Not Just Riding, but a Wellness Program for Horse and Rider.

Building confident riders and empowering lives through horsemanship, horse ownership, and meaningful partnerships.

Ready for the Transformation?

Our Services

  • Selling a horse can feel overwhelming, especially when you are unsure where to start. Our 90-Day Consignment Program is designed to help owners maximize their horse’s potential and marketability through a structured full training program tailored to each horse’s needs. During the program, horses receive professional rides, training, conditioning, and exposure designed to increase confidence, consistency, and overall value. At the end of the 90 days, owners can decide whether to move forward with selling their horse at an increased market value or continue their partnership with a more polished and developed horse. We provide honest guidance, professional marketing support, and individualized care every step of the way.

  • The Conscious Horsemanship Program is designed to develop thoughtful, skilled riders who understand not only how to ride - but how to train, communicate with, and develop a horse over time. This is not a high-volume lesson program. It is a structured curriculum focused on building independent horsemen.

    Located in Littleton, Massachusetts, and serving surrounding communities, the program is ideal for advanced beginners and intermediate riders who are ready to move beyond basic instruction and deepen their understanding of the horse.

  • We’ll teach you how to manage anxiety, build unshakable confidence, and balance passions with academic/career goals—without burning out. If you don’t see a transformation, we’ll continue working with you or your teen until you do.

  • Horse Girl Wellness offers customizable, holistic wellness retreats for horse barns across New England—designed to help riders overcome fear, anxiety, and perfectionism through mindful, equestrian-specific practices.

    I also host seasonal retreats for riders and horse enthusiasts looking to reconnect with themselves, deepen their confidence, and experience restorative practices in a peaceful, horse-centered environment.

Get in touch.

Contact us today to learn how we can help you feel empowered in your own horse journey. We are currently accepting clients for the Horse Buying and Selling Program. We also have availability for life coaching and retreats/workshops.

However, our riding program is currently fully booked. Please use the form to be added to the waitlist.

Why Horse Girl Wellness is Different

Confidence-Building Coaching

We combine horsemanship lessons with structured life-coaching and emotional skills training - helping riders manage anxiety, build confidence, and grow into strong leaders.

Mindful, Heart Led

Riders learn partnership and communication through body awareness, breathwork techniques, and emotional regulation. This is achieved through “on the ground” horse knowledge sessions, ground work training, and riding.

A Supportive Community for Teens and Adults

Your rider will never feel alone here. Our program blends riding, mentorship, and personal development - creating a space where they feel understood, supported, and inspired.

About Your Coach

Dr. Kirstie Lynn Dobbs

Kirstie Dobbs is a rider, educator, and youth advocate who bridges the worlds of equine wellness and youth development to help young people build resilience, confidence, and emotional clarity—on and off the horse. With more than 26 years of riding experience and 10 years of professional teaching, Kirstie blends horsemanship, mindfulness, and personal development to create a deeply holistic approach to growth.

Before running Horse Girl Wellness, Kirstie served as the Director of Early College and a statewide policy advisor for the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College. She also taught and mentored high school and undergraduate community-engaged scholars at Merrimack College, where her work centered on identity development, mental health, leadership, and helping young people—especially first-generation students—recognize their own strengths and pathways to success.

In addition to her academic leadership, Kirstie has worked as an international consultant promoting youth inclusion and educational equity policies across the world. Her research and policy work—funded in part by the European Union—supported global initiatives that amplify youth voice, expand access to opportunity, and strengthen community-based pathways to education and well-being.

Horse Girl Wellness is where her two worlds meet. Through riding instruction, Reiki, equine-assisted coaching, and youth-focused wellness programs, Kirstie creates safe and affirming spaces where riders and young people can explore who they are, build emotional resilience, and cultivate confidence. Her approach integrates evidence-based coaching practices with the intuitive, grounding wisdom of horses.

Kirstie will also be earning her certification with PATH Intl. in 2026, expanding her ability to support riders and youth through therapeutic horsemanship and equine-assisted learning.

Whether she is teaching a jumping lesson, coaching a teen through anxiety, leading a mindfulness workshop, or directing programs that change lives, Kirstie’s mission remains the same: to help people feel seen, supported, and powerful in their own growth.