Healing Hooves Horsemanship - Carleton, Nebraska

Zech&Hillary R.

Our daughter has been taking lessons with Katrina for going on year 4 & it has built her confidence in more ways then just riding. We cannot say enough good things about HHH. Highly recommend❤️

Jenica J.

I’m a beginning rider just starting lessons, and my experience with Healing Hooves Horsemanship has been absolutely phenomenal. Katrina is an exceptional instructor—she’s smart, kind, and has a way of explaining all things “horse” in a way that’s easy to understand and incredibly helpful.

From the very first lesson, she’s made me feel confident and supported, both during lessons and while riding. I love how she tailors her teaching to fit my pace while ensuring I’m learning and growing as a rider. I’m always excited for my next lesson and grateful to be learning from someone so knowledgeable and patient. I highly recommend Healing Hooves Horsemanship to anyone looking to learn or improve their horsemanship skills!

Holly M.

Where do I even begin... Katrina came to us after another trainer was supposed to work with another horse of ours and was injured. She came highly recommended. Last minute we decided to have her work with Soph due to "issues" we had after a learning experience. She would take the long drives 2.5-3 hr drives once a month and give my family homework after their riding lessons. We knew she needed more help that we were not able to give her. My family had lost their confidence and we had some super cute horses that no one could ride. We had loved the progress we saw and knew that Katrina had the same animal values as us. She loved them like one of her own. We have been taking the trek every other week since the end of February to see our girl and take riding lessons with Katrina. She is one of the most patient, caring and down to earth trainers I have ever met. She has made it enjoyable for my people to ride horses again. I have so much respect and love for this woman and her family. They truly do want what's best for your horse and the rider. She never gave up and now my family is riding out of the arena and pin! Something they haven't done since before Katrina came last Fall. Thank you so much HHH!!!

Alex A. J. H.

I had a session with Katrina today to help me with my riding mechanics. I have an amazing horse who is so willing, but I could tell that something about how I was riding was giving her the wrong signals. Katrina was patient and thoroughly explained how I should be sitting, posture, and detailed mechanics to help me understand how changing these things would help my horse and I have a smoother ride. I saw instant improvement in the smoothness of the ride as well as my horses relaxation. We were also able to test some different saddle fits which I had a suspicion might be part of the problem, but with her keen eye and gear Katrina was able to help me confirm. I left the session feeling energized and with so many things I am excited to keep working on. I would highly recommend Katrina - she is awesome!

Steph H.

Sometimes you just need a trainer. We were so lucky to find Katrina Holley and Healing Hooves Horsemanship. My husband and I wanted to return to riding and having horses after a number of years on the sidelines. We purchased horses that looked great on paper, video, and when we saw them ridden at their owners. The horses had a break of a few months when we got them home. (Not the fault of the horses.) When we saddled and rode them, they were not anywhere close to the horses we saw earlier; spooky, reactive, very little steering. Greener than frog poo! I started looking for a trainer that same day and Katrina’s name came up in several conversations, so read reviews and checked credentials and decided to meet with her. Liked her right off and I wasn’t wrong. She brought them along at a pace that suited their understanding and dispositions. We took lessons with Katrina as she worked the horses so that we would know her techniques and corrections. So much fun! And we learned a lot too. The horse I ride now can’t wait to see me, is such a sweetheart to be around, and tries so hard to do whatever I ask. Our experience at HHH has been, as they say, a great ride!

Meighen F.

HHH listened to all of my concerns, listened to my goals and really focused my mares training on what I was wanting to achieve. 4 months of training and she came home a completely different horse.

Ann S.

I want to add a testimonial here for Katrina. She has had my horse (Dusty) for the last two months and given me a couple lessons. BUT, MOSTLY she has done a phenomenal job with his GROUND WORK, and ALSO helping me build my confidence!!! She has the ability to break down each and every minute detail and explains very well on what has been done, but also what needs to be done. She has a gift and I highly recommend considering her if you are in need of training, lessons, direction on your riding!!

Melissa D.

Very personable and willing to help! She did an great job helping our horse improve by making her smooth, patient and more confident and worked hard and analyzed her training sessions to figure out what was our horse's triggers, etc. She also did a wonderful job of keeping us in the loop of how things were going. As a coach, she's very encouraging and helped me tremendously as a rider to have a better seat and improve my riding as well!