Horses & Holy Moments

What do you do when injury strikes — whether it’s your horse or your own body? In this heartfelt episode of Horses and Holy Moments, Ingela Larsson Smith and Corrie Sepcich tackle one of the toughest realities every horse person faces: dealing with injuries and the emotional weight they carry.

From emergency preparedness (do you know where your knife is?) to the long, discouraging road of stall rest, Ingela shares hard-won wisdom from her own experiences — including a stallion bite that tore through muscle, broken vertebrae, and a horse that ripped its shoulder open jumping a gate.

She and Corrie explore the practical steps you can take to support a horse on box rest (think love bubbles, mental stimulation, and Manuka honey!) as well as the spiritual tools that can carry you through the pain and disappointment.

This episode is packed with real-world horse emergency tips, the True Connection perspective on how your inner state affects your horse’s healing, and powerful biblical truth about the healing that Jesushas already provided. If you’ve ever felt the heartbreak of watching your horse — or yourself — sidelined by injury, this conversation will encourage your heart and equip you to walk through it with faith, hope, and practical wisdom.

🌿 Scriptures referenced: Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24, John 10:10, Mark 11:23

Learn more about Ingela Larsson Smith and True Connection on https://ingelalarssonsmith.com

Episode 31 – Feel: Becoming One with Your Horse
In this deeply practical and experiential episode, Ingela Larsson Smith and Corrie Sepcich explore one of the most sought-after concepts in horsemanship: feel.

What does it really mean to “have feel”? Is it a natural gift—or something that can be learned? Ingela breaks it down step by step, explaining how feel begins with knowledge, observation, nervous system awareness, timing, and disciplined practice. She shows how reading stress signals, understanding herd dynamics, and regulating one’s own heart all contribute to developing true feel.

But the conversation doesn’t stop at technique. Ingela describes a deeper level—where horse and human enter the same mental, emotional, and energetic “zone,” creating a unity that looks almost like a romance. In that place, communication becomes light, responsive, and beautiful.

This episode offers both hope and clarity: feel can be learned, strengthened, and refined—through awareness, humility, and intentional practice.

Episode 30 – Two Kingdoms: Understanding the Realm of Light and Darkness
In this sobering and clarifying episode of Horses and Holy Moments, Ingela Larsson Smith and Corrie Sepcich unpack a topic that many Western Christians rarely discuss openly: the reality of two spiritual kingdoms—the Kingdom of Light and the kingdom of darkness.

Drawing from Scripture and personal experience, Ingela explains demonic influence, spiritual authority, healing of the heart, and how lies gain access through wounds. She carefully distinguishes between possession and influence, emphasizing the believer’s authority through the blood and name of Jesus.

Rather than stirring fear, this episode equips listeners with truth, grounding everything in the finished work of Christ. It is a bold but hope-filled reminder that Jesus has already won—and that believers are called to walk in freedom, discernment, and spiritual maturity.

Spirit, Soul, and Body: Why You Can Be Perfect and Still Feel Messy
In this theologically rich and down-to-earth episode, hosts Ingela Larsson Smith and Corrie Sepcich unpack one of the most misunderstood truths of the Christian life: that every believer is made up of three parts—spirit, soul, and body—and only one of them is instantly transformed at salvation.

Ingela explains how your spirit is made perfect, holy, and one with God the moment you are born again—but your soul (mind, will, emotions) is still in a lifelong process of sanctification. Using powerful metaphors like the “goldfish vs. piranha nature,” she brings clarity to why Christians still struggle with sin, and how understanding the difference between spirit and soul sets us free from shame, fear, and striving.

This episode is packed with Scripture, practical wisdom, and encouragement for anyone wrestling with their behavior or inner battles—and wondering, “If I’m a new creation, why don’t I feel like one?”

Episode 28 – A Stressed-Out Horse: How to Help When Trauma Takes Over 
In this powerful and emotional episode, Ingela Larsson Smith and Corrie Sepcich share the story of a traumatized warmblood mare who had become dangerously stressed after a series of intense and inappropriate training methods. Through detailed observation and compassionate leadership, Ingela shows how a few quiet minutes of clarity, presence, and protection can begin to transform even the most overwhelmed horse.

Listeners will learn how unresolved stress builds up in a horse’s nervous system and why forcing a horse to accept pressure can lead to collapse or shut-down. Ingela explains her approach to regulating the nervous system first, rather than training behavior—and how this mirrors the way God leads us gently toward rest, not control.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone facing fear, trauma, or stress—in a horse or in their own heart.

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