MIRROR YOUR INNER WORLD

Horses bypass words and respond to how you actually show up. They don’t care what you say. They respond to who you are. When something shifts inside you, they reflect it immediately, without judgment. This honest feedback helps you notice emotional patterns and inner dynamics you may not have been aware of before.

REGULATE YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM

In a fast, overstimulating world, horses bring you back to yourself. Their calm, grounded presence naturally helps your body slow down, breathe deeper and settle. Simply being with a regulated horse can ease anxiety, release tension and help you feel safe enough to relax, open and reconnect with yourself.

REWIRE SUBCONSCIOUS PATTERNS

This work goes beyond thinking and insight. Through direct interaction with horses, old habits, reactions and ways of coping naturally come to the surface. You don’t just talk about them, you experience them in real time, which makes it possible to respond differently and create lasting change.

RECONNECT WITH YOUR INNER TRUTH

In a world full of noise, horses help you hear yourself again. When you’re in nature with a horse, distractions fall away. You drop from your head into your body and heart. You remember who you are, what you need and what truly matters. That clarity becomes your compass, not just in the session, but in your life.

How do I know this is for me?

This work isn’t just for the experienced, the prepared or the ones with a plan. It’s for those who feel a pull, even if they can’t fully explain why.You don’t need:

Emotional Well-Being & Nervous System Healing
- 86% reported stronger emotional resilience and reduced overwhelm- 91% felt more confident managing their emotions- Emotional fluctuations dropped by over 60%

Body Awareness & Stress Reduction
- 89% improved body listening and emotional attunement- 90%+ experienced nervous system regulation through working with the horses- Reported a noticeable decrease in stress-related pain and trauma tension

Leadership, Career & Purpose Clarity
- 81% gained clear direction and confidence in career/business or leadership- Self-doubt dropped over 60%- Reported deeper self-trust in their decision-making

Navigating Transitions & Change
- 87% felt more grounded and peaceful during major life transitions- 70% reported a stronger trust in the unknown- Nearly all participants said they felt lighter, freer and more connected to their true path

“Before working with Vanessa, I was carrying years of emotional weight I didn’t fully understand. The horses mirrored my inner world in ways I can’t explain, they helped me release what I’d held onto for too long. She guided me with deep care into parts of myself I had avoided for years. This work is unlike anything else. It’s something you have to experience to truly understand.”
- Tonya Ellis

“I wasn’t seeking this work, it found me. From the moment I met Vanessa and the horses, I felt something powerful. My soul knew I was saying yes to something sacred. Each session moved layers of grief, clarity, and presence. I’ve since set stronger boundaries, released misaligned relationships and reclaimed my voice. Vanessa’s deep presence and the horses’ intuitive wisdom helped me return to who I truly am. This isn’t just healing - it’s soul remembering.”
– Danielle Kreger

“Before working with Vanessa, I struggled to slow down and connect with what I was feeling. Through our retreat with the horses, I finally landed back in my body. The space she created felt sacred and safe. Since then, I’ve felt more grounded, less reactive and more able to express myself clearly. This work helped me release what I didn’t even know I was carrying.”
– Vanessa Lam

“When I connected with Vanessa, I had already done a lot of inner work. But there was still something missing inside of me and inside of my business. The moment I arrived and met the horses, something shifted within me. Through Vanessa’s guidance and their presence, I felt a deep part of myself wake up. Since then, my business has gained momentum and I feel more connected to myself than I ever have before. The missing link was this work .”
– Jennifer Whitaker

MEET VANESSA

Your guide for embodied transformation through horses and nature.

Hi, I’m Vanessa Petronelli.I’m an equine-guided facilitator and transformational guide with 17 years of international experience supporting people through major life transitions, identity shifts and periods of deep inner recalibration.My work is for those standing in the in-between. No longer who they were. Not yet fully who they’re becoming.Often these are people who have done the inner work, built meaningful lives and carried responsibility, and now feel something deeper asking to emerge.This work is not about fixing or improving you. It’s about creating the conditions for healing and reconnection. With your body. Your intuition. Your inner authority. From there, clarity and grounded direction arise naturally.I’ve worked with visionaries, creatives, business owners and leaders around the world, and my work has been featured across major media platforms and global stages. Not as a pursuit of visibility, but as a reflection of work rooted at the intersection of embodiment, consciousness and real-world leadership.Today, my work lives primarily in experiential, in-person sessions with horses and nature, where insight moves beyond analysis and becomes something you can feel, trust and live from. I also offer select virtual sessions rooted in the same nervous system awareness, intuition and embodied guidance.And I don’t do this work alone.I partner with Gabriel, my mustang and a small herd on private land just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Working with the horses has been central to my own transformation, teaching me presence, truth and the power of coming back into the body.Together, we create space for people to slow down, shed identities that no longer fit and come back home to themselves.

Tier One: Breakthrough Equine Session

A private 2.5-hour equine-guided experience to recalibrate your nervous system, shift what’s no longer aligned and reconnect with yourself.This work is designed for those who know something is ready to change.You may be navigating a transition, feeling stuck in patterns that no longer reflect who you are or sensing a deeper truth trying to emerge.Through direct work with the horses, intuitive facilitation and grounded, body-aware support, you are guided out of mental overdrive and back into clarity, steadiness and self-trust.This is not therapy.
And it’s not simply time with horses.It is a private, focused recalibration where the underlying patterns driving your current experience can begin to shift.Clients often leave feeling clearer, more grounded and able to move forward in ways that previously felt blocked or uncertain.Because this is a single, focused experience, it is designed to create meaningful clarity, release and reconnection around what you are currently moving through.For those who feel called to a deeper reset or more sustained support, the private retreat and immersion experiences allow the work to unfold at a much deeper level over time.Because the shifts continue to integrate after your session, you’ll also receive a private integration call to help anchor what opened and support your next steps.What’s Included:• One 2.5-hour private equine-guided session
• One 30-minute private integration call via Zoom
• Personalized nervous system support and intuitive facilitation
• Grounding tools to support ongoing integrationInvestment$500 USD

Tier Two: The Equine Soul Journey Retreat

A private one-day focused intensive or two-day complete immersion retreat to recalibrate your nervous system, reconnect with yourself and realign with what’s next.This experience is designed for those who need more than insight. They need space for something real to shift.The one-day intensive is a powerful, focused experience designed to create clarity, regulation and reconnection.The two-day immersion retreat allows your nervous system to unwind more fully, creating the conditions for deeper patterns to shift and for lasting internal stability to emerge.Whether you are at a personal or professional crossroads, navigating transition or recognizing that the way you’ve been operating is no longer sustainable, this retreat creates space to slow down and reconnect with yourself in a way that is rarely possible in daily life.What makes this different:This is not a quick reset. It is a private, deeply attentive experience where what is actually happening in your life is explored through direct work with the horses and steady, nervous system-aware support.Through direct experience with the horses and grounded, body-aware facilitation, you are guided out of overthinking and into clarity, self-trust and internal steadiness.Many clients find that the second day allows the work to deepen significantly, as the nervous system settles and new patterns can stabilize rather than simply open.Clients often describe this experience as a turning point. A place where something finally settles and becomes clear.What’s Included:• One or two full days of private equine-guided sessions
• Nourishing lunch each day + snacks
• 30-minute pre-retreat intention call (Zoom)
• 90-minute private integration session (Zoom)
• Personalized self-guided integration planInvestmentOne-Day Focused Intensive: $1,500 USD
Two-Day Immersion Retreat: $2,300 USDMany clients choose the two-day retreat to allow the work to settle and stabilize more fully.Payment plans available on a case-by-case basis.Retreat spaces are limited each month to preserve the depth of this work.

– Jeffrey Platts

– Kellie Pringle

– John Chao

“I traveled from Indiana to do the Equine Soul Journey two-day retreat with Vanessa and the herd. I came because I was carrying old habits and life stories that I didn’t want to keep repeating. I was ready for a reset and a chance to let go of the things that weren’t serving me and to step into something new.These two days turned out to be a true rebirth for me. The horses helped me see where I needed stronger boundaries and where I’d been holding onto patterns that were no longer mine to carry. Through the exercises, the guidance and the presence of the herd, I felt myself gaining a clearer outlook on who I am and where I’m going next.I learned so much, much more than I can put into words, and I’m leaving with a sense of peace and direction that I haven’t felt in a long time. I’m grateful for Vanessa, for her support and for the way the horses reflected back what I needed to see. This experience was absolutely worth the time and if you’re looking for a fresh start or a deeper connection to yourself, I would highly recommend it.”
— Amy Newport

“My time with Vanessa in her Equine Soul Journey program has been deeply transformative. I feel like I finally have permission to live and speak my truth. I have my own story to tell, and now I get to choose how to tell it.Through this work, I’ve gained more awareness of my nervous system and can better recognize when I’m in a survival state versus a regulated state. This awareness alone has been life-changing.The experience also gave me a way to hold and process a very raw spiritual awakening I’ve been moving through. Over the past year, I’ve questioned much of what I believed to be true for 45 years. At times, I felt late to the game. But this process reminded me that we are always exactly where we are meant to be, when we are meant to be there.
I’ve used this space with Vanessa to open up, examine the roots of my beliefs and conditioning and find clarity. Instead of being blindsided by old patterns, I now feel more grounded, present, and empowered.My Equine Soul Journey program with Vanessa was truly transformative. Working with the horses brought a sense of calm and clarity I didn’t expect. Vanessa’s guidance was warm and intuitive, helping me connect deeply with myself and the animals. I left feeling grounded and inspired, with a renewed sense of peace. I highly recommend this experience to anyone seeking emotional healing or a unique way to reconnect with themselves.” - Cori Nicholson

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