10/23/2025
Horse Connection:
What could this look like for you?
Whether you are seeking mental health wellness, life coaching or equine energy medicine,
all of our horse activities are built on the same principle; creating healthy connections based on trust, respect and understanding for human and horse.
The following is a simple relational approach that considers these principles in practice. And one we encourage when you first come to the ranch.
1. Arrive and pause.
- Before you approach a horse, stand outside the space and notice your breath.
- Let the day drain out through your feet.
2. Ask permission with your body.
- Face your heart and hips at a gentle angle, not head-on of the horse.
- Take a few small steps, then wait. Notice the horse’s response.
3. Follow, don’t force.
- If the horse looks away or shifts back, pause.
Give space.
- If the horse softens—head lowers, ears neutral, tail relaxed—take one step closer.
4. Breathe on purpose.
- Exhale longer than you inhale. Let your shoulders drop on the out-breath.
- Notice if the horse’s breath or posture reflects yours.
5. Let silence and presence do the work.
- No need to approach, explain, or fix.
- If it feels right, offer your hand and wait for the horse to reach for you.
6. Close with gratitude.
- Step back slowly. Offer a quiet thank-you.
- Journal a few lines about what you felt in your body.
📸 photos taken with permission from the amazing retreat hosted by
