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Awakening Through Horses

Personal Transformation for people with the help of horses. Based in East Lothian.

10/03/2026

FREEDOM is one of my core values and it’s why I love working with horses. A galloping horse is a such a powerful symbol of freedom because horses embody that wild, spirited nature we all have inside of us, even if we have lost touch with it.

Spending time with horses can bring you back in touch with those untethered parts of yourself. The parts buried under conditioning, people-pleasing, fear of the unknown, limiting beliefs, other people’s expectations. The list is long.

During sessions with the horses, I often see people make big shifts. They come back to themselves and reconnect to lost parts. It’s a beautiful thing to witness as horse and human connect on a level beyond words that touches something deeper in the spirit.

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/

03/03/2026

"EQUINE THERAPY HIT ME IN A WAY TALKING ALONE NEVER COULD".

"It was a visceral , confronting and deeply clarifying experience. The horses reflected back exactly how I show up with others: my boundaries, my patterns, what I protect, and what I tolerate.

It was a real breakthrough moment, and a powerful complement to traditional therapy" Chloe, Glasgow.

If you want to hear more about Chloe's experience with the horses, here's her Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVa678TjPgW/?igsh=YzFzYzRpdms4anA2

Step into the herd and discover yourself.
https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk

26/02/2026

"Field therapy really was a turning point in my life - the catalyst for real change and transformation" G M (Midlothian)

Working with the horses can shed light on patterns of behaviour and limiting beliefs that you weren't previously aware of and free you to step into a more authentic and fulfilling life.

Come and have a session with the horses and discover the real you:
https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/

12/02/2026

Connection with the horses and the environment allows people to experience, often for the first time, non-judgemental acceptance: and experience and embodied understanding of themselves and their behaviours.

The healing effects of being completely seen and heard by another being can’t be underestimated.

It’s powerful, unforgetable, and potentially life changing.
Come and experience a session with the horses and see where it might lead you.

1:1 sessions with the horses in East Lothian.
5 day retreats in Spain.

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/

09/02/2026

If you want honest feedback, don’t ask other people, ask a horse!

As a counsellor and Equine Assisted Therapist, one of the reasons I love working with horses is their ability to offer incredibly precise, honest feedback. They respond to who you truly are and how you show up in the moment—not who you think you should be or who you’re trying to be.
Horses can gently reveal blind spots, past trauma, and limiting patterns of behaviour you may not even be aware of. Their feedback is genuine and free of judgment—just clear, present-moment truth. And if you’re willing to listen, it can be incredibly powerful.
During a session with the horses, you begin to notice how you show up in the world. This growing self-awareness helps you understand yourself more deeply, break free from limiting patterns, and step beyond your comfort zone. From there, deeper clarity, connection, and a stronger sense of meaning and purpose can emerge.
If you feel ready to take a deep dive into self-awareness, I offer individual equine-assisted sessions in East Lothian with 4 beautiful native horses.
Feel free to contact me to find out more.
https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/individual-sessions/

21/01/2026

I have had a blissful afternoon sitting in a warm Yurt on a cold day with Jen Gold, founder of Reconnect To Self https://www.reconnecttoself.scot/
Slowing down, enjoying a cup of herb tea doing a Podcast with her about my work with horses.
If you'd like to hear it, click the link below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQG-nUQUmJ8p1KRRjSeCym8t293uSIUU/view?usp=sharing

14/01/2026

Horses see you as you are and help you embody who you want to become.

I can certainly attest to the power of being around horses to help us move from where we are to where we want to be in our lives. Horses make the invisible, visible. They reveal our patterns of behaviour and quickly. This makes them powerful catalysts for personal development because when you interact with them their response is immediate and honest, revealing what you can’t yet see in yourself and offering opportunities for change.

If you’re looking for help to make a shift in your life this year, come and have a session with the horses and see where it can take you.

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/individual-sessions/

22/11/2025

This week I did my first client session with these 4 beautiful ponies. It feels like a true priviledge to be able to work with another herd, now that the last of my horses is retired. Individual sessions in the field run all year round...wrap up warm and come and experience the wisdom of the horses.
https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/

18/11/2025

We have set our NEW RETREAT DATES for 2026! Come and join us in Spain for a transformational experience.

“Horses mirror the real happenings inside us. By observing them, we can discover deep insights about ourselves, and can see clearly our interaction with the world” (MC, Hungary)

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/retreats/

27/10/2025

✨ “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau.

This beautifully captures the essence of experiential learning with horses.

In equine-assisted learning, what a client sees in a horse’s behaviour often reflects their core beliefs — the deep-seated ideas we hold about ourselves, others, and the world around us.

These beliefs act as lenses that shape how we interpret every experience. Two people can be in the same situation and respond completely differently, depending on what their lens allows them to see.

For example, a client approaches a horse, and the horse walks away. One person might think, “The horse doesn’t like me,” while another wonders, “Where is the horse going?”
Neither is inherently right or wrong — but both reveal something about the beliefs that drive their perception.

Even when core beliefs are inaccurate, they still influence our thoughts, emotions, and actions. Limiting beliefs can lead to self-doubt and disconnection, while balanced beliefs foster curiosity, understanding, and growth.

The beauty of working with horses is that their feedback is clean and immediate. They reflect our inner world without judgment, helping clients see their own patterns clearly — often in ways that lead to powerful self-discovery and transformation.

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/retreats/

17/10/2025

Step into the herd. Discover yourself.

In a herd of horses, communication is both constant and nonverbal. Be it, the flick of an ear, a shift of weight, a single breath; all of these subtle signals are saying something.

There’s so much we can learn from this. On our recent Soul Purpose Retreat in Spain our clients were able to experience in-the-moment what it’s like to communicate without words and work together as a herd.

The retreat offers an experiential and transformative way to understand yourself through the lens of presence, relationship, and authenticity.

New dates for 2026 coming soon! Please get in touch if you would like more info.

A big thanks to Centro Ecuestre Pegaso for letting us work with their amazing horses.

https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/retreats/

14/10/2025

“Without authenticity and congruence, there is nothing… only mixed messages and a disconnection from our higher self.”

A client said this to me on our 5-day Soul Purpose Retreat in Spain last week—this was her breakthrough moment.

One of the biggest reasons these retreats are so powerful is the experiential learning with horses.

Horses don’t judge us, they don’t project, they don’t give advice.
They simply respond in the moment to how we’re showing up.

And clean feedback is where true growth happens.
Judgment shuts us down.
Clean feedback opens us up.

Experiential learning isn’t something you just think about.
You FEEL it.
In your body.
In your energy.
In your whole self.
It’s a deep inner knowingness… and from that place, the next step becomes crystal clear.
It reconnects us to who we really are.

Authenticity + embodiment = clarity and purpose.

Are you ready to connect with authenticity and congruence?

Join us on our next retreat: https://awakeningthroughhorses.co.uk/retreats/

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Lochhouses Farm
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