North Brookfield, MA (October 25, 2017) “The clinic and demo were excellent. Lots of great horses and their people! We’re looking at doing something again in Spring 2018,” said internationally renowned equine educator and trainer, Farah DeJohnette, regarding her free and open to the public Liberty Training demonstration and clinic that followed on the weekend, sponsored by Holistic Horse Magazine, Friday evening, September 22, hosted at the Delaware Valley University equestrian team facility in Doylestown, PA.
DeJohnette, who bases her True Natural Classical Horsemanship services from Ohana Farm in North Brookfield, in central Massachusetts, ran a Facebook Contest where one lucky owner won a free two-hour Liberty training session for their horse Friday evening, before her Liberty Foundation Clinic, September 23-24, at nearby Peace Valley Equestrian Center.
The contest’s winning entry read like a fairytale, complete with a happy ending.
“There were several good contestants,” DeJohnette said. “In the end I went with Cinnamon, a three year-old gelding rescued from New Holland for $350.” The attractive grulla, described as “feral” and facing near certain doom over the auction’s notorious kill pen scales, was pulled by Sherrie Hilliard, a middle-aged first-time horse owner with the heart and patience to rescue a youngster in need. Their relationship has since blossomed, she to told DeJohnette, to the point where Cinnamon has “given her the confidence to do mustang makeovers” while learning to apply the tenets of holistic horsemanship and equine massage to further strengthen their bond.
Farah with Cinnamaon
“Cinnamon was the perfect choice,” she continued. “He had eye appeal and personality. When we started the Liberty work, his spirit and character showed for me and the audience, and then he quieted down before my asking Sherry to mount up.”
Cinnamon and Hillard perfectly embodied a natural, holistic relationship, she said: “What energy you bring to an interaction is key because a horse reflects back not only what they have learned, but what you bring to the relationship. I think they will keep growing together and look forward to her staying in touch about their progress.”