Clydesdale rolls with complete joy during sunny day

Belle is an enormous and beautiful Clydesdale horse who loves life. She adores the farm that is now her home. She spends her days in a paddock or in the barn with 9 other horses in the herd. She also runs free in a lush, green meadow next to the paddock, a wide expanse of land with gentle slopes covered in grass and wildflowers.Show more

Belle also loves sunny days and the warmth of a summer breeze. Here, Belle has just been let out into the paddock with the other horses. She walked around with her nose in the air and checked out all the sights. Then she chose a spot in the dirt and lay down for a good roll.

Horses roll for a variety of reasons, but Belle seems to do this most when she's happy and carefree, as she seems to be on this early summer day. Belle and the others live the good life at an incredible farm called The Mane Intent. It's in Indian River, near Peterborough, Ontario.

The Mane Intent is no ordinary farm. The herd has been carefully selected for their unique abilities to work with people in unique circumstances. The farm offers experiential learning and development. Some come here to discover or work on leadership skills. Others come here for introspection and a different perspective on themselves. And some come here for healing or to help with emotions that follow traumatic incidents. Many trauma victims and first repsonders find that horses open up the door to discovery of a path forward after a difficult experience. Horses have been used for healing and therapy for many years and professionals are now recognizing even more how beneficial they can be.

The horses in Belle's herd have come from a variety of backgrounds. Some worked extremely hard and some needed a more ideal home, but whatever brought them here, they are all living in a little paradise and accomplishing some amazing things for very deserving people.