Julianne Taylor Shore often reminds us that being a truly therapeutic presence isn’t about having all the answers. It’s about three guiding relationships: With yourself – neurobiology of self-compassion With not knowing – letting go of agenda, control, and the need...
Through the Fog: A Story of Love, Loss, and Healing
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Nov 10, 2025 | The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
There are mornings when the world feels swallowed whole by fog. The air is thick, still, and sound travels a little differently. You can’t see what’s ahead. You can’t even make out the landmarks you’ve always known. All you can do is take one step, then another, and...
The Often Overlooked Work of Building a Business: A Conversation with Allison Brewton
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Oct 2, 2025 | The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
In equine-assisted services, the heart of the work unfolds in the arena, alongside our equine partners, as we attune to the needs of those who come for healing. These are the moments that draw us in and keep us devoted to this path. Yet beneath these powerful...
The Biggest Shift Since 2020 – Why We’re Changing Fundamentals Again
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Sep 5, 2025 | Equine Assisted Trainings, Natural Lifemanship Events, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
I remember exactly where I was when the world shut down in 2020. I was in the middle of leading one of my favorite trainings: our Personal Immersion. We had just begun diving into attachment history and attachment wounding. It was deep, sacred work. I stepped inside...
What is Equine Therapy?
by Kate Naylor | Apr 3, 2024 | Applied Principles, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
By Kate Naylor and Bettina Shultz-Jobe “Equine therapy” is probably the most commonly used term to describe, well, just about any therapeutic service involving horses. It is the most commonly searched term online, and we as practitioners use it all the time. But,...
Layers Upon Layers of Learning
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Aug 25, 2023 | The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
Last night we hosted Rebecca Hubbard with Pecan Creek Ranch for a webinar about integrating NL principles into practice. Natural Lifemanship is a principle-based, client-driven and equine-guided modality. It is a perspective, an ethos, a philosophy, as well as an...
NL Trainers are at the Top of Amazon’s Best Sellers List today!
by Bettina Shultz-Jobe, LPC, NBCC | Aug 3, 2023 | The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
If you’re checking out the best new releases in Child Psychology on Amazon today, you may recognize some familiar names. Three of our brilliant and beloved colleagues who teach sections within the NL Intensive have just released books that are at the very top of the...
What Really Matters for Good Therapy?
by Kate Naylor | May 26, 2023 | Testimonials & Reflections, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
While it can cause plenty of frustration (for both professionals, researchers, and clients alike), we find time and again that the benefits of therapy are not due to specific techniques learned or specific modalities used - they are due, in fact, to the quality of the...
Just Released: Integrating Horses into Healing – edited by Cheryl Meola
by Laura McFarland | Apr 10, 2023 | Applied Principles, Basics of Natural Lifemanship, Case Studies, Personal Growth, The Latest in Equine Assisted Therapy and Learning
We are beyond thrilled to share an amazing new resource for the field edited by Cheryl Meola. We had the honor of contributing severals chapters to this book. When she approached us about contributing chapters, Cheryl said she wanted this book to be a resource for...










