Equestrian Relationship Coach

Equestrian Relationship Coach Cat Roy-Stanley

Creating sustainable, balanced changes in relationships between humans and their horses.

Supporting the individual, the horse, and their relationship together. Coaching, Horsemanship & Bodywork

In person and online sessions. Cat leads with an open heart, facilitating equestrians to transform and rebalance their relationship with their horses and themselves, through growing release, regulation and reciprocity. She has a holistic approach to help human & horse see, hear and understand each other as deeply relational beings, and create the safety each other need to heal and grow. She is passionate about helping humans and horses explore and follow own their path, find with what feels aligned for them, embrace the un beaten track to trust their own process. Cat’s clients often say this work isn’t just about fixing a problem, it’s about embracing and opening a new approach that will ripple through other areas of life and relationships. Cat supports equestrian relationships through:

1:1 offerings

- Coaching sessions (human, horse & together)
- Equine trauma release sessions
- Immersive and supportive coaching programmes

Group offerings

- Online & in person educational workshops
- Equestrian Relationship Weekends
- Equisential Retreat
- Transformative personal development days for women
- Immersive programmes (e.g. My Horse is My Mirror Mastery)

Cat specialises in:

- Relationships
- The human & equine nervous system
- Personal development & transformation
- EFT Tapping
- Attunement based practices
- Equine trauma release

Which weave together through the lens of relationship. Cat has a calm, patient, conversational and curious style of coaching, creating an open and safe space for you & your horse. Cat is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and works within their code of ethics & principles.

01/10/2026

Come in, magic happens here ☀️

The Bell tent is a space where we come together throughout the Retreat

For circles and conversations.

Moving meditations

Sound journeys

Sipping warming Cacao to open the heart

Choose a card that points the way forward

For workshops that open the mind

And creating shifts that gradually open and unfold.

And with pups to bring a warm presence to bring you back to the moment, and sneak in a cuddle ❤️

We are planning our 2027 Retreat Experience.. if you would like to be part of it, let us know. We will put you on the waitlist ☀️

With love,
Cat & Tracey

19/09/2026

It’s not everyday you get to feel the heat of the sauna next to the herd 🌟

There’s something very powerful about having a day of exploration, conversations and coming together…

And sitting down in a hot sauna to let it land in the body.

Getting out of the head,

Letting the heat and cold do their work

Stimulating lymphatic flow,

Feeling the tingle of temperature change on your skin

Sweating it all out!

Having a rush of REFRESHING PRESENCE when you take a cold water plunge

Dancing around the fire

And seeing the herd outside, being alongside you, and bringing you back to what’s important 💛

We will be releasing the details of the 2027 Retreat soon… watch this space!

17/09/2026

🪷 Imagine a space where nobody bothers you 🪷

Where you can feel the natural light pour in

The gentle taps of the rain

The rhythm of hoof falls nearby

To journal, integrate and feel at peace

Without the clutter

Without distractions

Just feeling at home in your own space

This is what it’s like to come to the Retreat.

To come away from what keeps you feeling overwhelmed to feel your heart lift, shoulders relax.

And finally breathe again.

The 2027 dates will be released soon…

We hope to meet you there 🌱

15/09/2026

Normalizing harm is never "normal."

Emotional Horsemanship focuses on developing expectional equestrian partnerships with horse-first education.
Check out our EH School and online courses via our link in bio or directly at emotionalhorsemanship.com

🌑 Shadows aren’t a new concept 🌒 I feel like they are as old as time. They are called many different things in different...
14/09/2026

🌑 Shadows aren’t a new concept 🌒

I feel like they are as old as time.

They are called many different things in different modalities, periods, theories…

Great thinkers and in everyday conversations we consider the parts of us that we might hide away

Perhaps the parts that feel:

- Anger
- Shame
- Jealousy
- Impatience
- Greed
- Vulnerability

Often the parts our horses may put us in touch with.

What many people across time agree on…

Is the process of befriending the shadows again. Integrating them into the whole.

At the Sisters Sacred Shadow Retreat, we will explore this by moving through different modalities and conversations over the 4 days- with the horses alongside.

❤️

☀️LOVE IN EVERY DETAIL ☀️With just under a week until the Retreat, now begins a process of loving preparation. With musi...
13/09/2026

☀️LOVE IN EVERY DETAIL ☀️

With just under a week until the Retreat, now begins a process of loving preparation.

With music playing, tea brewing, we curate each detail for the Retreat.

🌱 Gifts
🌱 Elements
🌱 Deliciously nourishing meals
🌱 A schedule with each guest in mind

The Retreat preparation is about setting the scene, laying the land and making sure the Retreat is mindfully made, so that every person feels nurtured ❤️

Even though our lists can be long, doing this alongside Tracey Duncan - is such a gift 💝

And it always brings me back to the lost art of mindful creation. Where we may spend days or even weeks making something, cooking something and sharing it with others 🪷

Perhaps today, you can take a moment to bring yourself into the moment and create something meaningful for yourself, or someone in your life.

Once this retreat is complete, we will be busy creating the next magical space for 2027.

We will keep you posted!

Cat x

12/09/2026

The doors are nearly open to…
Unite & Unfold ☀️🌱
Weekend Camp
Catesby Equestrian
Summer 2027

Where comparison stays at home, and rush is left outside.

Where the need to prove yourself is forgotten, and authentic joy expands to take its place

Where your horse can be their true selves, and you can be yours.

With meaningful conversations and belly laughs around a BBQ, and moments of stillness blended with unfolding movement and flow.

Where you nourish each part of your relationship, to receive what you need for your chapter of the ride.

✅ Grow a balanced & secure
relationship

✅ Explore ethical horsemanship and expand your conversations

✅ Put the jigsaw pieces together with Personal Coaching sessions & conversations

✅ Guided gentle bodywork to bring into your care & nurture your horse

✅Transformative movement & Sound workshops

✅ Connecting with likeminded people to share the journey with

Human and Human & Horse spaces available 🌟

If you would like to be a part of this experience next year, reach out directly to be put on the waiting list.

You will be the first to know the details.

And with only 6 spaces?

You may want to be on that list.

Stay wild,
Cat x

I am so excited to come to Sussex next week for the...Sister's Sacred Shadow Retreat We are so excited to run our first ...
10/09/2026

I am so excited to come to Sussex next week for the...

Sister's Sacred Shadow Retreat

We are so excited to run our first horseless retreat, after running 6 incredible Devon Retreats together.

Because the truth is, being alongside our horses naturally brings forwards parts of ourselves that we would like to develop and grow. Perhaps parts of us that we notice get in the way of grounded and connected relationships, and parts that were never ours to keep.

When we are with the horses, it is our responsibility to be there with them.

That's why we wanted to create a space for this work.

Where you come together for 4 days of unplugging from what's keeping you stuck, sleeping under the stars, enjoying transformative workshops which tap into different modalities, and sharing meaningful conversations over nourishing meals and warming cups of tea.

Watching the sunsets and listening to the sound of horses nearby, journalling and finally having the peace to refresh your mind, body and spirit.

And feel yourself return.

We run a retreat each year. If this sounds like heaven, keep your ears out for 2027's creation!

Stay wild,
Cat x

08/09/2026

🌟 Give yourself permission to get unstuck🌟

I’ve felt stuck without an arena
I’ve felt stuck with an arena

Arena’s can help me have structure and safety to work on certain things

They can be a playground, or feel like a terrifyingly blank canvas

Other spaces can help me have purposeful conversations, keep me imaginative and inventive, and give us organic motivation for things

They can feel like a playground or too much of a risky unknown.

IT DEPENDS

You and your horse are individuals. Different things will work for you at different times, and for different reasons.

For me & my cobs, moving away from an arena has been the best thing we’ve done.

✅ We are privileged to have quiet lanes and farm land
✅ We are privileged to have access to a sectioned off space which has hedges, grass and fences

❌ we do not have a space without grass, that’s without bumps or has any fancy obstacles.

It’s meant I have been more creative with our training, using what’s around us to inform the questions I’m asking, and match the cobs main motivations (foraging and adventuring) with the space.

They have developed in ways I’ve never imagined 💛

One day, I will have an arena and approach it differently. With the energy of being out and about.

For I will have a different relationship with this space, because I’ve not had access to it.

So, if you are feeling stuck or limited because of the space…

This is your reminder to think outside the box, and work with what you DO have, and what works for your horse.

What’s a creative space you are going to play with this week?

Stay wild,
Cat x

Nourishing from the inside out 🌟🐴At Unite & Unfold Camp, we had a gorgeous herd of Geldings. With each gelding, comes a ...
07/09/2026

Nourishing from the inside out 🌟🐴

At Unite & Unfold Camp, we had a gorgeous herd of Geldings.

With each gelding, comes a gelding scar.

Even though gelding is incredibly common, and part of routine procedures, it is a huge deal for the bodies tissues and internal structures.

Scar tissue creates tightness across the fascial web. It can restrict lines of movement, and have long lasting impacts on how our horses feel, function and move.

We spend the final afternoon of camp soaking up a bit of quality time & bodywork with the horses.

Working gently and slowly, to support the scar tissue to soften and re align, and in doing so, supporting our horses to feel relief, re balanced and relaxed.

Standing square, lifted backs and spacious stances, the effects could be seen and felt ❤️

And each human came away with new skills to practice, and support their horses with beyond the camp.

If you are curious about coming to camp, I am already planning next years dates!

Write ‘camp’ in the comments and you will be added to a wait list- and be the first to know the details.

Stay wild,
Cat x

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