I have been a student with Veronica and her amazing family of horses since Sept 2006.

I started one session a week as a life coach and have now advanced to the practitioner program and W.B.I. 2 days per week. I do not have my own horse (yet) but have been working with Veronicas horses each week. It is quite spontaneous, and i am intuitively draw to which horse i will be working with on that day. The one who has my biggest lesson or message for me for this time in my life. Its truely amazing work and you just need to trust in the process and yourself.

I feel myself awakening and clearing while working with the horses. Just allowing yourself to be in feel and acknowledging what it is bringing up. I have invested is some costly courses over the years that have been amazing, but find that this has been the most effective.

I was drawn to the web site and Veronica by no coincidence i feel. I thought this has to be in the States. ( I lived there for 5 years - Colorado was my favourite.) And low and be hold, i moved to Queensland almost 2 years ago and its just around the corner. So meant to be!!

I have learnt and absorbed so much over the past 6 months, i have a long way to go but its worth it.

Jodie A, Nerang QLD

My consultation with "India" and Veronica, from Holistequine, was an amazing experience.

Working with "India" involved trusting her as she helped me explore my limitations. I was asked to communicate to "India" to follow me, without the traditional methods. "India's" behaviour displayed the areas of myself that needed to be looked at and towards the end of the session she was following me, as I walked backward with a very loose lead, around the yard.

The experience has already taken me to a new level of personal growth. Reinforcing that positive outcomes can only be done with love, trust and a good energy level between both parties. Control cannot be entered into. What a wonderful insight to use in every part of life. Animals can be great teachers and mirrors within our lives.

I recommend horse riders also experience this process for a more connected relationship between themselves and their animal.

Anita Petronella B, Reiki Master/Teacher

During my time at Holistequine I was constantly amazed by the compassion of Veronica and the horses and her incredible ability to communicate with the horses on a telepathic level. I learnt so much about how we limit ourselves with our thinking, and how we are all made of energy and a change in your thoughts (energy) can change your whole life. With Veronica's help I have finally discovered my true purpose, thank you.

My Introduction to Holistequine (by a Life Coaching client)

The challenge is to drop your mind at the gate and trust in your instincts and intuition.

Approaching India

As I walk to the outside of the arena to collect India I notice she is not on her own, Sonny's there inside the arena, Flicker I have to walk past, Etta's there making her presence felt and I know there were others but I can't name them.

As I first approach the horse's energy field it feels huge, reaching out approx 2.5 metres. And I stop at that distance to introduce myself. India looks up interested but not particularly affected. As I stand there it doesn't take long to feel an almost welcoming sensation as I am allowed to be drawn in closer to her. I'm probably about one metre from her now and it feels like we are sharing an energy field.

Another minute or so and it feels right to put her halter on. Talking gently to her higher self with greetings and appreciation for her just standing and accepting her mission, all goes smoothly.

Bringing her in

With a loose lead rope I ask her to come and she stands solidly on the ground with her back pointing in the direction I wish to go.

Walk around to face her I decide to ask her to come with me, speaking to her higher self about the work we have to get done and the purpose of my visit. Still she stands firmly and I feel completely ineffective in getting her to come with me in any direction. That feeling makes me want to revert back to your old patterns of force but I know that is not what this lesson is about. I have to show her my intention is perfect and trust myself enough to believe it is perfect as well.

The thoughts that make me ineffective

• She's happy here with her herd eating grass and soaking up the sun why would she want to come with me?
• Why would she want to come with me and leave such as idyllic surrounding?
• She's bigger than me, how do I make her move?
• I'll have to be bigger than her - that thought is at first from the masculine-physical sense.

It's then that I realise I must be strong like her or otherwise why would she come.

Using past references of times I accomplished great things to build up my self worth and letting go of the weeks hurdles I'd been forced to jump I invite her to come with a bowing gesture, no response.

I then try to gently pull on the lead rope enough to feel her resistance and as my thoughts change I feel her resistance change.

It's amazing. When I feel ineffective as I described above, her energy is solid and unmovably. When I begin to appreciate and value myself she gives in and lets her resistance fade away. It's like a gentle swaying of energy up and down the rope. Playing around with my thoughts and her resistance a little to really get a measure of what is happening and then letting her have it 10/10 that I was worthy of her respect she came!

The walk back was highlighted with Etta dancing about like a 2 year old being disruptive of a situation she doesn't understand. It's a game she likes to play when her friend is being taken away to work on bigger issues her young mind hasn't yet been enlightened too.

Brushing India and being one in her love is always enjoyable. I talk to her of bigger things and ask her for advice and what our programs will look like. When my mind drifts she snaps me back with a swift turn of her head and snap of her horse teeth. Today she only snapped once.

Cleaning her hooves without lifting her legs or tapping on them. I just used my intention to clean her hoof and ask her to lift her foot, 4 times with no hesitation from her or effort from me. It works like a charm, staying in the present makes the job easy.

We talk, we walk around and we run staying with her energy and practising being in that space and being aware of everything else going on around me. Keeping my vision small and wide at the same time takes practise.

Post Holistequine

India's face flashes into my mind on occasion without my recall and I feel her strength I'm reminded of our commitment to each other.

About 5 years ago I was reading the local paper and saw an advertisement for Saddle Club. I booked my daughter in for that weekend. When we arrived at saddle club I remember feeling warm and welcomed by the place itself, and when it came time to leave I didnt want to. So I made further inquires as to how I could fit in here as an adult, well as you would see today I'm part of the furniture now, I've learnt so much through Holistequine, it has made such huge improvements in my understanding of life and all it's difficulties, I love it.

My nine year old daughter has been attending Holistequine, religiously every Saturday for 17 months.

I used to drop Leia off and pick her up again, believing that this was LEIA'S commitment and it gave me the opportunity to catch up on my own things. Of course I would always sit and discuss each session's events with Veronica and Karina which gave me an insight into the discipline and purpose of the horses (so I thought).

Over time I witnessed Leia becoming increasingly more committed to her horse and she eventually sacrificed any late night events on a Friday, to enable herself to be completely focused on the Saturday. I also became increasingly aware of a growing inner strength in Leia which wasn't being fully understood by us, as her parents.

All of a sudden Veronica requested that I start attending with Leia as children were now to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Initially I didn't believe that I needed to be there because Leia was so comfortable attending on her own but it soon surfaced why it was so important for my attendance as well. Within one session I felt the energy behind all the changes that had occurred in Leia and even regretted not previously attending to witness the actual events that she went through, to earn this incredible connection with her horse.

I now feel and relate to the growing changes in leia. With this new understanding our relationship has also strengthened as Leia knows she is being supported at home as well. It is so important to carry the changes out into this ever growing world and apply them to school, friends and family. This has been made possible by my attending as I am now able to guide Leia, as her Mother, using the experiences learnt through her horse.

I have grown to love all the horses myself and I believe if any parent is willing to invest in their child's inner strength, in order to survive in this ever developing world, you will benefit so much by committing to Holistequine.

My appreciation and respect goes out to Veronica and Karina who are genuinely committed to the future of our children.

Holistequine has helped me, where all other therapies incl. churches have not. Since integrating the Holistequine technique into my life I feel stronger, less encumbered with everyday problems, more understanding of my children and partner, just all round goodness is what I feel about my self and my life, compared to the previous years of my life.

I have been going to Holistequine for about 1 year now and I absolutly love it! I didn't realise how much I was going to get out of working with a horse, and having Veronica and Karrina there to support me through the work that i need to do is worth every cent! I know that it is through working with the horse that I have more energy, I feel physically fitter, my inner strenght is growing and I am so focused when doing a job, whether it be at work, my study or at home that the end result is always the very best. Although I would never have described my self as childish it is through working with the horses I realised that I had a lot of growing up to do, and this is taking my relationship and my life to a new level and I am learning to be co-creative instead of co-dependant and things improve everyday.

So thank you Holistequine for helping me to find my spirit, raise my awareness and become and empowered woman it is a fun journey that I am looking forward to continuing to develop.

It seems to have been an age since passion and excitement has risen inside of me. For that I thank Veronica, Karrina & Barron ( Equine Life Coach). Animals have always seemed to bring out in me, everything I want to be; nurturing, kind and loving, to not only animals but humans too! I had just forgotten for a while. My Wednesday sessions have begun to teach me how to deal with life in a positive and productive way, for example standing up for myself and my beliefs in such a way as not to be aggressive, but truthful, and for my life to mean something. One of my major problem is anger, for reasons that are becoming clear to me. I also feel I am starting to recognise them and change the emotion.

Barron is teaching me patience and how to stand firm, but not in anger. In another example, in a recent Wednesday lesson I totally "lost it " with Barron and became very angry with him and myself. The only feeling I experienced was one of shame and embarrassment that I let Veronica and Karrina see that side of me, because let's face it "it ain't pretty". I did not want Veronica or Karrina (or anybody else) to see that. But I have since recognised it,and owned it and of course learned from it. Veronica and Karrina have taught me to search and change the reason and now I feel more in control and have "let go" of anger.

Ultimately my goals are to:

1. Have the best relationship I can give to my husband, children, friends and family.
2. To not judge others or their situations.
3. To become one with horses and re-learn the fine art of riding and horsemanship.
4. I want to be fulfilled as a wife and mother etc. and have that piece of me that gives me a purpose, a dream and a meaning to it all.

At this point I don't know where I want all this to lead, but am confident that this will change me for the better and will lead myself and the people around me to have success, love and wellbeing in our lives.