About Me

Julia Carpenter is the first certified equine practitioner of the Trust Technique on the East Coast. The Trust Technique is a mindfulness method of reducing thinking levels to promote trust, confidence and connection with animals. She grew up on a horse farm in Vermont and has been a licensed riding instructor and trainer working with racehorses, hunter jumpers, polo ponies and field hunters.

Julia has had a lifelong friendship and association, researching, training and caring for animals. She is interested in helping animals, particularly horses, heal from trauma and loves volunteering to help out animal rescues with the Trust Technique. She has a private practice helping people and their equines learn and benefit from the Trust Technique. To find out more about her services, visit www.consideringanimals.com/the-trust-technique.html.

Julia has degrees in wildlife management and environmental policy from Boston University and Tufts and has worked in the wildlife and environmental fields. She is a painter, and her animal paintings have been shown in galleries and shops in the Boston area and western NC. She is the author of one little cookbook called Pet Food: 16 Dessert Recipes to Make You Smile.

Julia lives on a small farm in the mountains of western North Carolina with her husband Bernie Harberts, the Longrider, filmmaker, and author, in addition to two rescue border collies, three mules, a rescue pony and her halflinger. She enjoys riding in the mountains around her farm and on longer rides with Bernie. She blogs about her life with the animals, equine rambling and the Trust Technique at www.consideringanimals.com.

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