What is Equine Guided Education?

Equine Guided Education (EGE) is an experiential learning format that uses horses as active participants that help to facilitate the learning experience for the human participants. By examining horse behavior, and how the horses may or may not react to us, we can better understand what may be more effective in our own human relationships. EGE combines human and equine training and relationship principles.

EGE uses a team approach, bringing together a horse specialist, a trained facilitator and the horse, to assist individuals and groups. Through a collaborative learning process, people use experience and reflection to facilitate learning. The equine-assisted model helps individuals learn about themselves and others by participating in activities with the horses and then processing feelings, behaviors, and patterns, recognizing how these may relate to the workplace or at home. While EGE is related to other experiential programs, equine assisted programs have the added element of horses with as many different personalities, attitudes and moods as the humans they are working with.

Why Equine Guided Education?

Since the dawning of man as a roamer of the plains, humans have been in awe of the flying thunder that survived beside them. This creature, the horse, possessed the power of spirit and speed that so inspired and tempted us that we soon bestride the beast. Thus empowered with these wings of passion, humans gained confidence and embraced challenges to explore new lands. The horse can still empower your clients to soar to greater personal and professional heights.

Take a moment to imagine this.

From the moment you attempt to join with the horse you will...

• Learn to break down defensive barriers
• Learn to improve team bonds by creating equine bonds
• Improve verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Strengthen your personal listening skills
• Improve self confidence and self esteem
• Attain immediate, honest and observable feedback with cause and effect situations
• Become empowered to expand your personal comfort zones

Typical Outcomes

Your team will receive even more benefits from participating in an Equine Guided Education program. This training.

• Promotes and facilitates successful change within the organization
• Reveals and improves organizational barriers to communication
• Enhances problem solving skills
• Enhances an organization's "team work mentality"
• Provides insight into group dynamics
• Provides an appreciation for differences and diversity
• Challenges participants in a non-judgmental way
• Improves personal awareness and focus on communication skills
• Teaches empathy and willingness to accept responsibility
• Promotes patience and improves decision making skills
• Enhances, encourage and improves positive relationships both at work and at home
• Provides participants opportunities to immediately practice new skills