Experience . Connect . Empower
Develop Healthy Life Skills.
Horses are powerful teachers in helping people develop essential life skills through experiential learning and connection.
Our programs are designed to empower individuals on their life journey — helping them move forward with confidence, reclaim their inner strength, and develop essential life skills in a safe, supportive, and uniquely powerful environment.
At Whispering Mare, our intuitive, client-centered approach is guided by the subtle cues and non-verbal communication of our equine teachers. We honour each individual’s needs in the moment, following the horse’s lead to create meaningful, responsive experiences that support authentic growth and healing. This work goes beyond teaching skills—it nurtures true transformation.
Each exercise is intentionally designed to build self-confidence, leadership, communication, and emotional resilience. Participants work with horses on the ground, learning to recognize their responses and adjust accordingly — a process that directly parallels everyday relationships and challenges.
Equine Assisted Learning is not clinical therapy and does not require a mental health professional present. It works because of the unique way horses naturally bring out the shifts and insights needed for lasting change.
Next Program Date:
Please Contact For Dates
Duration Of Program:
Typically 8-12 Weeks (1 session per week)
Custom programs available to suit your needs
Each session is 90 minutes
Pricing:
Starting at $85 per session
Location:
Chilliwack, BC
1:1 Programs for Individuals
This weekly series is designed to support individuals who are on a journey of rebuilding their lives and healing. Through guided experiences with their teachers — the horses — participants are gently led toward clarity, direction, and a deeper understanding of their place in the circle of life. Horses offer an honest, non-judgmental, and intuitive presence, allowing for powerful moments of reflection and growth.
Working with horses creates unforgettable experiences that anchor life skills in a meaningful way — far beyond what a traditional classroom can offer. Each participant is empowered through exercises that highlight personal strengths while encouraging connection, confidence, and courage. And along the way, there’s plenty of joy, laughter, and life-changing insight.
Every skill developed or strengthened in the arena is intentionally paralleled back to everyday life — equipping individuals with practical tools they can carry into their relationships, decisions, and day-to-day experiences.
Held weekly in the Chilliwack area, this program focuses on one essential life skill at a time, gradually building a strong foundation of resilience, awareness, and self-leadership that grows week after week.
Group Sessions
This weekly series is designed for organizations, teams, and community groups seeking to strengthen connection, improve communication, and develop meaningful life skills through a unique and experiential approach.
Facilitated through ground-based exercises with horses, these sessions offer a powerful way for groups to build trust, practice collaboration, and explore dynamics such as setting healthy boundaries, problem-solving, and navigating challenges together. Horses respond honestly and instinctively to human behaviour, providing immediate feedback that reveals how individuals show up within the group — and how small shifts can create big change.
Whether you’re aiming to boost team cohesion, enhance leadership, or explore new ways of relating, these sessions are an impactful and engaging way to foster growth and connection. The skills developed in the arena directly translate to real-world settings — from the workplace to community environments — making each experience not only memorable, but deeply relevant.
Group sessions are available on a weekly basis and can be customized to suit the specific needs and goals of your organization.
Custom Events & Workshops
Designed for organizations, schools, and community groups to foster teamwork, communication, and connection.
SEASONAL OFFERINGS
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Benefits Of Working With Horses
Improves Communication and Leadership Skills
Builds
Confidence & Self Awareness
Encourages Personal Growth and Empowerment
Fosters Emotional Resilience and Regulation
What Participants & Organizations Are Saying
Female Client
"Today I learned that instead of always taking from others, I have the ability to help others as well. I also need to learn to not just shove people aside, because of me thinking that they don’t have the ability to teach me something. When every person has something to offer."
Key Worker
"The program for the day was Red Light Green Light which was about focus and moving forward in life, while learning to pay attention to our surroundings. The women had to work their way through the obstacles while keeping their eye on their goal. This concept had a powerful impact on the ladies as they could apply it to so many places in their lives such as past criminal history, impulsive behaviours and relationships they didn't feel they had full power over."
Female Client
"Although I love horses, I don't have much experience with them... It was truly magical. Approximately nine months later, I am still finding that I am learning things from this experience as I reflect back. I would highly recommend this fun, informative, uplifting and inspiring course for any woman who is struggling to find herself. The course and the women who teach it are one of a kind."
Participants will gain powerful insights and practical tools, including:
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That force does not equate to movement — learning to lead with intention, not control.
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That looking back can prevent forward movement — discovering the value of presence and momentum.
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How to accept personal responsibility and accountability for their actions and impact.
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How to overcome internal and external barriers in order to create lasting change.
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That it takes courage to make the changes the horse is asking for — and how to rise to that challenge.
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How to tap into their own creativity and innovation when faced with obstacles.
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How to recognize opportunity in collaboration and shared effort.
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How to develop sound decision-making skills through experiential learning.
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How to practice patience and persistence, one intentional step at a time.
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How to discover the leader within themselves — with quiet confidence and clarity.
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How to experience the power of effective communication — both verbal and non-verbal.
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The importance of mutual trust, respect, and personal integrity in building authentic relationships.
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And best of all — they’ll learn all of this while having fun, sharing laughter, and making lasting memories alongside the horses.
