Our Team
With Horses CIC is a community interest company run by a board of three directors, all of whom have something unique to bring to the table.
Lindsey Crosbie
Lindsey is a therapeutic riding instructor, equine interaction professional, author and trainer. She ran the successful charity Welsh Institute of Therapeutic Horsemanship for ten years before moving on to establish With Horses CIC. She has spent more than two decades working as a riding instructor, equine assisted practitioner and equine behaviourist in the UK and abroad.
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Lindsey is a Shackleton Foundation Leader and a Churchill Fellow. She is a Board-Certified Equine Interaction Professional (CEIP-ED) and one of a handful of PATH International Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructors in the UK. She is also a certified mentor and supervising instructor. Lindsey is also certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy and therapeutic care farming. She specialises in working with children and young people who have experienced developmental trauma or attachment wounds. Lindsey is a qualified equine behaviourist who has a wealth of experience in rescuing and rehabilitating horses, having studied in with the Natural Animal Centre to learn ethical, science-based ways of training and addressing behaviour issues.
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Mia Harri
Mia, based in Sweden, has a background in Social Sciences with a Master's Degree in Child and Youth Studies. She wrote her final thesis on key factors in an equine assisted services for disadvantaged/at risk young people.
She is a certified in Equine Assisted Services Practitioner both in Sweden and the UK. As well as kindly volunteering her time to sit on the board at With Horses CIC, she is also a trustee of the Swedish National Equine Assisted Services Organisation.
Mia is a professional Accessibility Advisor and Certified Audio Describer. She owns two donkeys and assorted other animals. Her special interest areas are research, ethics, welfare, risk and safety in Equine Assisted Services.
Karen Evans
Karen Evans, based in Wales, is a certified Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) practitioner and an Accountant specialising in R&D tax relief advice. Having horses in her family has given her profound insights into how they can help us understand and improve our own mental well-being. Ensuring that our equine partners are healthy and happy is a priority for Karen, as their well-being directly influences the transformative experiences they provide. As well as running her own business, Karen is a busy parent who is passionate about improving the lives of children. Her greatest joy comes from helping young people develop the coping skills needed to navigate modern life and find happiness.