Bonnie Treece, BSD
Founder of Horse's Way Equestrian Arts
Horses and Spirituality

Bonnie on her Wonder Horse

Bonnie’s connection with horses began soon after she started walking. While she rode for hours on her Wonder Horse, she dreamed of riding a real one. On some unconscious level she may have known horses connected her to her life’s path.

A special memory is her first solo ride on her friend’s pony Black Magic, when she was four. By the age of 7 she was given her first horse. Her Dad traded a Labrador puppy for a 20 year old mare who was on her way to the “glue factory”. She named her horse Lou after Louisiana, the state she was born in.   

"Lou"

Two years later Bonnie’s parents divorced and her heart was broken when she had to move far away from Lou. Her new home in a suburban neighborhood was luckily close to a few horse pastures. Bonnie went door to door asking the owners if she could ride their horses. Several of them agreed and she was able to continue riding. The borrowed horses were instrumental in helping her cope with the family break up and leaving her own horse behind. Another saving grace was studying alternative spiritual beliefs. She was already familiar with several traditional Western systems; Episcopal, Methodist and Unitarian. She wanted a broader view so began investigating alternatives.

During the summer when Bonnie was eleven she participated in English riding lessons, as well as learning to run barrels and poles. She entered in the local horse shows and State Fair. Even though she won ribbons and trophies, she realized that the competitive side of the horse world was not for her. 

As with many girls during their teens and early twenties, horses faded into the background. Bonnie completed college, married, gave birth to her daughter, and eventually divorced. Raising her daughter as a single mom and working as a mechanical engineer in the computer industry consumed most of her time for 18 years. She continued however, with her spiritual studies investigating Buddhism, Christianity, Hindu, Native North American Indian, I AM, Tai Chi, Karate, and Yoga. A strong desire to help others led her to participate in, co-facilitate, and host workshops that focused on realizing our full potential as humans and how to do more than merely survive.

In 1999, horses returned to Bonnie’s life. Her love for horses and commitment to self exploration and integration of mind, heart, and soul merged. The result for her was a life altering discovery. These sentient beings, for which she has such great respect, possess a natural gift that can help humans heal. Horses supported her emotionally and spiritually from childhood to adulthood, and she wants to share that potential with others. Utilizing her training as a facilitator, combined with her empathic and intuitive abilities, Bonnie partners with her four horses and acts as a guide for others to awaken their inner gifts and heal wounds from the past.

The creation of Horse’s Way Equestrian Arts brought forth her fascination with mind-heart connection and the healing power of horses. She invites you to participate in a unique process of Equine Facilitated Learning that reveals and revives your authentic expression and guides you to the Heart of your Soul’s purpose.

 “Bonnie’s creativity and compassion as a facilitator make her an exemplary representative of the Epona approach. I’m continually inspired by her innovative work with horses and humans, and I’m honored to be associated with someone who truly lives the art of interspecies communications.”       

                                                                                          ~ Linda Kohanov