Explore, Discover and Master
EXPLORE
Change begins when you decide you are ready to look at your current beliefs, attitudes and behaviors with an open mind and heart.
DISCOVER
Each exploration with the horse offers you the opportunity to discover with clarity your authentic self, formulate new skills and create positive change.
MASTER
You’ll find that the skills you bring to each new experience will take you further in life and give you the confidence to be the best version of you!
OUR MISSION
Our mission at Life Lessons with Horses is to offer individuals and organizations, unique and enjoyable programs with horses to explore, discover and master the skills necessary for a balanced, healthy and fulfilling life!
Cathy’s Story
Founder, professional teacher, facilitator and coach
Cathy Mahon, founder of Life Lessons with Horses is a dedicated teacher, facilitator and coach. Her demeanor is one of patience, kindness and gentleness, with just enough insistence to move you in a confident relationship with the horses.
Cathy has a passion for horses and understands and appreciates the brilliance of their natural wisdom and intuition. Through her extensive training and experience, she guides and encourages you to discover your true self through your interactions with the horse, all while keeping an important measure of safety as the number one priority.
Cathy’s ability as a coach and facilitator will not only lead you into a soft, yet powerful connection, but she will step back and allow you to find the sacred space to see yourself mirrored within the heart of the horse.
With her guidance and the horse’s gentle but firm teaching approach, you’ll step beyond what you thought possible in your life, out to new places to explore, discover and master!
Cathy Mahon
Woman in the Arena
Reflections, Insights and More
Horses Understand Community
Equine Experiential Education You wouldn’t think that spending my days with horses would give me greater insight into recent world events, but I’m convinced that everything I’ve learned about human nature and the troubles that exist in everyday life has been through...
Cut Stress Off at the Pass
You can stop stress in its tracks and recover quickly from its fiendish grip. Scientists who study the human brain have determined that when you are stressed or scared, the immediate reaction is to run, fight, freeze or fawn (appease/go along with). In this state...
The Beginners Mind
EXPLORE In the past, I remember taking a horse into an arena thinking, “I don’t like beginnings.” Every time a new horse would come to me, their owner asking for help with training, I would remember the horse I’d just spent 6 weeks with and wished I could already be...
The Resilience Plan
This life lesson blog is a fictional re-creation of real life experiences with my students designed to maintain anonymity and confidentiality. EXPLORE Deb reached down to pick up the horse's foot as the mare stood quietly at the end of the rope in my hands. I shared...