Our Mission

To provide a unique holistic healing experience with horses for clients to deepen their relationships by opening up communication around sex and intimacy, build awareness and recognition of boundaries, heal from any act of sexual boundary violation, and explore, express, and experience joy both with the horses and in their everyday lives.

Not your typical horse assisted...

No this is not equine assisted psychotherapy. This is not hippotherapy. This is not therapy at all. You don’t have to be an addict, autistic, mentally or physically handicapped, a victim, broken, or “troubled”. This is called Equine Gestalt Coaching and it is primarily geared towards “the average joe and jane”. ANYONE and I mean anyone can benefit from a session or event. You don’t even have to know why you’re even there. You just need to know that you want to improve yourself and your life.

Your Unique Pain Deserves Unique Healing

Everyone has pain. We all have struggles, challenges, tragedies, or trauma in our past (or present) and pain is one thing that is both universal and completely unique to every individual. It may be physical, psychological, or emotional pain that you are aware of and that may be what drives you to schedule a session or attend an event with us.

What makes Equine Gestalt Coaching so special is that the horse and the coach work with the client to heal this unique pain throughout the mind, body, and spirit so that the individual can completely heal and leave that pain in the arena dirt. We believe that every individual hold’s their own answers within themselves and it just takes some assistance in unlocking these answers. Horses are amazing guides for unlocking your inner truth, healing the scars that are on your heart, and let’s face it…you will never forget what you learn about yourself from a 1200lb horse.

Some Benefits of an Event/Session:

· Understand what your dreams mean

· Set and maintain your life goals

· Heal from traumatic events

· Open communication

· Deepen connection to yourself and others

· Set and maintain your boundary’s

· Gain confidence

· Feel your purpose and Live your passion

Specialized in sex, intimacy, relationships, and sexual boundary violation healing.

Sexual boundaries are unique to every individual. We provide sessions, workshops, and retreats to assist in building awareness and recognition of personal boundaries, setting and maintaining those boundaries, and healing from sexual boundary violation.

Sexual Boundary Violation Healing

Sexual Boundary Violation encompasses everything from a comment, a feeling, or a small “insignificant” action to rape and molestation. You, your story, and your reactions are unique to you and sometimes people don’t always know how to best support you in the ways that you need to heal. The horses know exactly what you need and how to react at that very moment. That is one of many reason’s horses are amazing healers for sexual boundary violation.

We also facilitate communication between loved ones. If you feel you are ready to talk to a loved one about what happened to you but are not sure how to bring it up or what to say we provide Duo or Small Group sessions to assist and support you in this healing experience.

"Pain is universal but the reaction to pain is unique to every individual. If people don’t know how to react to your pain, it’s time to talk to a horse."

- Candice Roppel

A few facts about your Coach, Candice Roppel

- Certified Equine Gestalt Coach through the Touched by a Horse Program
- MSCTC Fergus Falls graduate for Equine Science
- Essential Oil Enthusiast  
- Never stops learning
- Survivor of sexual boundary violation 
- Caring, compassionate, empathetic, believer in the unbelievable and self-proclaimed comedian