Energetic Horsemanship
$1197
In-Person, Hands-On Workshop
June 15th-17th, 2026 at Joan's Ranchette
COMMUNICATION WITH ALL LIFE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS
Energetic Horsemanship
A 3-day, hands-on immersion for the non-horsey animal communicator — and anyone ready to meet the horse on its own terms
June 15–17, 2026 • Joan’s Ranchette • Santa Clarita, California
AN HONEST CONVERSATION
Take a deep breath. Have you ever stood next to a horse and felt your entire nervous system rearrange itself?
There is something that happens when a 1,200-pound prey animal decides to trust you. It isn’t dramatic. It isn’t loud. It’s actually one of the quietest things you’ll ever experience. And if you’re the kind of person who feels deeply, who picks up on energy before a word is spoken, who has always been the one people — and animals — come to when something is wrong?
“Oh, wait. This is what I’ve been training for my whole life.”
I hear from animal communicators and energy healers all the time who say they feel at ease with dogs, cats, even wildlife — but horses make them nervous. Not because horses are dangerous, but because horses are honest. They don’t perform. They don’t pretend. They mirror back exactly what you’re bringing into the space. And for a lot of empathic people, that level of clarity can feel like a lot.
Horses require something specific from us: genuine presence. Not the idea of presence. Not a performance of calm. The real thing. And learning to cultivate that — in an arena, with a living breathing animal watching your every micro-expression — will change the way you do every other animal work you’ve ever done.
That is what Energetic Horsemanship is designed to do. Over three days at my ranchette in Santa Clarita, you’ll build a real, grounded, working relationship with horses — practically and energetically. You’ll leave knowing how to move safely around them, how to read them, how to communicate with them, and how to work with them as the extraordinary co-teachers they are.
YOUR GUIDES
You’ll be learning from the whole herd
This workshop brings together two human teachers and four equine ones. Each of the humans brings a distinct lens — and together, we cover everything from safety and biomechanics to energetic perception and the Gestalt perspective. Here’s who you’ll be learning with:
- Lorrin Maughan: Equine Gestalt Practitioner. Lorrin works at the intersection of horses, healing, and human transformation. Her Gestalt approach invites you to observe the horses — and yourself observing — in ways that reveal things you didn’t know you were carrying.
- Joan Ranquet: Lifelong equestrian, animal communicator, and energy healer with over 30 years in the field. Joan brings the full picture together — anatomy, energetics, communication, and the deep interspecies wisdom that only comes from decades of living and working closely with horses.
And then there’s the herd themselves: Anya, Drakkar, Pegasus, and Felina. They are not props or passive participants. They are co-teachers with their own opinions, their own energetic fields, and their own very clear ideas about what they’ll offer and when. Working alongside them is the whole point.
WHAT THIS WORKSHOP IS BUILT ON
Three ways of knowing horses — all at once
Most horsemanship training stops at the practical. Most energetic training skips the practical entirely. Energetic Horsemanship holds all three together, because in real life, you can’t separate them.
The Practical Horsemanship
Because horses are prey animals, how you move around them, where you stand, how you handle equipment — all of it communicates something. Before you can be present with a horse energetically, you need to be safe and grounded physically. This section covers the hands-on fundamentals: halters, grooming, picking up feet, leading, and liberty work — working with horses completely free of tack, creating a genuine sense of choice and connection for the horse.
The Energetic Perception
You already feel more than most people. The exercises in this section are designed to help you understand what you’re feeling when you’re in the energy field of a horse — and what to do with that information. How to settle your own field. How to invite rather than intrude. How to stay grounded when a thousand pounds of presence walks toward you with complete intention.
The Gestalt Perspective
Lorrin’s work asks something deceptively simple: observe the horses as individuals and as a herd. Watch the relationships, the dynamics, the behavior. Then — and this is the part that changes people — observe yourself observing. What do you notice? What do you project? What do you assume? The Gestalt lens creates a kind of double awareness that sharpens everything else you do.
THE SCHEDULE
Three days at the ranchette
Travel information will be provided ahead of time. The schedule has some room for flexibility because horses — like all great teachers — sometimes have their own ideas about what needs to happen and when.
Day 1: Monday, June 15th – 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Pacific
- Meet and greet; safety
- Brief history of the horse: domestication, wild ancestry, and the plight of the Mustang
- Anatomy — how the horse is built and how that shapes behavior
- Gestalt observation with the herd
- Introduction to the horse’s energy field
Day 2: Tuesday, June 16th – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific
- Grounding exercises — connecting yourself to the horse
- Grooming, haltering, picking up feet
- Leading and boundaries — practical and energetic
- Horse Labyrinth
Day 3: Wednesday, June 17th – 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Pacific
- Movement and gaits — experiencing them from all ages and walks of life
- Tap, Retrieve & Labyrinth
- Play with equipment; the “Stick Horse” exercise
- Liberty work with horses
- Full debrief of the experience
Vegan lunch provided on Tuesday and Wednesday. Snacks, coffee, tea, and water throughout. Private one-on-one Equine Gestalt coaching sessions with Lorrin and one of the herd are available — inquire ahead of time or during the workshop.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
You’ll recognize yourself here
This workshop was designed specifically for people who work with animals — or want to — but haven’t had much direct experience with horses. If any of these feel familiar, you’re in the right place:
- Animal communicators and energy healers: You’ve developed real skill with domestic animals and you know horses are the next level. You want a structured, safe, supported way to expand your repertoire — not just show up at a barn and hope for the best.
- Bodywork practitioners: Equine massage therapists, acupuncturists, energy workers — you want to be able to work confidently around horses without second-guessing your every move.
- CWALU students at any level: Whether you’re early in your training or well into an advanced track, spending three days with horses deepens every single thing you’ve been building.
- Anyone who has always felt drawn to horses: You know who you are. This workshop is long overdue for you.
Even with widely diverse backgrounds in every group, our teachers work with each person at their own level. The camaraderie of like-minded people in a safe, supportive environment accelerates learning in a way that individual study simply cannot. You’ll leave not just with new skills — you’ll leave with a community.
YOUR HOST
About Joan Ranquet
I’ve been working with horses my whole life. They were my first teachers in this work — long before I had language for what animal communication was, I was in the barn, quietly paying attention.
I’ve been teaching animal communication and energy healing since 1998, and I’m the author of five books, including Animal Chakra Healing (Inner Traditions). I’m a TEDx speaker and the founder of Communication With All Life University, which has trained thousands of students across every background imaginable.
I built this workshop because I kept seeing the same thing: deeply gifted animal communicators and energy healers who would completely transform the moment they got around horses — and had no framework for what to do with that. Energetic Horsemanship is that framework. Three days of real, grounded, joyful work with animals who will not let you fake it.
“I’ve taught thousands of people to talk to animals, all over the world — and I can do that for you too.” — Joan Ranquet
SPACE IS LIMITED
Are you ready to meet the horse on its own terms?
This is an intimate workshop at my ranchette. There are a limited number of spots, and they fill up. If horses have been calling to you — and if you’ve been finding reasons to wait — this is the invitation to stop waiting.
With love from the whole herd: Lorrin, Joan, Anya, Drakkar, Pegasus, and Felina
Questions? Reach out to our team at CWALU — we’re here to help.