Sumaya Abuhaidar is the founder of Equine Insights, an equine guided education practice in southwest Colorado. After earning a PhD in education, co-founding an innovative school, serving as mayor of a small town and teaching philosophy to undergraduates, Sumaya found her true calling in the field of equine guided education. She now weaves together her passion for education and her deep connection to horses by partnering with her herd to facilitate powerful growth experiences for her clients. Sumaya lives with her husband Jason and her two teenage boys on ranch in Crested Butte, Colorado. When she’s not with her horses, she enjoys yoga, dancing, skiing, biking, hiking and backpacking in Colorado’s breathtaking mountains. Learn more about Sumaya

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Brad Gallup has dedicated his life to being of service and helping people heal. His passion as a Transformative Coach is guiding folks to look in a new direction that transforms their lives. He combines his understanding of the 3 Principles with his training as an Equine Guided Educator by bringing horses into the conversation, which accelerates deep insight.

Brad served his country for 21 years, both as an enlisted Marine and as an Air Force Officer, retiring with the rank of Major. His own healing journey started 27 years ago after returning from Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; in severe emotional pain, he wanted to end his life. Through processing his grief, he discovered the capacity to be supportive, empathetic, and present for others who were suffering over life losses to transforming their lives.

Since then he has been on staff with the following non-profits; Tragedy Assistance for Survivors as a grief facilitator, the Men’s Leadership Alliance as a leadership coach, and Save A Warrior as an equine specialist. He is also an entrepreneur as well as the co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Veterans Alliance, a veteran resource clearinghouse and the Warrior Storyfield a warrior-civilian led art project

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Dicken Bettinger, Ed.D., received his doctorate in counseling psychology and is a retired licensed clinical psychologist. Dicken’s whole career of 42 years has focused on psychological well-being. Dicken co-founded a training, counseling, and education center in Vermont. Dicken was a senior staff at Pransky and Associates in La Conner, Washington for 16 years, where he developed and led corporate and university leadership trainings, team development, and executive coaching.

In 2012 Dicken founded his own business called 3 Principles Mentoring. He offers 4-day immersion retreats for individuals and couples; practitioner development; and individualized training programs. He enjoys leading group seminars in the US and throughout Europe. Dicken is the co-author of a book called Coming Home: Uncovering the Foundations of Psychological Well-being. Dicken has been happily married for 50 years. He has two adult children and three adored grandchildren. He enjoys photography, hiking, canoeing, and traveling.

Deep in the heart of the redwood forests, Tara Davis immerses herself in the teachings of the Herd, seeking to share the timeless wisdom of the Horse. Weaving together lessons from science and spirituality, she synthesizes a unique horsemanship approach in which the main goal is to empower both the horse and the human. Tara believes that the relationships between horses and humans is a microcosm of the macrocosm - and that opening our awareness to the possibilities of a more conscious and consensual relationship with our horses will reflect on our interpersonal relationships, as well as our relationships with ourselves.

Tara founded Unbridled Goddess in 2016 in honor of her equine muse, as an homage to the promise she made to protect and honor her sovereignty. What started as an experiment to explore the possibilities of a truly force free relationship, ignited a passion to share those possibilities with the world. Her collection of services ranges from equine rehabilitation, avant garde training programs, seminars and clinics as well as online courses.

Cheyenne Price is a natural horsewoman and respected Mustang trainer who conducts intensive empowerment equine workshop experiences. Her energy and incredible knowledge base, in conjunction with her rescue horses, all come together to provide multi-layered healing, creating soulful, insightful, and restorative experiences. Cheyenne attributes much of her knowledge and success to her work gentling wild horses and working with horses labeled as dangerous or problem horses. Cheyenne recently obtained her certificate in Ecotherapy from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, CA and is excited to bring Ecotherapy into her work. She is also a Level II Certified Equine Specialist with EAGALA (Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) and has completed the first tier of EGEA - Equine Guided Education Association.

Cheyenne is the Founder of Hoof Prints to Freedom, a 501(c)3 nonprofit horse rescue, and conducts personal and team development equine programs working with youth at risk, treatment programs, and the community at large. In addition, she is a co-founder of The Sparta Project, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization helping veterans and first responders struggling with Post Traumatic Stress and suicide ideations.

Cheyenne has an educational background in child development and has studied various Equine Experiential Learning formats for nearly a decade. She is well-known and respected for her own curricula that she has developed, both on her own, and in partnerships and collaboration with other industry professionals, in the addiction and behavioral health fields.

Emily is the founder of Embodying Wild, a one-of-a-kind coaching program that provides mentorship and community to all those embarking on the vital journey of reclaiming the Wild Self. Drawing from her background in Spiritual Psychology, Astrology, Human Design and, of course, Equine Guided Empowerment®, Emily specializes in supporting women who are seeking to reconnect to the wisdom of the Wild Feminine, a language of instinct, intuition and softness that has been lost to our collective for thousands of years and holds the key to living from a place of flow and trust. Emily currently offers Equine Guided Empowerment® sessions and retreats at her family ranch in the breathtaking landscape of Southwest Montana from June through September and virtual coaching programs year-round. Head to https://embodyingwild.com to learn more.

Shayna Hiller is a yoga & meditation teacher and Certified Health Coach based in Venice Beach, CA and Maui, Hawaii. She is also a women’s healing + embodiment guide and business coach for wellness professionals. Her multidisciplinary approach incorporates teachings and practices from Yoga, Tantra, Coaching, Modern Psychology + Tao Healing Arts.

Having healed herself from a severe eating disorder, nonexistent libido and lack of menstruation for over a decade, she is passionate about helping women heal from trauma, awaken their feminine energy and use pleasure as the guiding force for generating more peace, power, prosperity and magic in their lives.

Shayna has been teaching yoga and leading wellness retreats around the world for over the past 16 years. She took her first Yoga Teacher Training in Interdisciplinary Yoga in 2006 at the Nosara Yoga Institute under the guidance of Don and Amba Stapleton. Additional studies include Children’s Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Trauma Informed Tantra, Meditation, Shamanic Chinese Medicine, Qi Gong and Tao Tantric Arts.

Shayna graduated from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition as a Certified Health Coach in 2008. She has been fortunate to study with many master teachers from various lineages and her teachings draw from many different traditions adapted for modern times. She offers classes, courses and trainings virtually and in-person.

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Kerri's work began with helping troubled horses. Over the past two decades, the skills and wisdom she developed with horses have evolved into tools and guidance for humanity. Today she offers simple, intuitive and pragmatic tools of awareness that integrate the mind, body and heart to help you develop a clearer and more intuitive relationship within yourself so your connections with animals, people and your world can flourish in any circumstance. Please read more about Kerri, her sessions, courses, group events and podcasts and appearances on her website, www.kerrilake.com. Her books, Listen Like A Horse: Relationships Without Dominance, and Spiritually Gifted, are available on amazon and audible.com.