and the communities we serve.
YEEHAAA is a Founding Member of Arenas for Change (ARCH, (20+) Arenas for Change - ARCH | Facebook) ARCH has great resources, a connection with diversity, a gathering of professionalism, and demonstrates a value (specialization) in high standards. ARCH works with all living creatures bringing new ideas and creativity. The story below brings that unique friendship into perspective.
In ARCH Community Calls, we bring new ideas and how each of us develops and grows each and every day. I came across a conversation that did just that. This is a story where all living creatures connect in a unique role that enriches a deeper insight cultivating ARCH values.
Friendship: A Loving Bond
I was talking to Yuli about the YEEHAAA program where students do activities with horses. How the curriculum intertwines with teacher’s subject matter to reduce bullying and suicide (bullycide) to create a safer school environment. It brings a connection between teacher-to-student and student-to-student to develop empathy and empowerment to strengthen the student’s personal growth and wellbeing. As we talked, Yuli told her story about her special friend that means everything to her.
Yuli talked about how allergic she was to cats and dogs. Yuli wanted someone to bond with but really had to think about what type of a pet she could have. Thinking about it, Yuli selected a fish that she could feed, care for, and bond with. She went to a pet store and purchased a beta fish.
A couple of months went by, and all of a sudden the fish died! She didn’t understand why that happened. Yuli purchased another beta fish, but in a couple of months that beta fish died. Yuli became emotionally shocked about what was happening, frustrated, and depressed to think that she might be killing these fish, and didn’t know what was going on.
Yuli decided to see what she could do to learn everything and anything about beta fishes (health, social interactions, feelings, and happiness). Studying all about beta’s, Yuli purchased a larger tank, a tunnel where bata’s can hide, and other health and wellness tips for a beta fish.
Here are two pictures Yuli sent, Opal as a baby and then as an adult. Opal is living a long healthy life with Yuli. Yuli and Opal are happy, content, and have a loving bond relationship.
What a wonderful story of accepting personal choice and connection. Bonding with another whether it’s a person, animal, fish, ducks, or any living creature brings healthy relationships in all aspects of life.
Thanks, Yuli for telling your story. This brings others closer to talk about their special relationships, love, kindness, and care for others, and that includes Opal too!
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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
YEEHAAA is excited to announce Arenas for Change (ARCH) membership. ARCH gives ALL members a worldwide platform for a level of growth, community involvement, organizational development, and much more working with horses and animals for mental health. Below is their website.
What is Arenas for Change?
Arenas for Change is a worldwide mental health & wellbeing online membership platform where everyone participates and thrives.
Get the support you need in your profession so that you grow and move forward with confidence and impact.
ARCH offers a monthly membership, giving you access to excellent remote and hands-on learning, and a vibrant collaborative community.
Your business becomes easier, your skillset becomes more valuable, and we join together in the joy of learning and deepening our skillsets to benefit the clients we serve.
Mestengo: Wild Heart Sanctuary found Sonya Richins produced the documentary Mestengo, which was viewed at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. It is passionate effort to clear the air and put all of the facts surrounding the wild American Mustang before the people of the world. The story of injustice will astound and infuriate you as the details unfold in vivid cinematography before your eyes. How did we let this happen?
Through it has been over a decade, the film's message is still the same, just the numbers have changed. As of 2013 there were over 50,000 wild Mustangs in government holding pens and less then 20,000 running free in the wild.
Watch the trailer to the left, request the 20-minute documentary below. Learn about and feel the injustice, then act.
Healing Power of Horses: Sonya Richins has traveled across America filming footage of how horses are healing the human race. She has fined both the scientific and the unexplainable healing power of horses. Please view the rough cut to the left and discover the transformative gifts horses share with humans.
We are seeking funding for post-production to finish this documentary. The message is inspiring and will help garner support for saving the wild Mustangs.
If you are interested in providing funding and/or post-production facilities, please reach out to us on our Contact Us page.
The Horses Voice: The video clip is a teaser for a reality documentary series called The Horses Voice. We are seeking funding to continue its project with the goal of being picked up by a network for a weekly series.
The intent of the series is to visit a new horse and its caretaker each week along with an animal communicator to see what happens... very interesting, surprising, and entertaining. Turns out, horses have a lot to say!
Such a series would expose more people to magic of horses and, perhaps, get them interested in the ongoing brutal conditions those in the wild and in captivity suffer at the hands of humans.
HERD - A Spiritual Journey. FULL AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY!
Sixteen mustangs, four men, one dream: to ride border to border, Mexico to Canada, up the spine of the American West. The documentary tracks four fresh-out-of-college buddies as they take on wild mustangs to be their trusted mounts, and set out on the adventure of a lifetime. Their wildness of spirit, in both man and horse, is quickly dwarfed by the wilderness they must navigate: a 3000-mile gauntlet that is equally indescribable and unforgiving.
The Path of the Horse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQUMAJCh1fA)
The Path of the Horse is the documentary I made while I was searching for ways to understand horses and work with them without using pain, coercion, or force.
Each year, the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge sees 100 people from across the country attempt to tame a wild mustang in 100 days. Following this harrowing feat is a public showcase that determines whether these horses can be saved from a life in captivity.
YEEHAAA's Bullycide Intervention/Prevention Program
The above picture and pictures below show the wonderful work the students have presented for their portfolios. Thank you to the families, students and teaches that supported the YEEHAAA program and SLCSE to reduce bullycide in a school climate. These students were able to complete credit hours towards graduation!
The students for the 4th quarter were not able to attend this year. We have completed the school year for 2020-2021.
Have a great summer and we'll see you the next school year of 2021-2022
YEEHAAA thanks all of these amazing students for participating at the BARN. In this session, the students are saying goodbye to the horses. This concludes our sessions of the BARN for 3rd quarter.
The next students for the 4th quarter will start on April 14, 2021, to participate in Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) to reduce bullycide.
Students and teachers are moving right along with Compassion, Connection, and Courage. Soon YEEHAAA travels will be taking SLCSE to meet the Onaqui Herd in the Onaqui Mountains, Herd Management. (Onaqui Mountains Herd Management Area (kbrhorse.net)
