Inspiration

Our Country Has Long Excluded People of Color From Accessing the Power of the Horse

CORRAL Girls, Inspiration, Nature, Our Blog, Systemic Injustice

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Our Country Has Long Excluded People of Color From Accessing the Power of the Horse

By Julia SoplopAugust 06, 2020Comments Disabled

Our guest blogger today is Julia Soplop, an author, photographer, wild horse enthusiast, and documentarian. The photo above is a wild horse, taken in the Pryor Mountains of Wyoming and Montana. The horse population there is thought to have descended from...

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Stories Through Windows and Mirrors

CORRAL Girls, Inspiration, Parenting, Systemic Injustice

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Stories Through Windows and Mirrors

By Zoe FairclothJuly 14, 2020Comments Disabled

The first friends I ever had were either fictional or furry. The Hogwarts trio and the Pevinse family helped me through the school week, while Springer and Metro listened to my secrets and covered me in hay-sweet kisses all weekend. These friends sparked...

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Gardening for Good

COVID-19, Inspiration, Our Blog

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Gardening for Good

By Janvika ShahMay 28, 2020Comments Disabled

Ken has been a CORRAL champion for approximately five years and currently serves on the gardening committee. “I was retiring and looking for an organization to get involved with. After reading about CORRAL in the News and Observer, my wife and I...

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Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

COVID-19, Inspiration, Mental Health, Spirituality

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Lessons Learned from Yoga and Horses

By Janvika ShahMay 11, 2020Comments Disabled

Our guest blogger today is Katelin, a local registered yoga teacher, lifetime equestrian and real estate advisor, broker and realtor. She is teaching our first Mindfulness Series session on Wednesday 5/13 at 6:30pm. Register here. It’s funny how the...

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Life After CORRAL

CORRAL Girls, Inspiration

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Life After CORRAL

By Janvika ShahMay 04, 2020Comments Disabled

Each of our girls has their own unique story. The challenges they face as they struggle to heal and grow can push them to their limits. Let’s face it — few of us are born with a love of facing our shadows in pursuit of transformational change. CORRAL...

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10 Acts of Kindness

Business, COVID-19, Inspiration

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10 Acts of Kindness

By Joy CurreyApril 25, 2020Comments Disabled

Even in the midst of a pandemic, we are seeing a boost in humanity. Have you noticed community members and neighbors leaning on each other more, perhaps like the old days when we lived in villages? We’ve seen our supporters respond to the very real...

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From Volunteer to Managing Director

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From Volunteer to Managing Director

By Joy CurreyApril 24, 2020Comments Disabled

Lauren Clements, Managing Director at the Neuse River Farm, has been with CORRAL from the beginning. This is her story. I’ll never forget my first day volunteering at CORRAL. It was before the days of Derby Dinner, before we had farm day, even before...

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Building Developmental Relationships With Our Youth

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Building Developmental Relationships With Our Youth

By Joy CurreyApril 16, 2020Comments Disabled

In our work with our girls, we focus on transformational life change. This requires a holistic intervention: emotional, physical, spiritual and mental. One of our five pillar approaches to this holistic intervention is academic support. The majority of...

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Animals Don’t Whisper, They Talk

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Animals Don’t Whisper, They Talk

By Joy CurreyApril 09, 2020Comments Disabled

Equine Manager and Animal Communicator Dakota Getrouw found her dream job when she started working at CORRAL in August of 2019. Here’s the story on her unique ability to communicate with animals. I started talking to animals when I was fourteen,...

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