Our Mission

 

‘Transform Trauma and Return To Love.’

Conscious Rider:   RIDING MISSION   – ‘Learning to Ride, Consciously with Calm, Strength and Joy.’

 

A Mindful Approach to Riding Horses:

Based in Austin Texas, Katharine Turner Mays, provides kind, focused riding solutions for all riders from all riding genres, as a Dressage trainer, instructor, animal psychic, clinician and trauma coach. “I am grateful to have started my journey with horses at two years old.  I have learnt from tough energetic ponies, skilled calm hunter jumpers and some gentle humanitarian horse experts.  Riding sessions at Conscious Rider involve ways to nurture a calm, joyful and productive relationship with your lesson horse and yourself, as you explore the finer points of Dressage and groundwork.

”Katharine applies the concept of a friendly, trust-based, two-way communication system to riding.  An all round holistic approach, includes catching your lesson horse, grooming, tacking up, work-in-hand as well as groundwork such as halter-work and lunging.

 

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

Conscious Rider one to one sessions suit people who love horses, nature and riding.  Appreciating a mindful approach to all three. 

Conscious Rider facilities include a cool, shaded 100′ x  50′ covered arena.  Compost bathroom and a changing room.  Vibrant nature; 750 acres of shaded trails were we hone our riding skills and enjoy spontaneous adventure. 

We specialize in:

• Dressage using the Baucher system from the classical school of de la Guérinière.
• Natural Horsewo’manship including Mia Lykke Neilson, Parrelli, Sally Swift and Monty Roberts.

We have:

• 8 miles of shady trails.
• Covered Arena.

We cater for:

• Beginner Riders 6 years and up.
•  Intermediate Riders 11 years and up.
•  All ages for Therapeutic Sessions.

 

Austin Ring and Therapy Center:

Transforming Trauma:

Since slowly healing her own trauma, following sobriety in 1989, Katharine has been in service to clients transforming trauma since 2000.  She has developed a powerful method for transforming triggers which can involve the horses, depending on each clients wishes.  This method helps clients go from stress, depression and fear Returning to Love and Stillness or Peace.

 

Equine Assisted Integration:

E.A.I. allows the grounded energy and wisdom of the horses to assist in integrating trauma or fear which leads to presence.  We work under the covered arena and we walk or ride in nature, learning to truly experience it.  Below are some E.A.I modalities:

•  Self Compassion through the horses honest reflection of who you really are.
•  Trauma recovery for both horse and human.
•  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.

Horses As Healers Weekend Retreat.

Silent Day Retreat.

Teacher Training Apprenticeship.

Horse Training.