We are here to support you to thrive

Playing with horses provides benefits that last long after you leave them. Being around horses lowers blood pressure and stress hormones, while the physical activity offers a fresh-air alternative to the gym.

Horses respond to body movements, emotional states and energy supporting self awareness. Our Wellness through Horsemanship programs focus more on somatic experience (body awareness approach to healing) and behaviour change with horses as they act as a bio feedback sentient team member with their natural ability to mirror their handlers. Heal yourself and then your world.

Uncover how understanding and learning how horses behave in their world and how to ‘dance’ and speak their language whilst adjusting your own perceptions, ideas and actions to positively impact your overall wellbeing - find your inner peace. We offer a safe and supportive approach to help you on your journey. With our comprehensive success focused programs that are horsemanship focused, you’ll unearth renewed confidence and tools to thrive. Experience the profound wisdom and teachings of our herd of horses.

Discover who you really are and where you want to go; to honour your body and emotions and to cultivate your soul through reconnecting to your true self. Our horses are expert teachers helping us to become an authentic role model for harmonious connections based on respect, not ego. With our horses as your guides in a safe and reflective space, you will be guided with your expert facilitator to explore issues and blocks that keep you stuck.

We are based in Chandler just off New Cleveland Road - full address in confirmation email.

Start your next chapter at EquiTune

Choose your starting point

Explore our services & choose a program that is right for you

All our programs include 1 on 1s or group sessions with peers of your similar skill set so that your goals and needs are met. Select from the following to be supported in 2024. Term 1 will run for 11 weeks with 2 show days. This summer term we work with clients early in the mornings and in the late afternoon/evenings in order to support horses and clients around the heat of the day on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. We have some exciting opportunities this term! Join us for an unforgettable bonding whilst putting your wellness and wellbeng first with one of our herd members who will choose you.

Wellness through Horsemanship

Join us for an assessment to see if this is the right alternative therapy for you. A horse will choose to play with you. At your first session we will meet the horses that have availability, we will learn safety around horses, will groom the horse, demonstrate a few of the games that we play each time to build connection and trust. If what we do resonates with you then we will book in for weekly sessions and agree timeframes and budget. We build connection through mindfulness, horsemanship games, breathwork, body language and so much more. Having a bad day? We can sit with you and hold space, do farm chores to give your mind a break and so much more. We work with you on what you need that day.

Choose from a completely private 1 hour 1 on 1 or join peers with similar skill sets in a group session with your horse, friends, going through our levels certification program, participation in 2 show days (after level 1) and so much more. As you move through the levels specialise in liberty or ridden with your equine partner. In 2024 we will be competing and should you work and build the skill set we will support you on this journey as well as your weekly intensives. ALL new students/participants will need to do our level 1 horsemanship in order to understand and build a connection with our herd on the ground - this usually takes 1 term to complete. We are doing an intensive 1 day at the beginning of January if you are already a competent horse handler/rider and believe that you are ready to start your riding through breathwork and subtle body language next term then email us to book in to the intensive to complete level 1.

Horsemanship and liberty are exceeedingly useful skillsets to learn and at EquiTune it isn’t about what you do with the horse but the connection that you are building and the self improvement that you achieve whilst supporting and being supported by a talented equine.

Ridden Programs (Bitless or tackless)

Experience everything from catching the horse, leading, grooming, tacking up, horsemanship games, calming signals, connection, riding, after care and so much more. This is not just about riding but about how to connect with an extremely powerful animal without force and by using intelligence and asking them to be your partner. We will work towards being able to ride effectively and safely to an extremely high level.

These opportunities are highly sought after as our horses are ultra sensitive, soft and work off breathwork - pulling, kicking or making is not something they understand as they love to play with their regulars and the relationships are built on trust, consent and mutual understandings. We build the relationship on the ground and then move to the saddle if and when both are ready and then support the rider with biomechanics, horse psychology, mindfulness and empathy. Our horses love their job and like our facilitators are constantly improving and adding to their skill sets.

Once you have completed our intro to horsemanship course successfully, then we can start exploring our ridden options. We will then move through our ridden levels: intro to riding, prep, prelim, novice, elementary, medium, advance and more if you build the skillsets.

Our horses specialise in their preferred disciplines so we will match you with a horse that has the same passion as you be it jumping, dressage, working equitation, trail rides, tackless riding and so much more.

Once you have the skill sets we may invite you to compete and perform with us.

Group sessions

We are running group sessions for you with peers of similar skillsets in order to support, nurture as well as improve skills. This means a more reasonable cost than our 1on1, more time with ‘your’ horse, like minded peers and expert tuition. Win win. We also participate in show days together as well as plan forest rides out and so much more.

In order to participate in group sessions, you must have completed successfully our intro to horsemanship course. For ridden our intro to ridden course as well.

Then we move through the levels from prep all the way through to advanced in riding, liberty or groundwork. Our horses train at a high level and enjoy bitless dressage, tackless riding or with a neckrope using breathwork, jumping, forest rides and so much more.

We want you to experience the joy of connecting with another sentient being and achieving successful goals together.

Horsemanship is a skill that is transferrable to all aspects of your life, whether you see this as a path for your career, a long term hobby or a chapter in your journey to who you want to be.

Group sessions include everything from catching the horse, leading through energy (no whips here), grooming, tacking up (if riding), groundwork/liberty (and riding), after care of the horse, feeding the horses, cleaning and putting all tack away, rugging horse and putting back to paddock. Experience everything that revolves around having a horse in your life, setting you and the horse up for success every step of the way as well as working towards your personal goals.