Let The Horse Be Your

Teacher

Heart Centered Horsemanship is an equine-guided approach to horsemanship that supports mindful presence, authentic connection, and embodied communication.

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Your heart seeks a true connection with your horse, only to find training methods that leave you with...

Dominance Over Dialogue

Traditional training often emphasizes control, leaving little room for true connection. You yearn for a partnership where your horse feels understood and willingly cooperates.

Discover a more empathetic approach where dialogue replaces dominance, fostering the joyful partnership you desire with your horse.

Safety and Skill Gaps

Dealing with a horse can sometimes feel intimidating or unpredictable, especially if the training methods you're being taught aren't built on clear communication and trust. This can lead to anxiety, and prevent you from enjoying your time together.

Learn how to safely build confidence and competence with thoughtful, cooperative, and empathetic techniques.

Misaligned Realities

You dream of a mutually-beneficial partnership that is guided by your horse's well-being and happiness, but your current reality falls short, making you feel disconnected and frustrated.

Bridge the gap between your vision and the current state of your relationship with practical tools that support mental, physical and emotional wellbeing.

Cultivate a Deep and Empowering Partnership With Your Horse

If you're navigating the challenges of traditional horsemanship that emphasize control over connection, or if safety concerns and a lack of confidence cloud your experience, you are not alone. You desire a relationship with your horse that is rooted in mutual trust and respect, a co-creative experience where both you and your horse can thrive and evolve together. You're in search of practical, effective solutions that resonate with your values of understanding and collaborative growth.

Key Benefits of Joining Our Program:

  • Confidence in handling and riding: With simple and straightforward lessons that you can implement in any setting, you will have the skills to handle situations as they arise, keeping you and your horse calm and connected in any environment.

  • Master skills that will empower you to connect with any horse: Based on centuries-old yoga and mindfulness practices, hands-on softening techniques such as Debono Moves, and communicating through the horse's natural language, this program teaches you far more than how to train a horse to perform to cues. You will learn skills that can enrich your relationship with all horses, regardless of prior experience.

  • Ideal for equine-assisted service providers: This approach is well suited for those who want to create an environment where horses can show up authentically without controlled behavior. The horse’s perspective and honest input is valued, while clear boundaries support safety and a relationship built on mutual respect.

Real Success Stories Start Here

Equal Partnership

Experience a two-way partnership where your horse is interested, curious, and willing. Learn how to co-create with your horse, developing a softness and cooperation that is a testament to the clear communication and understanding you've discovered through your learning.

Confident Mastery

Master the art of horsemanship that goes beyond technical and traditional methods, building skills that promote equality, safety and confidence. Whether you are on the ground, riding, working with clients, or helping horses recover from past trauma, you will feel ready to handle every situation with a calm and intuitive mindset that comes from true competence.

Continuous Learning

Every session with your horse can be a collaborative learning experience. This is about more than training, it's about discovering what we can learn from horses. When we meet the horse in the moment, support what’s needed, and communicate in their language, the connection that unfolds can be truly magical.

What Other Professionals Are Saying

Stacey Carter has beautifully integrated the principles of improving awareness and fostering ease in horse and rider. She's skilled at enhancing communication and promoting harmony in equine-human interactions. Stacey’s ability and depth of experience are evident in the compassionate way she teaches and trains,

- Mary Debono

Movement and Mindset Coach

Feldenkrais Practitioner

Creator of Debono Moves for Horses

When I started working on a collaborative book in the field of equine-assisted services, one of the first people I invited to contribute was Stacey. After working with her personally during a quest to reconnect with horses during my PhD studies, I knew I wanted her to write a chapter for my book, Integrating Horses into Healing. I knew she’d bring something special—and she did. Her insights into building true, relational partnerships with horses are exactly what this field needs. Her work helps create the kind of connection where horses feel safe, seen, and free to show up authentically—something every professional in equine-assisted therapy should strive for.

- Cheryl Meola, PhD, LCMHCS,

Author of Integrating Horses Into Healing

Founder of Mane Source Counseling

Stacey has a gifted way of interacting with horses and what appears to be a magical way to show others to do it as well, making it seem as if we can all be Horse Whisperers. And we can! (She's also fabulous with children, which to me is even more awe-inspiring.) HIGHLY recommend for kids AND adults.

- Deb D'Amato, LMT

Equine Bodyworker

Begin Your Journey with Heart Centered Horsemanship

Participate in On-site Classes

At LaBelle Equestrian in Mt. Ulla, NC we offer classes, lessons, group sessions, and retreats.

If you want to learn more about Mindful Horsemanship, you are invited to attend our weekly class on Thursdays from 4-6 pm.

Distance Learning and Ongoing Support

Are you looking for an approach that is simple, to-the-point, effective, and that teaches you how to gain the horse's cooperation while honoring their voice and sentience?

I can help!

With online video lessons, remote group chats, and private consultations available, we can customize a plan that fits your needs!

Book a Clinic at Your Farm

Do you have a facility that would benefit from hosting a clinic that empowers humans and transforms horses?

Our clinics are ideal for:

-Rescues, sanctuaries, and rehabilitation centers

-Equine-assisted learning and therapy centers

-Boarding barns that prioritize co-creative partnerships

Let The Horse Be Your Teacher

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