The Unbridled Hour
Step quietly into a different kind of presence.
This one-hour experience invites you into the paddock—not just to see the horses, but to be with them. At liberty and unhurried, these herd moments unfold organically: grooming a curious mare, sharing quiet breath with a gelding at the gate, noticing how the herd moves, listens, and responds to your presence.
No prior horse experience is necessary. Whether you’re managing anxiety, seeking reconnection, or simply curious about what it’s like to stand shoulder to shoulder with a 1,000-pound being who reads your body language better than you do—this space is for you.
What to Expect
You’ll be guided by a trained facilitator through:
- A grounded arrival: slowing your breath and tuning in
- Observing herd dynamics and equine body language
- Practicing mindful presence and emotional regulation
- Optional hands-on time with grooming, haltering, and leading
This isn’t a riding experience—it’s a relational one. A chance to begin building trust with horses and with yourself.
Why Horses?
Horses are masters of nonverbal communication.
As prey animals, their survival depends on attunement—reading energy, intention, and emotion with uncanny precision.
Science is beginning to catch up with what horse people have known for centuries: being near a horse can shift something deep inside us.
Their hearts are powerful—not just metaphorically. Research shows that the electromagnetic field of a horse’s heart is larger and more coherent than a human’s. When we’re near them, our own heart rhythms can begin to synchronize. Our bodies settle. Our minds quiet. We feel… more like ourselves.
This resonance—known as heart coherence—isn’t just poetry. It’s physiology.
A Starting Place
The Unbridled Hour is the gentlest of invitations: come as you are, and let the horses meet you there.
This hour may plant seeds that take root long after you’ve left the paddock.
“Polly showed me how to be present to connect with these amazing creatures... and at a deeper level than I knew I had.”
— Edward A. Clower, MA, LPC
Therapist
What People Say
My name is Michele R Johnson. I am an Army Vet and retired Law Enforcement.
When I was young my family would go horseback riding, that was my exposure to horses.
50 years later I began a healing journey that included Equine Therapy; however, I was not comfortable around the horses, they seemed big and scary and I didn’t trust them to behave.
I had attended many different places that used equine therapy but the one that totally changed my view of horses was when...
