How it all began
A horse shows you who you really are. If you let yourself in for the magic of this encounter, you begin to see the world through different eyes. I have experienced this many times and it has touched me deeply.
It all started when I was a teenager and spent a lot of time with my sister in the south of France, who bred horses at the time. I remember a photo from back then in which I can be seen "nose to nostrils" between two horses, an image that radiates pure bliss. The horses made me feel that I was really seen and accepted for who I was. "You don't have to change. Just be yourself and everything will be fine" - that was the message I received from them. However, this important message took a back seat in my life for a while.
I entered "real" life, studied business and ambitiously embarked on a multifaceted but also challenging path in the business world.
Among other things, I worked on the international stage at major management consultancies, at times in the jet-set lifestyle. My suitcase was my home and responsibilities in the world of Formula 1 brought even more speed to my professional life. I was at the peak of my career in my mid-30s, one of the first women in international top management and earning a lot of money. Actually a reason to be very satisfied and happy - apparently. But I wasn't. I had moved far away from myself, functioning perfectly at a high professional level but without a good connection to myself anymore - with a lot of self-doubt and an inner feeling of being lost.
Until a horse called "Lady" came into my life and started to change me completely. The longing for horses had flared up deep inside me and I bought a horse, namely Lady, "as a leisure companion". However, in the little free time I allowed myself, she didn't want to "work" the way I wanted her to. In my eyes, she was unruly and uncooperative, until I realized that she was mirroring me and my stressful tension. There was a magical moment when she gave me a look that gave me a feeling of timelessness and touched me deeply. She asked me a question that I could clearly perceive and that struck me right in the heart: "Who are you?"
This question started an exciting journey of grounding and transformation that completely changed my life and has allowed me to grow continuously. Since then, there hasn't been a significant chapter in my life that hasn't been connected to horses in some way.
Today, as an established coach, I see myself as a source of inspiration for people and as an ambassador for the world of horses. I realize this through my Bukepha path with horses as teachers, my newsletter as well as through social media and a podcast in planning.
I am also very happy to be working with Berndt Welz, an award-winning filmmaker and friend of mine, to bring the movie "The Power of Horses" to life.
