Horses Helping Humans AUS

Mandy Probyn Equine Connection

Sue Spence – Founder, Mentor & Vision Holder

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Sue Spence is the heart and visionary behind *Horses Helping Humans Australia™*, an internationally respected Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) program that has transformed lives across Australia, New Zealand, and beyond. With more than twenty years of experience in horsemanship and human development, Sue has devoted her life to creating spaces where insight, healing, and personal growth unfold naturally — guided by the intuitive wisdom of horses.

Sue believes that horses offer honest, non-judgmental reflection, helping people reconnect with themselves, regulate emotions, and rediscover authentic communication and leadership. From this belief, she created the Horses Helping Humans framework — a ground-based, trauma-informed approach built on respect, safety, and deep care for both humans and horses.

*Indiana Horses Helping Humans* is deeply honoured to be mentored by Sue Spence and to operate as part of the *Horses Helping Humans Australia™ family, our parent organisation. We are proud to be the **first organisation in the United States to receive certification through Horses Helping Humans Australia*, delivering programs fully aligned with Sue’s original, licensed framework.

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In partnership with Sue, *Indiana Horses Helping Humans serves as the American learning hub* for facilitators wishing to train through the *Horses Helping Humans Australia™ Equine Assisted Learning Program*. Through this role, we support the growth of the program across the United States while preserving the integrity, values, and heart of Sue’s work.

Sue continues to mentor facilitators internationally, ensuring that each certified program carries forward the same intention, depth, and transformational potential that inspired Horses Helping Humans from the very beginning. Her ongoing guidance allows this work to expand globally — rooted in connection, compassion, and the quiet power of horses.

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Mandy Probyn is the founder of Mandy Probyn – Equine Connection and a respected horsemanship educator who teaches groundwork, liberty, and Cowboy Dressage.

She and her husband, Steve, travel full-time delivering clinics and hands-on coaching, with a strong focus on helping horses stay relaxed, confident, and comfortable in their work.

Mandy’s path includes multiple study trips to the USA and formal qualifications in Cowboy Dressage, including Level 2 Recommended Judge and Level 2 Clinician.

For Indiana Horses Helping Humans, Mandy plays an important role in preparing and certifying Horses Helping Humans™ horses to the required standard for Equine Assisted Learning. She works in conjunction with Sue Spence Communications to deliver training that teaches the specific tasks required for Horses Helping Humans™ horse certification—supporting safety, consistency, and quality in the horses used in sessions.

Mandy’s training and coaching have also supported successful competitive outcomes, including earning champion buckles in Cowboy Dressage.

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Meet Sue Spence – Founder of Horses Helping Humans Australia and author of Horses Who Heal

If you have ever felt the quiet power of horses, this book will resonate deeply with you.

Horses Who Heal tells the remarkable story of Sue Spence—a gifted horsewoman who transformed her lifelong connection with horses into a globally respected Equine Assisted Learning program.

With over 20 years’ experience in EAL and a lifetime in the saddle, Sue shares her personal journey, including her adult diagnosis of Autism (Level 2) and ADHD, and why horses became her natural source of regulation, safety, and strength. What began as a personal lifeline evolved into a program now changing lives across at-risk communities, schools, organisations, and families.

This is not just a book about horses.

It is about resilience, neurodiversity, leadership, emotional regulation, and the profound impact of connection—told with honesty, warmth, and insight.

If you work in education, mental health, community services, leadership, or simply believe in the healing power of horses, this is a must-read.