About Blazing Hearts Horsemanship

Hi, my name is Kate Thomas, founder of Blazing Hearts Horsemanship.

Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve had a passion for horses. My teenage dream of horse ownership became a reality in 2004 when Ben came into my life. He was that incredibly special, once in a lifetime horse. The kind that changes everything. He taught me an incredible amount about horses, horsemanship, and the relationship we build with them. That relationship ultimately became the foundation for the work I do today.

In 2010, I founded Owl Canyon Horse Services in Wellington, Colorado, offering summer camps, riding lessons, clinics, boarding, and horse training. Over the years, I worked with hundreds of horse owners and riders, but my own horsemanship continued to evolve. I became increasingly drawn to what was happening beneath the skill itself. I wanted to better understand the communication between horse and human, the reason behind behavior, and the difference that clarity, timing, feel, and trust could make.

That deeper focus on the horse human relationship eventually led Owl Canyon Horse Services to become Blazing Hearts Horsemanship, with a greater emphasis on helping people understand their horses and build the kind of relationship that makes everything else possible.

After 5½ years away from Northern Colorado, including our most recent chapter in the Pineywoods of Deep East Texas, Blazing Hearts Horsemanship has returned home to Wellington.

Those years away brought new horses, new people, new challenges, and tremendous growth in both my horsemanship and my coaching. I’m excited to bring that experience back to the community where my business first began, while continuing to work with horse owners virtually across the country.

Today, I offer relationship based horsemanship coaching for people who want more than simply getting their horse to perform a task. My approach is built around understanding why something is happening, improving communication between horse and human, and developing a partnership based on clarity, trust, mutual respect, and calm leadership.

Whether you're working through a challenging behavior, building a stronger foundation, developing groundwork or liberty, gaining confidence on the trail, refining your riding, or simply wanting to understand your horse on a deeper level, the relationship remains at the center of the work.

My passion is coaching both sides of the horse human relationship. Sometimes that means working through a difficult behavior. Sometimes it means looking deeper at routine, environment, groundwork, or ridden work to uncover what may be contributing to the problem. And sometimes it means recognizing when something falls outside of training and working alongside the right specialist to create a plan that addresses the root cause. Whatever we are working through, the goal is to better understand the horse, strengthen communication, and create lasting change for both horse and human.

At Blazing Hearts Horsemanship, I believe in understanding before correction and connection before skill. The goal isn't just a horse who does what you ask. It's a horse and human who can communicate clearly, confidently, and with mutual trust and respect.

One horse human relationship at a time.

I invite you to explore the rest of the website to learn more about in person horsemanship coaching in Northern Colorado, virtual coaching nationwide, and the different ways we can work together.

I look forward to being part of your horsemanship journey.