The Mission

 

‘Union Through Horses.’

 

 

A Non-Dual Approach to Riding Horses:

Our horses live freely within the herd, are barefoot and have regular chiropractic therapy.  They are given gentle work outs, training with 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 and learning to ride includes catching your riding horse, grooming consciously connecting in Presence, tacking up, working-in-hand as well as groundwork, lunging and free form lunging using the ‘When Horses Choose Training Techniques’ W.H.C. 

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.

Originally from Britain, now based in Austin Texas, Katharine provides a peaceful environment, for the horses,  allowing their Conscious Presence to extend itself to us.

Katharine focuses on riding solutions for all riders from all riding genres.  Learning to ride in saddle and bare back.  

She facilitates Equine Therapeutic Sessions four mornings a week.  Katharine is a professional animal psychic, artist, clinician and non-dual meditation teacher.

 

Sessions are 90 mins twice a month.  Monthly fee is $400.

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

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

We specialize in:

• Non-dual 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, PTSD, cPTSD, healing from addictions and fear.

We have:

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

We cater for:

• Beginner Riders 6 years and up.
•  Intermediate Riders 
•  All ages for Equine Therapeutic Sessions.

 

Austin Riding and Therapy Center:

Transforming Trauma:

Since slowly but surely healing her own trauma, following sobriety in 1989, Katharine has been in service to people transforming their trauma with horses in Austin since 2000.  She has developed a powerful method for transforming triggers which can involve the horses, depending on each clients wishes.  Her method involves tools to transform stress and a belief in being separate from Love (the unconditional kind) which usually means a habit of living in fear even depression.  In time, these simple regulating techniques Return us to Peace and Stillness.

Tools:

•  Presence and Self Compassion through the horses honest reflection of who you are
•  Trauma recovery for both horse and human
• Re-claiming relationship with your inner child
• 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.
• Diseases and ailments and their subconscious message to us.
• “Through our connection with the horse we work with k’nowing.  As Presence (pre’Sense) we join them and fall into Love.”.

Horses Heal Weekend Retreat.

Silent Day Retreat.

Teacher Training Apprenticeship.

Horse Training.