Essence of Horses

Essence of Horses A model, that by its essence, brings horse & rider to *soundness* in mind & body. A rehabilitation program for lame horses and training program for humans.

$100/hr private lesson
Based in MD but will travel
Current clients MD & VA

"The horse is a mirror. It goes deep into the body. When I see your horse I see you too. It shows me everything you are, everything about the horse. I try to face life for what it is. There’s heartache, but it’s a good thing. I’m trying to save the horse’s life and your life too. The human is so good at war. He knows how

to fight. But making peace, boy, that’s the hardest thing for a human. But once you start giving, you won’t believe how much you get back."
- Ray Hunt.

08/09/2026

🎯👏

07/15/2026

YES YES YES
1,000,000,000%!!!
🎯🎯🎯
I laughed watching this bc I KNOW I’ve said this to all my students 😂😂😂
(‘That was 5 min ago’)

I can attest to this being 💯 % accurate from having been there in the recovery process of trauma and CPTSD- oh and also ...
07/07/2026

I can attest to this being 💯 % accurate from having been there in the recovery process of trauma and CPTSD- oh and also being a mom raising two humans 😉

Burnout doesn't heal on the same timeline it took to build. That mismatch is why so many people feel confused when a vacation doesn't fix what took years to create. 🧠

Your mind and body built patterns of chronic stress over months or years of running on empty. Undoing that takes real time, often one to three years of consistent repair, not a weekend of rest.

That's just an honest timeline. Rest still matters. A bubble bath still matters. They just aren't the whole recovery. They're one piece of a much longer process your mind needs to fully reset.

Take the long road here. Real repair was always going to take longer than a long weekend.

Send this to someone who thinks they should be over their burnout by now.

07/06/2026

What a GREAT VIDEO!!!!
I teach this stuff all the time in my lessons but I’ve never seen such a beautifully demonstrated video of contrast before.
Kudos to the creator!

07/03/2026

🎯🎯🎯
(In this work, we 100% work on *noticing and then regulating our nervous systems for our own safety)

Rate: $140/hr

This has been my path for a long time! And yes, it very much is a CHOICE. A hard one for sure. Lonely.Many are not cut o...
06/27/2026

This has been my path for a long time! And yes, it very much is a CHOICE.
A hard one for sure. Lonely.
Many are not cut out for this -
and that’s ok!

In everyone’s life, there comes a moment when the road splits.

And most people don’t even think about it.

They simply go where everyone else is going.

Because it’s easier.
Because it’s familiar.
Because it’s considered “right.”

In this image, everything feels symbolic.

A crowd moves along one path — confidently, in sync, as if someone already decided their direction for them long ago.

And beside it… another road.

Quiet.

Empty.

And there is only one person… walking with a horse.

This is not about one path being right and the other being wrong.

This is about choice.

About that moment when you realize: if you follow everyone else, you might lose yourself.

Because most of the time, people follow the crowd not because they truly want to.

But because they are afraid to be alone.

Afraid to be different.
Afraid to make a mistake.
Afraid of not being understood.

But the truth is, your own path almost always feels lonely…

At the beginning.

Sometimes it is a silence that feels too heavy to carry.

Sometimes it is doubt that slowly eats you from the inside.

Sometimes it is those moments when you want to turn back… just to feel “normal” again.

But there is one thing worth remembering.

The crowd leads to places where thousands have already been.

But your path leads somewhere no one has ever walked before.

And that is where real life begins.

The horse beside this person is not there by accident.

It is a symbol of instinct. Of freedom. Of an inner voice.

Of something that does not follow the crowd.

Something that feels the right direction even when the mind is full of doubt.

And maybe the hardest thing in life is not making the right choice.

But having the courage to make your own.

Even if you walk alone.

Even if people do not understand you.

Even if everything ahead is unknown.

Because at the end of the day, what matters is not where everyone else arrived.

But whether you reached the place you were meant to be.

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East Coast
Rixeyville, VA
00000

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+14109777835

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