Our health & horsemanship reveal the truth. We just have to be willing to listen.
Horses and healing arts have more in common than meets the eye. Both teach us what it means to be in harmony. When we work with the innate, wild wisdom of our bodies, animals, and nature, rather than working against it, we thrive.
Feel better in your body and find harmony in relationship through a holistic approach to hands-on therapeutics and natural training methods inspired by our physiological design.
+ Therapeutics +
Offering hands-on therapeutics for humans, horses, and multi-species (canines & livestock species) to promote healing and physical wellness.
+ Training +
Supporting horse-human partnerships through local, mobile, & remote horsemanship sessions to promote mental/emotional wellness.
Hi, my name is Shannon Ray Riley.
I’m a bodyworker, herbalist, & horsewoman living in Northern CA with my growing family which includes more dogs and horses than humans. I have a lifetime of experience with horses, an MA in Anthrozoology and a clinical background in Ayurveda.
In my work at Wild Willing I help humans and horses feel better in their bodies and find harmony in relationship through a holistic approach to health and horsemanship which views the body-mind as inextricably connected.
Thank you for being here. I’m honored to do this work, and share it with you, truly.
+ Healing and Horsemanship +
Tune in to the podcast where health and wellness meets horses.
Explore the many healing paths we walk with horses
Dive into the vast, growing world where horsemanship and healing intersect. This show aims to inspire open mindedness as we speak to our relationships with horses, and the healing work we do to better their lives and our own.
The podcast is a way to spread awareness about the healing work with horses that I love and believe in. Thank you so much for listening and supporting the show, I mean it.
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+ The Herd +
Blaze new trails and find greater harmony within, & with horses.
Join the holistic horse community
Herd Members gain in-depth access to my growing content libraries on all things health, wellness, & horses. Membership supports ongoing work at Wild Willing and the Healing and Horsemanship podcast.
The Herd offers three levels of membership designed for you to get exactly the level of support and inspiration you need. Member benefits range from monthly musings delivered into your inbox, exclusive bonuses for each episode, full access to the Health, Wellness, & Horses library, and much more.
+ Your membership starts here +
Join the holistic horse community at the membership level that matches your needs and begin exploring all there is to learn at the intersections of healing and horsemanship. 🐴✨
Bay Members
Be inspired.
Bay level bonuses:
✓ Monthly musings on health, wellness, & horses delivered directly into your inbox
✓ Exclusive access to bonuses that guests of the podcast and I have to offer (giveaways, coupon codes, & more!)
✓ and more!
Sorrel Members
Be empowered.
Sorrel level bonuses:
✓ All base level bonuses
✓ Full access to the downloadable Health, Wellness, & Horses Library
✓ Free download of ‘A Horsewoman’s Guide to Ayurveda’, a 9 page PDF
✓ Two free constitution quiz assessments (for you + 1 horse)
✓ and more!
Pinto Members
Be the change.
Pinto level bonuses:
✓ All base level bonuses
✓ 10% off all horsemanship offerings
✓ 20% off all bodywork offerings for humans & horses
✓ 30% off your first order at the Shop
✓ One free 60 minute live call with Shannon to support you individually
✓ and more!
+ The Wild Side +
Explore the Archive and Community dedicated to the wild horses of the West.
Get involved in the
wild horse world
Wild horses hold a very special place in my heart, as my work training horses began with gentling untamed mustangs. I’ve created The Wild Side to share all about the free-roaming horses of the Western United States and bring together the people who are wild about them.
The Wild Side is a space to explore the world of American mustangs that offers an Archive to share resources and a Community to connect with others with their boots in the sage brush, and their eyes on wild horses.
+ Archive +
Gain wild horse wisdom by diving into topics ranging from on-range population management, the gentling process & humane training methods, current events happening in the wild horse world, and more.
+ Community +
A space for people who are wild about mustangs to connect, share, and learn. Members of the Community can share posts and polls, organize virtual sessions, create events, and even follow other members and organizations with similar interests, missions, and backgrounds with mustangs.
Who the Community is for:
Mustang adopters
Wild horse trainers
Passionate advocates of all backgrounds
A few benefits of membership:
A network of members with similar interests and backgrounds with mustangs
Region-based groups to join and stay up to date on all the wild horse happenings in your area
and much more!
+ Featured herbal goodness +
Leave store bought generic lotions and expensive creams pumped with preservatives where they belong: in the dust.
My line of simple, natural, handmade organic products is designed to keep you truly nourished so you can keep on chasing wild horses.
