EQUI-REFLECT
When the horse
becomes your
mirror
EQUI-REFLECT
When the horse
becomes your mirror
Welcome to Equi-reflect, an equine empowered coaching and learning facility set in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside.
Yet only 30 minutes train ride from London’s Kings Cross station.
We welcome people from all walks of life to our supportive and safe environment for personal development, change, growth and healing surrounded by nature and our horses.
We have a special passion for working with children and teens, who may be facing some challenges with their mental health, coping in mainstream education, or figuring out their path in life.
Please see MINIS RANCH for our home schooling group programme and 1-2-1 equine facilitated therapeutic coaching sessions.
Run by transformational coach, NLP & EFT therapist and equine learning facilitator Alex strobel.
Get in touch to book a session!
What is equine assisted therapeutic coaching and how can working with horses help you or your child ?
Horses are flight animals by nature, meaning they are highly sensitive to the slightest shifts in the emotions of their herd, and because they are acutely in tune with energy they can quickly pick up on any incongruence between our feelings and our actions.
They have the power to become a mirror reflecting back to us and guiding us back to being our authentic selves.
For children that are struggling to communicate their feelings, the horses have a way of attuning to this and help steer them in the right direction via non-verbal communication
empowered coaching
Just by being in the presence of our horses at equi-reflect can bring clarity and conscious awareness to areas of our lives we may be out of alignment in.
At Equi-Reflect our unique blend of EFL (we call it an Equine Empowered coaching session ) Involves mindful interactions and transformational hands-on experiences with the horses, combined with a mix of self development coaching, NLP, EFT, energy and breathwork exercises.
No experience with horses is needed, no ridden work is done with the horses and anyone who is not sure of being close to the horses to begin with will still benefit even from a slight distance.
As humans we mainly communicate through verbal language often depending on words that may not be clear to others, we also may allow our boundaries and personal space to be breached leaving us feeling uncomfortable and vulnerable.
Horses can hear the human heartbeat within four feet, and research indicates that they have a profound ability to synchronize their own heartbeat with that of human beings!
Just being around the horses can bring you a feeling of inner calm.
Build confidence and self esteem.
Tune into their emotions.
Honor their feelings with no judgment.
Create honest and authentic relationships with themselves and others.
Learn to process trauma and shift hidden or stuck emotions.
Build emotional intelligence.
Confidently set new goals for the future.
Step into their authentic life.
Set healthy boundaries.
Form meaningful relationships.
reconnect with yourself
At equi-reflect we provide the opportunity to reconnect to yourself with the help of our horses and our holistic and somatic practices.
We offer 1-2-1 sessions, Mini’s Ranch kids group, Parent workshops and retreats that can help you step away from the stress and noise of everyday life and return to a place of calm, confidence and inner peace.
For children and teens this work with the horses helps build self confidence, communication skills, resilience and self-awareness.
This work especially resonates with children and adults who haven’t found that traditional forms of therapy or support have benefited them.
Are you looking for a new confidence boosting experience for Yourself or your child / teenager, charitable group or organization?
Your time at equi-reflect could be anything from, mindfulness practices in nature, Spending time with the horses, brushing and grooming, taking them for walks across the fields, learning about holistic horsemanship, to completing your very own obstacle course.
Movement is a key factor to our work with everyone but is especially important for children on the neurodiverse spectrum.
Working with the horses and creating obstacle courses, walking through the woods over logs or balancing on beams creates novel movement patterns that produce the hormone oxytocin which helps with calm, happy, communication and learning.
It’s not a coincidence that non-verbal children have found language through this work.
Alex is a level two movement method practitioner – having trained with the founder (Autism Dad) Rupert Isaacson. For more information on this amazing work – https://kidsmustmove.com/ https://horseboymethod.com
We can tailor our sessions to any individual or group needs, Please msg me on 07968151801 to have a chat.
Interacting with horses in an EFL environment is proven to lower stress levels, build confidence, help with language and communication, boost self-esteem and create healthy relationships.
We also offer the opportunity for you to learn more about horses and how we can work, play and attune together in harmony through our Holistic Horsemanship sessions.
Using liberty and groundwork exercises you will learn how to communicate through body language, breath, energy and intention to create a conversation with the horses.
Learn the subtle nuances in your body that make the difference to the horses.
This is a great option for anyone who wants to spend time with horses and learn more about how we look after them and interact with them on a daily basis – Own a pony days for children and adults avalible through out the year. POA – msg me on 07968151801 to book in.
Throughout the year we will be offering a variety of workshops and holistic retreats around the theme of mind body soul connection.
We also have some exciting collaborations coming up in spring summer 2025
with practitioners specializing in somatic practices, including sound, Breath, Energy and movement work.
Work With Me
Adults
Equine assisted therapeutic coaching
Session
1h – £70
2h – £140
Childs
Equine assisted therapeutic coaching
Session
45 mins – £65
Holistic Horsemanship Session
1h – £70
2h -£140
Empowerment
and Holistic Workshops
Dates to be released soon
Full day – TBC
Emotional Freedom technique
(Tapping )
£85 a session
£333 for x4
Personal transformational life coaching
X4 sessions @ £444
These EFT and Life coaching sessions can be done over Zoom, or in person at in our retreat space, out walking in nature or incorporated with an equine empowerment session with the horses.
Concessions are available to organizations and charities wanting to book sessions for their clients.
Please get in contact for more information.
Fully insured and CRB / DBS checked.
“Working with the horses was a profound experience for me.”
Thank you Bounce and the team.
“She is feeling a lot happier and confident”
Grooming Cantero and mini has become the highlight of our week.
MINI’S RANCH GROUP SESSIONS
I’m excited to introduce you to Mini’s Ranch, a unique home school group program.
Our sessions are designed to offer a well-rounded experience incorporating horsemanship knowledge, equine-facilitated coaching, and practical skills like grooming, feeding, and stable maintenance.
Your child will also enjoy nature walks, breath work, goal setting, and other mindful activities that build self confidence, resilience, communication, team work skills, and self-awareness—all while learning how to care for our beautiful ponies. (No riding involved)
Each 2.5-hour drop off session session runs in 8 -week blocks, with age-appropriate groups for children aged 7–16.
The cost is £55 per child, per week, payable termly in advance.
With an 1-2-1 Intro (get to know you/us) session advised beforehand.
If your child has additional needs, please reach out to discuss how we can happily accommodate them through individual sessions with Alex and ponies.
“I feel like I’ve left the old me behind”
I just wanted to say what an amazing experience the workshop this weekend was, I feel like I’ve left the old me behind.
The breath and energy work techniques that Alex showed us have helped me shift away from a negative thought pattern I had been stuck in for years.
The time spent in nature and around the horses was truly special for a inner city girl like me.
special deals
We offer a 10% discount on block bookings of 8 or more sessions. – Not including Mini’s Ranch.
Gift cards are available for all 1-2-1 sessions and workshops.
Please contact us for more information
About me
I’m a lifelong lover of anything and everything to do with horses.
I do have a long generational family history of horses but after my mum moved to London in her 20’s that ended, So I pretty much ( apart from both my aunts) grewn up in a non-horse family in suburbia and it wasn’t always easy to access time with horses. Every birthday and Christmas present involved riding lessons and I was constantly begging to spend more time at the stables so every moment I got to spend with the horses was very much cherished.
I’m a passionate heart centered horsewomen who is on a never ending Journey of self discovery and learning with horses.
I live in the Hertfordshire countryside at the Dell barn, a 17c barn conversion and the home base for Equi-Reflect, a total dream come true to look out of the window and have our horses and ponies grazing in our garden and surrounded by nature.
My journey into human / horse healing work is very personal, after suffering from anxiety for many years I discovered the power of re-setting my nervous system and doing deep personal development work using modalities such as Coaching, NLP, EFT, breath work, meditation, hypnotherapy and energy healing along side spending time with my horses.
Having experienced amazing results for myself I knew I had to share this with other women.
I’ve spent the last eight years developing my practice and sharing my knowledge as a coach, practitioner, Therapist as well as a SEN mum to two teenage girls.
Now I offer these transformation equine empowerment experiences, that combine the coaching / holistic modalities alongside my horsemanship skill.
Being able to offer this truly transformational work really feels like a full circle moment.
- Transformational life coach
- Master NLP practitioner
- EFT therapist
- Equine facilitated learning coach
- Mindfulness and breathwork Practitioner
- Trauma release energy Practitioner
- Movement meathod Practitioner
Volunteer opportunities
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer member at equi-reflect.
*Would you like to spend more time with horses ?
*Are you interested in learning more about equine facilitated learning?
*Would you like to spend more time in the fresh air out in nature?
*No experience needed, all training will be given.
Please WhatsApp msg me to connect – 07968151801
Gabbana
Cantero
Bounce
Bounce
Bounce
Contact me
Fill out the form below to get in touch or even better pop me a WhatsApp message on 07968151801