Wellness, Team building and Leadership

Wellbeing, Leadership & Teambuilding 

The effects of work-induced stress and trauma can vary from person to person. 

Some people experience 'burnout' or ‘compassion fatigue’ which may express itself as negativity or disinterest towards clients, or exhaustion. This can turns into 'vicarious trauma', which can produce nightmares, sleep problems, depression, fearfulness and complete withdrawal, similar to post traumatic stress reactions. 

Our Equine Assisted Team programs offer a unique opportunity for people to unwind and de-stress. Participants who attend our programs not only feel more present and connected to themselves but also to others. It's amazing how much we can learn from horses about stress release. They respond to our body language and genuine emotions, learning the way of the horse. 

Our facilitators guide participants in becoming aware of how they show up to the horse and what the horse notices about them that they may not even realize. It's fascinating to see how the horses release stress through their bodies, and participants learn practical ways to do the same. This helps them build deeper connections with others and experience the value of stress release. 

Through involvement in carefully devised activities, individuals and teams learn about themselves as they experience and see their strengths and challenges from a new perspective. 

Our Equine Assisted Leadership Development programs are impactful for the following reasons. 

Nature Based

• Spending the day outside in nature, away from office distractions helps participants to ground, relax, be focused and therefore more open to learning.

The Way of The Horse

• Horses are sentient beings with innate emotional intelligence and leadership skills that have supported them to live effectively in social groups (herds) for millions of years.   Horses also live entirely in the present moment and use their whole of body/senses and we can learn energetic presence and awareness skills. And, when happy and healthy, horses have a very effective ability to self-regulate (deal effectively with stress) something most of us need support with.

Authentic Feedback

• Horses are highly sensitive beings. They pick up intention and emotions by reading non -verbal body language and personal energy. They will react to you authentically without consideration of your title or position. Horse can help bring clarity to the question “How does my state of being influence those around me.”

Experimenting/Change

• The horses offer a safe way to experiment with changes in behaviour such as setting clearer boundaries, practicing deep listening skills or noticing the impact of shifting our emotional state.

Lunch, morning or afternoon tea can be provided on request.