About EquiSage
What you can expect
CALM — We create a peaceful atmosphere to reset our nervous systems.
CURIOSITY — We are open to the process and the outcomes.
PERSONAL — We seek to craft and customize each experience.
VULNERABILITY— We value honest, humble, and courageous spaces.
SAFETY — We strive for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual safety.
RESPECT — We respect all people, the herd, the land & the facilities.
FUN — We value joy, light-heartedness, laughter and celebration.
ENCOURAGEMENT — We infuse courage into every person we work with.
Horses can be some of our best teachers. They use their high sense of awareness to give us feedback that we may not find with human guides. As you work with horses, you will receive information about how you show up, connect, and communicate. They can give you insight into your leadership and influence capabilities. These unbiased creatures will serve as a mirror, confirming what you already know about yourself and revealing new aspects of your life to explore.
You and your team will participate in groundwork activities with horses. Our facilitators will be with you each step of the way and will give you all the information you need to maintain a safe environment and positive experience. No prior knowledge or experience with horses is necessary; we work with all comfort levels.
Why Horses?
Facilitators
Traci Hoops
Co-Founder & Facilitator
Traci Van Berg Hoops is a graduate of The Academy of Coaching With Horses, certified in Equine Facilitated Learning and Coaching with Horses, and certified by the EAL Academy.
Traveling the world while raising four daughters, Traci found a gift for connecting with different cultures and helping others discover presence, self awareness, truth, confidence, trust, and most of all growth, even in uncomfortable situations.
Traci’s passion for horses runs deep, hailing from a two-generation legacy of Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainers. Weaving this with her desire to bring more intention to her mentoring, she lives with her human and equine herd on a peaceful 20 acre farm, opening her space for others to heal and grow.
Traci believes horses are our greatest teachers and the interactions we have with them imitate our human to human connections and experiences.
Kevin Colón
Co-Founder & Facilitator
Kevin Colón is a certified Equine Assisted Learning facilitator by the EAL Academy.
He has 30 years of experience in leadership and management roles in the non-profit, faith and government sectors.
Clients and friends seek him for advice, coaching and mentorship as he provides a broader perspective and wisdom in his interactions.
Kevin is also a master facilitator who has worked with groups and teams over the years, including facilitating bridge-building peace experiences between religious leaders around the nation.
He brings all of these skills together as he partners with horses in this equine assisted learning practice.
Kevin’s greatest hope is to help people become more free, more confident, more connected and more whole, leading to a flourishing life, vocation and relationships.