Natural Equine Connection

Specialties

Natural Equine Connection provides Horsemanship Programs and Equine Assisted Learning Workshops. The horsemanship program is designed to teach the principles of good horsemanship in a way that is geared to a horse’s point of view. Training and educating the horse and rider in a compassionate, respectful way in order to build a great foundation using language that horses can easily understand.

The Equine Assisted Learning Workshops provide an experiential therapeutic approach using horses as the main focus to create positive impact on individuals of all ages, as well as families and groups. A powerful and effective approach for personal growth co-​facilitated by a professional licensed counselor, professional certified equine specialist, and horses. The horses are used as a way for clients to gain self-​understanding and emotional growth.

History

Established in 1990.

Natural Equine Connection was founded by Lisa Simpanen. Teaching horsemanship and a solid foundation was the main focus in the early years of the business. Lisa then studied horse behavior and discovered the importance of truly understanding how a horse thinks and how important body language plays a huge role with how horses communicate with one another. After becoming a level 4 Parelli graduate, and studying under natural horsemanship specialists, Lisa began adding this philosophy to her training program with great results. Lisa also saw how horses taught her, and her students many valuable life lessons and discovered Equine Assisted learning institutes where horses are used to help people with no previous horse experience, discover important life skills and help develop personal growth. Natural Equine Connection now has several programs and workshops helping to create healthy relationships between horses and humans.

Meet the Business Owner

Lisa S.

Business Owner

Lisa has had a lifelong passion and relationship with horses. As a Natural Horsemanship/​Performance Instructor and trainer, Lisa’s years of experience with horses adds to her impressive list of accomplishments. She has raised, trained, bred, and shown horses successfully in many disciplines. Lisa and her horses have shown nationally in winning several All Around competitions in AQHA, OAHA, CSBA shows. She has coached many riders to compete, and helped them to create great relationships with their horses, as well as transformed many horses that were considered untrainable.

Lisa is a certified Equine Specialist with the Equine Assisted Growth And Learning Association (EAGALA). Lisa understands the positive impact EAP/​EAL can have on participants. This certainly compliments Lisa’s extensive horse behaviour experience and goes hand in hand with helping her current horsemanship clients.

Lisa is a level 4 Parelli graduate and is a member of the OEF, Parelli NH, & EAGALA