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May 5
2 min

Elm Farm

Lately, I have been on a vacation from the blog. Cooper's Crossroad and Dusty Dog Farm have been keeping me busy from before the sun...

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Christina Major

Apr 9
2 min

Compassion

The bright spring days and crocuses pushing out have lifted spirits both human and equine here at Dusty Dog Farm. In a formal welcome of...

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Christina Major

Mar 24
2 min

Woolie's Wisdom

Woolie is a pet sheep at Dusty Dog Farm. He came to us as a lamb. Rejected by his mother (sheep are notoriously poor moms), I happened to...

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Christina Major

Mar 10
3 min

Trauma Sensitive Yoga

When I went to Sierra Tucson in August 2016 for a 30 day inpatient treatment program for complex PTSD, I WAS NOT a yoga buff. In fact, I...

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Christina Major

Mar 2
2 min

Conference Recap

Late winter can be a hard time for many, including horse and farm folk. No competitions, no grass growing, layers and layers of clothes,...

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Christina Major

Feb 10
3 min

Mornings With George

Last week my blog drifted hard in to Adverse Childhood Experiences and subsequent negative impact on life spans, a pretty intense...

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Christina Major

Jan 31
2 min

ACE Science

Just over two decades ago the first groundbreaking study on ACEs (Felitti et al., 1998) documented the contribution of early life stress...

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Christina Major

Jan 18
2 min

The Origin of Cooper's Crossroad

For those of you who have curiosity about the origin of Cooper's Crossroad, the following should help clarify. The seed of Cooper's...

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Christina Major

Jan 9
2 min

Looking Ahead

Cooper's Crossroad Farming For Resilience school programs have been on hold lately, due to the holidays for some, due to COVID 19 for...

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Christina Major

Dec 29, 2020
2 min

2020 in Review

Good bye 2020 and Welcome 2021. I believe I can safely say most of the world population is looking forward to the New Year. Without over...

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Christina Major

Dec 22, 2020
2 min

Life Looking "Different"

Winter has slowly crept its way in to New England. With it, the damp cold, deep cold, short day light hours, the first major snow,...

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Christina Major

Dec 3, 2020
2 min

Cord of Frustration

Remember a time you felt anger, frustration or stress? Are you frustrated because something did not work out the way you wanted it to?...

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Christina Major

Nov 24, 2020
2 min

A Grateful Thanksgiving

I am so grateful for the unseasonably warm weather we recently experienced in New England. I have faith it will help carry us through...

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Christina Major

Oct 29, 2020
3 min

Spotlight on Sophia Carreras

Highlighting Resilience I can not help but look around my life and often see clear examples of resilience in horses and humans. The...

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Christina Major

Oct 11, 2020
2 min

Horse Language

Recently, in putting together the details of one of the Farming For Resilience sessions, I had the opportunity to illustrate and define...

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Christina Major

Oct 1, 2020
2 min

The Latest

To begin, I would like to explain my "Blog absence" : I believe that time is ACTUALLY running away from me. Weeks have gone by in the...

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Christina Major

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

Quotes for Daily Life

I have been spending my "spare time" recently working on the curriculum for Cooper's Crossroad's Farming For Resilience six week fall...

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Christina Major

Sep 2, 2020
2 min

Seeds for the Heart

Finally we got much needed rain. For the first time all summer, I taught riding in our indoor arena this weekend. It is a dramatic shift...

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Christina Major

Aug 24, 2020
2 min

Equine Education

August 19 Cooper's Crossroad Farming For Resilience program wrapped up a seven week summer session with 12 students from Ashuelot Valley...

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Christina Major

Aug 21, 2020
2 min

An Education

The summer is flying by. It seems just yesterday I was anxiously waiting for the garden to spring forth, horse shows to start and...

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