
Open Gate Community
It's not about moving away from pressure and fear
It's about moving towards joy and love

Open Gate Community
It's not moving away from pressure and fear
It's about moving towards joy and love
My Story:
When I Fell Off Jajao
A while ago, I had a moment that changed everything. I fell off my horse, Jajao.
That fall wasn’t just physical, it was emotional too...
I had to ask myself:
“Do I want to ride him again?”
“Did I miss any signals?”
“Can I trust again?”
If you’ve ever had doubts, fears, or struggles in your journey with your horse, I know how that feels.
And I also know the way forward.
That’s why I created this special Open Gate Community, a complete path to rebuild your trust, deepen your connection, and ride with joy and confidence again.

Is this YOU?
You love your horse.
But sometimes...
You feel tension before you even begin.
Training feels heavier than it should.
You question yourself more than you'd like.
You push through instead of pausing.
You want connection - but don't always feel it.
You don't need more pressure.
You don't need more techniques.
You need safety.
Safety in your body.
Safety in the relationship.
Safety in your nervous system.
Because connection cannot grow in tension.
Imagine if
You could approach your horse feeling calm and clear.
Your horse softened more quickly in your presence.
Mounting felt quiet instead of tense.
You understood what your horse was communicating before things escalated.
Training felt lighter, more connected - even joyful again
This is what becomes possible again!


Imagine if...
You could approach your horse feeling calm and clear.
Your horse softened more quickly in your presence.
Mounting felt quiet instead of tense.
You understood what your horse was communicating before things escalated.
Training felt lighter, more connected - even joyful again
This is what becomes possible again!
Inside Open Gate,
You Don’t Have to Figure It Out Alone
Open Gate helps horse owners move from tension and frustration to calm, confident connection by supporting both the nervous system and the training — so horse and human can thrive together with more joy and ease.
It is designed to support you step by step, month by month, with both structure and flexibility.
Live Support
2x every month
We will meet live on Zoom twice per month.
One focused workshop or themed session
A lesson deep-dive with live Q&A
So you're never left wondering if you're on the right track.
Full access to ALL foundation courses
You receive immediate access to all 4 Connection courses:
Wired 4 Connection
True Connection Groundwork
True Connection Mounting
True Connection Riding
A complete pathway from nervous system awareness to riding in true partnership.
Connect with other inside the Community
A calm, supportive space of like-hearted horsewomen where you:
Can ask questions
Share reflections
Celebrate progress
Stay encouraged between sessions
Because meaningful change is easier when you don't feel alone.
Learn. Feel. Integrate - together.
Each month inside Open Gate, we gather for a focused live workshop designed to help you embody the principles of true connection - not just understand them.
These sessions gently expand your awareness, your feel, and your confidence in real time.
What we're exploring...
What we're exploring in our live Zoom:
Monthly Workshops
First quarter mapped out!

In April: Understanding the Nervous System.
Learn to recognize the subtle early signals of stress — in yourself and in your horse — so you can respond before tension escalates.

In May: Walking together as ONE.
Discover how energy and breathing influence your horse's movement and presence, and begin to experience true partnership in motion.

In June: Join the Mounting challenge.
Learn how to invite your horse to come to the mounting block. When your horse chooses to join you there, it becomes a quiet moment of permission — not pressure.
Monthly Deep Dive in 1 module
Learning together
Practice with your horse.
Then bring your questions.

Once a month, we go deeper into one selected module from the courses.
You study the featured lesson inside your course
You practice gently with your horse
You bring your questions to our live Zoom session
Community: A calm space to stay supported

This is where the work continues between sessions. Here you can:
Your Foundation Inside Open Gate:
Access to all 4 True Connection Courses!
These core programs provide a steady foundation for building awareness,
communication, and confident partnership with your horse.
Move through them gently, revisit lessons when needed, and allow each layer to deepen over time.
Explore each course below and feel if this is for you!
Course 1: Wired 4 Connection (4 weeks)
Wired 4 Connection course
Understand the Nervous System with Polyvagal Principles
This foundational course helps you udnerstand the nervous - yours and your horse's - so you can create the conditions where real connection becomes possible. Before focusing on techniques or exercises, we begin with what matters most: regulation, awareness, and safety in the body.
Inside this course, you will:
Understand how the nervous system shapes behavior and learning
Learn practical tools to regulate yourself before working with your horse
Recognize early signs of tension and
Create emotional safety that supports true
Become a steady, trustworthy presence your horse can rely
Value €397
included in Open Gate


What's in the course?
4 Modules with step-by-step video lessons
Clear and simple explanation of the Polyvagal Theory
Practical self-regulating exercises (short and easy)
Powerful techniques to help your horse feel safe!
Get 1 year access to a course to a course material
Cross Browser Supported Real life 4-month case-study
Illustrated self-regulating strategies PDF
Access to a like-spirited private Community
Course 2: True Connection Groundwork (6 weeks)
True Connection Groundwork course
Find Connection, Confidence and Clarity in your Groundwork
Foundation groundwork course. Connect to yourself and your horse through conscious breathing and meaningful body language on the ground.
Lay the foundation of communication, trust, and mutual respect on the ground before you even think of mounting.
Build confidence for both you and your horse.
Learn calm, clear exercises to prevent problems before they start.
Create a safe, reliable partnership that carries over into the saddle
Value €497 - included


What's in the course?
6 Modules of step-by-step learning
Module 1: Connect to Yourself
Module 2: Connect to your Horse
Module 3: Connected Walking
Module 4: Spinal Alignment
Module 5: Bigger Distance
Module 6: Prepare for Collection
Bonus Module: Bodywork release
Full course with videos & clear instructions
Summary PDFs and homework to deepen your practice
Downloadable meditation for you and your horse
Guided Lucie-shake experience to release tension
Gentle bodywork techniques to help your horse
Course 3: True Connection Mounting (2 weeks)
True Connection Mounting course
Learn how to always mount in an easy and relaxed way
Invite your horse to come to the mounting block. When your horse voluntarily 'parks' next to the block, it's like your horse saying it's okay to hop on.
Make mounting easy, stress-free, and safe - every single time.
No more tension at the block.
Turn mounting into the first step of connection, not conflict.
Build rituals that help your horse (and you) feel calm before riding
Value €297 - included


What's in the course?
2 Modules with totally different step-by-step guides for every situation, with more than 15 video explanations each
Module 1: STEP BY STEP without issues
Module 2: Mounting a horse with trauma
A 14-step guided plan to invite your horse to the mounting block
Transformation from trauma to trust with mounting
True Connection Mounting Checklist
Course 4: True Connection Riding (5 weeks)
True Connection Riding course
Riding with confidence and feel
This course helps you take everything you've built on the ground and through mounting, and bring it into the saddle. You'll learn to ride based on your breathing, energy, and seat - the natural aids your horse already understands - creating harmony and softness in every step.
Ride with lightness, clarity, and joy.
Practical, and easy to follow lessons
Learning the tools to feel safe, connected, and free in the saddle
Maybe even riding with just a neckrope.
Value €497 - included


What's in the course?
5 Modules of Riding with Breath, Energy & Seat
Module 1: Observing and connecting
Module 2: Flexion and bending
Module 3: Halt and shift weight
Module 4: Trot and canter transitions
Module 5: Riding with a neck rope
Bonus: First rides with my horse Jajao
Complete with videos & step-by-step instructions
Including downloadable summary PDF of each lesson
Learn the primary aids your horse understands
Ride with just a neckrope
Why join today?
Founding price locked

You will keep this special founder's price as long as you remain a member.
Help shape the Community

You will be invited to share topics and features that you would like to be included in Open Gate!
Stop feeling alone!

I so often hear that people feel alone. Others will say 'your horse just has to listen'.
In Open Gate you will find like-spirited people who truly put the horse first. You no longer will feel alone...
Join the Open Gate community
Connect, find joy and grow your skills with ease

What's included:
Wired 4 Connection Groundwork full course
True Connection Groundwork full course
True Connection Mounting full course
True Connection Riding full course
Monthly LIVE workshop/maserclass/challenge
Monthly LIVE deep dive into 1 module (learn together)
(value €397)
(value €497)
(value €297)
(value €497)
(value €97/month)
(value €97/month)
TOTAL Value: €4,000+
Price Today:
€49/month or €490/year
You keep founder price when price going up to €69/month

What's included:
Wired 4 Connection Groundwork
full course
(value €397)
True Connection Groundwork
full course
(value €297)
True Connection Mounting
full course
(value €497)
True Connection Riding
full course
(value €497)
Monthly LIVE workshop /maserclass/challenge
(value €97/mnth)
Monthly LIVE deep dive into 1 module (learn together)
(value €97/mnth)
TOTAL Value: €4,000+/year
Price Today:
€49/month or
€490/year
Choose your payment!
Monthly Payment Plan
MOST FLEXIBLE
Regular Price: €69 / month
NOW:
€49 / month
FOUNDING PRICE
Approx USD 58 / CAD 79 / GBP 43 / AUD 82 / NZD 97
Annual Payment Plan
BEST VALUE (2 months FREE)
Regular Price: €690 / year
NOW:
€490 / year
FOUNDING PRICE
Approx USD 580 / CAD 790 / GBP 430 / AUD 820 / NZD 970
Is this for you?
You’ve had a fall or a frightening experience.
You’re not sure if you want to ride again.
You want to start all over with clear, gentle steps.
You dream of feeling calm, safe, and connected with your horse — on the ground and in the saddle.
You want to train and ride your horse with energetic aids
This bundle is the roadmap I used after falling off Jajao. And now, I’m offering it to you.
Rebuild Trust.
Ride with Joy.
Click below to join the Open Gate Community today.

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