The Art of Equine Communication

Feeling safe and connected to their herd is a horse's greatest instinct for survival. Tapping into this instinct through your presence and empathy is the foundation for connecting and communicating with horses.

Transformational Horsemanship

Helping you build your skills, presence, and understanding so you can become more effective and resilient in all areas of your life.

Transformational Horsemanship

Helping you build your skills, presence, and understanding so you can become more effective and resilient in all areas of your life.

Horses are excellent teachers of self-awareness. They have a powerful and gentle presence that helps you tap into your authenticity and personal power. And what we love the most about engaging with horses is that they help reveal patterns you may not have been aware of in a genuine and honest way. Offering you a space to experience and integrate new awareness and skills, making learning easy and effective.

 Sometimes it can be hard to learn new skills with others because not all people have skills themselves. They can be judgemental and unaware of their own emotions and how to work with them. With horses, you never have to second guess what they are communicating to you because they are honest and transparent about how they feel. Empathy is how they communicate, and that is why they are such great teachers for developing your empathic and emotional skills and putting them into practice.

Honoring and connecting with horses as sentient beings is the foundation of our programs that Carrie has developed over the past two decades through her love, understanding, and learning with horses. Our equine-assisted programs differ from others because our focus is on communicating and connecting with horses through presence, understanding, and empathy. Interacting and engaging with horses in this way offers you opportunities to exponentially increase your self-awareness and emotional, empathic, and authentic leadership skills.

Learning with and honoring horse as a sentient being offers you –

  • A deeper awareness of how you show up in the world.
  • Removal of inner obstacles.
  • Authentic leadership skills. 
  • Opportunities to work with and channel your emotions.
  • Develop healthy empathy.
  • Tap into your felt sense and your body’s wisdom.
  • Awaken your instincts and intuition.
  • Experiential knowledge.
  • Practice integrating your new knowledge.
  • A space to create more presence, peace, and clarity.
  • A sacred place to heal.

*No horse experience is necessary. You will have opportunities to engage with the herd in a variety of safe and gentle ground activities with no riding involved.

Learning with and honoring horse as a sentient being offers you –

  • A deeper awareness of how you show up in the world.
  • Removal of inner obstacles.
  • Authentic leadership skills. 
  • Opportunities to work with and channel your emotions.
  • Develop healthy empathy.
  • Tap into your felt sense and your body’s wisdom.
  • Awaken your instincts and intuition.
  • Experiential knowledge.
  • Practice integrating your new knowledge.
  • A space to create more presence, peace, and clarity.
  • A sacred place to heal.

*No horse experience is necessary. You will have opportunities to engage with the herd in a variety of safe and gentle ground activities with no riding involved.

“Helping you understand yourself better through interacting with horses is a passion of mine. My method goes beyond technique. I work with you to develop your presence, skills, and your creativity, so you can respond and communicate clearly with Horse in the moment and in a way that builds trust and confidence.”

Helping you understand yourself better through interacting with horses is a passion of mine. My method goes beyond technique. I work with you to develop your presence, skills, and your creativity, so you can respond and communicate clearly with Horse in the moment and in a way that builds trust and confidence.

Offerings

Initial sessions- two options

  •  3 hour private session $375
  •  1.5 hour private session $185

Subsequent sessions –

1 hour private session  $125

Group sessions and workshops available – contact me for more information.

Offerings

Initial sessions- two options

  •  3 hour private session $375
  •  1.5 hour private session $185

Subsequent sessions –

1 hour private session  $125

Group sessions and workshops available – contact me for more information.

Carrie is truly a gifted horsewoman, She has a powerful and gentle way of communicating with horses that is amazing and beautiful to watch. She has a quiet confidence that invites horses to partner with her to accomplish any given task. Truly one of the best horsewoman I have had the privilege of working with.
C. Schwartz
Carrie is an extremely gifted Equine Assisted Coach. Her ability to deeply connect with horses is out-of-this-world. I treasure every opportunity to watch her work with horses. I always walk away with a deeper understanding of myself as a leader, coach, and human being. Thank you Carrie for being inspirational and magical as you dance with your herd.
~Michele Mitchell, PhD, MSW, LCSW, ACC, CPXP
When Carrie asked me to write something in support of her work with horses, I was delighted. I only met her once, at an Equine Alchemy Five Roles of a Master Herder workshop held at my farm more than a year ago. However, the experience of watching her interact with two of my horses was so spellbinding that it remains forever in my mind and my heart. First, let me say that having lived with horses for more than 18 years, and having worked with a number of wonderful horsemanship clinicians, I have seen and personally experienced that interactive “dance” that occurs when a horse and a human share a deep understanding of the connection that is possible when we, as humans, can put aside our sense of superiority and communicate clearly and powerfully with the horse as a fellow sentient being. Kathleen Barry Ingram refers to something called “holding the sacred space of possibility”, that is, the space between words and doing where a container of support is created that is fully engaged and open to what is happening in the moment. Horses do this naturally, and it was my great pleasure to watch Carrie interact with my horses in this way, first with one of my young geldings known at our farm as a “boundary challenger”, and then with the lovely, graceful and powerful mare who holds the second place of authority in the herd. In doing an exercise called “Relationship in Motion”, Carrie tuned into the unique energy and perspective of each horse, applying pressure as needed and answering each appropriate response with a release so fluid that what we witnessed with each horse was truly a dance. I look forward to having Carrie return to Meadow Run, and I know the horses will welcome her back as well.
Diane Loffmin, Meadow Run - GA