What are connection sessions?

These connection sessions were created as to give you an experience of the power of being with horses and what they can teach you. The horse is the guide and your therapist if you are open to it. You will realise and mostly feel how they connect on a pure and raw emotional level and teach you to be present. At the same time you will learn the basics of how to approach a horse, walk with them, groom them and become comfortable in their presence.

Since I was little I always had a fascination with horses and luckily my grandma introduced me to them as soon as I could walk. I started riding since I was 5 yrs old and spending time in the stables whenever I could. Through my teenage years I kept on riding at my local horse stable and being with horses was always a highlight of my week or a refuge during hard times. When I started to travel, I always managed to find horses on my way and wonderful people who showed me glimpses of the possibility of one day having horses of my own.

Fast forward to moving to Sintra, Portugal in 2020. Slowly I became more and more aware that my knowledge of horses was way more superficial than I thought. Yes, I always had a deep connection with them, but I never got really the right tools or freedom to learn how to really connect with them. Riding horses is an art, but the biggest lesson has been that the horse is your teacher, they will tell you if you are only willing to listen.

In our current society we are so focused on the pleasure of riding, however horses are capable of giving so much more if you only are willing to learn.