Life Coaching - Equine Experiences

Equine Assisted Life Coaching at The Hope Place

Horses live in the present. They respond to energy, intention, and nonverbal communication. Working with them allows you to practice showing up clearly, honestly, and grounded in your truth. This creates powerful "aha" moments and lasting personal change.

Life Coaching Experience with Horses at The Hope Place

It can get a little confusing trying to understand how equine assisted learning differs from equine assisted counseling and psychotherapy. The most important distinction is the 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 in equine assisted learning. The facilitator will refer you to a therapist if they recognize your need to process a past event. The class is structured to help you learn new skills moving forward. EAL does not involve riding the horse. It is on the ground activities in the space where the horses live, work, and play.

These classes are not appropriate if you are in crisis.

What it is not.

Ideal Clients for Equine-Assisted Coaching

  1. Professionals experiencing burnout
    – Looking for grounding, stress relief, and a renewed sense of purpose without traditional talk therapy.

  2. Women in transition
    – Navigating divorce, career changes, empty nesting, or identity shifts; seeking clarity and direction.

  3. Teens and young adults
    – Struggling with confidence, social anxiety, or emotional regulation in a non-clinical setting.

  4. Spiritual seekers
    – Wanting a deeper connection to themselves and something greater, often open to symbolism and intuition.

  5. People who are “therapy done” or therapy hesitant
    – They don’t want to dig into the past, but want practical, embodied growth in the present.

  6. Leaders and entrepreneurs
    – Looking to develop emotional intelligence, presence, and nonverbal leadership skills.

  7. Highly sensitive people or empaths
    – Drawn to experiential, sensory-rich, nonverbal insight work that honors intuition.

  8. Clients who love animals or nature
    – They already feel more regulated or “themselves” outside or around animals.

Horses willingly teach us when we come ready to listen and learn.

If you’re searching for equine assisted counseling that involves processing with a therapist, please go here instead.

Meet the Facilitator

Stephanie Kimmel, Equine Specialist

- Certified in Equine Facilitated Learning

Stephanie Kimmel noticed personal benefits while working with horses, and combined with her training and knowledge began to pursue a way to help others learn through communication and interaction with horses. Horses are herd, prey animals that communicate through body language, breath, and sound. They are always in the moment, and they can teach us how to do the same when we’re open to learning. Stephanie provides both private EAL sessions and Classes. She is also the equine expert in the equine assisted counseling sessions in conjunction with a licensed therapist.

By appointment only.

 

We’re online and in Mansfield, TX.

Hours
Monday–Saturday
By Appointment Only

Meet the Horses

Reno

Reno is one of the horses at The Hope Place that partners with us to provide equine therapy and mindful horsemanship. Reno was donated to our program in 2018 because his owner believed he could help nurture and heal others. Unlike you may think, Reno is not trained to do the activities you may do with him. He is simply being in the moment with you, and communicating with you about that moment without judgement or ambition.

Mo

Mo is the pony you see at The Hope Place. He was previously a kid pony. The size difference between Reno and Mo helps to change things up a bit.

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Located within Tarrant County, right out side of Mansfield city limits - The Hope Place offers this practice on 10 acres of fenced in property with an accessible walking trail and a round pen for exercises.

 
 

Tarrant County

7601 Gibson Cemetery Rd.
Mansfield, TX 76063

Hours
By Appointment Only

Phone
(817) 941-0100

Email
info@hopeplacetx.com