Cassandra is a pioneer of equine-guided experiences with free-roaming horses. She is a respected member of the Equine Guided Education & Equine Assisted Therapy communities. Her experience spans over 20 years as a leader in the development of horse-based personal reflection and educational programs. She is a Certified Equine Guided Educator, a Registered Three Principles Practitioner, and a seasoned mentor and guide. She is the creator the modalities, Equine Guided Empowerment®, Somatic Reprogramming® and Somatic Riding®. Her approach to Equine Guided Empowerment® through immersion in the living intelligence of horses and nature, breaks new ground in partnering with horses rooted in the concept of free beings, horses and humans, joining together in partnership to achieve awareness, understanding and insight.

With her early and teenage years finding grounding and confidence with horses and nature, she left school to work with horses in English hunting yards for the Heythrop and Beaufort hunts. Cassandra trained in Stage Management at Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London. She worked in the UK film and theatre industry in Casting for over a decade and later as a designer/maker of fine jewelry. Whilst raising her sons, she returned to horses through an apprenticeship with Roberto Pless, Champion Jockey of El Palio, the famous bareback race of Siena, Italy. She is the Mother of three incredible sons, moving with them from the UK to the US in 2007, and continues to travel and adventure alongside them whenever possible.

Cassandra is a passionate mentor, with the gift of deeply seeing potential in both human and horse, holding space for individuals to rediscover and respond from their true-nature and passion for life. She has a love for inspired partnership and collaboration and program development. Her creation of The Reflective Horse® Mastery, a six month teaching program, expands the reach of Cassandra’s practice, supporting other facilitators in bringing the benefits of her modalities, Equine Guided Empowerment® and Somatic Reprogramming® to their communities. She is a co-founder of SheHerdPower with Beth & Emily Behrs, providing survivors of sexual assault and abuse access to Equine Guided Empowerment® experiences. She created & managed the first on-site Equine Therapy & Somatic Riding® Program in Southern California for youth in residential treatment for substance abuse & mental health challenges. Whilst based in Topanga, California for almost a decade, she provided Equine Guided Empowerment® and Somatic Riding® to a varied demographic of Los Angeles clientele, as well as mentoring some of the next generation of leaders passionate for the freedom of horses and humans.

Cassandra believes that embodied, somatic experiences, provide a portal to the freedom that resides beyond the limits of the conceptual mind. Her nature-based experiences point people in the direction of simplicity and freedom.