Harmony Through Horses

11/04/2024

We are starting to feel like we have our feet under us here in Swannanoa and ready to give back a little with some free horse time for kids. It will be very casual, focused on hanging out and building connection with the horses. Haley and Tacoma are ready for scratches, art and games! There are four spots available each week and not required to attend all weeks, but spots do need to be reserved. Boys and girls 8-18 welcome. Call for more info and to reserve your spot! 828-337-8468 -Andrea

10/16/2024

Hi everyone, Andrea Burgess here checking in to say that we are all ok! I thought a post by Healing Connections Wellness showed up on this page a couple of weeks ago but see now that it did not, so thought I should check in as safe and sound! We have services back now and were really lucky to only lose the fencing in the extra lower pasture. Hauling water for two weeks was intense but overall we are quite lucky for being right next to the Swannanoa River. I will be resuming services to children and adolescents at some point soon, but right now we are just trying to stabilize and let the utility workers have the roads as much as possible. The barn is a nice oasis of calm in the midst of the chaos and I hope to invite folks out soon. Take care!! -Andrea

09/10/2024

Hey everyone, Andrea Burgess, LCSW, LCAS here. After a long and wonderful travel sabbatical I am excited to be back “boots on the ground” offering equine therapy for children and adolescents! Harmony Through Horses is in network with BCBS, Optum/UHC and Aetna (sorry no Medicaid plans or Cigna). We are currently sending referrals for adults to Terri Wilson at Healing Connections Wellness and our herd remain together on the same lovely property in Swannanoa. Please feel free to direct interested folks to the website https://www.harmonythroughhorses.com/ and to share my number 828-337-8468. Thanks so much!

Learn more about Harmony Through Horses Transformative Counseling equine assisted therapy services for groups, families and individuals.

08/20/2024

We are offering a small group groundwork Horsemanship course for girls this fall. Feel free to forward/re-post, thank you!

07/01/2024

Hey everyone, Andrea Burgess here. I am so happy and proud to witness Terri Wilson’s launch of Healing Connections Wellness! I have been privileged to walk with Terri since 2016 as her MSW Field Instructor and then her LCSW and LCAS Clinical Supervisor. As I got to know Terri it became clear to me what a gift I had given myself in bringing her and her horses, first Thumper then Rumi, into the herd. Supervising her was truly a gift exchange and I knew I wanted to make it easy for her to stick around after graduation. Through careful planning, lots of hard work and the stars aligning in just the right way Terri and I were able to create a fantastic win-win arrangement that allowed me to work-travel across the country for 14 months and her to take the reins of Harmony Through Horses while working towards full licensure. This meant leaving my soul horse constant companions Sam, Haley and Tacoma in her care while I travelled. The level of trust and respect required to leave my business, grown completely from scratch through a dream and a decade of dedication and hard work, and my fur babies, just won’t fit into words. I literally trust Terri with some of the most precious things in my world, and I am so happy that she is finally able to realize her dream of self sufficiency and able to create something that is just uniquely hers. Rest assured that it will be business as usual at the barn with the herd still together at the same lovely facility. Terri and I communicate almost daily and the only thing that’s really changed is that I’m working fully remote and enjoying the horses for fun, while Terri and the herd continue to offer their special healing to the world. Terri, I am so happy and proud to be part of your beautiful journey and so glad we get to keep walking it together!! Nice work!!