Participants are assigned a task to accomplish individually or with a group and horses. They are given a couple of rules but for the most part they are fully empowered and responsible for deciding how to complete the task. Often during our sessions, participants do not yet realize that profound change is actually occurring. The activities are fun, they challenge people to problem solve and empower them to explore a variety of approaches which often force them out of their comfort zone.

At the conclusion of the activity we discuss their experience and there are often AH-HA moments when participants describe the horses behavior/response and relate the same feelings or experience to their own behaviors in the work place.

This form of self discovery is particularly powerful because no one told them how to accomplish the task, so all of the decisions about how to approach the challenge and their behaviors during the activity were not guided by outside influence, but rather by themselves. Thus, we remove the concept that they had no choice based on the direction provided, and by having them partner with a horse instead of a human we remove the possibility that their partner has some hidden agenda or motive. Removing some of these typical patterns of blame leads participants to more readily recognize and take ownership of their behaviors.

There is no horse experience necessary as this program is not about horsemanship. We offer a unique, challenging, and often fun form of experiential learning and self discovery.