Equine Connection Coaching Services Wendy Elrick

Equine Connection Coaching Services Wendy Elrick Equine-assisted learning and therapy offers a compelling journey of clarity & understanding. Horses Horses can inspire our dreams and awaken our spirit.

The Equine Connection is located ten minutes from downtown Vernon, BC on eight acres in a peaceful rural setting and offers equine-assisted learning opportunities. Equine-assisted learning and therapy offers a compelling journey of clarity and understanding. Horses are powerful teachers who instantly respond to actions, body language and the energy of the participant. The focus of equine-assisted

learning is not riding, nor horsemanship. It takes place out of the saddle and on the ground. We offer custom self-development workshops for any group wanting to expand their self-awareness, team building for business or wellness weekends for individuals. Our services also include traditional counselling, as well as equine-assisted therapy for children, adults, families, and groups. Take the time to explore our website and discover the benefits of our services for you and your family. www.wendyelrick.com

Individual counselling is offered by Wendy Elrick. Groups are facilitated by both Wendy, and a co-facilitator. Wendy Elrick, MSc, CCC is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (www.ccpa-accp.ca), with a Masters degree in Human Services working as a counsellor for 19 years. Her experience includes working with children, adults, families and groups. Wendy’s experience includes trauma recovery, teaching assertiveness, and women’s empowerment.

As we settle into a slower pace for the hot months, I reflect on all the teaching and healing the horses provided throug...
07/15/2025

As we settle into a slower pace for the hot months, I reflect on all the teaching and healing the horses provided through the Spring.

We facilitated an equine-assisted learning facilitation training, three trauma recovery groups for women, a mini group for four ladies, a nourishing weekend of deepening our connection to the Soul, and all sorts of individual sessions.

Zabrina and the Herd facilitated a biodynamic cranial sacral training, as well as a health & wellness for horses training. A treat for the horses, as they receive treatments from the students, as you can see on one of the photos!

The horses supported Tina Berlin with three sound baths! A new experience for us.

Lots of growth and increased awareness for all who participated.

I thank the horses, the Land, Cara, Zabrina, Tina, as well as Katherine and Robin (Our drumming and singing goddesses.).

I am also grateful to Kimmie for keeping the property looking ordered and all shiny! Thank you, thank you!

It is a great honour to be part of this transformational work.

May all those who came and shared their hearts with us continue to delve deeper into their own being, and relish in their new knowing.

It is so easy to detach from our divinity, to become rigid in our focus on everyday agendas, and challenges – the daily ...
05/31/2025

It is so easy to detach from our divinity, to become rigid in our focus on everyday agendas, and challenges – the daily grind.
To stay connected to our essence, our soul, it is helpful to have a daily spiritual practice.

It can be as simple as breathwork, meditation, communing with Mother Nature, dance, prayer…
It is also nourishing to remember that not only is the world always talking to you, so is your body.
Learning to body scan, and sit with the sensations in your body will lead to a deeper intimacy with yourself.
You will begin to sense what the body wants, and needs.
It may be as simple as a particular food, or your soul may want to engage in a creative activity, or have you attend to an emotional wound.

Beautiful Vienna shows us, in the photo, how she sees herself with curiosity and awe.
She understands her divinity.

Remember Your Divinity – June 13-16, 2025

An opportunity to expand your intimacy with yourself, to stay connected to your essence.

To register, email Wendy at [email protected]

Even though I have been co-facilitating with the horses for 20 years, I still feel a difficulty describing the process o...
05/27/2025

Even though I have been co-facilitating with the horses for 20 years, I still feel a difficulty describing the process of an equine-assisted therapy session.

The teaching and healing given by the horses is multi-layered, very personal and delivered with love.

The below testimonials provide a glimpse into the process of receiving teaching and healing from the horses.

‘There is something magical about the work the horses do. They understand what you’re feeling before you do. And, they mirror it back to you in the most incredible way.’

‘The horses teach you lessons about your past in a new light that allows you a new perspective.’

Come experience yourself through the eyes of the herd.

Remember your Divinity – June 13-16, 2025

$1250 + accommodation

For registrations and questions - email Wendy at [email protected]

Friday June 13th at 4pmTina Berlin will be bathing us in the sounds of her singing bowls!Imagine Tina with all her beaut...
05/13/2025

Friday June 13th at 4pm

Tina Berlin will be bathing us in the sounds of her singing bowls!

Imagine Tina with all her beautiful instruments in the middle of the covered arena on a low stage, with the horses present.

Come sit in this setting and be restored by a Sound Bath supported by the energy of our equine healers.

For the retreat participants the experience is included in the cost of ‘Remember Your Divinity’

Anyone coming just for the Sound Bath, the cost is $55

To register, email Wendy at [email protected]

“Our soul, our true self, is the most mysterious, essential, and magical dimension of our being. In fact, it is not a se...
05/09/2025

“Our soul, our true self, is the most mysterious, essential, and magical dimension of our being. In fact, it is not a separate reality…but the cohesive force that unites our body, heart, and mind. It is not a ghost trapped somehow in the physical machinery of our body but the very essence of our being. Each soul is unique, and we are called upon to break out of the minimum security prison of conformity and mediocrity to experience our soul’s true magic and power. Like a plant it needs to be nurtured to grow and blossom, and to be freed from the entangling, obscuring weeds that tend to take over. The soul is an artist. Its nature is to create…Its presence manifests in being awake, attentive, energetic, alive. It is the spark of life…Freeing the soul, freeing ourselves to be soulful, means empowering ourselves to really see what’s going on in ourselves, in others, in our lives. This seeing is not the ordinary sort of looking we’re habituated to. Looking operates on the surface; seeing probes beneath to discern the essence, the motion, the energy.” (Roth, p. 142-3)



Gabrielle Roth has captured the focus of the experience we are offering on June 13-16 - ‘Remember Your Divinity’.

Come talk with the horses about a deeper connection to your own soul and what your soul wants to tell you!

We will be learning from the horses, receiving bodywork, meditating and having deep rest.

All meals are included. Accommodation is available if you want to spend the three nights on the Land.

$1250 (not including accommodation)

To register, as well as ask any questions, email Wendy at [email protected]

This last weekend, The Equine Connection had the pleasure of co-hosting a Sunrise Grief Retreat.It is such a nourishing ...
05/02/2025

This last weekend, The Equine Connection had the pleasure of co-hosting a Sunrise Grief Retreat.

It is such a nourishing experience to turn inwards for an extended period of time.

To honour feelings, to find new perspectives, and to deeply rest.

We are offering our own experience of internal exploration in June – the 13th to the 16th – for 6 women.

We are calling this time of turning inwards ‘Remembering your Divinity”

Our ‘remembering’ will be done with the horses, doing equine-assisted learning sessions, as well as bodywork with both human and horse practitioners.

There will be good food, storytelling, meditation, and plenty of time to rest.

The cost is $1250

To register, email Wendy at [email protected]

Our very own Cara is directing this special story being told on the Armstrong Asparagus Theatre stage.
04/18/2025

Our very own Cara is directing this special story being told on the Armstrong Asparagus Theatre stage.

Spring is here!The horses are so relieved and grateful to taste fresh grass!Our equine-assisted therapy programs have al...
04/18/2025

Spring is here!

The horses are so relieved and grateful to taste fresh grass!

Our equine-assisted therapy programs have all started.
The herd is happy to be working with the humans.
New beginnings are so full of potential!

Enjoy Mother Nature’s show of blossoms!

03/16/2025

This is the day to join in a drum circle!!

Equine-assisted therapy/learning is largely an experiential form of self-development.The learning comes from the process...
03/12/2025

Equine-assisted therapy/learning is largely an experiential form of self-development.

The learning comes from the process of doing things with the horses.

During a session with a children’s group, we were ‘playing circus’, which used to be one of Chunky the miniature’s roles here at The Equine Connection.

Before I could collect Chunky, Sunny presented herself.

Sunny was a 30 something year old pony, who had a long history of carrying horse girls over fences at horse shows.

We indulged Sunny, and when she got to the jump, she stopped!

Everyone clapped and cheered!

At that moment, it was obvious that that is what she volunteered for – celebration, appreciation, the limelight!

Her teaching at that moment was to celebrate our lives, celebrate ourselves!

The facilitation training, Landor’s Learnings, starting on March 24th, will include doing many equine-assisted therapy/learning exercises.

The herd will be sharing their wisdom with us.

To register, email Wendy at [email protected].

Celebrating all the courageous women in the world on International Women’s Day!As you walk your journey on the Earth, re...
03/08/2025

Celebrating all the courageous women in the world on International Women’s Day!

As you walk your journey on the Earth, remember to love yourself, everyday! Especially on the hard days.

The horses at The Equine Connection receive equine therapy sessions when needed. While a number of healers have supporte...
03/07/2025

The horses at The Equine Connection receive equine therapy sessions when needed. While a number of healers have supported the horses, the woman who supports the herd consistently, and has for years, is Zabrina Barteaux. The horses offer healing to the people who come to the property, and Zabrina offers healing to the horses. When she sets up for a session, the herd is always ready and receptive. It is not unusual for a particular horse to request a session during one of Zabrina’s night dreams! (They know it is important to assert your own needs!) Zabrina offers the horses massage, acupressure, energy clearing, cranial sacral treatments, chakra balancing, herbal supplements, and more.

I remember a session with Vienna. Vienna’s spine was needing adjustment. She stood in the arena, without being tied, while Zabrina worked on her lower vertebrae. As Zabrina massaged, Vienna subtly moved her head and neck back and forth, assisting in her own adjustment! Her eyes were soft, and her focus was on her own body. She was clearly collaborating with her practitioner! Fabulous to witness!

The participants who attend the March Facilitation Training, Landor’s Learnings, will spend a whole day learning some of the techniques Zabrina applies in her healing work with the horses. -Star Holistic Healing

To register, email Wendy at [email protected]

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