Sharen Ross

Sharen Ross is a certified Connection Training Coach and certified Trauma-Informed Horse Trainer based in Cave Creek, Arizona, with 20 years of hands-on experience owning, riding, and training horses.

 

She specializes in trauma-informed connection training for mustangs and fearful horses, using LIMA (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive) and positive reinforcement methods to help horses heal emotionally and build genuine confidence and trust.

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Sharen's passion for mustangs was ignited ten years ago and today she cares for five formerly wild BLM mustangs and a burro, each at different stages of training and acclimation to the human world. Her work is deeply rooted in the science of learning and equine emotions, creating cooperative, choice-based partnerships where horses become willing and relaxed participants in their own training.

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In her professional life, Sharen has spent two decades in senior roles at organizations delivering evidence-based behavioral coaching and behavioral health services — grounded in the same learning theory that informs her work with horses.

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Sharen offers online coaching to clients worldwide and in-person coaching and hands-on training in the Cave Creek, Scottsdale, and Phoenix area of Arizona.