Together, we develop tools to tackle day-to-day challenges, learn to stay present, manage triggers, and approach setbacks with resilience.
By exploring and processing through grief, pain, fear, and anger, my clients cultivate resilience & find true self Unbridled Connection offers healing and hope to the community. Kelly Jones is a certified equine professional with the Natural Lifemanship Institute. She is passionate about supporting people who are struggling with that feeling of being stuck, who want to break through unhealthy patterns of behavior that are affecting their relationships and quality of life. Through her innovative method of partnering with horses, whether in a team with a licensed mental health professional or as a facilitator of coaching and workshops, her clients gain awareness, and experience a lifelong transformational shift as they reconnect to themselves and others. This journey helps them gain clarity and confidence, so that relationships improve as they get from where they are, to where they want to be.
09/05/2025
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09/04/2025
09/03/2025
Curious about the founder of Unbridled Connection, Kelly Jones?
Kelly’s Journey: A Life Dedicated to Horses & Healing
Kelly’s lifelong love for horses became a thriving business when she purchased a ranch north of Austin, Texas, in 1999. What started as a boarding, training and riding lesson facility soon evolved into a sanctuary for healing—both for horses and humans. While rehabilitating neglected and traumatized horses through rescue organizations, Kelly also expanded her work to include breeding Arabian sport horse crosses, directing summer camps, consulting with and managing equine programs at well-known resorts, and helping horse owners strengthen their relationships with their horses.
Kelly’s mission has always been clear: to nurture the powerful bond between humans and horses.
The Science Behind the Connection
In 2013, Kelly sought to understand why horses had such a profound calming and confidence-boosting effect on her clients. This quest led her to study the human brain, nervous system, and trauma-informed care. She began her certification journey with the Natural Lifemanship Institute in 2013, deepening her knowledge of neuroscience, trauma healing, and spirituality.
Today, as a dedicated lifelong learner, Kelly is training to become a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, further expanding her expertise in nervous system regulation and trauma recovery. She founded Unbridled Connection and EquiSomatic, guiding wellness and corporate retreats and offering one-on-one and group mindfulness, somatic and equine assisted learning sessions as well as mentoring, teaching, serving as an equine behaviorist and an equine specialist.
Equine-Assisted Learning & Therapy
In 2014, Kelly had the unique opportunity to intern with Tim Jobe, co-founder of the Natural Lifemanship Institute, at an equine-assisted mental health facility serving children in the foster care system. Collaborating with multiple therapists, she witnessed the life-changing impact of equine therapy for children as young as three.
Inspired by this experience, Kelly transformed her own ranch into an equine-assisted mental health facility in 2015. Since then, she has partnered with 16 licensed therapists and continues her impactful work in Colorado. With thousands of hours dedicated to equine-assisted therapy and learning, she provides a safe, compassionate space for individuals of all ages to heal, build resilience, and rediscover inner peace.
Heart-Centered Awareness & The PIE Method
Through years of studying mindfulness, neuroscience, and spirituality, Kelly developed the PIE Method, an innovative approach that integrates horses, presence, and heart-centered awareness to facilitate deep healing. This trauma-informed method rewires the brain by forming new neural pathways, helping clients break free from unhealthy patterns and emotional cycles.
During the pandemic, Kelly adapted her work to include virtual coaching, allowing individuals to experience the transformative power of mindfulness and somatic healing, remotely—with remarkable results.
Schedule a free consultation, ask questions, share your story and see if Kelly is a good fit for your healing journey.
08/28/2025
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08/23/2025
If you struggle with this sudden spark of anger and notice it is impacting your life and relationships, I can help!
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Kelly Jones discovered Ponderosita Ranch in 1999, located just north of Austin, Texas in Leander. The first time she walked on this land, she immediately connected with the trees, flowers and wildlife present. Although only 31 years old at the time, something inside of her soul was touched and so began the process of creating South Wind Equestrian Center and eventually Unbridled Connection.
With a 2 year old by her side, Kelly started the process of slowly releasing the trees from years of undergrowth. Giant oak and cedar elm trees took a deep breath, as the were freed from the vines and juniper that suffocated them. As the various parts of the ranch began to emerge, a natural symmetry was unveiled, with the pond that forms from the wet weather creek flourished with frogs and cranes. The grass started to grow again and the lightning bugs returned.
Then, without actually planning it, people started to ask Kelly to keep their horses and teach them horsemanship and horseback riding. In 2004 Kelly went down to the County office and filed a DBA forming South Wind Equestrian Center. Although she had a connection to horses her entire life, and worked at a stable as a young girl, she had only recently purchased a horse and started riding regularly again. Seeking the help of a well-respected horse trainer in Colorado, Kelly was able to start developing her own method of working with horses and people.
After 14 years of teaching and boarding horses it was obvious that there was more going on than simply teaching people how to correctly work with and ride horses. The obvious effect that the horses had on humans became apparent, and Kelly continued to pursue additional knowledge of horses by attending a Natural Lifemanship Fundamentals training in 2013. In that training she learned about the human brain, trauma, experential modalities of treatment for the symptoms of trauma and about authentic connection in relationship.
The opportunity to intern at a located horse therapy facility presented itself, and Kelly was able to experience first hand the healing that happens when horses are asked to partner with experienced and trained licensed professionals to work with clients who are overcoming traumatic events. It was remarkable to watch the transformation of children, adolescents and adults, from darkness and isolation, to light and relationships. The tremendous impact of this work deeply moved Kelly, and she went back to South Wind Equestrian with a dream to provide these services to the public at her ranch.
In 2015 four therapy teams started working with clients at the ranch, and the results were life-changing. Couples were restored, individuals saw hope again, families learned how to depend on one another and stay connected. Each of the licensed mental health professionals that Kelly was grateful to partner with over, taught her even more about the human brain, trauma and the restoring power of authentic connection.
Unbridled Connection is the culmination of this passion for Kelly. It is the specifically an entity that is focused on bringing real connection back to families and individuals. We offer equine assisted learning programs for individuals and families through one-on-one mindfulness and coaching work, equine experiences for couples, friends and family, and team building opportunities for teams. All of the work is done in a quiet private environment with happy healthy horses that give authentic feedback to help teach humans what it means to be present and learn about connection and safety in relationships.
