Our Mission
Wisdom Through Horses is a holistic youth development program that blends the transformative wisdom of horses, the intelligence of the heart, and the power of presence.
Our mission is to nurture self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and authentic connection in the next generation through the natural partnership between humans, horses, and the world around us.
We envision a world where young people grow up grounded, emotionally intelligent, and guided by their inner wisdom ~ and where facilitators across the globe are bringing heart-centered, equine partnered experiential learning to their communities.
Meet The Founder
Christina Stinchcomb is a Certified Equine Gestalt Coach, Licensed Equine Facilitator, and author of the award-winning Riding with the Chakras. A lifelong horsewoman with a passion for healing and transformation, Christina blends energy awareness, ancient wisdom, and horsemanship into accessible, heart-centered programs for all ages.
Wisdom Through Horses is the culmination of a lifetime of learning, listening, seeking, and healing. The program brings together the most meaningful pieces of Christina’s journey ~ the horses, the people, the places, and the unseen wisdom that has guided her every step of the way.
By the time Christina was 23, she had moved 23 times ~ in and out of dorm rooms and summer homes, boxes and suitcases. On one level, it was a pattern of constant change and disconnection. But within that movement, there was also beauty: adventure, adaptability, and a deep desire to connect with something larger than herself.
What carried her through was a persistent seeking ~ of connection, of spirit, of the extraordinary. She found it in the natural world, in horses, and in those fleeting moments of awe and inspiration that whisper of something greater. Her spiritual curiosity took a turn after college when she discovered dowsing, not for water, but for subtle energies: electromagnetic fields, geopathic stress, thought forms, even spiritual imprints.
This led her into the world of Feng Shui, where she learned to align spaces with intention and energy. Christina saw how the outer world mirrors the inner and how, when we align with the natural flow of energy, life unfolds with greater ease and harmony. She found craniosacral therapy, acupuncture, and Acutonics ~ a sound-based modality using tuning forks and vibrational tools. She continued exploring energy medicine, receiving Reiki attunements and became a Reiki Master.
Christina also studied BodyTalk, a system that uses gentle tapping and neuromuscular feedback to bring the body’s innate intelligence back into alignment. She became a certified practitioner for both people and animals and dove deep into complimentary modalities like Linking Awareness, Matrix Energetics, animal communication, and shamanic journey work.
After relocating from Colorado to Airy Hill Stables in Chestertown, Maryland in 2015, Christina continued to expand her knowledge in both riding instruction and energy-based modalities. Several remarkable teachers have shaped this chapter of her journey through their wisdom and programs.
In 2023, Christina brought many of these threads together in Riding with the Chakras, a multi-award-winning Amazon bestseller that explores how the chakra system helps us cultivate a more vibrant and grounded sense of embodied awareness. Through this awareness, we elevate our horsemanship, deepen communication with our horses, and enhance the quality of our riding. The book invites readers to connect more fully with themselves so they can more clearly connect with their horses, and to better understand the unseen world and the unspoken energetic dialogue that flows between all living beings.
Christina says,
I like to think of Wisdom Through Horses as the prequel to Riding with the Chakras. A gentle beginning that opens the door to the unseen world. It lays the groundwork for understanding energy and the nature of the universe ~ that we are all connected, and that a universal intelligence moves through every living being.
Together, these works form a continuum ~ one awakening curiosity and awareness, the other deepening into embodiment and transformation. Both are rooted in the belief that when we connect more deeply ~ to ourselves, to others, to horses, and to the unseen, we remember our place within the great web of life. Wisdom Through Horses is the culmination of many years of exploration and integration. From martial arts to energy medicine, from somatics to shamanic practices, from time in nature to time with horses. It is the living expression of a lifelong journey to listen, to learn, and to walk in harmony with the wisdom that flows through all things.
Riding with the Chakras has inspired workshops and retreats, and its teachings continue to ripple outward laying a foundation for programs like Empowering Connection for adults, and Wisdom Through Horses to make these ideas accessible to younger participants and those newer to energy work.
And at the heart of this program, WiTH for short, is the belief that no matter how challenging times can be, we are never alone.
With special gratitude and appreciation for:
Melisa Pearce: For helping me understand how horses naturally facilitate healing, emotional connection, and a deeper discovery of our own truths. Through their presence, they invite us back into authenticity, awareness, and wholeness. My Equine Gestalt Coaching Method® certification supported me in healing from the inside out and gave me the tools and the courage to step fully into my purpose.
Anna Twinney: For introducing me to the language of Equus. Through Anna’s Reach Out to Horses® program, I learned that energy, intention, and visualization form the foundation of true communication with horses. In her clinics with rescues and untouched mustangs, I met some of my most powerful teachers ~ the horses themselves. They showed me that regulating my own nervous system was essential to creating genuine connection.
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