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Healing at Full Gallop: Trick Riding, Roman Riding & the Power of Movement with Celisse Barrett | EP 43
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- Dec 4, 2025
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- 8672
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Summary
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 playful risk without compromising wellbeing • The role of rhythm, balance, and co‑movement in trauma recovery • How horses teach authenticity and emotional truth in both performance and therapy • Ways Celisse adapts her show‑based techniques to different personalities and needs • What long‑term practice has taught her about sustainability, joy, and preventing practitioner burnout • How equestrian spectacle can become a tool for empowerment, identity, and belonging 🎤 Memorable Moments from the Episode • [00:03:00] Celisse describes the first time she realized trick‑riding skills could help a client reg…