Meet Michelle
I’ve been listening to horses—and the innate, instinctual intelligence that guides them (and all of life) —my entire life. Just as I’m attuned to the subtle instincts of my own body, I’ve always felt life deeply: the energy of the world around me, the emotions of others, and the grounded, powerful presence of the horse.
From a young age, horses became my refuge. Their way of being mirrored my own. We connected through feeling, instinct, truth, and heart—we spoke the same language.
At 11 years old, I began working with misunderstood horses at my first barn, earning five dollars a week. I would lie in their pastures for hours, simply watching.
Who are they without humans?
What motivates them?
How do they communicate?
I listened, learned, and waited for them to invite me into their world.
My relationship with them was never about control—it was a dance. One built on trust, mutual awareness, and shared presence. To me, being with horses is always dance. A dance of feeling, receptivity, and connection—where the heart leads, not the ego. Horses are my family, my kin, and my guides.
My passion is to help people enter the horse’s world—not to “do therapy with horses,” but to awaken to a deeper field of awareness and connection. In their presence, we remember who we are. We feel more honestly. We connect more fully—with ourselves, with others, and with the Wisdom of the Horse. While I’ve studied with remarkable horsemen and women—including Buck Brannaman—the horse has always been my greatest teacher.
I hear them, and they hear me, because we speak the same language: the language of life, the language of the heart.
From a young age, horses became my refuge. Their way of being mirrored my own. We connected through feeling, instinct, truth, and heart—we spoke the same language.
At 11 years old, I began working with misunderstood horses at my first barn, earning five dollars a week. I would lie in their pastures for hours, simply watching.
Who are they without humans?
What motivates them?
How do they communicate?
I listened, learned, and waited for them to invite me into their world.
My relationship with them was never about control—it was a dance. One built on trust, mutual awareness, and shared presence. To me, being with horses is always dance. A dance of feeling, receptivity, and connection—where the heart leads, not the ego. Horses are my family, my kin, and my guides.
My passion is to help people enter the horse’s world—not to “do therapy with horses,” but to awaken to a deeper field of awareness and connection. In their presence, we remember who we are. We feel more honestly. We connect more fully—with ourselves, with others, and with the Wisdom of the Horse. While I’ve studied with remarkable horsemen and women—including Buck Brannaman—the horse has always been my greatest teacher.
I hear them, and they hear me, because we speak the same language: the language of life, the language of the heart.
One of my greatest teachers. Sailor Boy.
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Taking it deeper...
For over 36 years, horses have been central to my life and my learning. I’ve devoted more than two decades to the healing arts, with certifications in Energetic Healing, Somatic Life Coaching, and Equine-Inspired Learning. Identified as a 'horse whisperer' since I was a very young girl-which I recognize as a 'horse listener', I have worked with hundreds of misunderstood horses and helped them find their way back to balance, often alongside their human, or into their new homes. They have been my teachers and guides in the wisdom way of the horse.
I’ve also spent 11 formative years apprenticing under my beloved mentor, Frankie O.—a healer, coach, and Feldenkrais master—diving deep into cortical field re-education, pattern recognition, heart coherence, and nervous system regulation.
My work is rooted in the belief that to heal, we must feel. I bring intuitive, somatic, and emotional awareness to every session, both with humans and horses. I don’t just teach this work—I live it. My journey has included immersive wilderness travel with my horse, intensive somatic studies, personal connection to an indigenous tribe and ceremonies, and my personal practices for regulation such as remote wilderness immersion and silent retreats.
I have had my own journey from light to dark, the heroines quest so to speak. I’ve walked through profound personal grief and transformation, especially after the passing of my mentor, and have emerged more grounded in my own voice and healing path. It’s my honor to hold space for others in their own passages—helping them navigate life’s tender, difficult, and deeply human moments with grace and authenticity.
I live life fully, with a profound recognition that it is in fact, a gift, and I believe everyone has an innate, natural medicine, that is unique to the world, that is their gift to life itself. Their contribution to the fabric of humanity, to life, to the human herd. I hold space for us all to return to that recognition, a journey home.
I am grateful to be featured in the profound documentary Rescued Hearts Film which is due to release later this year.
I’ve also spent 11 formative years apprenticing under my beloved mentor, Frankie O.—a healer, coach, and Feldenkrais master—diving deep into cortical field re-education, pattern recognition, heart coherence, and nervous system regulation.
My work is rooted in the belief that to heal, we must feel. I bring intuitive, somatic, and emotional awareness to every session, both with humans and horses. I don’t just teach this work—I live it. My journey has included immersive wilderness travel with my horse, intensive somatic studies, personal connection to an indigenous tribe and ceremonies, and my personal practices for regulation such as remote wilderness immersion and silent retreats.
I have had my own journey from light to dark, the heroines quest so to speak. I’ve walked through profound personal grief and transformation, especially after the passing of my mentor, and have emerged more grounded in my own voice and healing path. It’s my honor to hold space for others in their own passages—helping them navigate life’s tender, difficult, and deeply human moments with grace and authenticity.
I live life fully, with a profound recognition that it is in fact, a gift, and I believe everyone has an innate, natural medicine, that is unique to the world, that is their gift to life itself. Their contribution to the fabric of humanity, to life, to the human herd. I hold space for us all to return to that recognition, a journey home.
I am grateful to be featured in the profound documentary Rescued Hearts Film which is due to release later this year.
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