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Message From the Horse — Professional Recording Initiative
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Music & Horses for the Soul
Help Professionally Record Message From the Horse for Children
Message From the Horse is a children’s song created through Voice for the Horse Music Projects.
Rooted in the honesty and quiet wisdom of horses, the song encourages children to listen, reflect, recognize their own worth, and understand that their voice matters.
Its central message is simple:
Horses do not lie.
They reflect what is real.
This song invites children to do the same.
The current version has allowed the song and its message to begin reaching people. The next step is to bring it to life through a professional children’s recording using real voices, musicianship, and careful production.
What This Campaign Will Fund
Our goal is to raise $3,000 to professionally produce and release the children’s version of Message From the Horse.
Funding will help cover:
Musical arrangement
Children’s or youth vocals
Musicians and studio production
Recording and editing
Mixing and mastering
Preparation for digital release
Related release and acknowledgement materials
Every contribution will move the recording one step closer to completion.
Why This Song Matters
Children are often asked to speak honestly, make good choices, stand up for themselves, and understand their feelings—but they are not always given a safe and meaningful way to practise those skills.
Horses offer a powerful example.
They respond to what is real.
They notice what is happening around them.
They communicate clearly.
They teach us that strength does not have to be loud.
Through music and guided reflection, Message From the Horse can help children explore:
Honesty
Identity
Courage
Emotional awareness
Kindness
Belonging
Respect for themselves and others
Respect for horses
The song is intended to become part of the free children’s learning work offered through Voice for the Horse Music Projects.
Who This Work Is For
This children’s recording is being created for:
Children and young people
Families and caregivers
Classrooms and youth groups
Educators and facilitators
Horse programs and equine environments
Community organizations
Children learning about kindness, courage, identity, and belonging
The song is not meant to lecture children.
It is meant to invite them in.
The Work Behind the Song
Voice for the Horse has spent many years developing original music, stories, virtues, and reflection-based learning inspired by lived experience with horses.
The free children’s work is being built carefully, one song and one learning experience at a time.
Message From the Horse is an important part of that growing body of work.
The professional adult curriculum and film pathway will be developed separately in the future under Who Is Horse. This campaign is devoted specifically to the children’s recording.
Listen to the Current Demo Version
You can hear the current children’s demo version of Message From the Horse here:
This version allows listeners to understand the song, its message, and the direction of the professional recording.
How You Can Help
Our current fundraising goal is $3,000.
Support can be given through a contribution of any size. Sharing the campaign with families, educators, horse people, community groups, and others who care about children is also deeply valuable.
Even the first $500 or $1,000 would allow the recording process to begin.
Contribution Recognition
Supporters will be acknowledged with care and gratitude.
$25 — Support the Song
Help move the children’s recording forward.
$75 — Early Supporter
Receive project updates and the release announcement.
$150 — Community Contributor
Recognition on the Voice for the Horse Partner Acknowledgement page.
$300 — Production Supporter
Name included in the digital acknowledgements for the release.
$750 — Foundational Partner
Recognition on the website and early access to the completed recording.
$1,500 — Lead Supporter
Prominent recognition on the Partner Acknowledgement page and selected project materials.
$3,000 — Recording Partner
Recognition as the primary partner who helped make the professional children’s recording possible.
Supporters may also choose to remain anonymous.
A Note From Yvonne
This work has been built slowly, honestly, and with great care.
The songs, stories, and learning materials grow from my lived relationship with horses and from a deep belief that children deserve opportunities to be heard, understood, and encouraged.
I cannot finance this recording alone.
But with the support of people who believe in children, horses, music, and meaningful learning, we can take the next step together.
Every contribution matters.
Every share matters.
Every person who helps carry the message forward matters.
Thank you for helping bring Message From the Horse to life for children.
Explore Voice for the Horse
The original music and ongoing work can be found at:
Land Acknowledgement
This work is created on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Stó:lō Nation.
With respect and gratitude, we acknowledge the Stó:lō people—the People of the River—and their continuing relationship with the land, water, animals, and all who live here.
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