Regenerative Leadership: Taming your Inner Critic

Regenerative Leadership: Taming Your Inner Critic with Horses

What if your inner critic wasn't the enemy?

Most of us spend a lot of energy fighting the voice in our head that says we're not good enough, not ready, not qualified. But what if there was a better way—one that doesn't require silencing that voice, but learning to work with it?

Join us for a hands-on morning at Westwind Barn in Half Moon Bay, where you'll learn a practical framework for transforming self-doubt into grounded leadership—with horses as your teachers.

What You'll Experience:

This 3.5-hour workshop combines coaching education with equine-partnered exercises. Horses are masters at reading energy and intention. They don't care about your job title or your to-do list—they respond to how you show up. That makes them powerful mirrors for the patterns we often can't see in ourselves.

You'll learn the 3 Rs Framework: Recognize, Respect, Redirect—a simple, memorable approach to working with your inner critic instead of against it.

You'll rotate through three hands-on stations with the horses:

• Leading: Practice guiding a horse through a simple course. Notice when doubt creeps in and how clarity changes everything.
• Grooming & Connection: Slow down, regulate your nervous system, and practice presence without agenda.
• Round Pen Work: Explore leadership through body language and intention—no words, just energy.

No horse experience is required. The horses do the teaching.

What You'll Walk Away With:

• A practical framework you can use immediately when self-doubt shows up
• Insight into your leadership patterns and presence
• A reset for your nervous system (being with horses will do that)
• Connection with a small group of like-minded professionals
• A workbook to continue the work on your own

Who This Is For:

• Professionals feeling stuck, stressed, or plagued by imposter syndrome
• Leaders who want to show up with more clarity and confidence
• Anyone curious about equine-partnered coaching
• People who learn best by doing, not just listening

What's Included:

• 3.5 hours of guided instruction and hands-on horse work
• Printed workbook
• Light refreshments (coffee, tea, snacks)
• All equipment provided (helmets, grooming supplies, etc.)

What to Wear:

Closed-toe shoes required (boots or sturdy sneakers). Dress in layers—we'll be outdoors and in the barn.

Your Facilitators:

Ranger Kielak is a certified life and business coach based in Half Moon Bay. His coaching blends practical frameworks with regenerative agriculture principles—helping people cultivate clarity, remove what's not serving them, and take grounded action. In 2024, he walked 2,642 miles across America, raising money for charity and learning firsthand what it takes to keep moving, even when you tell yourself all the reasons why you can't.

Joan Brennan is an equine-partnered coach and the founder of Leading with Horses. She has been facilitating transformational experiences with horses for years, helping clients access insights that traditional coaching can't reach. Her gentle, intuitive approach creates a safe space for deep work.

Questions? Contact Ranger at Ranger@WithinRangeCoaching.com