Testimonials

As the program director of Grief Walk Guelph, we partner with Gail Carruthers owner of Skye Blue Acres for her exceptional Healing with Horses Program. Recognizing the healing and support an equine program can bring, we encourage people suffering through emotional challenges such as grief, stress, anxiety, depression, loss, and life transitions to participate in this program.

Gail provides an experiential approach to healing with her horses. She is caring, compassionate, and highly intuitive in communicating what her horses convey to participants. Gail leads with a collaborative approach in people’s healing. I can attest through feedback from participants that this program has helped people:

– Become better in-tuned with the source of their emotional blockage
– Find healthy ways to cope with their loss or emotional pain
– Feel safe in an environment surrounded by empathy, compassion and caring
– Embraced by the horses, offering personal individual insights
– Refreshed in the quiet, peaceful safe haven that Gail’s ranch provides

My journey through “Healing with Horses” was absolutely exceptional. From the moment it started to the very last group, I knew that this process would be meaningful for me. All the sessions were filled with the feeling that my grief was teaching me some amazing life lessons to help me carry on. It was all very cathartic. Many thanks to Gail, our leader and to my group members who made this experience extremely memorable. I highly recommend the program.

Thank you for everything you have done for my family.

I am incredibly grateful for the support and guidance you have given us over the last few months, through your grief program.

Your compassionate approach and insightful strategies, coupled with the activities with your amazing horses, have helped us navigate through an overwhelmingly sad time in our lives.

Gail, your empathy created a safe space for talking openly and started us on the path to deal with our loss and to start the healing process.

The serene environment on the farm, nestled in the countryside and surrounded by horses, added a calming touch to our sessions.

Gail – a heartfelt Thank You! to you

The whole process felt very calming and comforting, like confiding in a kind friend, which has made a profound impact on my healing journey.

Thank you

Healing with Horses continues to help me in my grief journey, even weeks after finishing the program. It helps me remember to be gentle with myself through my journey, in my thoughts and in my expectations of where I am in my grief journey. It provided me with exercises I can do when I feel those overwhelming feelings of grief, and how to ask for support when I need it. The weekly exercises with the horses give tangible, visual representations of how to be self aware and mindful in our journeys.

My time with the horses was so impactful, I had an “aha moment” weekly, and even friends noticed I seemed more at peace in my day-to-day life! This program has given me so much hope in how to move forward in my grief journey and gave me space to be exactly where I am and for that to be okay.

Gail has so much knowledge and wisdom to share, paired with compassion and a big heart, she finds a way to make it feel like you are receiving a personalized session, while having the support and learning as a group. I highly recommend Healing with Horses; it is a safe space with beautiful horses to help you along your way.

This program helped me a ton it helped me find where I was in my grief and where I needed to go next, I think this group is great for people who don’t like to sit and talk about what they are feeling i would highly suggest this program to anyone who loves animals and people who don’t like the traditional grief group setting.

Best wishes!

Gail, I really enjoyed my sessions with you. Being on the farm alone was already therapeutic. I found the way you analyzed the horse behaviour, and it received on us to be very insightful. Maybe even bring out feelings I didn’t realize were there. I also found you to be very gentle which is really needed this time. I would come back and 100% and will recommend you to people who need this.

Gail facilitated a connection with my deceased sister that was profound and memorable, leaving me with a feeling of greater peace and acceptance.

I wanted to express my thanks to you for your generous time and your wonderful reading. I felt your kindness and sincerity in the process.

During the reading, I took notes and afterward, purposely put them away for a later look. I wanted to think about everything you said. It was a lot for me to take in at the moment. I returned to them today. Although I don’t understand it all, some messages you found were so what I needed to hear, to know, right here, right now. I believe more will be revealed about the message in time.

You gave me insight to be more open to receive and connect with those who have passed. I’ve not had that, so thank you, that is a true gift.

I wish you the best.

This was my first time meeting with a medium and I was nervous. When I sat down with Gail, I truly didn’t know what to expect. I had hoped for a certain person to come through, but knew it would be a long shot, as a medium is unaware of who they will connect with and what line would be returned.

Her calming sense of self, and explanation of the session, instantly made me comfortable. Gail’s connection to my loved one, and the way she described her mannerisms, made me emotional and I instantly knew that she was 100% the real deal. I am comforted in knowing that my loved one is happy and at peace, and am breathing lighter.

I will definitely be back for more sessions.

At peace,

Gail, I want to say thank you very much for the reading you offered. It was my first time and the experience was truly beautiful. The energy and messages were coming through so strong!

The essence of the reading was so genuine and it felt like the messages were talking to my soul, your insights were accurate and on point. I’ve always seen Mediumship as sacred work, and most medium’s calling in life, your service in this regard was most authentic and connection to spirit real. I feel blessed that I got to bear witness and receive messages offered by spirit through your mediumship.

I will forever be grateful that we connected. God bless you and thank you. With love, Elizabeth

I received a reading with Gail, and she was spot on. Not only did she connect me with a passed loved one and a beloved horse but relayed a life changing message to me. I’ve taken that message to heart and done what was recommended and it really has been helpful in more than one way. I would highly recommend Gail and her gift.

I reached out for a reading with Gail as I was pretty sure my mom was trying to get my attention to delver a message. Gail gave a physical description of my mom, as well as the type and colour of her purse and shawl she was wearing. Surprising though, Gail was seeing my mom with blond hair, but my mom was a brunette, and I had never known my mom to be blond.

A few days later while cleaning out a closet, I came across some old pictures, ones I had never seen before and sure enough there was a picture of my mom in her younger years as a blond!

This is what I learned was called evidential mediumship, where Gail provides “evidence” of who she is connecting with. The blond connection blew me away!

Gail’s wisdom and patience were evident in that she delivered these tender messages to me with the utmost kindness and confidentiality once it was confirmed my Mom was connecting with us. The experience was special, peaceful and fascinating. The insights that were shared regarding my current lived experiences were a blessing and so lovingly shared with me.

Gail is a gifted medium whose spiritual practices run deep. Her readings are genuine and often surprising, but insightful. She has a warm and supportive energy.

When reading for me, she connected with a family member and was able to divine stories, memories, and messages she had no way of knowing, except by communicating with their spirit. It was an uplifting and emotional experience.

Mediumship can be unpredictable, and Gail helped prepare me for anything! She was accurate and perceptive, with keen intuition. I enjoyed my reading very much and was grateful for the messages received. Gail is the real deal!