Is your horse consenting, or just complying?
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LHEAP is a 12 month certification for equine-assisted professionals. You learn liberty horsemanship through the Carolyn Resnick Method, so your horse comes to each session willing. And stays present for all of it.Â
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9 months of training and mentorshipÂ
Weekly live coaching calls
In person clinic with horses
3 month Practicum
Your horse carries the session too.
In many equine-assisted programs, horses are asked to hold deep human emotion. Nobody asks what holds them.
They become tools. Mirrors. Props in someone else’s healing.
Over time, many check out. You see it in a dull eye, a turned head, a horse who goes through the motions.
Most certifications teach facilitation. Very few teach horsemanship.
If you have felt a gap between your skill as a practitioner and the way your horse shows up in the arena, you are not alone. That gap is what LHEAP is built to close.
Healing with the horse, not through the horse.
LHEAP is grounded in Carolyn Resnick’s 40+ years of Liberty Training®. Three ideas sit underneath everything we teach.
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Horses are sentient partners
They have thoughts, feelings and boundaries. We all know this. It is easy to forget on a busy day with three clients booked.
No coercion, just connection
No tack. No pressure. The horse is free to say no, and that freedom is what gives her yes its meaning.
Choice changes everything
When a horse chooses to take part, they become a willing, joyful co-facilitator. Clients feel the difference.
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This is for you if…
- You are questioning pressure-based methods and want a path without coercion.
- You have the therapy or coaching skills, and want real, hands-on horsemanship to match.
- You want to be seen as credible and competent in a crowded field.
- You want a sustainable income from work that honors your values.
Experienced therapists and coaches are welcome. So are people just starting out. Many in our first cohort were new to equine-assisted work.
 What you will learn
Horsemanship, facilitation and business, in one certification.
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1Â Liberty horsemanship
Learn Carolyn Resnick’s Waterhole Rituals™ to bond with and train horses at liberty. Prepare your horse for client work by building her emotional readiness and her wish to engage.
2Â Authentic facilitation
Work with the Five Heartfelt Strings of Connection: bond, trust, respect, willingness and focus. Lead sessions where clients explore boundaries, regulate their nervous system and come to know themselves.
3Â Ethical session design
Design group workshops and private sessions that honor everyone’s autonomy. Read subtle equine body language so the horse and the human both stay safe.
4Â Growing your practice
Build your business with confidence, with marketing support along the way.
An in person clinic is where it comes together, in the arena with real horses.
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What’s included
Twelve months of training, mentorship and community.
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Mentorship
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Weekly live Zoom coaching calls
Case reviews and Q&A with Nancy and Katherine
Replays of every call
One live, in-person clinics
Learning portal
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On-demand liberty horsemanship modules
Equine-assisted facilitation frameworks
Client session templates and workshop guides
Business and marketing resources
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Certification
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12 months of access to mentorship and coursework
A private peer community
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