"We love Michelle! She has been such a huge part of our life and know the barn is a safe place that has been healing for our little girl. The animals of course play a role in that but her patience and knowledge is remarkable!"
Designed for individuals with diverse emotion, mental, or physical abilities. These are one on one, specifically designed sessions including riding. Students gain confidence, practice communication, and develop connections which achieves success in a unique way.
Equine Assisted Learning offers opportunities for individuals to connect, communicate, and interact with the horse WITHOUT RIDING. Interacting with horses provides helpful insights in communication styles, boundaries, and emotional awareness.
Achieving teamwork and safety with a horse begins with the horse understanding the human partner's requests. A confident horse is a result of positive communication and clear expectations. We offer anything from initial starts to small tune ups.
Lessons offered to strengthen the partnership between you and your horse. Skills worked on include riding posture, balance, two way communication, feel, trust, boundaries , and skills required for specific disciplines.
"Michelle helped both me and my horse build confidence in each other and the tasks we needed to do! Now Spiro is much more relaxed at all gaits, yields his shoulder and hind quarters without resistance and above all is a happier and more relaxed horse!"
"I am so grateful for Michelle. She has been able to connect with my daughter when no one else could. My daughter has started to find her voice and tries to do hard things instead of just quitting."
"My daughter was having panic attacks and wouldn't get out of bed to go to school. Since working with Michelle and her horses she has learned tools to help her control what she can control and be ok with what she can't. She has learned how to express herself and that what she thinks and feels really does matter. There is no price for the gift we have found in working with Michelle and her horses."
"I have tried other therapeutic riding programs with my autistic son. When he started working with Michelle I couldn't believe the difference! Everything they do is specially planned for him. Her horses are safe and he has gained so much confidence. He trusts her and has so much fun working with her."
"My daughter took riding lessons with a number of other instructors. Our horse got to the point of being dangerous. My daughter loves horses but she hated going to ride. We met Michelle and my daughter's love for riding returned. She was able to learn how to communicate with our mare and later our gelding. Those horses helped her through her teenage years because of what she learned from Michelle."