Unbridled Faith Farms

About Us

"Miracles start to happen when you give as much energy to your dreams as you do to your fears.

~ Richard Wilkins

Mission Statement - Unbridled Faith Farm
“All things are possible for those who believe!”

Unbridled means, “Returned to the original, intended state; perfect liberty; freedom without limits”.

Unbridled Faith Farm was established to empower women and children to regain their voice and to show them how to inspire others to find their voice. “Voice” is who we are and what we were created to be...our dreams, visions, natural abilities and talents. When circumstances come and rob us of our voice we loose the ability to be who we were created to be. We will “Unbridle” women and children thru the use of Equine Assisted Learning, Life Coaching, Art Therapy, Seminars, Teaching, Support Groups, Lessons and the Freedom Trail. We are a Faith Based 501(c)(3), non profit corporation. We believe that knowing the Truth about who they are and what they can do and be, is the only way to be ‘Unbridled’ and stay that way. We know that women and children can do more that just survive…they can Thrive.

"If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong."

~ Pat Parelli

Goals
Our main desire is to see people learn, grow and receive healing for their hearts through Jesus, using non-threatening, experiential activities with a horse.

From the beginning we have worked to bring mental and emotional healing to youth and adults, working together with certified professionals, horse specialists, counselors, and horses. Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Psychotherapy is an emerging field. It is a short term approach that affects real and lasting change, allowing the participant to experience immediate therapeutic process and intervention.

"The sight of [that pony] did something to me I've never quite been able to explain. He was more than tremendous strength and speed and beauty of motion. He set me dreaming."

~ Walt Morey

Who We Are
We will teach the steps that lead to a Balanced life…body, mind and spirit. When Balance is restored, an atmosphere has been created that can support the awakening of Dreams. We will teach people how to not only awaken the Dream, but to realize it! Our team will facilitate this by helping people make the necessary Connections between where they were/are and where they were created to end up by using the abundant metaphors provided by the horse, as well as equine themed art projects, seminars, support groups, and other specialists.

Unbridled Faith Farm is also a support to our schools, churches and community. We offer a fun way to empower, educate and enlighten anyone who wants a more effective, Balanced life.

Directors and Staff

"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse."

~ Robert Smith Surtees

Elaine's father, Roger Devenport with Breeders cup winner Unbridled Elaine

Elaine Averill
Founder of Unbridled Faith Farm. A wife and mother of two children, she is an Ordained Minister, an equestrian with a lifetime of experience in a wide variety of equine activities, including showing Quarter Horses, Paints and Pintos and winning many High Point Year End Awards, Buckles, Saddles and Titles. Elaine was awarded the Congress USA Championship Trophy for Showmanship in 1971. Her Family owned Quarter Horse Racings,” Horse of the Year“, Rocket Elaine; and the TB Breeders Cup Dystaff winner, Unbridled Elaine. Her father, Roger Devenport, brought the first two Quarter Horses to Wisconsin in the early forty’s from Oklahoma. Horses were always one of the main focus’ of her family.

Elaine attended Oral Roberts University with a major in Psychology. During her college years she volunteered for Teen Challenge and worked with their Youth Group and did Emergency Interventions. Immediately following college, she opened a boutique and hair salon, on Lovers Lane, in Dallas Texas. While there she was written up in Harpers Bazaar for being the New Kid On the Block, in the Dallas Morning News, “Who’s Who” section and was voted one of Dallas’ most eligible bachelor(ettes) for her ‘Fifth Ave. Smarts’. Following her retail years she moved to Ruidoso, New Mexico where she sold advertising for a Southwestern Arts Magazine.

After their marriage in 1977,she and her husband Roy were Elders in their churches for many years, youth leaders, leaders of Marriage Ministries International and counselors. Elaine also led a Women’s Ministry and many home cell groups for women as well as couples.

Like most women, Elaine experienced several heart-braking and traumatic experiences. The result was fear, rejection, anger, control and a need to please people. As a result of negative things that happened to her, and the poor choices that resulted from the abuse and violence, she fought depression and bulimia for many years.

After beginning a personal, intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, Elaine discovered the deep emotional healing and freedom she desired could be found within the Word of God. As her “Connection” to Jesus grew so did her emotional strength and freedom from bondages. The Word began delivering her from the past, restoring her hope and giving her a new Dream! Unbridled Faith Farm is a result of finding out who she was created to be, what she could do, and what was hers in Jesus Christ. Her life’s passion is sharing her healing journey with hurting women and children and showing them how to be “Unbridled”.

* I want to say a very special “Thank-you” to all the men and women of God who poured into my life. Without them the journey would have been much less enlightening (and fun). I also want to give my deepest gratitude and love to my husband. He always believed in me, loved me and made me laugh. He is my hero, my best friend and lover. Thank-you for not giving up on me! My children; I love you more than life; I am proud of both of you. You are my,”…more than I could ask or think.” My girlfriends…thanks for helping me ‘giddy-up and get over it”!!! I also give my deepest, heartfelt thanks to my dad. He loved me and knew me better than I knew myself. When I lost my ability to dream; he knew just how to awaken it…he bought me a horse. We always shared a passion; maybe an addiction, for horses. He taught me to hear them and how to speak clearly in response. He showed me how to enter their world, and how much of a privilege it was to be part of their herd. For us it was the language of love. Somehow he knew that our noble friends would carry me, encourage, and inspire me to live my Dream! Jimmy; lets fight the fight, take no prisoners and never, never, never give up! We will create the new legacy for the generations to come! Carpe Diem!!

Elaine is available for emotional, spiritual, and motivational speaking engagements please call her at (608) 712-6217.

“Our destiny lies in being victorious . . . through hope, faith and love.”

~ Debbie Haglund

Debbie Haglund
Vice President of Unbridled Faith, Debbie is a mother of four children. Debbie’s youngest daughter was diagnosed with a rare chromosome deletion and autism spectrum. She is also a ‘thriving survivor’ of a victim of an assault that took place November 2002. Her experiences in her journey of life brings to Unbridled an inspiration of Hope to others that ‘without a vision, people perish’.

Debbie is forming her own non-profit called “Hopes’ Force”. She utilizes hopes’ force, purpose and destiny to move people from being victims to becoming survivors…but most importantly arriving at the place of thriving in the freedom of God’s intended plan for their lives.

Debbie holds an Associate Degree in Science with a Business emphasis from Cardinal Stritch University. She is also certified in Grant Writing. Her story “The Long Road Back” has been featured in two state newspapers and a local news station. She has also appeared before the State House of Representatives as an advocate for programs benefiting families with special needs children.

Lasting SkinSolutions recently nominated Debbie as “Saving Face”. This program is dedicated to working with individuals who have suffered adverse circumstances beyond their control.

Debbie brings hope and inspiration to others as she shares her music and her story. “Life is not meant to be walked alone – we must do life together! We need to empower transformations because everyone has a story to tell. We need to reach out and encourage, empower and give hope to the whole family unit to enable them to do more than just survive, but to be able to thrive as individuals and therefore as a family.”

Debbie can be contacted at dshaglund@gmail.com for speaking engagements for your future events, workshops or church services.

"To ride a horse is to ride the sky."

~ Author Unknown

Linda and Craig Foreback

Linda and Craig gladly serve on the Board of Unbridled Faith Farm. Married 40 years, they have a married son and daughter and three grand children.

Linda is a retired R.N. having worked in the areas of hospital, public health, childbirth education and crisis pregnancy center nursing and administration. More recently, she and Craig ran a successful Bed & Breakfast. Linda has served as women’s ministry director, Bible teacher and seminar speaker. She has a degree in Christian counseling and is an ordained minister through Impact Ministries International.

Craig, a clinical chemist, teaches at the University of Wisconsin’s medical school, in the Laboratory Science program. He is Past-Chair of the Chicago section of the American Association for Clinical Chemists. He is a member of the Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Speakers’ Bureau. Craig has done extensive medical science writing and editing. He also serves as a Senior Consultant for Clear Medical Solutions of Milwaukee.

Craig and Linda have an interest in Life Coaching as it relates to the various programs being developed at Unbridled Faith.

"A horse gallops with his lung,
Perseveres with his heart,
and wins with his character."

~ Tesio

Barb and Moe Paulsen
Equine Audio. they are dedicated to consistently providing high performance, environmentally friendly audio solutions to the equine and farm industries. Their ultimate goal is to create an environment that fosters well being; enhance/improve the quality of life for all concerned through music designed to develop spirit, mind and body; and finally to educate the public on the many benefits and positive effects that music has on animals. Their partnership with Unbridled Faith Farms is a perfect fit.

"If I had a horse, I'd ride off in the sunset, where dreams, and shadows lie. To a life, where pain and sorrow don't exist, and to where hopes, and dreams become reality."

~ Lindsay Turcotte

Susan Wood
Mother of 3 beautiful daughters and wife to one lucky guy, Susan also has 6 horses, 2 dogs and a jar full of abandoned sea monkeys! Having had a love for horses for as long as she can remember and a thirst for knowledge, she started reading manuals for horse owners in 5th grade because owning one was not an option. Around junior high she started her actual riding education at the local livery stable whenever she could get a ride out there. With many years of trail riding and about a dozen English riding lessons under her belt, Susan started her formal English Equitation training at Ball State University where she was Division 1 Regional Champion and National Reserve Champion. After transferring to Pace University in New York, she had many opportunities to ride with some of the best English trainers in the country including Olympic Medalist Michael Page (whom she was invited to train with! A rare invitation!). She continued competing in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association during college, qualified and earned a couple 4th places at the National level and also competed in local and USEF rated shows out East as well as the Chicago area in the Hunters and Equitation, flat and over fences. After meeting Dave, she put her riding on hold to start her family.

Currently, all the Woods enjoy riding and her oldest competes in many disciplines. Susan teaches the art of both English and Western, coaches the 4H senior horse bowl team, sits on the Iowa County 4H Equine board, helps her husband manage a 12U and 14U ASA softball team (SW Wisconsin Storm) and trains on occasion with Grand Prix rider Amy Hunter of Viroqua WI, also Emily's jumping trainer. She organizes riding clinics for 4H and softball clinics for the softball teams.

Unbridled Faith is a barn that is so relaxed and comfortable. I have never in my life encountered a barn in which no one cares how many blues you won, how high you can jump. And I've looked hard! At Unbridled, everyone has one thing in common and that is the one thing that brought us here, our love for horses! Beginner, intermediate or advanced, English, Western or bareback, it just doesn't matter, we are ALL horse lovers. We'd rather clean our horse's stall than our own house! well sorta

!! Thank you, Elaine for creating an open, caring atmosphere with unconditional acceptance!

See ya soon,
Susan

"One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses."

~ Dale Carnegie

Chris Forten, DVM
Chris is the founder of Center Hill Veterinarian Clinic in Darlington, WI. She is an equine specialist. She and her husband Dave, as well as her two children, are active in the NRHA. (National Reining Horse Association) Chris and her partners at the Clinic are very involved in equine educational activities throughout the area.

"Through the days of love and celebration and joy, and through the dark days of mourning-the faithful horse has been with us always."

~ Elizabeth Cotton

Kelly Toltzien
Art Therapy and art making in general, provide people with an outlet to express themselves and explore personal issues and experiences, both positive and negative.

Many people do not have the ability to put a feeling, emotion, or experience into words, but through making art this can be possible. Art is a universally understood activity. It transcends age, race, sex, and permeates all cultures. Plus, it’s fun and can be enjoyed by everyone! Everyone’s experience with art is unique and different which is what makes it so powerful.

Art making and Horses go hand in hand. There is so much that you can learn about yourself through horses as well as through art. Both reflect what is going on inside of us, making it easier for us to grow, change and understand.

The Posse