If you're new to Unbridled, welcome.
There's no right way to begin.
Some people arrive here because of the horses.
Others through a podcast, an essay, a friend, or simply a question they can't seem to shake.
However you found your way, I'm glad you're here.
Rather than trying to take in everything at once, I've gathered a few places that offer a good introduction to the work.
Think of them as different windows into the same living, evolving conversation.
One Conversation, Many Doorways
Everything at Unbridled grows from a simple observation:
Healthy relationships increase the capacity of living systems to continue evolving.
That single idea has led me to explore horses, trauma, leadership, belonging, community, nature, creativity, money, domestication, and what it means to participate more consciously in life.
The pages, videos, podcasts, and communities you'll find here aren't separate topics. They're different expressions of the same living conversation.
If you only have an hour or two to explore my work, this page is where I'd suggest you spend it.
If you prefer to read
Below are a few essays from my Substack blog that introduce the philosophy behind Unbridled.
The Conversation of Life
"I spend a lot of time simply watching the horses on my farm. For a long time, I was actively looking for lessons. But lately when I spend time with the herd, I am no longer looking for lessons. I’m not trying to interpret their behavior, or learn from it. I’m just watching. And the longer I watch, the more obvious the collective purpose of life becomes..."
A Farewell to Dominion: Horses at the End of an Empire
"For over 5,000 years, horses have been central to human expansion: warfare, agriculture, transportation, wealth, status. Humans did not simply partner with horses. We built entire systems on their backs..."
The Shape of What Remains
"Unlike many of my peers, I’ve never really felt like things were “coming together” in my business. Not the way I thought they would. Not the way other people have described in their own businesses..."
Although my work has continued evolving since Horse Wisdom was published in 2022, this book remains as relevant today as it was then!
It's where many people first encountered the ideas that Unbridled was birthed from.
If you prefer to listen
Below are links to several podcast episodes I've recently been a guest on.
The End of Horse Ownership As We Know It
And perhaps more importantly, what kind of future are we failing to imagine?
In this episode of Horse First, Lockie Phillips sits down with horsewoman and thinker Kim Hallin for a conversation that moves far beyond training techniques and management systems.
Together they explore the uncomfortable reality that many horse owners have more faith in euthanasia than in society's ability to care for their horses after they're gone. From there, the conversation opens into larger questions about stewardship, extraction, community, and the place of horses in a rapidly changing world.
The Biggest Myth in Horse Training: Dominance
For decades, riders have been taught that safety depends on being the “boss”—that horses need a dominant leader who controls every situation. But is that how horses actually live?
In this episode of The Thinking Horse and Rider, I sit down with Kim Hallin of Unbridled LLC, author of Horse Wisdom, to explore what horse ethology tells us about leadership, dominance, and the complex social lives of horses. Together, we discuss why wild horse herds don’t operate the way many of us were taught, how fear and control have shaped traditional horsemanship, and what we can learn by observing horses with curiosity instead of judgment.
What Horses Can Teach Us About Healthy Boundaries
It was so insightful to hear Kim's experience and perspective on why boundaries are the foundation of the work she offers, and to get to chat about some areas where I see this edge coming up in my own life and in my communities.
We rounded off the episode with some thoughts as to how this all pertains to horse-keeping.
