Joanna Shipley

Last September, I spent four incredible days at Big Skye Equestrian Facility, managed by Julie Fitzpatrick, in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, interning on the final part of a year-long leadership programme for two groups of 16 senior finance leaders. I was there with Jen Johnsen, my fellow Wayfinder Instructor, Master Coach and Equus Coach® colleague. We were undertaking one of four shadowing opportunities during our two-year Equus Coach® Master Facilitator Programme and had chosen this...

Dear Reader I am delighted to be able share one of my most relaxing and restorative offerings, ever! Come and join me and yoga teacher, Naomi Seager for a deeply nourishing weekend of yoga, embodied awareness, relaxation and restoration, alongside gentle 'Equus' experiences with horses in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside. It's specially designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and return to a more grounded, spacious and authentic way of being. Here's the information below...

It's been 12 weeks since I broke 2 vertebrae doing something I never ask my clients to do! I was riding, but ended up falling off my large, cantering horse who it turns out was leaping to save me from a suspected pheasant! 8 of those weeks were spent in a somewhat NHS looking brace (featured below) - a fashion accessory I'm rather pleased to have ditched. . The announcement is I can (at last!) drive and hold a dog lead again. . As I was propelled from this fast moving, 16.3' (large!) horse,...