The moments that teach us the most are rarely the ones we plan for. They happen on sidewalks, in living rooms, in the middle of an ordinary afternoon when something becomes harder than expected and a child looks to us to help them figure out what to do with that. This...
Finding Our Feet in Ever Changing Winds: Why Learning Secure Attachment is Necessary for Therapists, Helpers & Healers
by Kate Naylor | Mar 10, 2026 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Equine Assisted Trainings, Personal Growth, Testimonials & Reflections
Within each day, sometimes moment to moment, the wind changes. Blowing first this way, then that. Rushing straight across our path, or swirling around us. Sometimes it is so quiet we don’t even notice the air around us, other days it threatens to topple us. Whenever I...
True Gratitude Makes Room for Compassion
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Nov 23, 2025 | Applied Principles, Personal Growth
Every year around Thanksgiving, we’re reminded to be grateful. We write lists, share reflections, and pause to notice what’s good in our lives. Gratitude is an important practice. It helps us slow down, shift perspective, and strengthen our sense of connection. But...
Connection Without Projection: Why Healing Begins With What’s Real
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Apr 23, 2025 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Personal Growth
There’s a moment many of us recognize—quiet but profound—when something clicks in session. A client gently touches a horse’s mane, or pauses mid-sentence in conversation, and you feel it. A shift. A softening. Something real is happening. But just as often, that...
Roots before Wings: Presence is the Practice
by Kate Naylor | Jan 12, 2025 | Applied Principles, Equine Assisted Trainings
By Bettina Shultz-Jobe and Kate Naylor Building Strong Roots We have had some chaotic weather in Texas these last few years - long stretches of drought, periods of extreme heat, sudden flooding rains, and then without much warning, extreme cold. All of us feel the...
Something’s Gotta Give, and This Is It
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Dec 17, 2024 | Applied Principles, Personal Growth
During the Christmas season I usually become staunchly aware of how little time there really is. I become nostalgic and. . . I drop balls. Lots of them. I then have this, totally unhealthy, pattern that unfolds. First, I feel like an awful mother. An awful wife. ...
What if Horses Could Control Themselves?
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 24, 2024 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship
Our Co-Founder, Tim Jobe, recently spoke with the Horses & Humans Research Foundation about healing, consent, attunement, and so much more.
The Journey of True Mastery
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 2, 2024 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship
In every field, from athletics to the arts, from leadership to therapy, mastery is often viewed as being elusive—almost even mythical. It's easy to believe that those who reach the pinnacle of their craft have tapped into some hidden well of knowledge or they have a...
Brave Spaces
by Rebecca Hubbard | Aug 20, 2024 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship
Co-authored by Rebecca J. Hubbard & Reccia Jobe with Pecan Creek Ranch Creating a safe place for clients to feel comfortable being themselves, free from judgment and harm, while discussing and exploring their life experiences is vital to providing effective...










