Equine Facilitated Seminars
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Why Horses?
Horses respond directly to the authenticity and clarity of an individual’s intention. This provides immediate feedback on ones presence, emotional regulation, and the ability to influence without dominating. The goal of this service is to foster lasting professional and personal development through self awareness, confidence, effective communication, cohesion within the group, and promotion of leadership traits for individuals.
Leadership requires much more than technical skills and business acumen. One of the most innovative approaches for cultivating these traits is equine therapy - using the natural behavior of horses to mirror and develop leadership skills. Integrating equine therapy into company leadership retreats or team building and development retreats offers a unique and highly effective way to enhance personal growth, team dynamics, and emotional intelligence. This leads to more resilient and capable leaders, and team members.
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Who Benefits?
Companies who want to offer their employees an out of the box and specialized team building or leadership experience.
Educational Institutions such as college psychology departments for students or staff who are interested in the human horse connection as a clinical modality.
Professional and College Athletic Teams can benefit tremendously given the interactive nature needed to work together as a team. Our seminars put communication and leadership styles to the test, to see where change may be needed.
Veterans tend to make quick bonds with horses, and when facilitated properly, this can have far more impact that traditional talk therapy. For Veteran groups, the primary facilitator is a trained therapist and combat veteran.
Treatment Facilities; the groups we offer are conducted by licensed clinicians who are also horsemen and women. This has proven to be a valuable auxiliary service to clients.
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Facilitators
David Lavin, LPC, LISAC, MS, NCC
Holly Hansen, LPC, MS
Landon Rush
Tutti Hendricks
Clients may select from a variety of equine-assisted activities to create a tailor-made package, best suited for their needs. The selections can range anywhere from one three-hour workshop to two days of multiple workshops and breakout sessions. For multi day workshops please note we do not provide overnight accommodations on site.
For detailed information about creating a specialized seminar for your groups’ needs, as well as pricing, please give us a call or send us an email!