Intuitive Horsemanship™ with Ariana

“Ariana’s Intuitive Horsemanship™, since 1989, is the next evolution in treating horses respectfully and encouraging the horse’s spirit to be our guide.” In this way true partnership is achieved.”

The key to a respectful relationship with horses is to know thyself, to be humble, to trust that the horse is intuitive, sensate and wise, to be open and curious.

  • Feel

    Horses are sensate, feeling beings. They rely on their intuition and instincts for survival. To be respectful to horses, requires a sensitivity to their way of seeing and perceiving the world around them.

  • Energy matters

    Horses respond to the energetic, tone or quality of the energy in their environment. This includes their riders, other people and horses at the barn. Therefore, how you show up as you enter the horses presence matters. It also matters how the ‘feel’ of the overall stable environment is.

  • Patience

    Horses live in a different quality of time than humans do. Humans rush, wanting immediate results. This lack of timing sets up a mis-match in developing a harmonious relationship for horses. Learning more about ‘horse time’ with Ariana will not only change your relationship with horses, it will change your relationship with everyone.

  • Consistency

    The way to build trust with horses is through being consistent and reliable. Horses want to know your boundaries, and most importantly if they can rely on your for a consistent, repeatable presence; a way of being that promises to be present in the moment, not ahead of the moment, not anticipating, not over-agendizing, and not stuck in past outcomes.

Ariana offers a lifetime of experience as a horse trainer and riding instructor. She has been a professional equestrian in dressage, three day eventing, reining, working cowhorse western pleasure, and gymkhana. She is available for in person and online mentoring in Intuitive Horsemanship™. 

Horsemanship is an art that can be practiced and refined for a lifetime. Ariana opens up a whole new way of understanding horses that is universal to any method of horsemanship. Re-discover the magic and lightness of being with horses.

Intuitive Horsemanship™ develops your relationship with horses in a somatically grounded and respectful way. 

If you can't make it to an in person lesson, you can send video clips of your time and sessions with horses, she can offer loads of feedback and training tips.