05/31/2025
Equi Evolution launched in 2019...
At the time, it was just me and Chase, and all I knew was that I wanted to share the most powerful growth and healing I had personally experienced in a way that would help others.
I initially leaned into that space with a bit of a savior complex and a strong belief that we offered the “best” wellness alternative out there—horses.
I mean seriously, what’s better than that?
More than 6 years into this journey and I have significantly shifted my views (this work has a tendency to do that). It challenges what we think we know, pushes us to see things from new perspectives, and opens our hearts and minds in a way we may have never realized possible.
While I still believe horses are absolutely incredible for supporting growth and learning, I’ve come down off my “high horse” (pun intended) and learned a few things myself along the way.
Here are some serious lessons I’ve learned as a practitioner of equine-inspired learning:
🐴Nervous system health is the core of this work.
Just because we tell someone, “You are safe here,” does not automatically mean their body and brain believe it. Holding space & honoring autonomy through a trauma-informed lens is the most important way we can support this, and it doesn’t happen overnight. Patience & allowing are crucial to supporting safety, building trust, and facilitating a journey towards nervous system regulation.
🐴There is no one-size-fits-all path.
Horses can be incredible allies in growth, but they’re not the only path. Just because some people find growth and comfortability here, doesn’t mean this is the best journey for everyone. Leaving room for people to dislike the experience and choose spaces that best meet their needs and goals is not only ok, it should be encouraged.
🐴This work is never “done.”
Whether you're here for one session or you end up sticking around for years, there is no final stage of learning and growth. We’re all learning, all the time. Growth is a practice, not a performance.
🐴The horses are not here to carry our pain.
While their presence has many wonderful benefits, horses are living, breathing beings with their own needs, stories, and nervous systems. If we’re not actively protecting their autonomy in this work, we’re not doing it right.
🐴This work isn’t about rescuing anyone.
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we need to save the world, especially when we care so deeply. But true support isn’t about stepping in to fix or force someone to a predetermined outcome. It’s about creating the conditions where people (and horses) can access their own inner resources. Our job is to hold space, not hold the answers—to offer a container for growth, not control the direction it takes.
These lessons weren’t learned from behind a desk—they were lived—in muddy paddocks, in uncomfortable truths, in moments there are no scripts for.
This work isn’t about “fixing” so you’re well enough to fit back into the box. It’s about creating space to feel what’s real. Noticing what your body’s been holding. And getting honest about what’s yours (and what was never meant for you to carry).
At the farm, the goal is simple:
That you feel safer in your own body so you can feel safer as you move through the world. That’s literally it. Because it’s in that space that you can finally see and feel and honor your true authenticity
…and that is where peace and healing really live.
📸Epona Media
