EQUIANA
Workshops and Horsewomanship Clinics

Women. We roar. We purr. We rant and rave. We give penance to faith, brace against fate, harbour our secrets and fight the good fight. Above all, we aim to please, keep the peace and strive to submit to the higher good.

Daughters of mothers, managers and empaths. We learn to diminish the “me” and exalt the “we,” encouraged to suppress our dreams and accept our lot in life. We pray for “the one” and kowtow to love. Then, when push comes to shove, we martyr ourselves, shape-shift at will, and play victim when there is no way out.

All in all, we are seekers. Of a fresh approach, a new perspective, an honest take that doesn’t pull any punches, has no agenda, hits the mark, and brings goose bumps to our skin. A worthy endeavor but a tall order that lays bare the shelf of trustworthy two-legged souls.

Alas. We seek solace in one to whom we can pour our heart, confide our fears, knowing in our bones it will stay between us. One whose eyes speak of enduring sorrows, but who never once feels sorry for itself. One who lifts our spirits, shoulders our tears, suffers our ignorance, and humbles us with forgiveness.

Our horses. Too long beasts of burden. Much more than pets of pleasure. Sometimes we love them. Sometimes we fear them. Either way, they are entwined with our psyche. A totem women cannot ignore. Their vulnerability is volatile, their needs transparent. They tug at our heartstrings, give rise to our romance, and leave us dreaming of all we desire.

While we love them all, it is very often mares that reveal us. Muse, mirror, compass, conscience - mares can be a woman’s missing link, the key to cracking your own code. A mare will fuel our passion, try our patience, coax our courage and put us through our paces should we aspire to meet her needs. In the blink of an eye, she reads us like a book. She cannot be tricked. She cannot be fooled. She will not bow or bend to our will until we have gone the distance and been there for her instead of the other way around. We know it’s true. We are no different.

To see the world through the eyes of a mare is to open a portal and glimpse secrets deep inside your own soul. The pathway is private, the dialogue personal. Your connection will have its own resonance, its own epiphanies, its own rhythm and blues. Horses do not lump us all into one category. They are as individual as you are. A mare will see you in your own right, and tell you what she thinks in no uncertain terms. What is revealed is profoundly moving. You will never see yourself, or horses, in quite the same way again.

This is EQUIANA. Workshops for women with mares as our mediums. Clinics with horses designed to connect you deeply. They will set the tone and show you the way. And I will do my best to be there for them and for you so that you can be there for yourself. I will do my best to orchestrate a symphony so that their music soothes your spirit and opens you to becoming the woman you’ve always wanted to be. We will make new friends with these magnificent animals that unfailingly offer insights into who we are. All they ask is that we open our eyes, our minds and our hearts to make it real. All they ask is that we stay in the moment, and learn to really hear what they have to say.