Most of you who subscribe to this newsletter have followed the news I've
shared over the years and probably knew that I've been busy working on a
documentary called "The Path of the Horse".  This is the reason the
newsletter has been so quiet these past couple of months.  I'll get it
started up again now that the documentary has been released...but first I
want to share the good news with everyone here.

The Path of the Horse documentary has exceeded my wildest expectations
(well, perhaps short of an Oscar, hey what American wouldn't want
that?)...but here's a list of what it's done so far:

-First printing sold out in less than three months with the only advertising
being a trailer on YouTube

-Distributors now in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, and Norway

-Articles set to be published in the next couple of months in several
magazines including Horses For Life and Natural Horse

-Accepted into the Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival in Nevada
City, California

-Canadian Premier taking place in Rawdon, Canada on Halloween

-Animal Talk Naturally Radio interview scheduled for next month

This documentary is something that is affecting people more than I ever
would have believed.  Here are some of the emails I've gotten:

Brilliant!
-Debbee Sharpe

Just received it.  Just watched it.  Wow!  Have to take time to digest what
I saw.  I really "got" this last year, but I think I have wandered off my
chosen path more recently.  Your video has brought me back to where I want
to be. Things happen for a reason and I know the reason this arrived in my
mailbox today......

Many thanks!
- cheryl

The DVD arrived today and I have had my first viewing--I love it and I thank
you for putting together such a wonderful piece.  I have read, watched,
admired etc. all of the amazing people you documented.  I smiled, laughed,
cried and dreamed.
-Carol Powell

I wish to thank you from the depths of my heart for this DVD!  I cried with
shame at the treatment we have given these and ALL non-humans.  I laughed
and felt deeply the joy of interaction, unimpeded, between non-human and
human.  I have the impulse to ask what I can do to help the education of
people about all of this.
love, Sonja (Australia)

I am so impressed with The Path of the Horse ... it is brilliant and SUCH
important work!! CONGRATULATIONS--You are a true trailblazer and incredibly
brave. I actually did not know your personal story or how it was woven
through all of this and it touches me so deeply that I just bawled and
smiled and cheered through the entire thing---it is so incredibly humbling
and takes me to a new level of both understanding and not knowing and
seeking and surrendering.
-Constance Funk, author of Beauty from Brokenness

When it was over, I just sat in stunned silence for 5 minutes, then watched
it through again.  What you have shown, is (to me) the essence of how I want
to be, notjust with my horses, but in my life, in my relationships.  I
sometimes miss the mark, and I am learning to be grateful for these
experiences, just as I am grateful for the 'small and wonderful'
experiences....  Thank you so much for your work, the message these people
are sending is life affirming, your work in bringing this message to us is
priceless.

Thank you sincerely,
Marion Snowdon, Australia

I was speechless! I cried for the longest time. Sometimes it's hard to look
at what you're doing with your horses and be totally honest. It's a journey
of a lifetime. It challenges us to be better people. Horses keep us honest
when we listen.

I've followed the work of several of the featured horse people in your video
and it was wonderful to see them speak in this venue. I wanted to send a
copy to every horse person I know. I long for them to "see". Could they
"see"?

"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend" Henri L.
Bergson.

You are truly a blessing and I can't thank you enough for producing such a
beautiful piece of work. Thank you for your sacrifice to make this wonderful
film. I believe that your impact on the horse world will be monumental.

Well done!
-Courtney http://www.msredshorsecookies.com/

I laughed I wept I then laughed and wept again.  You have so beautifully
illustrated the path we should have with horses, and unfortunately the
hideous one many of us still pursue.  Thank you so much for this wonderful
film that could change the lives of so many horses, it's a masterpiece, I do
hope you are very proud of yourself and that you have in this film, given a
voice to all the horses still in there silent suffering.

This film is also a healing for humans as well as horses, as we both know
any cruelty to animals comes from a human race in the state of confusion. 
This is the reason that most humans still interact with horses like they
do,  they are lost, the direction can come from animals and nature, and
ultimately inside ourselves, but an awful lot of self healing has to happen
on a personal level for that to ever happen.....this is the path the horses
are trying to show us, always willing to offer us that outstretched arm,
only some of us see it's being offered.
-Anne Beckett, UK

it is the most beautiful DVD on horses that I've seen!
-Natascha Smargiassi,Switzerland

I was blown away by your honesty and the way you honored your own path with
the horses, it is very inspiring.
-Nelli Yavanna Sansom(Gaebler), Australia

You have done something very much like a miracle... Your documentary is
heartfelt, touching, thought-provoking and an opening to another world
(as it was meant to be!) of being with horses.  By presenting this as
the evolution of your own path with horses, you have made it very real,
free of condemnation and filled with hope.  This evolutionary message,
presented through your voice, is sure to pierce the hearts and minds of
even the most skeptical horsemen.
-Lynne Gerard, Canada  http://www.ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/

I've now watched your marvelous dvd 3 times.  I plan to watch it
again and again and share it with as many friends as possible.
-Ginny Elliott

...there are no words.  I'm quite sure you've received all kinds of glowing,
positive feedback by now.  What can I add?  Simply put, I love your story -
the entire video.  LOVE IT !  Your voice, telling your story; the "masters"
you chose to include and selected clips of their words of
horse-human-relationship wisdom... all elements are well thought-out and
woven into a wonderful telling of your story, your journey with horses, and
all the while, gently promoting our evolving (and perhaps returning)
relationship with one of God's greatest gifts - the horse.   The message of
your documentary is so important - and only the beginning, really, towards
reshaping our relationship with horses.

Thank you . . . in many ways, as I watched your video for the first time, I
felt my mare's deep, contented sigh ... like I'd finally returned home.
Thank you.
-Beth

I can't thank you enough for taking this journey and producing this truly
amazing video.  It should be watched by EVERY horse owner on the face of
this earth!
THANK YOU THANK YOU!
-Barb Fenwick http://www.barbfenwick.blogspot.com

I just finished watching POTH for the second time.  I'm sure I'll be
watching it again.  I was so impressed with what you were willing  to
give up, to let go of, to sacrifice in order to follow this path -
the outcome of which was so unknown and unfamiliar.  You are living
proof of what love actually can accomplish - moving proverbial
mountains.
-Molly

  I watched the movie last night and I even dreamed about it. I just had to
let you know that I am utterly blown away by it. I can't stop thinking about
all I watched.

I don't even have horses and I want to be a part of the dance! I felt a
burden lift from me.
-Dr. Kim Bloomer http://www.AnimalTalkNaturally.com

The Path Of The Horse is the most moving, heartfelt and brilliant video I
have ever seen about horses. I loved everything you did from the story line
to the photography to the music (I loved the end clip with you being
photographed and your wonderful expression of genuine joy!) Thank you from
me and the horses all over the world who will benefit from your love and
concern -why do people do anything else when they have witnessed that vision
of pure harmony and respect?
-Liz Mitten Ryan, author of ³One with the herd² www.onewiththeherd.com

Oh my godŠ.I got the Path of the Horse in the mail today and just watched
itŠ..that was so FABULOUS!  Thank you so much for putting all that
together!!!   I LOVED the Hempfling part where he is telling the woman to be
her six year old self again and canıt wait to go out to be with my horse
tomorrowŠ.
-Catherine

I got a call from the UK yesterday to see your wonderful DVD immediately and
I would like to get the DVD ASAP
-David in California

I am speechless. Perhaps when I have had a chance to process it in my mind I
will think of something to say.
-Janet Malone, South Africa

I just want to sincerely thank you for making this documentary of enormous
amount of inspiration and courage to search the truth. I cried more than
once, because it is so touching and true, thus at the same time so
devastating that so few actually are capable and interested in leaning from
their horses.
-Katrine Buur, Denmark

I LOVE your film!
-Doris Harren

Along the lines of Cavalia, this film documentary is ground breaking and
utterly inspiring.  I believe it is another definitive step in the evolution
of our journey (which for all of you has and probably still does include the
horse) into the deeper awareness of our inner creative power.  If you love
horses and know we have a chance at greater intimacy with these amazing
beings, you will love this video and want to watch it over and over.
-Christine Cole Full House Farm www.fullhousefarm.com

Your DVD arrived yesterday, and last night I watched it straight through
twice. THANKYOU. The camera-work is beautiful, the message so profound. It
MUST be seen.
-Rhona Jones, UK

wonderful DVD. I am showing it at a special night for all our boarders at
the barn where I am. Hoping the very traditional ones will come...most of us
are natural horsemanship followers...but even there you get domination.
THANKYOU
-Polly, UK

I sobbed with joy  and relief upon seeing snippets of the video.  I have
avoided going near horses, even though I love them, most of my life.  I
finally realized it was because most horses weren't respected or treated in
such a way,  or appreciated so that their natural intelligence and spirit
could find expression. When I heard people in the video speak of them, and
saw them videoed, with such love and appreciation, I was so moved. Thank
you.
-Jackie Howell

"Stormy May has created an inspirational documentary that has touched my
heart in a way no other video has...  It felt like she had read my mind knew
of my inner journey for the last ten years as I have struggled to find what
I was looking for, a way of being in relationship with horses that truly
felt congruent with my heart.  As I watched, my eyes filled with the tears
of awareness and truth along with the hope that we are opening to a more
humane world, both with the animals we love and our lives with each other."
-Barbara Alexander

Articles about the documentary have been popping up all over the internet,
here's a sampling:

http://www.eponaridge.com/linksandbooks.htm

Newsletter article from hoofprints.com .  Either go to www.hoofprints.com
and click on "Hoofprints Newsletter archive" and then on the August 20, 2008
issue, or the direct link is below:
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs009/1101533203510/archive/1102209715741
.html

http://www.ravenseyrie.blogspot.com/  (scroll down to the entry on October
17, 2008, Meaningful Elements to Further the Journey)



The second printing is still available until it sells out...get your own
copy now at www.stormymay.com and then we'll have plenty to talk about on
this newsletter.

Next month, the regular Horse Management Newsletter will resume.

Hug your horses!
Stormy