Horse wisdom from the round pen.
Touched By A Horse moves between British Columbia ranch updates, horse care, and lessons about equine Gestalt work. Its pace is loose and conversational, with Melissa Pierce and Dane Cheek often turning chores, students, graduates, and herd behavior into teaching material.
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Touched By A Horse is built around the belief that horses are partners in human healing, not background scenery. The show moves slowly. Melissa Pierce and Dane Cheek spend real time on the ordinary work of a horse property, then use that work as a path into equine Gestalt ideas, emotional presence, and spiritual reflection. A spring episode might start with snow, hay, mud, and students arriving at the ranch. Before long, it can become a lesson about readiness, care, and what a herd notices before people do. That wandering structure is central to the appeal. The show rarely feels tightly edited or rushed. It sounds more like a long barn conversation with teaching folded into the middle. Practical horse care matters here, from dental work and minis to feed inventory and getting pastures ready. So does the inner life of the practitioner. Episodes talk about listening to clients through tone, breath, body language, repetition, and silence, while also treating the horse's response as meaningful. The language often turns toward bioenergetics, vibration, chakras, sacred space, and peace. That gives the show a distinctly alternative-health texture. Interviews with graduates such as Casey Simpson and Emma Rogers widen the frame into private practice, behavioral health, insurance-based care, holistic modalities, and life shaped by horse-centered work. The show also carries a strong in-house community feel. Program announcements, student references, summit stories, websites, and training paths appear often. For some listeners, that promotional layer will be too present. For others, it will make the show feel grounded in a real school, herd, and circle of practitioners. Its best moments come when ranch detail, therapeutic language, and affection for horses all meet in the same story.
Made for: For listeners interested in equine therapy, Gestalt practice, alternative healing, and the daily realities of running a horse-centered teaching ranch. It especially suits people who like long, warm explanations more than tightly edited interviews.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by mixing granular ranch chores with spiritual and therapeutic teaching in the same breath. It treats horses as active partners in emotional work while keeping the conversation rooted in barn life, students, graduates, and herd care.
Join Melisa Pearce, founder of the Equine Gestalt Method, as she explores horse/human dynamics, Gestalt, and the essential gift of Equus.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Touched By A Horse connects close observation of horses with therapeutic listening, personal reflection and the everyday realities of caring for a herd.
Touched By A Horse moves between barn life, personal reflection and therapeutic practice, with horses treated as active participants in the work.
Horse dentistry meets chakra talk, and somehow your barn boots still feel welcome.
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A horse-centered discussion of bioenergetics, temperament, and the programs built around that perspective.
Melissa Pierce uses a solo episode to connect horses, bioenergetics, and the idea that temperament matters for both people and horses. The discussion opens with a Masters Golf Tournament story before moving into chakras, equine healing language, and the programs and book she…
A barn-side lesson in listening, partnership, and keeping peace at the center.
Spring chores, golf plans, and the turn toward equine gestalt give the conversation its shape, but the real center is a lesson in listening. Melissa Pierce and Dane Cheek move from farm updates to client work, then settle into a careful reminder that tone, semantics, repetition,…
A spring barn check-in that keeps horse care grounded and specific.
Melissa Pierce treats spring on a horse farm as steady, necessary work, and the episode stays close to the routine: getting ready for a second winter in British Columbia, making room for snow, and preparing 14 to 20 horses for the season.
A horse-centered conversation that stays tied to practice realities.
Emma Rogers' path is framed from horse lover to equine gestalt program graduate in 2012, then into building Argo Counseling and Wellness from a solo private practice into a multidisciplinary, insurance-based behavioral health practice.
A winter chat that makes goal-setting feel practical, not performative.
Looking Back, Moving Forward uses a snowy, low-light winter morning to make a plain case for reflection before goal setting. Melissa Pierce and Dane Cheek move from short days and a movie binge into Melissa's long-running process, which she says she has taught for decades and…
Herbal medicine mapped through stars and plants.
Melissa Pierce opens the show alone and says she feels a little abandoned because Dane is headed to Augusta for the Masters.
The barn is busy, and spring is underway.
Melissa Pierce opens from a snowy British Columbia farm.
The hosts discuss pre-spring preparations on their horse ranch and promote their equine gestaltist program.
This episode features an interview with Casey Simpson, the graduate of the year, discussing her passion project in equine therapy and her experience at the recent summit.
Melisa and Dane discuss personal news and the return of Dane to the studio, setting a warm tone for exploring horse/human dynamics.
Melissa Pierce talks with Emma Rogers, a graduate of the equine gestalt program who went on to build Argo Counseling and Wellness.
Melisa Pearce discusses the vibrational nature of horses and how they connect with human energy.
Melissa and Dane chat about hibernating in winter, attending hockey games, and going to the gym.
Melisa and Dane catch up on life after the holidays and reflect on their move a year ago, blending personal anecdotes with the show's equine therapy theme.
Melisa Pearce interviews newly certified practitioner Keri Blamer about her equine gestalt therapy practice and plans for the upcoming year.
Melissa and Dane discuss staying inside during winter and share their movie-watching habits, including watching 'Never Cry Wolf'.
Winter has settled hard on the farm.
Hosts Melissa and Dane chat about their lazy Sunday and reading habits before diving into horse-human dynamics.
Melisa Pearce interviews Caitlin Lawrence, a graduate of the Equine Gestalt Coaching program, about her journey with horses and her coaching business Joy Ridge Coaching.
Melisa Pearce interviews a graduate about her equine Gestalt therapy practice, discussing her farm and the transformative work with horses.
Melissa Pearce interviews Liz Lane, a graduate of the Equine Gestalt coaching program, about her retreats in North Wales that combine horse interactions with personal development.
Melisa Pearce interviews Zoe Moraitis, an equine gestalt coach and entrepreneur, about her journey with horses and her coaching practice.
Melissa Pierce interviews Jane Salko, a graduate who discovered horses later in life at age 53, discussing her background and encouraging others to pursue equine interests regardless of age.
Melisa and Dane share their experience on a Viking cruise through Norway and London, discussing anticipation and exceeding expectations.
Melisa shares her excitement about an upcoming trip to Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, where she will meet graduates and students from her Equine Gestalt program.
Melisa Pearce and Dane Cheek discuss her upcoming book 'Equisology' and the Equine Gestalt Method, focusing on horse temperament and typology.
Melisa Pearce introduces the concept of equine somatics, exploring the mind-body-spirit connection through horses.
This episode features an interview with Monica Hendrix, a certified equine gestalt practitioner and marriage and family therapist, discussing her niche work with firefighters and the concept of 'spark' in health and transformation.
Melisa and Dane discuss streaming shows and rugby before Melisa reads a card from her deck to start the podcast.
Melissa Pierce interviews Tiffany Sedoris, a graduate of their certification programs from Idaho, discussing her background with horses and her work at Happy Hooves Oasis.
Melisa Pearce introduces her podcast and shares the story of creating her 'Whispers from a Horse's Heart' card deck.
This episode features an interview with Sonya Brown, a graduate and healer from Kalispell, Montana, discussing her work with Roots and All Healing and the natural beauty of the area.
Melisa and Dane celebrate their 100th episode and discuss gifting styles in their relationship.
This episode features an interview with Teena Dietz, a certified Equine Gestalt practitioner, discussing her background in nursing and psychology and how it informs her work with horses for healing.