About Jackie Lowe Stevenson

Jackie Lowe-Stevenson, MSSA, LISW,
Board Certified Coach and Horse Dream Partner

Jackie Lowe Stevenson is a Gestalt psychotherapist, life coach and consultant. She is on at faculty at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and adjunct professor at the Mandel School of Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. She is past Director of the Mandel Jewish Community Center. She teaches and lectures within the U.S. and in Turkey, Israel and Mexico. She provides consulting services to corporations, not for profit organizations, universities and hospitals.

Some of Jackie's practice, is in a Mongolian tent (yurt) surrounded by a forest and stream. She integrates Nature, animals and indigenous healing traditions into her practice of therapy and consulting work. She has incorporated body work in the form of massage, polarity therapy and energy work into her practice. She provides energy and body work for people in support of their balance and well being and has volunteered energy work services for people in the HIV spectrum. Jackie is an equine assisted specialist who has trained with Epona and is Eagala certified Level I and HorseWise Certified.

She works with individuals, families, groups and organizations. Jackie supports retreats and questing for individuals and couples exploring their personal growth and healing. She is the founder of "Wolf Creek; Preparation for Medicine Women Ways" a wilderness based training program for women who are interested in preparing to be "caretakers of the sacred". Over 100 women have participated in this year long training program exploring the teachings of nature and the power in learning with a community of spirited women.

Jackie and her husband Herb live with a Canadian Timber wolf-dog, two dogs, five horses and a spirited orange tabby cat who believes he is a cougar. Their home is a lively place with four grown sons coming and going, as well as a place for community celebrations.

Jackie is dedicated to creating the conditions for individuals and organizations to become the change they want to create in the world and to be caretakers of the sacred.

"Animals reflect our spirit. They are our teachers, guardians and companions. They remind us of the majesty of life and restore our wonder at the world. They awaken our lost belief in magic, dreams, possibilities and potential."

Ted Andrews, Animal -Wise

In addition to the horses, here are my animal colleagues:

Be

Be: I am lead mare who is wise, experienced, hard working, strong willed proud black Clydesdale about 22 years old. I bring grounded stability to my herd and provide confidence in the midst of chaos. I will let you know when you are welcome in the herd.

Be is an elegant black Clydesdale mare. She is a wise being who makes clear and decisive decisions on behalf of her herd. She teaches us to stand proud for what matters and to step up to Be who we are. Be is a leaders that has earned the respect of the herd for her consistently wise decisions, ability to challenge and manage conflict, consistent behavior and her willingness to take the lead. She teaches us that leadership belongs to all and is expected of everyone - horses and humans. Be’s strong forward moving hoof beats echo the Earth's heartbeat and helps us to discover what has heart and passion for us. Be reminds to engage in life fully and to respect ourselves, each other and all life.

Chief Silver Cloud

Chief Silver Cloud: I am a 19 hand white Percheron who is the newest member of the herd and still learning the rules and values of herd culture. I was a parade horse admired for my beauty and grace on the outside. I am now valued and loved for being the horse I am on the inside.

Chief Silver Cloud has a heart as big as his physical presence. He is unconditionally loyal and once you have his trust he will be with you and for you one hundred percent.

Holly

Holly: I am an energetic, fun loving, sweet, curious and courageous 3 year old zebra mare. Learning to live in a horse herd and human world is very different from the African Savannah. I am more than a pony with stripes and bring the value of difference inclusion to the horse and human herd. I am always watching out for the herd and enjoy stirring things up. Holly is a Zebra...she is much more than a pony with stripes.

She arrived fall of 2009 as a four month old in need of a home and herd. In the time she has been with us she has found her place in the hearts of the herd and all of us. She is of the wild sensitively in tune with the environment around her. She is of the horse family but her instincts and personality is quite different. She will approach us or the other horses when it is completely her idea and she feels no threat or agenda from us. She listens to her ancestral wisdom and knows that her survival and well being is dependent upon belonging and being accepted as a member of a collective.

She is a great example of the best of diversity and inclusion. She is recognized by the horses as different and they have taken her in the herd not only for what they have to offer her but what she has to offer them. It might be evident what the herd of seven horses can offer her- protection, companionship, a place in the herd.I have been interested in understanding what Holly as the minority member offers the majority. It seems that she awakens more of their primitive instinct and life skills. She offers the herd the opportunity to be more than they could be without her presence. Holly’s ability to be herself with courage, determination and playful persistence strengthened the herd’s capacity to be resilient, adaptable, empathetic and generous. How might the world be a better place for us all if we all could learn to be more inclusive.

Raven

Raven: I am a black Frisian cross and carry my heritage of a proud warrior. While I am the youthful, playful, fun loving guy of the herd and I can stand quietly while a military soldier weeps into my mane the tragedies of war.

Raven is an extraordinarily large, regal, magical and magnificent black horse from the lineage of horses that carried the Templar knights in the 13th century. He is a faithful, intelligent and highly relational partner who like his ancestors can be counted on to stand by you and support you when needed. Raven is our “teenage” horse who is just learning to make good decisions in order to grow into his full abilities. He loves to “joust” and play fight with his “older brother” herd member. Raven is enormously social within the herd and with people. He has a range of motional engagement is not afraid of conflict and enjoys the energy of lively competition and is capable of tender moments of connection. Raven awakens the magic and majesty within each of us and reminds us about the importance of true friendship, loyalty and passion for our cause and to have the courage to champion justice for all.

Spirit

Spirit: I am a forever youthful beautiful black and white paint mare, a gaited walker / mustang cross. I am clear about my boundaries, honest about my changeable moods, sweet when I choose and sensitive about my own space.

Spirit an old black and white paint mare with a “wild west” mustang spirit. She lives up to her name in her liveliness, love of freedom and playful nature. She is very joyful, affectionate and mischievous and encourages us to remember to play. Spirit is very clear in her relationship about space and communication, she teaches us to be direct and speak for what we want and do not want. She reminds us that Yes and No are both complete and valuable sentences. Spirit likes to be pampered and brushed...she would rather go to a spa than to the gym to sweat. When it’s her idea to run she is really fast but has no interest in moving to a rhythm that is not her own. Spirit teaches us that when we move to our own rhythm we can reach our goal...no sweat.

Toby

Toby: I am free spirited Gypsy horse who lived my first three years in UK with a Rom (gypsy) family taking care of the kids and pulling a cart. Having been a stud much of my life I am committed to the leadership role of protection of the herd and "no one gets left behind.

Toby, a Gypsy horse, is a seasoned traveler who journeyed from the United Kingdom to Arizona to Montana to Cleveland. He traveled here with his best friend Lily and is her best friend and protector. Toby lived with a Roma family in UK for four years where he learned to pull a gypsy wagon and be a friend and guardian of the children in the family. Toby’s gypsy ancestry comes alive when he gallops across the field with his long black and white mane and tail flying wildly in all directions and dances with the spirit of the wind. Toby while smaller in size than the other horses he is the King of the herd and carries a royally majestic and ruling presence. Toby reminds us that we each have unique gifts of brilliance that no one else can offer and are essential to the success of all the kingdom of life.

Tess

Tess: I am a lively, fun loving Shetland pony and though I am small in size I am a big presence and fully own my feminine power. Tess is a new member to the herd but quickly moved into the heart of the herd with her playful, willful and loving way.

Bud

Bud: I am the newest member of the herd and in my quiet courageous way I am beginning to make friends, be accepted by the herd and learn about its culture.

Bud is a Shire from Montana..he worked as a logger and has gentle strength and strong gentleness. He is engaging, protective, humble and generous in spirit.

Contact Jackie at 440-338-1752 or e-mail for further information.

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