Why Horses?

Develop Your Leadership
Through Equine Experiential Learning

We use horses to help teach in our workshops; sometimes we ride them, and other times we work in a round pen with a horse...no saddles, halters or lunge lines. Equine experiential learning uses safe and gentle work to become more aware of patterns of behavior that keep you from reaching your potential with certain people and situations. Growth comes from being able to face your fears, communicate your true feelings, and access your strengths in a supportive environment that encourages your natural talents to emerge.

Why Horses?
Horses are consummate facilitators in the work of human development. Their size alone inspires a heightened state of awareness. Horses are social animals that readily and honestly respond to the challenges in building a trusting relationship.

As animals that are preyed upon in nature, they have a highly developed ability to sense changes in the stance, intent, and emotions of predators and other horses at a distance. Since we are predators too, they easily transfer this sensing ability to us as human beings. Horses see through the times when we say one thing but are really thinking and feeling another. They do this by reflecting back what they see in the handler's behavior. So they are acting as a very responsive biofeedback agent offering us constant feedback for our actions. Through working with a horse without a halter or saddle in a round pen, you will become more aware of how you relate to people. You may discover some feelings that you never had before in looking at a horse with a new set of glasses!

A tremendous boost in confidence comes from learning how to connect and then direct a thousand pound animal through mental focus, creative visualization, and clarity of intent. These skills, which can be difficult to teach in a traditional training session, are fun to learn and have many applications in how we relate to people everyday.

NOTE: Previous experience with horses is not necessary. Schooled equestrians, novice riders, and people who have
never been near a horse before can all benefit from this powerful work.