Our Story

Hi! My name is Cali, I work as an Equine Gestaltist/Cosmetologist and am the Founder of Conscious Effects. My gift is creating experiences and holding space for people while they process their feelings and thoughts. Lending support and guidance in the process so they can move forward in their lives to be more congruent and confident in themselves. Its often our ego that gets in the way of our true spirit. The horses work with me in my gestalt practice as an active partner creating pieces of work to assist people in unlocking their full potential. Once we become more whole within ourselves we become more fulfilled and content. Our horses are our family alongside our two little boys, Hudson and Beckham. Horses bring so much positivity into our lives and have so much to teach us. I stand by them and am enjoying the journey they take us on.

Hi, My name is Slim, I have been around horses my whole life and love the process of working with them from start to finish. I work as a professional pick up man. I enjoy starting and finishing all of our own colts. Our horses are like family and are very versatile and grounded. Working from all areas including the rodeo arena, ranch and programs with people. I look forward to continuing working on horses to get them ready for others and myself to enjoy in whichever field they choose.

We live with our two son’s Hudson & Beckham at our cozy home south of Maple Creek. We raise horses and enjoy helping my parents on the family ranch. We are grateful to be able to work and create full time from our home. This has been a goal in both our visions for a long time. Raising our boys has been the biggest gift and experience for us. We love watching them grow and supporting them in what they enjoy. They have been big helpers in creating and delivering our Kid programs, helping us to think like a kid and giving us honest feedback when needed. We travel across Canada as a family with our horses for Slim to work as a Pick Up Man with Macza Pro Rodeo and Bar C5. The kids love our adventures and I love watching Slim in unison with the horses, building courage and confidence in our colts. It is a big accomplishment for the horses to go from babies to the big show with the responsibility of picking up. Every year we have new up and comers that are ready to join the A team to get the experience to add to their resume. My training in Gestalt has been a huge benefit to our success with horses, being able to gain more perspective and awareness. We are always learning and practicing to become a better horseman and person, as you may know, that is a never ending journey. We are so grateful to be able to have horses in our lives and bring different experiences to others to spread the joy and give back.

If you are looking for a horse to bring into your life as a companion, working or pleasure horse, contact us. We are constantly working with our young stuff as they grow up and each horse has a different path. Reach out and we will see if we have a horse for you.

Our Growing Journey

Our horses have always been our best friends and most trusted support. They have helped us through the toughest times in our lives and have been their in the best times. During our journey rodeoing with our horses Slim and I met. The horses continue bringing us closer, helping us grow through daily lessons. We find raising children and horses is much the same as far as constant self awareness and balancing between nurturing and boundaries. I am very grateful for the way our life is always changing and guiding us. The biggest lesson I have learned and continue to learn is that the love you have for yourself (spirit) will transform your whole life! Love is a rippling effect. It starts with yourself, growing like a garden. Blossoming the more you nurture and water it, pruning when needed. Horses are the most efficient and honest teachers for self awareness. I am honored to have my gestalt training to work with horses and deepen people’s healing processes. Slim and I are very passionate and determined in life. We are grateful for what we have learned and enjoy being present in the process as we continue to unravel our full potential!

Our Horses

Most of our horses have been with us since babies. The connection and relationship we have with them is like family. Our trust and communication with them continues to evolve, allowing us to understand and meet their individual needs. This connection will assist me in the Equine Gestalt work to readily communicate what our horses are trying to express.  The lifestyle we provide for our horses through rodeo and ranching provides them with a wealth of experiences, making them ideal for clients to work with and or ride.  They are full of love and respect and are ready to serve and heal.

Barn Name: Rosie

Registered Name: SUGARSWEETROSIE
Born: May 9/2011

Rosie is our toughest, most observant mare. She has grown into the alpha mare. We bought her as a weanling from my brother-in-law, she is out of our family Stud “THE SUGAR TREE” who has passed. She is a beautiful buckskin mare that is very honest and gives you her whole heart. She is a horse that calls your bluff when you are not consistent or clear in what you are asking. She has taught my husband to be more gentle, clear and patient with his training when she was younger. Rosie is also a highly skilled pick-up horse and used to work with my husband in the rodeo arena and help on the family ranch. Rosie is a great healing partner, she watches closely and helps people balance their energies while pulling the negative energy off of them. She strives for congruence in the human. She has suffered an injury and is now stepping into the next part of her life of being a mom. We are in love with her latest colt, “Lizzard” who is a beautiful buckskin stud colt that resembles his mom in many ways.

Barn Name: Lizzard

Registered Name: SC HECKOFASUGARTREE
Born: April 28/2022

Lizzard is our first foal out of our mare Rosie and Beierbach’s Beautiful palomino stud “RNJ HECKOFAFRENCHMAN.” He is such a handsome big fella and has a curious yet distant personality so far just like his mom did. He loves to play and cause mischief but when he is saddled he is strictly business. He has been the quickest horse to catch onto training. Slim says, “He just knows.” He has been started and done some ranch jobs, sorting and trailing and has had a rope swung on him. We are so thrilled to have to him in our life. He is enrolled in the Legends Of The Prairie, Royal Crown, The Breeders Elite and Western Fortunes.

Barn Name: Eddie

Registered Name: TYPICAL EDDIE
Born: May 8, 2014

Eddie is our prince. He is the first horse Slim and I raised together. Eddie is the son and only offspring of our old bay mare, “Moolah”.  Eddie’s dad was our old stud “THE SUGAR TREE” who has passed on. Rosie and Sophia are both half siblings to Eddie, all out of Sugar. I call him our gift horse, as he is the perfect fit for our family. He is named after my late Grandpa, Ed Yarshenko, as he had originally brought the racing quarter horse “THE OLD OAK TREE” bloodlines up from the states in the late 60’s. After Eddie’s birth we tried to get Moolah bred again for the next 4 years and could not, we then learned that her original owner tried as well and had no luck, another reason why he is such a gift! He has always been an old soul that values fairness, truth and safety. He was very easy to start, and gets along with everyone in the herd. He stands up for himself but doesn’t cause any drama. We can always count on Eddie to look after our boy Hudson (steady Eddie) and help with the kids programs. He has been a lot of fun to head off of and barrel race on. He is strong and fast in the head box and runs in the 1D in the barrels. He does not love picking up, only once and awhile so we honor that in him and he mainly works as a judge horse at the rodeos. They love when we bring Eddie as they know he is safe and they can do their job without any troubles. We are grateful to have Eddie in our life and really appreciate all of who he is.

BARN NAME: Lady

Registered Name: Cross Bar Cali
Born: May 2, 2019

Lady of course caught my eye as a weanling because of her beauty and grace (hence her name). She is from the Cross Bar Production sale, same crop as “Hawk.”  I liked her for Slim as he likes a bigger horse. I had never bid on a horse at an auction till I had just bought “Hawk.” I panicked and didn’t put my hand up for Lady. My dad ended up bidding for her (very sneaky that I didn’t even know, sitting right beside him.) I felt foolish that I didn’t raise my hand as soon as they closed the gate behind her. I then realized dad was the buyer. Before we left the auction, I had bought her off dad. Her and Hawk have been raised at our home, it has been fun watching them grow up. She has since been started and done lots of ranch work with Slim and I. She worked the Millie pasture her 4 year old year and worked slacks at rodeos. Her 5 year old year she was introduced to picking up. That spring she was a hair overwhelmed by it, by summer she was settled in and by fall she was laid back to almost a flaw about it. Slim has done some heeling off of her in the practice pen, she is very chill and honest about it. It was nice this season to watch her work through dealing with pressure. She has become a jump on and go horse that we can both enjoy.

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