The Balanced Horse Project

The Balanced Horse Project Patricia Cleveland's STEP Training produces high-quality, safe, and sustainable horses. Remote & on site services.
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The Balanced Horse Project's double blind tests, confirm body symmetry resolves most training and developmental problems. At The Balanced Horse Project, our goal is to create a comfortable body for the horse to use, while their mind focuses on the job. We develop training programs to address the completeness of symmetry and balance through organic means. Training, going to the show ring, the trac

k, or down the trail, horses face constant physical stress. Attention to preventing injury is very important. Our maintenance program can be done on site using photo analysis, the mobile service, or visiting Rel Leaf Farm. Restoring and regenerating the body provides instant and long term benefits. The techniques are designed to resolve very deep seated issues producing the compensation injuries and behavior commonly experienced. We are dedicated to present a discussion through which owners, trainers, and handlers gain an education regarding the potential of quantum resources to naturally straightening the body, making training a horse safer and easier. Improving the whole body before training allows the horse to experience natural balance. We offer information, experience, and data relating quantum realms, energy, and the material goals of the horseman to create self-carriage, engagement, and athletic power. The horse develops his body, as we expand our thoughts.

All this STUFF  I've researched, tested  and proved to help my horses means nothing to many and something to a few. How ...
11/20/2024

All this STUFF I've researched, tested and proved to help my horses means nothing to many and something to a few.
How it developed, how the experiences unfolded are seldom discuss. I don't talk about because it discounts the value of the work and people laugh at the way I just know. As it is, the work done, never recieved a fair shake. It's beyond the reach of physical logic. I totally understand the challenge.

The intuitive element I experience with horses, haunted my life from the begining. These abilities ebb and flow. For the last 2 years the ebb cycle left me intuitively deaf. It allowed the explanations to take on physical meaning.
Now a body of empirical evidence originating from intuitive knowing, is explained by physics history symbols and language. Combined with consistent positive change in horses, we have solutions which are going to waste.

All this STUFF means nothing. Its not realized it's potential and it's should be applied to young horses to change the futures for generations .

There is something bigger that brings me to write these words.
Today, I realized the BHP experience was ultimately my journey, meant to liberate my child mind which has existed in a social prison of psyhic denial.

Being a gifted person, a universal empath, a generator of unlimited possibilities is not accept where I live.

Today the flow state, has me opennly accepting myself as visibly valid. The world's rejection makes it easy to accept who I am, be who I am and achieved what is meant to be.

The wholistic circle is complete. My insights, filtered through the souls of horses transformed myth to empirical evidence. Pain and suffering in horses could end if we want. Reseting equine symmetry isn't a dream, vision or illusion. Horses have validated the impossible.

It's idea is valid. I am valid. I'm a person with validated gifts. The instincts providing the non physical experience alters logic, because the horse is considered conscious.

The BHP's was created by an intuitive horse trainer. The unexplainable happens day after day. The results are expanding possibilities. The path is taken me out of here.

What we put out makes a difference in the world. For me, listening to horses was a good way to discover the lessons that I need to learn.

Update: STEP RESET Restoration of an OTTB - Nov 19Bright-eyed, hungry, and happy—this OTTB is gaining weight and showing...
11/19/2024

Update: STEP RESET Restoration of an OTTB - Nov 19

Bright-eyed, hungry, and happy—this OTTB is gaining weight and showing signs of progress!

Today, his hoof angles, on all four feet are modifying the growth angles.

Will they match?

This is determined by weight distribution through the middle of the leg joints. This horse is too straight through the stifle. Obviously this OTTB has been out of balance for a while.

With his flexible back and level frontquarters, maybe the core tensions will alway the pevlis to shift.

I checked him at breakfast. He’s a bit sore in the right hip, which aligns with the hock chip and changes in his right knee.

What happens when the joints recenter their angles and the body weight is evenly carried by 4 legs?
Does the joint damage continue or stop or perhaps reverse?

Well, we’re about to find out!

Today, STEP training will ask the pelvis to center and create symmetry across both hips/stifles. If possible reduce the load carried by the twisting right hock.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right! That’s why we always try, and challenge what's impossible.

Fingers crossed.
Let's ask and see what Nature does.

Oh boy.Not only can we support horses  as they improve their posture, now we have added red light and other wellness mod...
11/18/2024

Oh boy.
Not only can we support horses as they improve their posture, now we have added red light and other wellness modalities to support horse trainers and riders booking a retreat.

The Balanced Horse Project has partnered with Awaken Wellness Spa to bring together the expertise and resources aligned with betterment of the rider's mind, body and the horse.

To learn more or book a retreat or join STEP's Education Program simply send a message.

Update: STEP OTTB Stress Reset - Nov 14, Day 11Purpose of this Case Study: Can Kissing Spine be influenced—or even rever...
11/14/2024

Update: STEP OTTB Stress Reset - Nov 14, Day 11

Purpose of this Case Study: Can Kissing Spine be influenced—or even reversed—by addressing performance posture through exercises designed to solve the core issue of asymmetrical balance in horses?

We’re waiting on new X-rays from yesterday’s vet visit, so there are no definitive conclusions yet. But a quick comparison by the vet, of “before” and “after” images hints at something remarkable.

The vet was concerned about the horse's weight, a problem linked to the lack of proper dental support. Now the OTTB can chew with ease instead of struggling to swallow.

Sage smoke seemed to lift his fevers and restore his appetite. My explanation of how the horse survived pneumonia from aspirating feed, left lthe vet shaking her head. "I don't want to know." she stated. In my mind, I wondered, WHY. The pneumonia and ulcers have cleared, so weren't these results interesting?

The seperation between disciplines and knowledge established comfortable boundaries. What a great feeling.

Just 24 hours after his dental care, a profound change came over this horse. His frame softened, and he’s now eating, drinking, and showing signs of new weight along his topline. He’s sore, yes; this surge of balanced energy moving through his skeletal-muscular system is pushing out deep layers of trauma.

He's eating heartily, healthy, and moving with a newfound spirit. He is even casting a hopeful eye toward the mares nearby.

It’s been a transformation from the half-living horse we had 30 days ago to what he is today.

Now we wait for exrays and the effects of STEP training.

11/13/2024

I miss riding x country soo much.

11/13/2024
Horse lady's Christmas!
11/13/2024

Horse lady's Christmas!

"I get so caught up with all these amazing horses that I sometimes forget to remind everyone—I want people to learn how ...
11/12/2024

"I get so caught up with all these amazing horses that I sometimes forget to remind everyone—I want people to learn how to bring ancient wisdom into horse training!

We run weekend Training Retreats, and you can even bring your horse for a week to learn hands-on techniques to solve common issues. Located just an hour north of Panama City Beach, Florida, near Dothan, Alabama, it’s the perfect winter escape.

If you’re looking for help with a specific training problem, just drop your horse off and pick them up in a few weeks. We also host workshops here, where I teach Classical French riding principles for everyone, from backyard riders to world-class competitors.

Honestly, the Balanced Horse Project is the South’s best-kept secret. If you’re interested, just send me a message!

📷 Judy and Jasmine enjoying a autumn ride in Michigan."

Race, a horse born with scoliosis, reveals a truth steeped in ancient wisdom: the body holds secrets and, given the chan...
11/12/2024

Race, a horse born with scoliosis, reveals a truth steeped in ancient wisdom: the body holds secrets and, given the chance, can heal itself with assistance of a horse trainer.

Today’s horses inherit complex layers of imbalance that their ancestors never knew. Due to the un-natural origins of these physical complications, the effectiveness of classical training is dulled. So Conventional training stepped in to help and added more inherited trauma. This create a riding environment of fear.

My quest is to rekindle that old-world magic and confidence by guiding the horse to self-correct by reversing modern horsemanship's progress.

Horses like Race are invaluable. His 'restoration' may not succeed at developing body symmetry but it will enhances his quality of life. His body reacts to the trauma as if a snake was constricting it's victim, choking the life force flowing through his form. This action causes the ultimate decline of every horse. So what happens when the body is asked to rid itself of the serpents curse? To find the answer requires we go back in time.

That is how I ended up with STEP (Solving the Equine Problem). The approach blends deep observation, openness, and respect for the body’s intelligence, with a touch of mystery. It’s the closest to real magic, I've seen. As twisted as Race once was his body’s balance responses to STEP training, just like hundreds of others.

Race visited in April, and returned to his herd til November. Now we collect data and ask Race to reset his body, again. Below the photo offers a view of a strong back that twists like a snake. This is how he looked before his Nov tune up. In this configuration it's hard for the farrier to pick up his feet. Race can be grumpy when things hurt.

Despite his birth challenges, his spirit brightened when he complete the exercise sequence. We will gently ask his body's symmetry to relax the effects of the twisting restrictions. Along the way
we’re reclaiming a lost art, one that helps horses discover their strength, presence, and joy—bridging past wisdom to nuetralize conflicts which neither rider or horse enjoys.

UPDATE STEP RESET Nov 11Day 8Another dawn blesses the day. Humidity mirrors Earth’s warmth; it’s the wrong climate for a...
11/11/2024

UPDATE STEP RESET Nov 11
Day 8

Another dawn blesses the day. Humidity mirrors Earth’s warmth; it’s the wrong climate for a thick winter coat, and it’s easy to confuse external heat with the signs of fever.

But there is no fever. No pain in withers, girth, or barrel. The OTTB is simply warm—and very much alive.

Last night, he sprinted in and out of the barn in perfect control of his energy, without hesitation, flowing from speed to feed.

No choke. No cough. No swishing tail.

There’s no sound like a horse eating. It’s peace itself.

Tomorrow marks a turning point. The question: Can training both cause and resolve Kissing Spine? And what better case study than a downhill racehorse with an inverted topline?

His last owner surrendered him with diagnostic images—a clear baseline. Tomorrow’s x-rays will tell us what changes are taking place.

STEP RESET draws on the lost art of pre-balancing and leveling horses—a concept suggesting that the standards of modern training create inherited trauma by bypassing the development of symmetrical posture.

What would it mean if this theory proves true?

Below are photos showing his evolving contours and posture from June to November.

Update: STEP RESET – Stressful Transformation Nov 10, 2024 | Day 7In ancient times, the number "7" symbolized “fullness”...
11/10/2024

Update: STEP RESET – Stressful Transformation Nov 10, 2024 | Day 7

In ancient times, the number "7" symbolized “fullness” or “completion.” Today, it feels like we’ve reached the completion of traumatic chaos triggered by the deepest STEP Training Reset to date.

Imagine: a wisp of smoke clearing the sinuses, guttural pouch, and throat of a choking, ailing horse within minutes. What if horse trainers reclaimed these time-tested ways?

This week, while working with an off-track Thoroughbred weighed down by trauma, a clear shift emerged—a break from the empirical norms of the conventional horse world. This OTTB has illustrated how traditional science often reaches its limits, yet nature holds answers beyond them.

The power of ancient practices, once discarded for “progress,” has shown remarkable results. Even with conditions like ulcers, ECVM, kissing spine, or wobbles, nature has the potential to reset balance and encourage regeneration. Each step of this journey reminds us: balance can yield what once seemed impossible.

Today’s observations of this OTTB are simple yet profound:

His posture is level.

He eats without struggle.

Fevers have lifted.

His interest in mares has returned.

He walks with renewed confidence.

His eyes are soft and clear.

Ulcer symptoms have quieted.

Despite conventional treatments failing, and authorities overlooking his prior trauma, here he is—thriving. Smoke, an ancient tool, helped release trapped energy and opened the door to regeneration. In witnessing his revival, we’re reminded of the powerful potential for horses to heal from the inside out.
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STEP RESET Transformation UpdateAs dawn breaks, the cycles of life come alive with the rising sun. Today, the question e...
11/09/2024

STEP RESET Transformation Update

As dawn breaks, the cycles of life come alive with the rising sun. Today, the question echoes: what condition will our off-the-track Thoroughbred (OTTB) be in?

Last night my mind began the quest to understand. Images turned to thought and analysis, aligned observations and facts to pinpoint what physical limitations might be supporting the deeper unrest haunting this horse’s spirit. Whatever this force was, it had a grip on him long before he left the racetrack. His body condition hovered at a modest 5/10 under his last two owners— He has never truly thrived.

The last vet attributed his struggles to Kissing Spine and ulcers. There is much more that's releasing as the body strive to transform. Yes there’s something more at play here because I've problem solved a lot of horses and this time the rebirth of balance poked a demon in its eye.

This morning, as the feed door opened, the TB appeared with a renewed presence. His coat bore yesterday’s sweat, flies gathered around his eyes, yet there was pride in his posture and life in his walk. The fever had broken for the fifth time, and the rattle in his chest had cleared. He approached his feed with a hunger and confidence that had been absent. There is determine strength in this great horse.

Watching him eat without the shadow of pain was a relief. As I rewind his history, I see signs pointing to poor posture as a possible trigger for a long endured state of choke. The stagnant material from the choke, led to ulcers and a hidden infection which ate at his gut. Are we working with a possible man-made state of decline? Could the aura of the horse reflect the lingering effects of human-made trauma?

According to old ways the spirit and horse are intertwined to help them intuitively sense evil. That explains the violent reaction yesterday of the evil infection as it was blessed by the smell of sage.
The sage smoke did its part, to work a small miracle and liberate his life

If his fever returns today, I will harvest cedar and smug him with it's healing smoke.

The energy of this horse signals that our journey isn’t over; there’s more to be do. The flies around his eyes remind me there are shadows to still uncover.

This training phase to rebirth a balanced horse is as much about patience and intuition as it is about training.The spirit of this horse is speaking—and we’re listening.

Let's see how today goes.

11/09/2024

Attention USA Horse Owners!

This message is especially for you.

Pay close attention, at the end.. There is a twist in the rules that may impact all of us.

UPDATE: STEP RESET – A Stressful TransformationSometimes, thinking too hard makes things worse. Relaxing lets the answer...
11/08/2024

UPDATE: STEP RESET – A Stressful Transformation

Sometimes, thinking too hard makes things worse. Relaxing lets the answer reveal itself.

Working with a shut-down OTTB has opened my eyes to the clash between conventional equine science and deeper, ancient practices. After a tough discussion with colleagues in equine medicine, I was left with heavy thoughts. The "empirical mindset" is so limited, especially when you’re out of options, and without a vet clinic.

Last night I vented my pent up frustration. Sometimes women need to clear their space so good things can manifest.

This morning, I took a different path because of my husband . FRANK. We went back to our simpler, sacred ways. With nothing more than a box of matches, sage, and a mason jar, we created a ritual to bless the horse.

The evil inflicting pain and decline resisted the cleansing presence of the sacred smoke. Head high, the horse held his breath. The sage slowly seeped it's way in, to drive out what wanted to take his life. Eventually water flowed from both nostrils — his body shook, and the cleansing released the silence rattle that was signalling the leaving of a soul. It was as if his spirit chose to stay.

To some, it may be faith; to others, science, but what matters is that a bit of sage smoke helped him reclaim life. A'HO, my brother horse.

Reclaiming the power of what once was and has always been, is wisdom the original horse trainers used to sustain life at a Time when facts were unheard of and a dead horse could lead to the death of a family.

On the clinical side: Tuesday, the dentist, and vet arrive. Then we can to compare X-rays to see if STEP influenced his Kissing Spine.

Sometimes, left alone with nature and an open mind, we find hope when we least expect it.

Stressful Moments when a horse is Rebirthed.We're working with a horse in the middle of a monumental transformation, und...
11/07/2024

Stressful Moments when a horse is Rebirthed.

We're working with a horse in the middle of a monumental transformation, undergoing what I call a "STEP Reset." His injuries and inverted posture from years of racing were so severe that a vet recommended euthanasia. Some track experts see him as a "dead horse walking" and think I’m wrong for taking this on. Maybe I am—but what if we considered Nature’s laws. They are never taught and rarely get applied in training. If this was a claimed horse would it be worth trying the law of Creation to recover and start the horse?

In 1999, my friend Dr. Wessner asked me to help with a case of founder. He chose homeopathy over synthetic drugs, while I focused on rebalancing the horse's body. When alignment was restored, the entire wall of the foundered foot sloughed off. Dr. Wessner feared sepsis would set in, making euthanasia the only option. But I shared insights gained from a Drapa engineer. He taught me the physics of bioenergetic and regeneration of tissue—even of limbs. It's Hush Hush science only conspiracy theorist talk about. Well it's actually scientific fact dating from 1946 research. I knew these theories work after seeing it for myself in 1997.

With Dr. Wessner's trust, we tried a blend of light therapy, homeopathy, a Davis boot and natural movement. After four months, the hoof wall nearly touched the ground, the coffin bone aligned within one degree of normal, and dressage horse named GHOST retired to pasture.

Testing the discharge from the hoof revealed high traces of ivermectin—indicating this high-performance horse had been over-wormed. It became clear how overuse of synthetics impacts a horse's health.

Returning to the present, our OTTB has a similar history of synthetic use, common in racing. Some horses become “drug dependent," and the body is toxic. Perhaps, nature is detoxing his body so it can access the natural resources needed to regenerate.
It is a big ask of a walking dead horse—but it's what universal law requires.

It's been a stressful week.
Swollen legs.
Ulcer pain.
Off hay
Can't graze
Body sweats and fevers.
Last night, he showed progress:

Fever cleared

Appetite returned

Leg edema cleared

Eyes and coat shone

Ulcer points cleared.

Standing square and comfortably, with a broader chest

And, Savanah, he gained weight and height again.

To those who wonder why I trust Nature’s laws, this journey isn’t about making money—it’s about self education, becoming a better, trainer and maybe helping other trainers reclaim their professional knowledge and skills. Conventional methods shouldn’t leave horses "pre-damaged" for amateur owners to manage. With regenerative training, the outcome benefits all. Professionals get sound, resilient athletes, and self confident retirees provide safe learning environments and enjoyable lives with new owners.

Fingers crossed that STEP RESET proves its worthy. What if this OTTB, demonstrates natural correction of kissing spine, ulcers, and joint damage....dare we dream?

"The world's too small, the human imagination to big, combined they create magic or grief.Ego and hatred are a deadly mi...
11/06/2024

"The world's too small, the human imagination to big, combined they create magic or grief.
Ego and hatred are a deadly mix. The result makes it hard to forgive.
Whoa's. the fool, who waves his wand to solve the problem in world gone wrong.

Deaf to it's effect, human ego kills, not through ignorance, but acts of legal evil.The murder is deliberate .

Does this anger the fool who knows, there's no need for pain and suffering to exist? He tries his best to live with no regret.

Those bound to the serpent's curse are haunted with grief at the end of their life.

And the fool who imagines, "what if", continues to live in a world too small to accept his gift."

People's actions leave me speechless, today.
Please say a little prayer under your breath.

When we say a little prayer for the deadend horse, LOOK!"Exciting news! 🎉 If you're a horse owner or trainer looking for...
11/05/2024

When we say a little prayer for the deadend horse, LOOK!
"Exciting news! 🎉 If you're a horse owner or trainer looking for a fresh, practical approach to solving training challenges, you're in for a treat! I'm thrilled to share ideas that could make a real difference—and I can’t wait to see who finds this information as game-changing as I do!

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The Balanced Horse Project, comes straight from the personal experience of Pat Cleveland and her love for riding and training. She left the show world to track down the elusive source of training problems, resistant behaviors and crooked conformation. It transformed into private investigation which changed her views on how to train, interact and support the restoration of balance in horses.

Pat’s approach is unique. by merging crooked horses, birth and body symmetry, she problems every facet that is over looked. The engagement of a powerful epigenetic response regenerates, restore and emotionally rebirths horses who thrive under stress. The benefits bridges all disciplines, horse problems and miscommunication to enhance horse and rider safety.

Ultimately Pat’s message is leading horsemanship towards incorporating topics and research that blend insight with epigenetics and practicality, to return the potential of naturally sustainable horses.

The Balanced Horse Project is an umbrella for her programs and investigations. As an internationally recognized trainer, clinician and speaker , Pat works when and where she is asked. Long distance programs, mobile training service, consultations for owners, stables and breeding farms, generate effective horses for the track, national Equestrian teams and recreational enjoyment.


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