The Equus Effect Program

The Equus Effect Program We teach veterans, first responders and ‘warriors from all walks of life’ how to wake UP and settle DOWN.

Through experiential learning with horses, body-based practices, insights into why we get stuck in habitual patterns and then, we help set you free! We also do one-on-one coaching, workshops and weekend retreats for men and women who want to rediscover their own "horse sense" and write new scripts for their futures.

Most people leave a session feeling that something has shifted, and that feeling is real, but the point of the work is t...
06/04/2026

Most people leave a session feeling that something has shifted, and that feeling is real, but the point of the work is to make sure that shift follows us home.

This is where integration comes in. It’s not necessarily about the insight that happened in the round pen or in the therapist’s office, but about the argument that didn't escalate or the pause you were able to take before reacting to a trigger.

Those are the moments that tell us the work we are doing is real.

05/27/2026

Horses show us how we come across, without a word from us. Very cool.

05/27/2026

A subtle shift in energy can change everything.

In this exercise, Lance responds not to force or big gestures, but to small changes in pace, focus, breath, and intensity. As the participant raises their energy, Lance moves forward. As it softens and settles, he comes to a quiet stop.

Most of us don’t realize how much we communicate through the energy we bring into a space. But others feel it, often before we say a word.

Good boy, Lance.

05/25/2026

These images are from a visit to the Omaha Beach and Vietnam Memorials in Normandy, France and Washington, DC.

General Eisenhower told the troops before D-Day, that he knew the casualties would be great. They went anyway.

Everyone knew and they went anyway.

I read every single story that accompanied the photos of soldiers who survived to tell their tales. Men who crossed that unfathomably treacherous beach and climbed to safety, most of whom said that they were one of the few who survived.

The courage to face these unthinkable odds was and still is, unbelievably moving to me.

It was hard to leave the cemetery with crosses that mark the 9,389 lives that were lost in June, 1944.

We know many Vietnam vets at The Equus Effect and every single one knew others whose names are etched on the war memorial in DC.

The men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan lost battle buddies and will never forget those who could not remain on this planet after coming home.

It will take much more than a moment today for us to remember them all.

Wishing we were at The Equus Effect Open House picnic with you today! ☔
05/24/2026

Wishing we were at The Equus Effect Open House picnic with you today! ☔

05/23/2026

We’re sorry to do this and will get back to you with another date!

05/23/2026

Our Spring Picnic—Open House is postponed due to rain! We will keep you posted and announce our new date ASAP.

Stay dry this weekend!

At the Horses & Healing Symposium this past week, we demonstrated our principles and practices to a group of 100 profess...
05/21/2026

At the Horses & Healing Symposium this past week, we demonstrated our principles and practices to a group of 100 professionals in Experiential Learning with Horses.

We are grateful to our facilitators Tracie Shannon & Donnaldson Brown who handled two beautiful Rocky Mountain horses. The couple who volunteered to be participants had never worked with horses before. This was a true test of the impact of the body-based tools we use to settle folks down and teach them how to use finesse rather than force with these sensitive creatures.

Good day for us. Great day for them.

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Sharon, CT
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