".....And Allah took a handful of South Wind and from it formed a horse, saying, "I create thee, Oh Arabian. On thy back I set a rich spoil, and a treasure in thy loins. I establish thee flight without wings." South Wind was started in 2004, after Kelly Jones, the owner, started training, consulting with horse owners, boarding and offering riding lessons centered around correct balanced riding and dressage. In 2013 the facility was opened full time for summer camp and other activities. In 2015 the ranch began offering equine assisted psychotherapy services with fully licensed mental health professionals. Today South Wind is located in beautiful Western Colorado. Kelly Jones is a certified equine professional with the Natural Lifemanship Institute. She currently is a life coach and mentor for other equine professionals, as well as consulting horse owners and facility managers. She partners with like-minded professionals to facilitate transformational retreats centered around mindfulness and emotional intelligence. Kelly 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 as a coach, therapeutic intensives, one-on-one and couples therapy, and as retreat facilitator, 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. What is it about being in the presence of horses that is so settling for the human being? What is it that seems to cause our bodies, minds and spirits to heal when we spend time with them? For over two decades, Kelly has been on a deeply personal journey to explore these questions within the context of being a single mom, a ranch owner and horse manager, professionally partnering with licensed mental health professionals, facilitating retreats and mentoring others at her Texas ranch. Kelly had the honor of interning with Tim Jobe, the founder of Natural Lifemanship, and has partnered with ten different licensed professionals providing thousands of hours of equine assisted mental health services. Equine behavior and welfare are a top priority for Kelly, and her deep love and respect for these gracious sentient beings grows daily. She continuously pursues knowledge and training through experts in equine facilitated activities and therapy, trauma and nuero-science, horse behavior and facility design and maintenance. Kelly received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Marketing from Texas Tech University and has also worked as an Equine Consultant to many ranches and resorts including the award-winning Miraval Resort and Spa and The Retreat at Balcones Springs. Kelly recently completed Leif Hallberg’s Master Class 2020, furthering her knowledge about equine behavior, equine assisted mental health services, equine assisted learning services, equine welfare and more! She is a mother to her beloved two children, Ben and Katrina. In her spare time, she enjoys fly fishing, skiing, hiking, reading and gardening. The ranch is located in a quiet neighborhood with no road noise and offers a safe place for healing and hope. The wonderful pinyon and juniper trees are home to song birds and the National Forest close to this beautiful ranch allows for wildlife sightings. This ranch offers the feel of being away from the busyness of our culture, and the peace of recognizing the beauty of nature.
