Healing at Full Gallop: Trick Riding, Roman Riding & the Power of Movement with Celisse Barrett | EP 43
About this episode
Celisse Barrett discusses the integration of performance skills in therapeutic work with horses to aid in confidence-building and trauma recovery.
In this episode, Rupert Isaacson speaks with Celisse Barrett — a practitioner whose work blends equine‑assisted therapy, movement‑based regulation, and full‑scale equestrian spectacle. From trick riding, vaulting, and Roman riding to using these same performance skills day‑to‑day with clients, Celisse shows how horses become partners in confidence‑building, trauma recovery, coordination, and empowerment. Rather than separating therapy from performance, Celisse explains how showmanship, rhythm, choreography, and playful challenge help clients — including neurodivergent and special‑needs riders — access balance, focus, and self‑belief. The conversation moves through her personal journey, her training roots, her safety framework, and the way she shapes a space where horses and humans learn together. If you want to support the show, you can do so at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LongRideHome 🔍 What You’ll Learn in This Episode • How Celisse integrates trick riding, vaulting, Roman riding, and performance skills into therapeutic work • Why movement, choreography, and physical challenge help clients regulate and build confidence • How she creates a safety culture that allows…
People in this episode
Host: Rupert Isaacson
Guest: Celisse Barrett
Topics covered
- equine-assisted therapy
- trick riding
- movement-based regulation
- trauma recovery
- confidence building
- neurodivergent riders
Keywords
- trick riding
- Roman riding
- vaulting
- equine therapy
- movement
- confidence
- trauma recovery
- neurodivergent
- safety culture
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