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Equus Noire

Presence. Purpose. Heart. Helping individuals and teams step away from performance & pressure to reconnect with clarity, confidence and authentic leadership through partnership with horses.

About

Hi, I’m Donna, and I’m glad to introduce Equus Noire.
A leadership, wellbeing and transition practice guided by partnership with horses, shaped by lived experience of leadership, pressure and change, and a belief that how we lead begins with presence.

I work with leaders, teams and individuals navigating pressure or transition, often while being expected to keep going without space to pause or recalibrate. In these moments, what’s needed is rarely another tool, but the conditions to notice what is already present.

The work creates space for:-
  • embodied self-awareness and emotional regulation
  • insight into leadership and relational patterns
  • reconnection with presence, clarity and what matters
  • ways of leading and living that are more sustainable and less forced

In partnership with horses, highly attuned, non-verbal beings, patterns become visible without judgement or words, supporting deeper presence and more honest connection.

The Practice Lead
I bring over 27 years’ experience in management and leadership, including 18 years in senior roles within primary care. My work is shaped by lived experience of sustained pressure, transition, and navigating a cancer diagnosis, deepening my understanding of vulnerability and what sustainable leadership truly requires.

I am a certified Associate of the Institute of Leadership and a member of the Association for Coaching, with professional training in equine-facilitated coaching, supported by ongoing reflective and supervisory practice.

Social Purpose
Through Equus Noire, I am committed to widening access to leadership and wellbeing spaces for people of colour and historically under-represented communities within leadership development and equine spaces, supported through purpose-led partnerships and subsidised access where possible.






Packages

Exploratory Leadership, Wellbeing & Transition Call

A gentle first conversation for individuals navigating leadership, wellbeing, or transition, offering space to pause, reflect, and explore whether the work of Equus Noire feels like the right fit.

  • Individuals: 
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Testimonials

My interaction with the horses has been critical. My first interactions with them revealed feelings I didn't know I had and if it weren't for the horses I wouldn't have had the opportunity to experience the feelings in a coaching session. I also had a connection with a horse during a session which felt healing.

- Anonymous

Insightful.
Donna is a very friendly and easy to talk to person. She encourages thoughtful sessions

- Anonymous

Although interacting and connecting with the horses has been critical to my process and indeed transformational, I wouldn't have been so comfortable and free to feel my full range of emotions were it not for the trust and confidence I felt in my coach Donna.

- Anonymous

“Donna is a very friendly and easy to talk to person. She encourages thoughtful sessions”

- Anonymous

It helped me to self reflect on what aspects I need improving on as a leader/manager. Loved working with the horse and the staff that attended.

- Anonymous - NHS

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