The Mission

 

‘Mindful Union Through Horses.’

 

 

A Mindful Approach to Riding Horses:

Our horses live freely within the herd.  They are barefoot and have regular chiropractic therapy.  In between sessions (they work four mornings a week) the horses are given gentle work outs, training and have fun times in the park.

Katharine applies the concept of a friendly, trust based, two-way communication riding system.

A heart centered, holistic approach to horse wo’manship.  Learning to ride also includes catching your riding horse, grooming while consciously connecting with your horse.  Tacking up, working-in-hand as well as groundwork.

We learn riding two ways.  Firstly, experiencing the challenges that arise while on the trails in glorious parkland of approx. 1000 acres.  Secondly, learning to ride with and without tack in the 100 foot covered arena.  “Sally Swifts’ Centered Riding is, for me, a freeing and at the same time exacting riding system.“

Originally from Britain, now based in Austin Texas since 2000, Katharine provides a peaceful environment, focusing on riding solutions for all riders from all riding genres.  Learning to ride in saddle and bare back.  

Katharine is a professional animal psychic, artist, clinician and non-dual meditation teacher.

 

Sessions are 90 mins twice a month.  That is a monthly fee of $400.

Austin Riding and Therapy Center / Conscious Rider offer one to one 90 minute sessions with Katharine that suit people who love horses, nature and riding.  Appreciating a mindful approach to all three.

A.R.T.C. / CR facilities include a shaded 100′ covered arena.  Compost bathroom and a changing room.  1000 acres of WILD Nature Preserve with approx. 8 miles of often shaded trails.

We specialize in:

• Non-dual mindful approach to riding (as opposed to separation and fear).
• Natural Horse wo’manship via Mia Lykke Neilson, Parrelli, Sally Swift and Monty Roberts.
• Dressage using the Baucher system from the classical school of de la Guérinière.
• Equine Therapy as a Practitioner, PTSD, cPTSD, healing from addictions (fear).

We have:

• Covered Arena
• 1000 acres
• Tack room
• 8 miles of shaded trails
• Compost Bathroom
• Changing room

We cater for:

• Beginner Riders 6 years and up (5 if they have long enough legs)
•  Intermediate Riders 
•  All ages for Equine Therapeutic Sessions – with or without experience of horses

 

Austin Riding and Therapy Center:

Return To Love:

1989 was the beginning of a long journey of sobriety and returning to Love.  Through inner consistent Sematic work and Vipassana meditation, Katharine has been in service to people transforming their trauma with horses in Austin since 2000.  She has developed a powerful method and book (in process) for transforming triggers called ‘Return To Love’.  Clients may involve the horses or not, depending on their needs.  Her method includes tools to transform stress which is usually the result of believing we are separate from love (the unconditional kind) leading us into habitual patterns of living on the ‘fear cycle’ in anger, addiction, physical pain and depression.  In time, these simple regulating techniques Return us to Peace, Stillness and Strength.

Tools:

•  Self Compassion through the horses honest reflection of who you are
•  Trauma recovery for both horse and human
• Re-claiming relationships with your wounded inner children
• Acknowledging conditioning
• Upgrading conditioning from ones childhood, dna, culture and even past life by:
• Flipping The Fear Cycle and joining the horses in Presence (non-dual work)
•  Psych-K
•  E.F.T.
• How horses dissolve anger and fear and how you can do it too
• Meditation, through connecting with the herd via ‘Trust Technique’
• Healing with the herd
• Conflict resolution with the horses as our teachers.
• Stillness by embodying fear and surrendering it to the body to heal
• Integrating spiritual awakening
• Recovery and grief
• Recovering from addiction via the 12 steps
• Unblocking energy releasing stress.
• Death and dying.
• Re-building confidence with horses
• Psychic and intuitive awareness
• Healing blocked trauma from past deaths
• addiction to fear/thinking craving, aversion or remaining ignorant/unconsciousness
• Diseases and ailments and their subconscious message to us
• “Connection with the horse, As Presence (pre’Sense) returns us to Love.”

Horses As Healers Weekend Retreat.

Silent Day Retreat.

Teacher Training Apprenticeship.

Horse Training.

 

 

Why is this a cell free ranch?

No cell phones are to be used on the ranch. The micro radiation excites the horses and stops deep Presence. There is cell service.  If you need to use your cell phone, do so in your car. If you want to take photos, please use it on ‘airplane’ mode then return it to the air stream or your car.