02/01/2026
There really isn’t such a thing as a “typical” session. Each one begins by meeting a child/adult exactly where they are — on their journey, with whatever they’re carrying that day. The guiding question is always:
“What do you need today?”
That’s not an easy question to answer, and it often takes time and practice. This is where facilitator intuition, attunement, and listening to the horses becomes essential.
Sometimes what’s needed is very little doing. A client may need space to rest, decompress, and reset. In those sessions, we might focus on breathing, somatic awareness, and mindfulness alongside the horses, allowing their calm and stillness to support regulation.
Other times, a client may be ready to explore current beliefs, boundaries, or behaviour patterns. In these sessions, I may introduce experiential learning activities with the horses to explore what shifts could support change. These can be deeply insightful and often quite powerful.
Or a client simply needs to talk — to share recent experiences in a confidential, supportive space — often followed by gentle reflection with the horses.
We have sessions where the client is reminded just to have fun – to not take life so seriously and remember to play. Always Morgana or Albert with this message.
Sometimes, the session unfolds into something deeper, with clear messages emerging from the horses around slowing down, trusting, or recognising unmet needs such as connection, support, or compassion.
For clients who have been disconnected from their feelings for a long time, sessions may focus on safely re-engaging with sensation and emotion. In these moments, horseback sensory work may be included to support reconnection through the body.
Throughout all sessions, my focus is on supporting clients to build their own self-awareness and take meaningful learning with them beyond the paddock. I don’t define or direct a path for them — my role is to facilitate what’s needed, respond to what emerges, and support the outcomes both energetically and practically, with tools and strategies clients can use in everyday life.
