Music & Horses for the Soul

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 “We’re here for a good time … and a long time!”
Photo: Tiffany Desrosiers and Tiffany MacNeil, co-writers of I Will Run With You, performing live as part of the Voice for the Horse music legacy. 

A listening-based creative offering within Voice for the Horse.

Music and horses have long been places of grounding, truth, and restoration in my life. They are not additions to life, but ways life becomes livable — especially when words, systems, or explanations fall short.

Music & Horses for the Soul grew from lived experience, shaped over years in which music offered rhythm and steadiness, and horses offered presence when nothing else could. This work is not a program to be delivered or prescribed. It is an offering rooted in listening, patience, and integrity. Music here is not performance-driven. It becomes a steady companion — something that holds space rather than demands attention. Horses, in their quiet awareness, guide without instruction, reminding us that truth does not need force.

The work begins with listening — to horses, to people, and to what is unfolding in the moment. Horses do not ask us to explain ourselves, and music does not require us to perform. In their presence, people are often able to settle, to breathe, and to reconnect with something essential within themselves. Nothing is forced, and nothing is hurried. The pace is set by what feels safe and real.

The music offered through Voice for the Horse is not designed to direct or instruct. It is meant to accompany moments of reflection, recovery, creativity, and change. For some, music becomes a grounding presence during difficult transitions. For others, it becomes a bridge back to feeling and meaning. Often, it holds space when language falls short, allowing truth to surface gently and without demand.

Horses, in their awareness and honesty, teach through being rather than doing. They respond to what is real, not what is presented. In their company, people often rediscover steadiness, self-trust, and connection without pressure or expectation. Horses lead quietly, reminding us that safety and truth can exist together, and that healing does not require force.

While children are central to the Voice for the Horse legacy, this work also recognizes the role of adults as stewards. Educators, caregivers, therapists, and community leaders shape the environments in which young people grow. Music & Horses for the Soul supports those spaces by offering grounding for both the child and the adult walking alongside them. Healing happens within relationship — guided by presence, patience, and care. This work belongs wherever horses and people meet with intention and respect: in equine-assisted settings, recovery and rehabilitation spaces, creative learning environments, sanctuaries, farms, and quiet personal journeys.

Music & Horses for the Soul continues to evolve as part of the Voice for the Horse legacy. It is guided not by scale or urgency, but by listening and lived experience. At its heart, this work creates space for truth to emerge — gently, honestly, and without force.