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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
Fundraising Goal: $10,000 CAD
A Song for Children. A Voice for the Horse. A Journey Worth Sharing.
MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE is an original 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 recording has already given the song a voice and allowed its message to begin reaching people.
The next step is to bring it to life through a professional children's recording featuring two adult lead vocalists, a children's choir, and the artistry of musicians and music production professionals.
We are inviting individuals, families, businesses, and community partners to help make this possible.
Our intention is to honour the people behind the music, compensate them fairly for their contributions, and create a recording that children, families, educators, and communities can enjoy for years to come.
What This Campaign Will Fund
Our fundraising goal is $10,000 CAD to professionally produce and release the children's version of MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE.
Funding will help cover:
Professional male and female lead vocalists
Children's choir participation, direction, and organizational support
Musical arrangement and professional production
Additional session musicians where appropriate
Studio recording and vocal engineering
Mixing and mastering
Performer agreements and legal review
Preparation for digital release
Project administration, acknowledgements, and contingency costs
An Ontario-based music producer has expressed interest in working with Voice for the Horse Music Projects.
Final production arrangements, performers, and costs will be confirmed as the project develops.
Our commitment is to recognize and fairly compensate the artists and professionals who contribute their talent and expertise.
Preliminary Production Budget
Production Component
Estimated Allocation
Two professional lead vocalists
$1,600
Children's choir, director, and organization
$3,000
Musical arrangement and production
$1,800
Studio recording and vocal engineering
$900
Additional instrumental performances
$500
Mixing and mastering
$800
Legal agreements and rights review
$700
Release preparation and contingency
$700
Total Fundraising Goal
$10,000 CAD
These are preliminary planning estimates, not confirmed quotations. Final allocations will depend on production requirements, professional agreements, and applicable fees.
Every contribution will help bring the recording one step closer to completion.
Why Human Voices Matter
The current recording is already a meaningful creative work, developed through original songwriting, musical direction, and AI-assisted production.
Music, however, can continue to grow through the people who interpret and perform it.
A human singer brings breath, phrasing, emotion, and individual expression. Musicians contribute their own experience and artistry.
A children's choir offers something especially meaningful: the opportunity for young voices to participate in carrying a message created for children.
Professional production also creates an opportunity to support working musicians, vocalists, producers, and participating children's music organizations.
The story comes from life. Music gives the story a voice. And one day, another human voice may carry it forward.
This recording is an opportunity to bring that philosophy to life.
Why This Song Matters
Children are often encouraged to speak honestly, make good choices, stand up for themselves, and understand their feelings.
Yet they are not always given meaningful opportunities to explore and practise those qualities.
Horses offer a remarkable starting point.
They respond to what is happening around them.
They communicate through behaviour, movement, and expression.
They invite us to become more observant, patient, and respectful.
Through music and guided reflection, MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE encourages children to explore:
Honesty
Identity
Courage
Emotional awareness
Kindness
Belonging
Responsibility
Respect for themselves and others
Respect for horses
The song is not meant to lecture children.
It is meant to invite them in.
Part of a Larger Educational Journey
Voice for the Horse Music Projects is developing seven connected, horse-centred relational learning curricula:
STRONGER
WAITING FOR YOU TO KNOW ME
I WILL RUN WITH YOU
STEPPING INTO YOUR LIFE
LEADING YOUR WAY
MY PONY TOOK ME FLYING
MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE
Together, these curricula are designed as a continuous educational journey exploring relationships, personal responsibility, character, and what we can learn through respectful observation of horses.
Each curriculum is being developed with three original songs: a foundational song, a midpoint reflection or encouragement song, and a closing song that helps carry the learning journey forward.
The series also incorporates original downloadable horse-centred virtue cards, reflective questions, learning activities, and supporting educational materials.
Separate youth and adult facilitator guides will provide questions and learning approaches suited to the different experiences of each audience.
The resources are being designed for flexible use, whether independently or with a facilitator.
They may be experienced within families, between friends or accountability partners, in schools, youth organizations, recovery centres, horse programmes, and community settings.
Downloadable certificates will allow participants to acknowledge their completion of the learning journey.
These educational resources are intended to be freely accessible online.
Our belief is simple: free access should never mean a lesser educational experience.
MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE is the concluding curriculum in this seven-part journey.
This fundraising campaign is dedicated specifically to the professional children's recording associated with that final curriculum.
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 programmes and equine environments
Recovery and community organizations
Children exploring honesty, courage, identity, kindness, and belonging
Participants will not need to own a horse or have direct access to horses to benefit from the learning experience.
The music and educational materials are intended to encourage reflection, conversation, and connection.
Listen to the Current Demo Version
You can hear the current children's demo version of MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE here:
This recording introduces the song, its message, and the musical direction we hope to develop through professional production.
How You Can Help
Our fundraising goal is $10,000 CAD.
Support can be given through a contribution of any size.
Sharing this campaign with families, educators, horse people, musicians, businesses, community groups, and others who care about children is also deeply valuable.
Every contribution helps move the project toward professional production.
Funds raised will be directed toward the recording and related production expenses, with the intention of compensating participating artists and professionals fairly.
Voice of Truth Circles — Our Partners in the Music
The Voice of Truth Circles recognize the individuals, families, businesses, and organizations helping bring MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE to life.
Each circle represents a different level of support and participation in carrying the music and its message forward.
These circles are part of the existing Voice for the Horse Music Projects partnership recognition programme.
Seed of Truth — $0–$99
Plant the Vision. Nurture the Beginning.
Every movement begins with a seed.
These supporters help plant the vision and nurture the first roots of the project as the initiative begins to grow.
Circle of the Horse — $100–$249
A Community Inspired by the Wisdom and Presence of Horses.
This circle represents a growing community that believes in the message and helps carry it forward.
Riders of the Song — $250–$499
Carrying the Rhythm and Movement of the Project Forward.
These supporters help carry the rhythm and momentum of the project, helping the music and message travel further into the world.
Keepers of the Song — $500–$999
Preserving the Harmony for Future Generations.
Keepers help preserve and strengthen the heart of the message, supporting the music and its connection to meaningful learning.
Guardians of the Voice — $1,000–$2,499
Amplifying Truth and Providing Support.
Guardians stand beside the project with deeper support, helping protect the integrity and extend the reach of MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE.
Stewards of the Voice — $2,500+
Holding the Light. Guiding the Journey.
Stewards provide significant support toward bringing the recording to life and helping its music and message reach future generations.
Recognizing Our Supporters
Voice of Truth Circles supporters will be acknowledged through the existing partner recognition pages on the Voice for the Horse Music Projects website, according to their contribution level and recognition preferences.
Supporters may choose to remain anonymous.
Contributions do not confer ownership of the song, sound recording, educational materials, or creative decision-making authority.
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.
Over the years, I have come to appreciate how music can give expression to experiences that words alone sometimes cannot reach.
The original recording of MESSAGE FROM THE HORSE has already allowed this song to find its voice.
My hope now is to bring human performers into the next chapter of its life.
I envision two professional vocalists, musicians, and the possibility of a children's choir, each contributing their own artistry to a recording that honours both the message and the people who bring it forward.
I cannot finance this production 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 considering becoming part of this journey.
With gratitude,
Yvonne Allen
Voice for the Horse Music Projects
Shaped by Horses & Music
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The original music, educational vision, 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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