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Live with Adventure: Empowerment Coaching through Exploration

Nadine-Marie Wohlmuth
My personal philosophy of coaching is that moving beyond ourselves reveals the path to self-discovery.

07/24/2026

There is something magical about the first light of the day.

As the sun rises, the fields glow, the dew sparkles, and the horses quietly graze without a care in the world.

This is life in Upstate New York. Peaceful mornings, open fields, and simple moments that remind me to slow down and appreciate the beauty all around us. 🌾💛

07/22/2026

Hot summer days call for a trip to the pond. ☀️💦

The horses know exactly what to do. A quick splash in the water, then most of them head straight for a dirt bath. 😂

Not Luke, though. While everyone else was rolling in the mud, he decided a real swim was the better option. Every horse has their own personality, and watching all five enjoy summer in their own way never gets old.

This is what summer on the farm looks like. 🤍

04/30/2026

Luke the comedian 🤍

There’s just something about the way he eats his grain… the eyes, the focus, the full commitment 😂

I swear, having a horse like Luke in your life means built-in laughter every single day. No effort, no script… just pure personality.

This video gets me every time, so I had to share it 🤍

03/31/2026

Yes, spring is finally here… but let’s be honest, right now it’s just mud, mud, and more mud. So today, we’re going back to a moment that felt a little more magical.

A quiet winter day with Luke 🤍

And honestly… he deserves his own post.
Between Zsa Zsa and Banjo pushing themselves into every frame, Luke is usually the one getting bullied a little. So this one is all his.

Calm, steady, and always just there.

03/27/2026

Just wanted a simple video of Luke… but Zsa Zsa said absolutely not 🤣

Not once. Not twice. Three times she marched right into the shot demanding scratches like the queen she is. No hesitation, no shame, just full commitment.

Meanwhile Luke had to walk around her like “excuse me… my turn?”

This is life with horses. You don’t make the plan, they do. And somehow Zsa Zsa always wins.

03/17/2026

Summer 2019 was the first time I met Luke.
The first photo I ever took of him was during a cattle drive. Saddled up, focused, and ready to work. He was being trained as a true ranch horse, learning cattle drives and roping.

That summer the wrangler at the New Haven Ranch in Wyoming was training Luke and his half brother Lucky. Ranch guests gave them their names, inspired by Lucky Luke, the legendary comic cowboy known as the man who shoots faster than his shadow. I included a photo of Luke with his brother.

There is also the infamous photo of Luke sticking his head into the side by side when we drove out to check on the horses. Curious and always hoping for snacks.

In 2020 I became the first guest on the ranch who was allowed to ride him. The photos from those first rides are in this collection, and many more followed.

Over time Luke became a crowd favorite during coaching sessions on the ranch. His first session was with a guest who had broken her foot, and he showed up with a calm, steady presence people seemed to trust right away.

In 2023, I learned he had navicular, a hoof condition that eventually made him lame. That was the moment I knew I needed to show up for him the way he had shown up for others.

The good news is that he is sound today here in upstate New York. After trying different approaches, we found a farrier who specializes in horses with hoof issues. Luke now gets glue on shoes every five weeks and is no longer in pain.

I always knew he would require more care. I also knew exactly what I signed up for.

A good, trustworthy boy.

Now I just need to find him a friend, because Banjo and Zsa Zsa can be a bit tough on him.

03/15/2026

Banjo.
I went through my phone to see what photos I had of him and realized the first one I ever took was in November 2020, during my first hunting season on the Wyoming ranch. We drove across the 3,000 acre property to check on the horses, and there was Banjo sticking his head inside the vehicle to see if there were any goodies. I actually have the exact same photo of Luke doing the same thing. Those two jokesters.

Funny enough, I barely remember Banjo from those early visits to the ranch. But when I stayed there from April to November in 2021, one of the first photos that season was with John and Banjo. Then again in April 2022, another early photo with John and Banjo, this time with his best friend, the donkey Cisco. My trailer was too small to bring a fourth animal when I moved to New York, so Cisco had to stay behind. Maybe one day we can reunite them.

What surprised me while scrolling through my photos is that all summer 2022 there isn’t a single photo of Banjo. Then in September 2022 suddenly there are videos, portraits, and photos of us together.

At that time I was doing round pen work for my Equine Assisted Coaching certification. I would walk into the pasture without choosing a horse and see who showed up.

That day, Banjo was the one who showed up to work with me.

Later in the pasture he came over again right at sunset. The light was perfect and John must have pressed the camera fifty times while I stood there holding Banjo’s head. I’m sharing a few of those snapshots.

I never rode Banjo in Wyoming and did not know much about him. When he was offered to me, I mainly knew he was a hurt horse who needed a home, and I could not leave him behind wondering where he might end up.

So Banjo came to New York with us.

Now we are working on his whole body health, physically and mentally. Equine massages, balance pads to strengthen his core, improve balance and joint stability, and a few more things I recently ordered to support him.

He also had to learn about human boundaries. Banjo grew up as the playful kid in the herd and nobody really told him no.

He can be stubborn. But I love that horse.
Just like Luke and Zsa Zsa, Banjo has taught me a lot.

🐴

03/05/2026

October 2020.
The first time I met Zsa Zsa, back then her name was Sugar.

She had just arrived at the New Haven Ranch in Wyoming with three other weanlings, all four purchased at a horse auction. These photos are a little time capsule:

✨Our first photo together
✨The very first photo I ever took of her
✨the 2nd and 3rd photo I took of her and more photos together...lol
✨Our first halter training session
✨A one more with her friends

It started right there.
Something about her pulled me in. Maybe it was that she needed more patience than the others. With Zsa Zsa, trust was never automatic. It had to be earned. If I was distracted or impatient, the connection simply did not happen.

Working with those weanlings that fall changed something in me. I began looking into Equine Assisted Learning and signed up for my certification soon after. A whole new world opened up.

After finishing my coaching certification with IPEC, I knew I wanted to coach in the outdoors. I did not yet know it would involve horses. I just knew nature had to be part of it.

Through my experience with Zsa Zsa, that is when I realized horses could be part of that path. That they were not just companions or partners in riding, but powerful teachers in their own right.

Back then, I could have never imagined that this young filly would one day be part of my life in New York, standing on our land in New Berlin.

Some awakenings begin quietly.
And sometimes, they begin with a weanling who simply asks you to slow down.

02/14/2024

Snow day in NYC sparked some Wyoming wanderlust! Floating through memories of epic adventures. 🏔️✨ Are you ready to float and ?
Spring is on the horizon—where will it take you?

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