HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship

06/12/2026

IT’S BACK!!!!!

We’ve partnered with Breezy Heart Foundation to bring back the Candlelight Walk in the Woods.

📅 October 17, 2026 – save the date!

More details coming soon. But for now… get ready to light the path.

✨ She already carries her light. We just remind her it’s there.

06/11/2026

People often ask how HeartStrides began.

It did not start in a professional office. It started in a messy, raw moment with my daughter, Magn. She was born with Down Syndrome, and I remember the days of forcing progress, only to end up in tears and frustration.

Everything changed when we found horses.

I watched her go from closed off to walking into a room with her head held high.

I knew I had found something that went beyond standard therapy.
Since founding HeartStrides, I have watched horses change lives, including my own, through my recovery from trauma. Today, we are partnering with Breezy Heart Foundation for something special: Rise and Reign.

It is a two day retreat for women who are ready to drop the self abandonment and finally embrace their own sovereignty.
August 29 and 30, 2026. Olympia, WA. 297 dollars. Lunch included.
Only 32 spots.

Have you noticed how your body reacts when someone walks into a room carrying tension? You already know the difference between safety and danger.

Most of us spend our lives in protect or eject. But there is a better way to live. Connected. Safe. Seen. Valued.

That is what the horses teach us.

Registration is open now. Tickets close August 22.

Grab your spot here: bit.ly/3RcTUjh

Kristy and Melissa

06/10/2026

We are excited to announce a special sponsorship opportunity for local businesses and private individuals to support our upcoming Rise & Reign Retreat. This event is hosted by HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship in partnership with the Breezy Heart Foundation, and your generous support will help us provide transformative, somatic-based healing experiences. If you are interested in partnering with us for this meaningful cause, please send us a message or comment below for more details! Please follow this link. Thank you!

Rise & Reign – Sponsorship OverviewPresented by HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship In partnership with Breezy Heart FoundationRise & Reign is a two-day, in-person women’s retreat focused on boundaries, belonging, and self-leadership. Created for women healing from toxic relationships,...

06/03/2026

Your mind can tell you everything is fine, but your body is holding a story you might not be ready to look at yet. The clenched jaw. The raised shoulders. The persistent, heavy knot in your stomach before a busy workweek begins. These are the somatic alerts of a nervous system that has been running on survival mode for far too long.
At the Rise & Reign Retreat, our somatic sessions are designed to help your biology understand that the threat is actually over. You will learn real, gentle tools your body can trust to interrupt the stress loop and find true, physical safety in your own skin.
📅 August 29–30, 2026| Healing Hearts Ranch
🎟️ Listen to your body: bit.ly/3RcTUjh
🌿 Hosted by HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship in partnership with Breezy Heart Foundation.

06/01/2026

Can we be real? “I’m fine” is exhausting.

Fine usually means: carrying a mountain of expectations, managing everyone else’s comfort, running on the thinnest version of yourself so you don’t become a burden.

Rise & Reign isn’t for women who have it all together. It’s for women who are tired of being “fine.”

Give yourself permission to drop the act. Finally exhale.

📅 Aug 29–30 | Healing Hearts Ranch
🎟️ bit.ly/3RcTUjh

🌿 Hosted by HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship in partnership with Breezy Heart Foundation.

05/30/2026

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“No performance. No audience. No right answer.”

There is something sacred about making something with your own hands.

Just pigment, stone, and a quiet moment of absolute focus.

When we emerge from toxic, high‑control environments, we often don’t know who we are anymore.

We know what kept other people happy.
We know what kept the peace.
We know how to make ourselves small enough to survive.

But what do we actually love?

At the Rise & Reign Retreat, guided creative expression is the somatic tool we use to help you locate those answers.

No artistic background required. No perfectionism tolerated.

📅 August 29–30, 2026
📍 Healing Hearts Ranch | Olympia, WA

🎟️ Claim your space in the circle: bit.ly/3RcTUjh



HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship

05/30/2026

“No performance. No audience. No right answer.”

There is something sacred about making something with your own hands.

Just pigment, stone, and a quiet moment of absolute focus.

When we emerge from toxic, high‑control environments, we often don’t know who we are anymore.

We know what kept other people happy.
We know what kept the peace.
We know how to make ourselves small enough to survive.

But what do we actually love?

At the Rise & Reign Retreat, guided creative expression is the somatic tool we use to help you locate those answers.

No artistic background required. No perfectionism tolerated.

📅 August 29–30, 2026
📍 Healing Hearts Ranch | Olympia, WA

🎟️ Claim your space in the circle: bit.ly/3RcTUjh



HeartStrides Therapeutic Horsemanship

05/30/2026