Equus Coaching®

Leadership. Communication. Relationships. Trust.


We can’t “control” a horse.
Especially when they’re free from ropes and reins.

When a horse is at liberty to make their own choices about if they’re keen to partner with you, you’ll quickly see for yourself how you’re approaching everything else in life, by watching the way you approach a horse.

If you’re interacting with a horse, and you don’t have anything but your energy, your perspective, and your body language to communicate with… pretty quickly your patterns, strengths, and weaknesses will reveal themselves.

During an Equus Coaching session, you’ll be able to see and experience, in real time; How the world responds to you, why - and most importantly - have the opportunity to practice changing anything that’s not working for you.

If you’re not getting the results you want in any area of your life, or business, you can trust a horse will show you how to shift whatever’s holding you back, and help you create what it is you most want.

Why do this work with horses?

Because Horses don’t have anything to prove.
They’re not trying to be impressive.
They don’t need you to like them.
They don’t have an agenda.
And they’re not judging you, comparing you, intimidated, or impressed by you.

They’re just as happy standing in a paddock eating grass, as they are partnering in a round pen with you.

A horse has no reason to want to partner with you - except for how compelling you, your energy and your communication is.


The challenge is; Can you share your vision, build a relationship, express yourself, listen, and set clear boundaries. . . . . . .using just your body to communicate?

If you can partner with a horse and create what you want in a way that feels great to both of you - you’ll start to partner with whatever life brings to you, in a whole different way.

What can horses help with……?

  • Building better relationships, and partnerships

  • Creating a stronger business with a clear vision

  • Supporting a more dynamic team with successful leaders

  • Stress management

  • Creating the results you want in your personal life

  • Teaching you to respond to the subtle shifts around you

  • Learn to trust yourself more, feel happier, and more balanced.

  • Create happier clients within your business

  • Open up to a more expansive vision for the future.

  • Connecting with the courage, confidence and clarity to live in alignment with your values

  • Feel more comfortable, more like yourself

When you’re with a horse - the leader is the one who has the most presence, and awareness.

leadership isn’t about getting others to follow you - it’s about noticing how you lead your experience from within yourself - you’re always leading, whether you know it or not. When you’re feeling and acting in alignment with yourself, this creates an outward experience that’s purposeful, rewarding and meaningful.

Learning to partner with a horse and lead that relationship, teaches you in real time how to embody your true nature, and lead yourself and all other relationships in your life - in a way that is genuine, powerful and real.

A few notes. . . .

No previous horse experience is required.
No riding is ever required.
All activities take place on the ground.

It’s okay to be afraid of horses, or even feel like you don’t like them that much. If you feel inclined to do this work, or you’d like your team to have this experience, you can trust the horses, and Kate will help guide you to find your personal level of comfort, ease and safety around horses.

Equus Coaching Retreats + Workshops

  • Half day Equus Coaching session for 1-2 people (9am-1pm)

  • Full Day Equus Coaching session for 1- 5 people (9am - 4pm)

Currently all Equus coaching takes place at:

For questions about groups or private coaching, and pricing please contact Kate.
Mobile 021.502.104
Email hello@katepanui.com

What’ you’ll need to bring…..

  • A water bottle

  • Packed lunch and snacks

  • Sunscreen / lip balm

  • Jacket

  • Peaked hat or cap, or a warm hat if it’s winter (no sunglasses when working with the horses)

  • You’ll need to wear close toe shoes or boots, suitable for being in sand and grass.

Kate Apanui

Master Equus Coach™ | Certified Coach | Speaker | Registered Nurse

There’s not a day that goes by when I don’t think about what horses have taught me, and use the lessons I’ve learned in a round pen with a horse - to better navigate life; with my kids, my husband, my business, my finances, my clients… . .

Even now, when I work with a horse they’re always offering me their wisdom and perspective, each time I interact with them they’re patiently teaching me something. I never stop learning from horses.

I’m passionate about sharing this work with people. it’s so enlightening, fun, and real. it’s incredible.
So often with coaching, the “inner work” we do can take time to process and practice - but with horses there’s no time wasted, you get to practice in real time, and have real world results immediately.

The changes you make internally are instantly visible with a horse. Equus coaching creates the space for you to see yourself more clearly, and offers you the opportunity to transform your inner, and outer world, in a very short amount of time.