About Us
At Unbridled Acres, we believe healing often begins in the quiet presence of a horse. Founded by Darren and Sue Harsin, our mission is to provide a welcoming, peaceful environment where individuals can build confidence, strengthen relationships, and find hope through equine-assisted therapy and leadership training.
Photo courtesy of Joe Burns
Sue Harsin
Sue has been a practicing therapist for over 40 years and started in private practice in 1989. In addition, she also served as director of Upper Room Counseling Center in Blair, NE from 2019 - 2025. Her specialties include marriage and family, women’s issues, addictions and trauma victims.
She is the creator and director of Unbridled Acres which started in 2006. It is here that she combined her love for people and horses and has found this to be a miraculous therapeutic modality in supporting clients to become who they were created to be.
Most importantly she has been married to Darren 40 years and is the proud mom of three amazing young men and grandma to five delightful grandchildren.
Darren Harsin
As founder and facilitator of Next Level Discoveries, a mental strength training enterprise for athletes and athletic teams, Darren brings 40 years of experience teaching as well as coaching at both the high school and collegiate levels. He also leads our Take the Reins training series.
Combining his knowledge and expertise in developing positive powerful mindsets for optimal performance along with Sue’s experience in the mental health profession, the two have teamed up to develop this team building program that will get your team out of their comfort zone and on their way to discovering better in their best.