The Era of Horsewomanship Episode 7: Is Equine Therapy Ethical? With guest speakers Paula Mallis, Emily Anderson, and Amanda Gentine
Join us for an online gathering in The Reflective Horse’ new webinar series: The Era of Horsewomanship. Each month, Cassandra Ogier will welcome a new guest to explore what it means to live and lead in this era. This is a time of courageous connection, intuitive communication, and the magic of co-creation with our horses and ourselves, through conversations echoing from the deep well of the feminine.
This month, Cassandra is joined by Paula Mallis, Emily Anderson, and Amanda Gentine and together, they will dive into the question “Is equine therapy ethical?”. Is it fair to ask a traumatized horse to hold space for a traumatized human? What are we — knowingly or unknowingly — asking horses to carry when we involve them in our processes of healing, therapy, and self-development? Join us for a conversation exploring the ethics of equine therapy in its many forms. Together, we’ll examine how horses can support human healing and awakening in ways that honor their autonomy and wellbeing — placing their needs and agency at the center of the relationship.
Paula is a TRH Practitioner, Space-Holder, Doula, Mother and guardian of the land and her herd at her home, Knowing Ranch in Ojai, California.
Emily is a TRH Practitioner, founder of Embodying Wild, and co-leader of Being with Horses US. She shares her offerings with her herd at her family ranch in Emigrant, Montana and via in-person clinics across the USA.
Amanda is a TRH Practitioner and Faculty Member, Educator, Mother, herd and land steward, sharing offerings alongside her horses at Homeward, her farm in Sintra, Portugal.
Date & Time: Sunday, September 20, 2026 @ 10-11:30am Pacific Time.
You will also have a chance to share your questions in the registration form, and we’ll answer as many as we can during the Q&A at the end of our gathering.
✨ Can’t make it live? We will send the recording afterward to everyone who registers.
Your Host
Cassandra Ogier is the founder of The Reflective Horse® and is a pioneer of equine-guided experiences with free-roaming horses. Her experience spans over 20 years as a leader in the development of horse-based personal reflection and educational programs.
She is the creator the modalities, Equine Guided Empowerment®, Somatic Reprogramming® and Somatic Riding®. Her approach to Equine Guided Empowerment® through immersion in the living intelligence of horses and nature, breaks new ground in partnering with horses rooted in the concept of free beings, horses and humans, joining together in partnership to achieve awareness, understanding and insight.
Guest Speakers
Paula Mallis is the steward of Knowing Ranch in Ojai, California, where she lives alongside her herd with her partner Todd, daughter Madeleine, and son Phoenix.
Paula brings years of experience holding loving, transformational space for people, drawing on her background in spiritual psychology and other healing modalities. Her personal exploration has centered on two paths in particular. She completed The Reflective Horse Mastery Program in 2025, allowing her to facilitate Equine Guided Empowerment experiences. She has also studied, Being With Horses, and has hosted clinics grounded in both of these modalities at Knowing Ranch alongside her daughter Madeleine and the herd, creating real transformational experiences.
Read Paula’s full bio here.
Emily Anderson is a lifelong horsewoman living in the Big Sky country of Montana. She is the founder of Embodying Wild, a coaching platform devoted to guiding women back to their innate feminine power through reconnection with the natural world.
For the past five years, Emily has immersed herself in the Being with Horses philosophy—a transformative, freedom-centered approach to the horse/human relationship founded by Sabine Birmann in Germany. She raised and started her young mare, Arya, using this approach, and together they now ride through the mountains, moving cows bareback and bitless.
Read Emily’s full bio here.
Amanda Gentine joined The Reflective Horse® Faculty in 2024, bringing her extensive background as an educator, curriculum designer, and facilitator to support the continued evolution of TRH programs and practitioner development.
Her partnership with horses began at the age of five in rural Wisconsin. After a career in education and many years living in several countries, Amanda moved with her family to Portugal, where she returned to horses and completed The Reflective Horse® Mastery program in 2020.
Read Amanda’s full bio here.