Reinforce the Horse

Welcome to the kickoff of a very special new series on Reinforce the Horse. 

In this series, we go behind the scenes of the Dear Equestrians Collective Coloring Book, a project illustrated by Nica Quinn that intuitively captures the stories of 33 equine partners and their humans.

In this premiere episode, we sit down with Nele Schreurs, who shares her inspiring journey with her two horses, Beau and Gambit. We dive into:

• The Transition from Riding to Connection: How an injury led Nele to discover the transformative power of groundwork.
• Working with "Misunderstood" Horses: Supporting a former breeding mare and a night-blind pony through patience and presence.
• Craniosacral & Energy Work: Nele’s current studies in craniosacral and myofascial work and how she receives intuitive messages from horses during healing sessions.
• The Magic of the Coloring Book: The "Jacob’s Ladder" synchronicity and how coloring provides a safe, meditative space for equestrians globally.

Choose connection, and love and magic will happen.

Connect with Nele on Instagram

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What if your horse isn’t “being difficult,” but carrying a story no one has heard yet? Aly chats with animal communicator and quantum energy healer, Katherine Luna Sol, to explore The Antidote, her psychosomatic approach that listens to the body’s narrative, releases the root belief, and “drops in” a precise antidote—truths like I am safe, I am worthy—that the nervous system can actually receive. From performance horses stuck in “I’m bad” loops to Mustangs holding terror from roundups, Katherine shows how neutrality—not suppression—unlocks real change in posture, focus, and connection.

We get practical and scientific. Katherine shares how she blends emotion code work, biofield insights, and remote sessions to support issues conventional tests may miss, including thyroid imbalances and early-pattern Cushing’s. She talks grounding with negative ions using a simple stainless-steel spoon on feet and spines, soft “Madigan-style” squeezes to hug an overwhelmed nervous system, and co-regulation practices that turn spooky energy into soft eyes and steady breath. Her core ethics—ask for consent, honor free will, do no harm—reframe leadership as lead-mare wisdom: attuned, congruent, and calm rather than dominant.

We also bridge intuition and veterinary care through a hypermobility case that pointed toward connective tissue vulnerabilities and smarter breeding choices. Along the way, Katherine explains balancing left–right as feminine–masculine, why anger in saintly horses needs safe expression, and how soul contracts can be rewritten from struggle to joy. Try her quick heart-to-heart exercise: hand over your chest, breathe, imagine your horse’s heart, and feel the field shift. 

What new “antidote” is your horse asking you to embody?

Get in touch with Katherine:

https://www.divinegraceanimalhealing.com/contact

Facebook: Divine Grace Animal Healing and Communication 

Instagram: @dganimalcommunication

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Kim McElroy is back with us to share more specifically about the amazing Council of Horses Oracle Deck.

Kim has been drawn to horses since childhood, and as soon as she could hold a crayon, this manifested as her art. For more than thirty years, she has been known for her intuitive understanding of the sentient nature of horses and her ability to infuse her art with their spiritual energy. She distills this energy into expressions of the horses' quintessential essence in ways that transcend how they are traditionally defined. Through her incredible mastery of pastels, and her talent in writing about her visionary insights, she conveys the power and beauty of the horse’s form—yet more than that, she offers us a timeless glimpse of its soul.

In 2000, Kim and her husband, Rod, created SkyeLandeSea sanctuary in Washington State, where they provided loving forever homes to rescue horses and a menagerie of other animals. Their sanctuary is now home to a resident herd of wild but well-fed deer, and two capricious house cats.

Kim is the co-author and illustrator of The Council of Horses Oracle Card Deck and Guidebook, and illustrator and co-creator of Way of the Horse: Equine Archetypes for Self-Discovery Card Deck and Guidebook by Linda Kohanov.

Get the Council of Horses Oracle Deck

Connect with Kim McElroy:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qmGvCYqSkSQ?si=f95y09qH02XapHcf
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpiritOfHorseGallery
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiritofhorse/
Website: https://www.spiritofhorse.com/

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Sarah Louise Lilley is a clinical Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT or “Tapping”) practitioner. A sought after coach and speaker, she helps equestrians overcome fears, blocks and trauma.

Known for her holistic and heart-centered approach, Sarah equips riders with tools that cultivate ease, trust, and clarity by releasing the root causes of anxious thinking and limiting beliefs.

Sarah has taken the stage at Warwick Schiller’s Journey on Podcast Summit and appeared on numerous equestrian podcasts including: The Whole Equestrian with 5* Eventer Emily Hamel, WeHorse’s The Equestrian Connection with Danielle Crowell, Horse Illustrated’s Barn Banter and The Equestrian Podcast with influencer Bethany Lee.

When she's not riding her horse or working with her clients, Sarah mentors the next generation of Practitioners at EFT Universe, the world’s largest EFT certification program. She recently taught alongside Dawson Church at The Omega Institute.

Connect with Sarah Lilley:

https://www.emotionalfreedomwithsarah.com/

[email protected]

Instagram: @SarahLouiseLilley

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Being raised just a few miles from Long Island’s Belmont Park racetrack, Victor fell in love with horse racing during his high school years. Upon winning a few dollars his first day at the races, he was instantly hooked on the excitement, adrenaline and beauty of the sport.

A few decades later, after relocating to Seattle, Victor ventured into the realm of thoroughbred ownership and purchased his first racehorse at Emerald Downs, located near Seattle. Today, he owns a pair of broodmares and manage a small racing partnership under the stable name of Royal Victory Thoroughbreds. Victor's time on the backstretch with professionals across the racing industry over the past two decades has given him the gift and joy of continuous learning while fostering a deep appreciation for the beauty, power and grace of the thoroughbred. Today Victor is a devoted advocate for racehorse welfare and longevity. His debut novel, Heliacal Star, draws on this passion and experience.

When not writing, working as a tech executive (30 years in high-tech at Microsoft, Service Now and currently Nutanix) or spending time with his [18 year old] retired thoroughbred, Rooster City, he will attend the local races at Emerald Downs. Victor also travels to Belmont Park and Saratoga Springs with the friends from high school who first introduced him to the sport. Victor currently lives in Washington State with his wife and two children.

Get in Touch with Victor:

https://victorbahna.com

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Camron Adibi is a horseman, equine relationship coach and a PATH Therapeutic Horse Riding Instructor who holds graduate degrees in education and architecture. He offers equine assisted learning for children and adults of all backgrounds and ages, who are facing challenges such as anxiety, trauma, or social difficulties. He also offers Sound Healing with Horses as an invitation for those who want to experience the power of horses. He has a mission to improve horse and human interactions through education and storytelling. Oh yeah, and Cam is a sailor with a captain's license.

Get in touch with Camron Adibi
camronadibi.com
YouTube
Facebook
Instagram
[email protected]

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Belle Shook, MC, NCC, LPC, SEP, NARM, BCC, founded Equine Guidance®, a world-renowned equine experiential learning and therapy program, established in Sedona, Arizona in 2004.

Belle's impressive credentials as a licensed professional counselor in Arizona and Connecticut, as well as a National Board-Certified Coach, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and NARM® Therapist, are a testament to her unwavering dedication to helping people overcome self-defeating behaviors, negative thoughts, and emotional patterns.

Belle has a unique approach that uses the sentience of horses to help clients achieve emotional integrity, clarity, focus, creativity, intuitive intelligence, heart coherence, and self-awareness beyond traditional talk therapy.

Connect with Belle Shook:
Instagram
LinkedIn
Facebook
https://EquineGuidance.com

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Jason reads a recent poem he wrote over some chill guitar playing in the background

~
Eluded by time
swept away
as the hound tracks
the scent of
a raccoon through the trees
be easy on 
yourself 
for the unraveling 
is taking place
Thousands of years
to this moment 
Conditioned to believe
What is belief
but confidence in
unknowing
Know yourself
not what you've been told 
but who you truly are
Repeat Love 
as if a broken record 
plays about the symphony of
your destiny
one which isn't destined
at all
but rather 
free to choose
the path aligned with the
strongest scent
Believe to
Live
~

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Linda is an author, speaker, riding instructor and horse trainer who has become an internationally recognized innovator in the field of Equine Experiential Learning and a respected writer on the subject of Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy.

Her book The Tao of Equus: A Woman’s Journey of Healing and Transformation through the Way of the Horse was selected as one of the Top Ten Religion and Spirituality books of 2001 by Amazon.com.

Her second book, Riding Between the Worlds: Expanding Our Potential through the Way of the Horse, was published in 2003.

Connect with Linda Kohanov:
https://eponaquest.com/
https://masterherder.com/
https://www.facebook.com/EponaquestWorldwide

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