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Yoga With Horses Is Happening This Saturday at Lockwood Park If your week has been a lot, Lockwood Park has a pretty unexpected way to slow things down. This Saturday, October 24, the Perks Family Equine Center at Lockwood Park, 4989 Safford Road in Rockford, is hosting another Hooves & Harmony session from 10 to 11:15 AM. It is exactly what it sounds like. Yoga. With horses. The session combines gentle, meditative yoga with time around the park’s horses, giving participants a chance to slow down, stretch, breathe, and get out of their heads for a bit. At the end, everyone gets time to groom and pet the horses, which is probably one of the better ways we have heard of ending a yoga class. You do not need yoga experience, and you do not need horse experience either. The session is designed for all levels, and participants should bring a yoga mat if possible. Cost is $20 per person, and anyone age 14 or younger must be accompanied by an adult. If this Saturday does not work, there is another session scheduled for November 28. Hooves & Harmony is held every fourth Saturday throughout the year. There is something nice about an activity that does not ask you to be productive, competitive, or particularly good at anything. You just show up, move a little, breathe a little, and spend some time around animals. That sounds like a pretty good reset. Registration is available through Lockwood Park or at Rockford Park District customer service locations. Remember, it is a good day to go local.