Our Team

At Possibilities Farm, horses and humans are true partners.  Each horse has chosen to be here after an extensive "interview" process where we listen carefully to what they enjoy and how they would like to live their lives.  Although they come from different backgrounds and have joined the team at different times, the horses have become one herd and love to play together.  Each horse has a special title that they choose when they come to the farm and that title changes as they take on new roles.  

Carrie O'Neill, JD, MA

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Carrie O'Neill is the lucky human who found each of the horses, brought them together, and made her lifelong dream of Possibilities Farm come true.  She is passionate about helping people rediscover their unique strengths and gifts and awaken new possibilities in their personal and professional lives.  She began envisioning the farm when she was a young girl and consciously created it to retain all of the magic and wonder of childhood, combined with the most powerful transformational tools gained in her professional roles as an attorney, executive, consultant, and teaching artist.  
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Carrie is an educator, not a therapist.  She is well-known for her engaging and experiential workshops and presentations, as well as her creative approaches to support learning and problem-solving.  She has served as a Vice President in two organizations and has led national and international efforts to improve healthcare.  She is an award-winning photographer, has been a teaching artist in programs for students with special needs, an instructor in a therapeutic equine care program, and is a trained reiki master.  Carrie is able to draw on these diverse experiences to customize programs for clients of a wide range of ages, backgrounds, goals and abilities.

Carrie's education includes a JD from Northwestern University, an MA in Sociology, a Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship, and certification by the Equine Experiential Education Association (E3A).  She is the author of two award-winning books, HorsePower Your Hospital (2023) and Animals DO Talk: What They Tell Me They Want You to Know (2025).