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Prayer to my Horse

PRAYER TO MY HORSE by Kirsten Harris  My horse, I am honoured by your presence and stand in awe before your divine beauty  May I be worthy of your trust May I have sensitive wisdom to understand your language, so … Continue reading

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The Perfect Circle – A Lesson from Art History to Apply to Riding

Four Winds Medicine Wheel. Print available at www.kirstenharrisart.co.uk In his book Lives of the Artists, Georgio Vasari (1511 – 1574) recounts a story about the artist Giotto (1267 – 1337). He tells how the Pope was commissioning art and sent messengers … Continue reading

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Spaced Out!

A few years ago a visitor to an open studio at my home said to me ‘ You are a successful artist!’ I was really startled. ‘How do you work that out?’ I asked. ‘You have space around you’ he … Continue reading

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In Our Hands

(I shared this originally as a facebook post on my art page Kirsten Harris Art. I wanted to write something to go with the drawing and to write from my heart about horses. I thought I should post as a … Continue reading

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A Flicker of Light – Playing Horse and Rider

The Magic Stop, Drawing by Kirsten Harris   We were a group of horse women here in Scotland, just starting to play a teaching ‘game’ I call ‘Horse and Rider,’ when one of the participants said, ‘Yes, I can feel … Continue reading

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