Équiconsultation — horse-assisted sessions
Reconnect with the living world. Reconnect with yourself.
What is an équiconsultation?
You meet the horse on foot, without riding. No experience with horses is needed. The horse does not know your story. It senses who you are in the moment: your breathing, your posture, what your body expresses without a word. Without judgement, it reflects back to you what it perceives. Anne-Claire, an osteopath and practitioner of Chinese energetic medicine, guides this encounter and helps put into words what is happening, physically and emotionally, between you and the animal.
Who is it for?
This encounter is for anyone who wishes to let go, reconnect with what they feel, or move through a period of transition. It can complement psychological support. No experience with horses is required.
Where
Sessions take place in the open countryside, at a private location just outside Paris, with Mymy and Unile, two mares. The exact location is shared with you when you get in touch.
Formats
Équiconsultation is offered as a group immersion day, as a one-to-one session, or as part of ongoing support. Some days are run together with another practitioner from the house, chosen according to what you need at that moment. Every project is different: contact Anne-Claire to design the format that suits you and receive a quote.
Mymy and Unile
MyLady du Printemps, known as Mymy, and Unile de Vaudry are two mares. They are full participants in every encounter.
“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” Gandhi
What people say
“A session in the open countryside where I untied some knots in the company of two lovely mares. I was connected to the smells, to my body and above all to what the mares were feeling, entering into communion with them under Anne-Claire’s kind and attentive gaze. It is a magical and very personal moment.” Danielle L.
“Anne-Claire had me do something incredible. At first I had to make contact with the animal, relax, feel, and begin by walking around the horse. It took me a while, and then the mare helped me: she looked me in the eyes, like a support. The contact was made there first, then my hand came closer. I walked around her with confidence, even behind her hindquarters. Without reins or any physical link, we began to walk together. We were connected. Anne-Claire left the paddock. The mare and I stood facing each other, her neck on my shoulder. The communion was so astonishing that I stepped towards her, and she stepped back for long seconds, trusting me. I stopped, stepped back in turn, and our pas de deux grew more intense until we moved as one. Leaving my first équiconsultation, I felt lighter, more confident, more aligned.” Emery
“Thank you for this discovery of équiconsultation. The introduction to key points about how horses function was excellent preparation. Anne-Claire then guided me with her advice and attentive observations throughout the process of connecting and communicating with the two mares, true teachers, each in her own way. Through this experience, I became aware of my own issues, through both body and mind.” Setsuko, August 2022
“A beautiful experience of connection and communion with the horses during this first session. The two mares have very different temperaments, and that led me to open up more so that communication could take place. Thanks to their authenticity and sensitivity, the exchanges with them were truly rich. I fell in love with it!” Gilbert, August 2022
“Dialoguing in silence and in rhythm with a horse reveals aspects of our personality in the face of the world. I had not been near a horse since a bad fall as a child. But this time, I felt the need to hug them and play with them — they are mares. I take away from this day much more than a reconciliation: I tasted the quality of presence and calm that only nature can bring. Anne-Claire’s work goes through the body to reorganise the mind.” Florence