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Greetings in the
Year of the Horse!
Dear Epala Friends & Family;
Few of you have escaped the amazing and dramatic weather we've experienced this winter. Here at the Epala® Ranch, the bitter cold and bone rattling wind chill is common place now. Waking up to minus 20 and minus 30 degrees is the new normal. We dress as if we work at the South Pole to go out and do morning chores which take twice as long because we can barley move under layers and layers of down, wool, turtlenecks and long undies. And yet, with the bitter comes the beautiful. The snow shimmers as if angels have sneezed diamond dust across the landscape. The sky is a color blue that has no word to describe it and every sound is amplified; the crunching sound of a hoof as it finds footing on the single track trails out in the deeply drifted pastures, the snort from a muzzle that leaves visible mist that lingers as if wondering where to go and the rifle-like crack of yet another tree limb too weary to hold, any longer, the weight of a snow load meant for mountains not pines.
We've watched to Epala® herd adapt and become accustomed to these extremes in a way only eons of surviving and thriving can explain. They know to turn their thickly frosted eyelashes to the morning sun. They know that when standing still in hibernation mode becomes unbearably boring, a nudge on a wither or a nip on a behind will eventually lead to an explosion of running, rearing and kicking snow games - up and over the hill, around the sheds and back to the water tank. They know the extra carrot or chunk of apple or warmed beet pulp is meant to offer something special in very special conditions and they know the hay is endless - always present, always fresh and always promising a warm belly as the nighttime temps begin to fall.
I hope each of you have been thriving in the extremes of your life - like the Epala® herd - still finding the joy in the moment, the beauty of the unexpected and the absolute perfection of Mother Nature. I am so excited to share with you in this newsletter the highlights of Epala® 2014. In April we will return for our fourth year at the Midwest Horse Fair® in Madison, Wisconsin and the Minnesota Horse Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. In May I will be presenting at the Healing with Horses Festival and Symposium in Denver, Colorado. In addition, we will be starting 3 new Epala® Year-Long Apprenticeship Certification courses as well as offering an exciting line-up of workshops and clinics both in Hayward, Wisconsin and around the country.
Thank you always for your support. Thank you for striving to understand what it really means to be in partnership with horses and knowing that it is through our relationships with them that we can learn to not only survive, but thrive; no matter the extremes that come blowing in our direction.
Juli
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Epala is Offering 2014/2015 Training for Equine Facilitated Coaching and Counseling
Imagine spending an entire year learning the Epala Way® to become an equine facilitated coach, or an equine facilitated counselor. Our first class of Epala® Apprentices will graduate in June of 2014 and we are ready to begin three new classes in 2014! Imagine over the course of the next year attending four onsite sessions at the Epala® Ranch where you will interact and work with the Epala® herd to learn about equine facilitated learning and equine facilitated counseling. Imagine envisioning, and manifesting, your own practice in the field. Imagine attending 4-day onsite sessions four times over the course of the year. Imagine being linked into your Epala® community with weekly coaching calls, monthly tele-classes and a library of resources that will provide you with everything you need for guaranteed success in the field. If you can imagine it - you can create it; and if you've been wondering, wanting, desiring to join this growing field of personal and professional development and therapeutic process contact us for more information. A complete curriculum and personal interview will be set up to assess your desire. Email Juli for dates and details julilynch@gmail.com
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Epala® 2014 Workshops/Clinics/Trainings
The 2014 Epala® workshop and clinic schedule is available on our website www.epala.org We are offering a whole new lineup of opportunities and have made it easier to identify what workshop you might choose if you have already attended an Epona Intro or Epala® introductory workshop such as Horse as Teacher, so please visit our website www.epala.org and contact us with any questions you have at julilynch@gmail.com
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Come see Epala® in April!
Midwest Horse Fair® April 18-20, 2014 in Madison, WI at the Alliant Energy Center. Visit us at the Epala® booth in the Coliseum again this year. We'll do some book give-a-ways and some other special events each day including one-on-one spot coaching sessions from me on your Archetype of Personality.
We will also be at the Minnesota Horse Expo April 25-27, 2014 at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. The Epala® booth will be in the Coliseum here as well. I look forward to re-uniting with all of our booth neighbors there; Blue Ribbon Books, who graciously carry my book: The Personality Archetypes of Horsemanship,and Mary Stoffel who will once again be doing spot readings for you and your animals.
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 You're Invited to the
2014 Healing with Horse Symposium & Coaches Corner
Once again Juli and Epala® will be a part of the Healing with Horse Symposium May 16-18, 2014 in Denver Colorado. This year Juli and the 2013 Epala® Apprentice class will be offering a workshop at Friday's pre-conference, and will be facilitators of the Saturday Evening Grand Event. Go to http://HealingWithHorse.com for more information and registration.
On June 3, 2014 Juli will be featured on The Equine COACHING CORNER
Personality Archetypes of Horsemanship: Harnessing the Light & Shadow to Generate a Powerful, Passionate, Purpose-filled Practice with Horses ~
Discover how your personality archetype (and your client's) currently impacts your ability to manifest your passion & purpose. Then learn how to harness both the Light and Shadow sides of the archetypes to fulfill your destiny alongside of horses!
Go to http://www.healingwithhorse.com/CoachingCorner2014.html for more information and registration.
The Personality Archetypes of Horsemanship 
As spring approaches you will be pulling out the curry and the brush to say bye-bye to winter coats and hello to spring riding and fun with your horse. But before you set your 2014 intentions for your partnership with your horse - whether going to horse shows or trail riding or just hanging our and having fun - make sure you have read
The Personality Archetypes of Horsemanship so you can understand how your personality impacts your relationship with your horse. Are you a Warrior, a Healer, a Hunter, or a Keeper? Do you carry Shaman energy? What is the light and shadow side of your relationship with your horse? I share all of this and so much more and would be honored to have you explore this book. You can find the book on the Epala® website atwww.epala.org so grab one today and head to the barn or to the pasture with the book in hand to read for you and your horse!
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