Equine Healing

When a partnership is formed between horse and human, they are able to help each other to find balance and strength, not just physically, but mentally and emotionally as well. Then they are both able to safely release negative aspects of themselves that are no longer needed.

Horses are sentient beings who can teach us how to heal and find space. They can show us how to connect and build relationships, the value of cooperation, acceptance, and unconditional love, without judgement, something we humans find hard to learn.

Since I was very young I always had a strong affinity with animals, particularly horses. I would spend hours drawing horses’ heads and any books about horses were avidly read.

I was never able to have a horse of my own, but I would use any excuse to visit a friend who had one. She would not let me ride it, so I had to be content with leaning against the fence and dreaming that it was me riding, whilst watching them together.

I can remember only two occasions when I actually had the opportunity to ride while on a school holiday. As young and inexperienced as I was, I felt a strong and powerful flow of energy between us. They are precious memories.

Many years later, I was drawn into energy healing and trained as a holistic therapist. A client of mine told me about a horse therapy course he had been on, to help him with his depression. Each person was paired up with a horse for various activities over a weekend, and he said the experience was life changing. It prompted me to investigate further, as I felt this was another skill I would love to learn to help my clients heal themselves. Also, at last it gave me the opportunity to work with horses.