Coffee Clutch with Dutch Henry: Benefit Tour

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Heading Out To See David Lichman's Benefit Tour

Howdy Folks,

Ravishin' Robbie and I are getting ready to head out tomorrow morning for the Biltmore in Asheville NC for David Lichman's "Benefit Tour Horses Healing Humans." So excited to see David again and meet his 3 horses, Julio, Thirteen and Scotty! Friday night they will perform their "Horses~At~Liberty~Musical~Magical~Educational," an evening extravaganza of dancing, playing and riding, demonstrating the remarkable bond that can be realized with a horse. And Mary Ann Kennedy will be there performing too! David will also conduct clinics Sat & Sun.

Julio, Thirteen, Scotty and David dancing

David put this tour together to 9 cities across the country and Canada, to visit friends he's not seen in a long time, play with his horses on the beach where he grew up, and first fell in love with horses, in MA. … AND raise money benefit equine-assisted programs and youth organizations coast to coast! Proceeds at each location benefit local organizations.

David, Julio, Thirteen and Scotty on Marblehead Beach in MA. They've made their journey from Sacramento CA back to David's childhood beach.

Many people know David as a 5 Star Parelli trainer, who is devoted to helping horses and their people achieve the best possible partnerships. Driven by a passion to help folks and their horses, David has traveled the world hosting clinics and teaching ... Not as many people know of David's commitment to help children, and grown folks who, for whatever the reason or circumstance, can benefit from an equine connection.

– Follow this link (HERE) to read my blog post about David, Julio, Thirteen and Scotty's "Benefit Tour - Horses Healing Humans". And this link (HERE) to read my blog about David, "David Lichman-The Journey Continues." Please read theses stories about David so you can meet a truly wonderful man.

Mary Ann Kennedy - Check out her website (HERE)

Click (HERE) - to read my story "Mary Ann Kennedy - Singing to Help" Mary Ann is a Grammy nominated singer and songwriter who donates much of her time and proceeds to help horse charities. She and her horse Brave are on the cover of my novel.

David Lichman is a man committed to helping humans and horses and I'm honored to call him friend. I hope you'll read these stories.

Gitty Up ~ Dutch Henry

Friday, May 24, 2013

"Feature Friday-David Lichman's-Benefit Tour-Horses Healing Humans"

Howdy Folks,

A North American tour to benefit equine-assisted programs and youth organizations coast to coast! What a fantastic adventure! Master horse trainer David Lichman will be touring this summer performing with his personal horses for the first time in his 25 year career of helping people and their horses achieve extraordinary results.

Julio and David doing the Spanish Walk, at liberty ...

Beginning August 9, in Moscow, ID, and continuing on to 9 cities across the country and Canada, David and his 3 horses, Julio, Thirteen and Scotty will perform their "Horses~At~Liberty~Musical~Magical~Educational," a Friday evening extravaganza of dancing, playing and riding, demonstrating the remarkable bond that can be realized with a horse. David will also conduct a 2 day clinic on each Saturday and Sunday helping folks to understand how to achieve this bond with their own horse.

Julio, Thirteen, Scotty and David dancing magically...

It was while watching his daughter, some years ago, volunteering at an Equine Assisted Therapy Center, that he first realized the healing magic that lives within the horse. He'd always been keenly aware of the connection between human and horse, but this day, watching a young autistic girl smile for the first time in her life while sitting a horse, David felt a new dimension of that healing. He was never able to forget the feeling that moment gave him. Quietly, over the years, David has helped promote equine assisted therapy and often wondered how he might do more.

David leading the dance ...

While planning and scheduling this fabulous and exciting summer tour he had a thought. What if at each tour stop he featured someone from a local equine assisted organization as a special guest? That thought grew and grew. What if they not only featured them, but helped raise much needed operating funds for them? So in association with the Parelli Education Institute, David came up with a strategy to donate fifty percent of the proceeds to the marvelous equine organizations devoted to helping others. It is his hope to raise between $10 and $20,000.

To see the tour schedule follow this link - http://www.davidlichman.com/tour_tickets.php

Tickets are only $15 in advance ~ Children under 12 Free!

To watch a video of the magic Friday night show follow this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2fIZhAKfbw&feature=youtu.be

If you're close to one of the 9 locations of this magical tour, be sure to sign on! What a wonderful way to build on the relationship with your horse while you're helping others build smiles.

Thank you David for all you do to help others, you are changing lives. Horses and humans.

Gitty Up ~ Dutch Henry

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It's For The Horses

This is not a book about riding, or training horses. It is a book on my thoughts, ideas and suggestions on how folks might find the joy in doing things for the horse, with the horses’ point of view as the leading guide. My hope is to help as many people as possible learn to hear the horse, feel their spirit, and in that way help horses everywhere. Over the years I’ve met and worked with remarkable people and horses who taught me about their feelings, their joys, their sadness, and their spirit. As a horse advocate everything I do is from the horse’s perspective, including this little book. Every story, idea, suggestion and thought on these pages will be to suggest and share thoughts and ideas on how to maximize a relationship between horse and human—from the horse’s point of view.

Tom Named by Horse

The only man ever to offer Tom respect is Red Cloud. The only woman to give him love is Red Cloud’s granddaughter. Struggling with his own personal demons, Tom finds himself wedged between honoring that friendship and staying true to the depths of his conscience. Amid a backdrop of tumultuous social upheaval, he finds nothing prepared him, the woman he loves or Chief Red Cloud, for the changes about to thunder into their lives, sweeping them helplessly into the tides of human conflict and historical drama. Available on Amazon.

From The Banks OF Little Bear Creek

The Tom Named by Horse Saga continues. Three years after the death of Tall Dog, Tom Named By Horse and Soft Cloud have turned the little soddy, the lands granted them by Red Cloud, and the lean-to barn into a thriving horse ranch, fulfilling Tom’s dream. The Plains Indians Wars, or Red Cloud’s war, is mostly behind them, and the lands have had their transformation as Red Cloud’s vision had warned years earlier. Trailing horses from the ranch to Denver city has become an annual event for Tom, Buck and the rest, and this is the story of that trail. In the spirit of a good old John Wayne movie, vengeance, cattle and horse thieves, a dirty sheriff and corrupt mayor, and a wedding make this year’s drive a ride you’ll want to tag along on.