 | Stanford Addison, a horse tamer living on Wyoming's Arapaho/Shoshoni Wind River Reservation. When Addison was 20, a truck he was riding in hit a herd of horses, severing his spine and rendering him quadriplegic. After the accident, the reflective Addison found his calling: to tame wild horses using a gentle, intuitive technique. Now he serves not only as a spiritual advisor for his community, but also as a professional horse trainer with world renown. |
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Stanford's mission is to promote respect amongst all beings, preserve traditional Arapahoe spiritual and cultural practices, and to enrich the lives of of at-risk youth of the Northern Arapahoe and other peoples. Through cultural exchange, nonviolent communication and the challenging of human boundaries, he seeks to honor the differences among racial groups, physical abilities, age groups, spiritual beliefs and between humans and animals. Through the use of nonviolent horse gentling technique, and other methods, he aims to support the development of self-knowledge, self-esteem, mutual respect and healing. |
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