This is an interesting and personal look at how one woman has made a living through counselling / life coaching individuals and team building exercises, by working with loose horses. The story starts in England and ends in France, after a few upheavals and separations.

I have not read the first memoir by this author, and those who have, might wish to catch up to her progress. Amongst the chapters of her own life we see life lessons from the clients; troubled individuals who are struggling against bereavement, isolation, being overlooked or an overly bossy personality. And we see how teams from a workplace react or develop when tasked with gathering in horses and grooming them. The horses are all gentle and not stressed out in any way, and this seems like a great use for rescued or retired equines.

I downloaded an e-ARC from Net Galley and the author. This is an unbiased review.

I have two horses of my own so I love to come across touching stories about them. This book delivered that and more. It was heartwarming, and I thought learning about the type of therapy that the author does to be very interesting!

Pam Billinge is a writer, coach and therapist using horses to create awareness, understanding and healing in those seeking her help. Writing this book allowed her to speak for horses who also needed to heal. It was also a journey of discovery as she had to gain confidence in her writing skills.

I share the same love for horses and found this type of therapy very interesting. I particularly enjoyed reading about the different horse personalities and how they changed under kinder treatment. It is always an honour when someone shares their past with you in such an enjoyable, honest and open way with the added bonus of horse involvement.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free digital copy of the book in return for an honest review.

A well written memoir that follows Pam from the UK to her move to France. The majority of the anecdotes relate to her leadership clinics or psychotherapy sessions with the horses although a few general life lessons are thrown in for good measure.

I loved the stories and that Pam gets into the nitty gritty of the work. As a practitioner, I find that it’s much better to give people specific examples of what the horses can do rather than general info. Horses have so much to give but it can come across as wishy washy or very vague.

The timeline is fairly linear with a few backward skips to add pertinent background info. It ends just as the COVID-19 pandemic kicks in with a few words to how it’s affected her and her business as well as what lessons we can take from the horses during these trying times.

Received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.