Connecting with Horses & Riding with Synchronicity

Mel Fleming helps hundreds of people create extraordinary partnerships with their horses—where horses are open, expressive, exuberant, real friends, willing partners, and majestic athletes. Such partnerships are rare, but Mel is changing that.

“Learn how to win your horse’s heart, engage their mind, re-ignite their spirit, and empower their physical body through connection, understanding, communication, and optimal biomechanics.” — Mel Fleming

Mel is a leader in what she calls a Renaissance of Horsemanship—an evolution where horses are respected and valued as conscious, sentient beings with dignity and rights. She founded Connecting with Horses & Riding with Synchronicity in 2011, long before “connection” became a buzzword. Her journey began with a profound, intuitive “inner knowing” of horses—mental, emotional, and spiritual. Initially beyond words, she eventually developed ways to teach this skill: guiding people to drop ego and mental chatter, connect to their authentic selves, and trust their heart, body, and intuition.

“We have to connect to our own true and authentic self before we can truly connect to anyone or anything else.” — Mel Fleming

This deep connection also underpins Mel’s energetic healing and bodywork, supporting horses and humans mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

A skilled horsewoman, Mel has extensive experience starting horses, resolving behavioural challenges, developing performance horses, and rehabilitating those broken in mind, body, and spirit. She specialises in equine postural training, teaching riders to influence horses’ balance through their own body awareness.

Riding in Synchronicity means moving in perfect harmony—becoming like a centaur. Correct posture and biomechanics allow horses to stay sound, healthy, and athletic with ease. When the horse’s body opens through engagement and balance, their spirit shines—producing the proud, elevated, expressive posture seen in joyful play.

“Synchronicity,” as defined by Carl Jung, describes meaningful coincidences. Mel sees our horses and experiences with them as part of a grand design—guides and teachers on the ride of our lives.

Because of the Horse...

I am who I am. They have led me to be more aware, conscious, present, and mindful. They have taught me to focus and have feel, balance, and body awareness. They have led me down a spiritual path – experiencing soul-deep connection with them, and they have helped me understand people better, because we really are similar in so many ways.