I have been a horsewoman and an animal lover for as long as I remember and it has always been my mission to make a difference in the world
Over the years I’ve dealt with fears and frustrations in the horse industry. I have succeeded, been stuck, hurt, and set back through old training methods. Through my journey, I wanted to find a better, safer way to work with these incredible animals. Not only to help them overcome their pasts but to perform as well. I want to make sure horses and people don’t have to go through the hard lessons I had to learn to be better horsemen.
My training, through natural horsemanship, develops a better partnership and bond between horse and rider where both can develop safely and confidently on their journeys whether it’s for pleasure or performance there is always room for improvement in our relationship with these animals.
I have both been broken and have a great love for broken things and find myself attracted to them in all aspects of my life. I know the frustration and pain in fixing broken pieces of life.
I’ve watched people and horses being given up on because of it. This sparked my passion for those horses and wanting to help both the people and their horses.
Kintsugi. Kint-su-gi. This is an old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery using gold. The concept is that the broken part becomes a unique piece of history that makes the thing more beautiful.
My journey is trying to find the broken and fill in the gold in the world around us. It’s taking the bad things life throws at us and choosing to fill our broken cracks with something positive and not with frustration, fear, or negativity.
Through natural horsemanship, I have now gained the ability to do so as well as to help others
MISSION
We hope to help as many people and horses as possible as well as try to find the beautiful gold in the broken in our own lives. We want to give people the knowledge and skills to be able to build partnerships with their horses safely and improve performance.
“As gentle as possible, as firm as necessary. Reward the slightest try. Never release on a brace. The horse sets the timeline."
— Heartfelt Horsemanship Core Principles
KINTSUGI – KINT-SU-GEE
Choosing to repair the broken with gold