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The hearts behind the healing
At Blazing Trails, healing happens in relationship — with yourself, with a skilled clinician, and sometimes with a 1,200-pound mirror who has no agenda other than your growth. We’re glad you’re here.
Gabby Persons, MSW, LCSW
Owner & Clinical Director
Gabby specializes in trauma and addiction through a combination of DBT and equine-assisted psychotherapy. She founded Blazing Trails on the belief that healing is most powerful when it honors both the science of therapy and the wisdom of connection.
Enzo
Equine Therapy Partner
A 9-year-old American Paint Horse with an uncanny ability to mirror what people need most. Enzo has been known to help clients access what they couldn’t say out loud.
Kit
Equine Therapy Partner, In Training
At three years old, Kit is the newest member of the team — calm, curious, and full of personality — already showing a remarkable gift for meeting people exactly where they are
Rooted in evidence. Grounded in care.
Hi, I’m Gabby — and I’m glad you found us.
I believe healing from trauma takes more than traditional therapy — it requires a space where you feel truly seen, supported, and free to heal at your own pace.
I specialize in trauma and addiction treatment using evidence-based practices combined with equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) — a holistic approach that honors both the science of healing and the wisdom of connection.
I earned my Master of Social Work from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, with a concentration in mental health and trauma. My career has been rooted in trauma and crisis intervention, including three years as a Program Manager supporting veterans with complex trauma, mental health, and substance use needs.
My approach draws on therapies like Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), EMDR, and EAGALA. DBT is the lens through which I view the world, and it grounds much of my work with clients. I’m currently pursuing additional certifications through Animal Assisted Therapy Programs of Colorado, EA-EMDR, and EQUUSOMA — because ethical, top-quality care is never finished growing.
I offer a personalized, private-pay practice so we can focus entirely on your healing — without the constraints of insurance.
When I’m not with clients, you’ll find me at the barn with Enzo and Kit — who aren’t just companions, but co-therapists who help clients process trauma in ways talk therapy alone cannot. At home I have two English Setters who are experts at couch snuggling, a husband who tolerates my love of French fries and movies, and always a good book nearby.
The name Blazing Trails has a story — and it starts with Enzo.
Meet the Herd
Our equine co-therapists and the heart of Blazing Trails
Enzo | I’m Only Natural
American Paint Horse
Bay Gelding
16+ hands
Age 9
Enzo, formally registered as I’m Only Natural, is a 9-year-old American Paint Horse standing over 16 hands high — roughly 5’4″ from hoof to wither. A bay gelding with a unique blue eye and a white back sock, Gabby jokes that his white blaze spilling over his left eye is proof he had too much personality to fit between the lines.
Enzo is what some people call a “pocket horse” — a term for horses who simply like to be close to people. His natural curiosity and desire to engage make him an exceptional therapeutic partner. He carries an abundance of personality and a quiet attunement to everyone around him. While all horses have a natural ability to sense what is unspoken, Enzo seems to have a particular gift for it — mirroring what people experience internally and helping them access what they most need to acknowledge.
His presence in Gabby’s life came full circle when naming this practice. As a young girl, Gabby had a stuffed animal — a bay gelding she called Blaze, her partner in many childhood adventures. Enzo’s remarkable likeness to that early keepsake became the heart of the name Blazing Trails Wellness Center.
Kit
American Quarter Horse
Sorrel Mare
14.1 hands
Age 3
Kit is Blazing Trails’ newest and youngest herd member — a 3-year-old American Quarter Horse filly with a lineage that turns heads. Her sire is the a son of Metallic Cat, a legendary in the horse world who dominated the reining and cow horse industries. If you are a fan of Yellowstone, you’ve seen a glimpse of Metallic Cat in action.
What Kit lacks in years she makes up for in personality. She is playful, expressive, and unafraid to let you know exactly how she feels. Her red coat and dramatic presence earned her an unofficial barn title — and as Gabby will tell you, “Emo was certainly not a phase.”
Kit is currently in the early stages of her training journey. As she grows, she will step further into her role as a therapeutic partner — but even now, her presence in the herd is already felt.