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Equine Guided Education and Coaching since 1989
Our founder, Ariana, has been pioneering the profound application of horse wisdom to human health and healing since 1989. Our tried and true approach blends equine guided education, holistic somatics™ and time in nature to support our clients in re-connecting to what matters and creating new paths in personal and professional relationships.
We believe that healing begins within. We cultivate embodied leadership and self-awareness practices in combination with real time feedback from our equine guides. Time with horses quickens new insights and an embodied presence, or ‘way of being’ that matches who we want to be in these times. Our programs provide the tools, support, and masterful coaching to manifest real, meaningful change—both within ourselves and in our families and communities.
Our method has been incorporated into universities, leadership institutes, coaching programs, non-profits, and businesses around the world. EGE, Equine Guided Education, at its core, means that the horse is a respected guide to human health and transformation. The horse guides us into the magical and mysterious world of our own intuition—our ancient knowing rooted deep within the sinews of our body—once forgotten, now a treasure to guide us in a deeper sense of meaning and fulfillment.
Our passion is to create a ripple effect that fosters balance, harmony, and sustainability for the well-being of Mother Earth. Are you ready to create ripples?
Equine Guided Education is a coaching model that shifts the role of the horse from servant to healer/teacher. Anyone who has spent time with a horse knows that they seem to see into ‘your soul’. They offer frank, honest feedback about how we are being in respectful relationship with them or not. When we are doing EGE work, we are not training horses, and we are not riding them. Our purpose for spending time together is to learn how the horses mirror when we are being authentic with ourselves, when we are creating a mutually respectful relationship and when we are just in our heads and not embodied.
Equine Guided Education is really all about developing an Embodied Presence. A presence, a ‘way of being’, that is aligned with who we are, what we care about and connected to the greater good, giving a sense of interconnectedness that we sometimes lose along the journey of life. Horses help us get re-centered, re-connected and re-membered.
Sometimes horses are our healers helping us to open into deeply authentic conversations about what is not working in our lives. Being in their presence helps people unlock stagnant clogs in their Somatic alignment of mind, body and spirit. Sometimes horses become our teachers helping us to create new perspectives and new clarity. Whether you just need some ‘healing time’ or you’re ready to ‘move forward’, our programs offer you authentic, grounded and practical conversations, practices and even unexpected new paradigms and welcomed shifts in consciousness. The focus of our programs is not on learning horsemanship or training horses. It is about getting in touch with our curious, imaginative possibilities, connecting to what has heart and meaning, and creating new perspectives for living balanced, sustainable lives. No horse experience is required.
Our vision is to re-connect people to their interconnected nature, their intuitive wisdom and living in right balance with the Mother Earth. We work with coaches, healers and people from all walks of life who want to create sustainable change in their lives, communities and world. Our programs encompass coach training skills including communication tools, leadership dynamics, business process, coordination systems, and features the added components of working with biology and instinct, intuitive and energy awareness tools, artistic expression, and nature-based experiences.
Our SkyHorse team envisions the possibility that human beings embark on a journey of re-awakening, remember their interconnected nature, and re-establish the importance of intuitive, sensate perspectives. Being in harmony with nature revives the spirit, releases spent emotions, and guides us towards right action in balance with the greater good. It’s no longer enough to merely discuss our dilemmas or apply our traditional models of rationalization. Now is a time to take action. To be a stand for change, to inspire others to act boldly and to make the healing arts a viable business paradigm.
This program is relevant for people who want to:
Explore and expand intuition and sensory awareness
Open new pathways of exploration and learning through interactive, experiential experiences
Experience intuitive/imaginal studies and nature-based activities
Work with the biological and intuitive aspects that comprise an integrated person
Create new paradigms for healing humans and the earth in a mutually reciprocal way
Understand and develop knowledge of the inter-relationship between spirit, self, biology and instinct
Be part of a community of people who are committed to creating balance and sustainability
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Leadership & Horses™
Leadership & Horses™, SkyHorse Academy's immersive 5-day course held at Casari Farm & Garden in Santa Rosa, CA, offers a transformative journey of self-discovery and leadership development.
True leadership starts within. Are you actively shaping your life, or are you simply reacting to external forces? This course challenges you to confront this question head-on, guiding you towards aligning your actions with a vision for a brighter future. Horses, with their keen intuition and honest feedback, become powerful allies in this process, fostering the confidence and bravery needed to pursue your goals.
Through experiential learning with horses, Leadership & Horses™ dismantles traditional notions of leadership. Forget about dominance or intelligence as prerequisites. Here, you'll discover a more natural approach – a way of being that values diversity, individuality, and the power of interconnected relationships. By observing and interacting with horses, you'll gain valuable insights into your own leadership style, learning to lead with authenticity and inspire those around you.
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Equine Guided Education™ Certification
This comprehensive program, developed by the founder of SkyHorse Academy, Ariana Mazzucchi, is transformative and life changing. You'll gain a deep understanding of somatic coaching techniques and the profound language of horse-human interaction.
Rooted in over three decades of experience, the EGE™ program is more than just a certification – it's a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Our program equips coaches, therapists, educators, healers, and visionaries with the skills to facilitate personal and professional growth, fostering deeper connections and holistic well-being.
As you delve into the EGE™ program, you'll master somatic coaching techniques, unlocking the power of embodied practices to guide others towards self-awareness and positive change.
The EGE™ Certification Program is ideal for those seeking to expand their existing toolkits, including coaches, therapists, educators, and healers. It's also perfect for leaders looking for innovative approaches to personal development, and anyone passionate about horses and their potential to empower others.
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Somatics & Spirit™
Feeling disconnected in today's fast-paced world? SkyHorse Academy's Somatics and Spirit™, an online program offered in partnership with Casari Ranch founder Ariana Mazzucchi, offers a transformative journey for those seeking to reconnect with their authentic selves.
This program equips you with practical tools – embodied practices – that seamlessly integrate into your daily life and even your professional offerings. Learn to harness the restorative power of nature, deepening your connection with the natural world and its profound healing abilities. Explore mindful movement with horses (or simply in nature) – a powerful tool for releasing old patterns, cultivating resilience, and rewriting limiting stories that hold you back.
Somatics and Spirit™ also includes self-discovery exercises to help you identify and shed these limiting beliefs, embracing your full potential. Monthly Zoom calls hosted by Ariana provide a supportive space to connect with fellow learners, ask questions, and delve deeper into the course material.
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Inspirational Quotes from Ariana
“The next leadership frontier is of a spiritual nature. Now is the time to stand for dignity and respect for all creatures and Mother Earth. Our success is no longer defined by our accumulation of material goods, but by being in service to a worthy cause.”
“Healthy success is not about how much stress you can handle or how high you raise the bar for what success means. True success comes from an embodied sense of dignity and respect coming from inside of you and flowing outward, contributing to others along the way.”
“Taking a stand for who you are, without apology, is what changes the world. As a breast cancer survivor and innovator in the field of Somatic Coaching for over 35 years, I know this first hand. I help my clients claim their wildness without apology and embody the stand they want to make in the world. By reconnecting my clients to their spirit’s call, they become the change makers we need to save the planet.”