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WHAT OTHERS SAY
Wisdom based on decades of varied experiences… Mary Ann has a wisdom based on decades of varied experiences as well as on her intuitive gifts. The combination is quite special and I have found her insights and guidance to be very beneficial as I explore new twist and turns along the journey of being of benefit to all beings. I am immensely grateful to Mary Ann for her sharing, coaching and her unique gifts. No words truly describe all her compassionate ways in which she can be of benefit to you and your animal friends.
Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM, PhD (hon)
Veterinarian & Best-Selling Author
Consciousness training with excellent horsemanship
Mary Ann Simonds is one of the most unique horsewomen I've ever met. Her teaching combines the science of movement, the art of feel and the expansiveness of consciousness training with excellent horsemanship. I never know where our conversations will go as she's a teacher, a mentor and a visionary but I do know it will always be enlightening.
Jeff Moore, ESMT
Equine Rehab & Therapy Professional
Amazing coach and mentor
It is with deep heart felt gratitude that I encourage anyone seeking wisdom or guidance to work with Mary Ann. Mary Ann has genuine interest and compassion in her patients and students. She shares her gifts and passion with joy and love. I have the honor to be her student as she coaches me on a journey of consciousness, allowing and encouraging me to have trust and faith to be all I came here to be. Her invaluable experience and insight make her an amazing coach and mentor.
Marlene Siegel, DVM
Veterinarian, FL
Wonderful and supportive mentor….insightful advisor
Mary Ann has been a wonderful and supportive mentor and life coach. As a young teenager she helped me believe in myself and discover my strengths, guiding me to follow my passion and interests.
On an organizational level she has been an insightful advisor in helping to structure our organizational development model and has helped drive the youth leadership aspect of our organization.
Jessica Newman
Founder and Director JustWorld International
Absolutely new and wonderful world has been opened to me!
As a vet, an enthusiastic horse friend and a consultant of world class riders, I thought I had already experienced and learned a lot. Now, after having been allowed to work with Mary Ann, indeed an absolutely new and wonderful world has been opened to me! How much I would wish all horse-people to obtain the opportunity to meet Mary Ann Simonds.
Dr. Med Vet Dorothe Meyer
Veterinarian, Nutritionist owner of IWEST, Germany
I can never say thank you enough…..
I cannot and do not ever stop being grateful to you, Mary Ann, for the journey you took us on. Me on. The caliber is so different. You did a great thing for and with us (me). and I can never say thank you enough. Each and everyday something happens that brings you into my mind, if only to be so grateful for what I now see and experience THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the deep folds of my soul.
Christine Lannman, MSW
Therapist, Nova Scotia
Your approach is a breath of fresh air…
I was completely moved by your presence of mind and attitude. There are few people who, during my lifetime have left me with such an impression. Your approach is a breath of fresh air in learning how to co-exist with the horse. Your evaluation of mares has immediately changed my approach to dealing with my own mares and the mares boarded at our facility.
Not only does your approach apply to the horse, it has also enabled me to take a different view of my employees at the office. As you aptly put it, “we are all social mammals” and your principles apply equally to horse and human.
Chuck Kreitl
Green Acres Farm, Goodrich, MI
Ability to draw you in, capture and hold your attention...
Mary Ann has the ability to draw you in, capture and hold your attention as she speaks on a multitude of topics usually drawing from fascinating personal experiences that she is so willing to share. She’ll take you on journeys, inspiring you to seek out and make your own personal discoveries about yourself and the unseen world around you.
Darlene Goss
Business Owner, Eugene, OR
I learned so much about horses…
I learned so much about horses, their needs and their true nature. Mary Ann combines science with the ability to tune into horses. She doesn’t sell a “method” like most modern horse “gurus” do, but sees and handles every horse as an individual. I couldn’t think of anyone better to teach horse behaviour and everything else to do with horses.
Doris Lutz
Canine and Equine Behaviour & Training Consultant Germany,
From consciousness to relationships to horsemanship to self
It was not only a pleasure to welcome you (Mary Ann) to Saughs Farm but your clinic encompassed so much of what goes on with my relationship with horses in a day of our lives. I had been "asking" about a way in which the entire "feel" from consciousness to relationship to the horse...manship to celebrating self could be addressed. And there you came to show us. With ease, Gratitude abounds.
Sally Spencer, Owner & Coach
Saughs Farm Scotland,
Wild Horses…a master in her field.
I have admired the wild horse studies done by Mary Ann Simonds as she is a master in her field. Her ability to connect with wild horses is unparalleled to this day and communication and body language strategies have taught me how to assess and understand the many wild horse I have rescued over the years. My respect for Mary Ann continues to grow with each passing year, and I am honored to have her as both a colleague and a friend.
Diane Delano
Founder and President Wild Horse Rescue Center, FL
Intuitiveness of horses and horse behavior is amazing
Mary Ann's knowledge and intuitiveness of horses and horse behavior is amazing. I think anyone in any discipline who wants to improve their performance can do so by understanding what drives their horse and Mary Ann certainly knows what drives horses.
Rebecca Boyle
Mustang Adopter
I felt empowered to follow my heart…
I have been blessed with many mentors in my lifetime, but none quite like Mary Ann. Her combination of life coaching as well as equine knowledge gave me the tools to help myself create the life I envisioned. It was the first time I felt empowered to follow my heart and it has made me a better person as well as a better horsewomen. Now, I can confidently say I am in the right place, and I know I largely owe that to Mary Ann's guidance.
Shayne Dante
Dressage Trainer, GP Rider for Jordan
I loved your demonstrations
I loved your demonstrations. You understand your horses and horses in general so well, and I am clear that there is a whole world that I have not yet been accessing. I loved it how you were able to communicate what the horse was expressing. My goal is to be as clear as you are somewhere down the road!!!
Gitta Sivander
Somatic Movement Therapist, German Physical Therapist
Working with horses more enjoyable and eye opening.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Using your tools and info has made working with the horses even more enjoyable and eye opening. The nose bump, wither scratch has been endlessly useful and my mare has responded so well to the “my space, your space” game. There have been many client sessions that I have been able to work deeper on the horse and get more done with them because of your teachings. I feel much more solid as a practitioner. Thank you.
Vanessa Wood
Equine Natural Movement Therapist
Inspiring leader - you’ll want to go back…
Mary Ann seeks to make you aware of more than just what you can see and touch. Sometimes just listening to her talk will open your mind and heart to things and ideas that you never once even considered to be a possibility. Inspiring leader-you’ll want to go back and learn more about every subject she touches on.
Nancy Boyce
Eugene, OR
Catalysts for awareness, growth and change
Mary Ann is a catalyst for awareness, growth and change. Her skills are immense and she speaks on many levels that resonate with the condition of the universe, people, animals, plants and what we need to do to make the world a better place and invoke change to the good of all.
Amy Kendis, MS
Equestrian, Saddle Fitter, WA
Caring attitude combined with passion…
When one has a caring attitude combined with a passion for the wellbeing of all living things in general, fine-tuned by years of practical experience in the field, their influence and impact on those around them is invaluable. Over my years of close collaboration with Mary Ann, she has proven time and time again to be just such an instrumental resource. While her technical and applied knowledge speaks for itself, I give her my highest endorsement due to her innate ability to connect with others, challenging and guiding them toward greater growth. Learning alongside Mary Ann can only contribute to positive change.
Samuel Kastin Mattern
Communications Expert, Translator, Interpreter, Spain
May be the original horse whisperer…
Mary Ann may be the original horse whisperer, and she brings that same sensitivity to her business relationships. She knows when to bring the whip or the gentle pat, at just the right moment, creating the positive energy that most tense situations need. She will not let you, or your team down.
Doug Guyer
President and Co-Founder BrandShare, PA
Unusual and consistently high and positive energy…
Mary Ann is unusual in her consistently high and positive energy, her enthusiasm for life it’s opportunities, and her ability to take you from the noise and adverse stresses of life to a place of peace and contentment in who we are as gifted individuals
David Newton, P.E., C.E.G., S.W.R.E
President Newton Consultants, OR
Brings a wealth of knowledge and experience…
Mary Ann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to EcoTechnologies Group. As our “Queen of Green”, her insight into the objectives and actions of companies, NGO’s and government agencies across a broad spectrum of environmental areas routinely helped shed light on potential areas of cooperation. She blends the heart and passion of an environmentalist with the business oriented, practical perspective of a capitalist to help bring triple bottom line projects into reality.
Steve Parker
CEO EcoTechnologies Group, PA
True facilitator and rare talent.
Mary Ann Simonds is a true facilitator and a rare talent. We were grateful to work with her at such an early stage in our development and teaching us whole systems thinking. I would recommend MA’s services to anybody, company, individual or animal owner, seeking to evolve, grow, transform or transcend.
Jeffrey Wallin
Founding Partner, CVO, the BioChar Company, PA
My Space Your Space.
I just want to say “thank you”. This is the first video (I have many videos and books in the collection:)) that was solely about the horse and not the trainers’ ego! I learned a great deal and I had some things that I do confirmed for me by Mary Ann. For instance, I always talk to my horses and explain things to them. Watching the clinic part of the DVD where Mary Ann instructs the students to do this was great Thanks again.
Dawn Michael
Horse lover and equestrian