Horse and rider workshops; communication, training, awareness, connection, play and expression.

healing horses

horse communication and intelligent horsemanship

Bridging the divide

Have the relationship you always wanted with your horse through trust, friendship, communication and connection.......and energy work. 

And....

  • through friendship
  • in play
  • with energy awareness
  • at liberty 
  • in movement
  • with massage
  • through bodywork
  • in following the energy flow

We will:

  • develop our energy awareness - with the help of Qigong and T'ai Chi exercises, principles and practises
  • develop our physical connection with our horses through massage, touch and sensing
  • embrace the principles and philosophies of a most intelligent and consciously aware horse/human system of understanding, training and development
  • develop and generate positive reinforcement practises
  • apply understanding of the horse's innate nature and natural generosity
  • reject all practises based on training, or being with, a horse through pain stimuli, confrontation and 'correction through pressure'.

Our workshop:

These workshops will encourage you to make a shift in your attitude and interaction with your horse. We will create a space which allows you and your horse to connect, to explore each others likes and dislikes, to give the horse a space in which to express and to offer him the space in which to choose to connect with you through mind, body and spirit.

The horse acts as a very clear reflection of ourselves and if we might take the time to look and listen and to ponder we have an opportunity to really develop a healing relationship with our horses. Instead of overriding our horses viewpoint and insisting on the horse complying to our every demand we may learn more than we ever bargained for from our horses from their direct viewpoint and their willingness and desire to interact with us; their human partner.

Many of us who have spent a lifetime with horses or indeed who have wished to spend a lifetime with horses will know that they have the capacity to offer us a truly special gift. For many of us our childhood fantasy was about 'having that special relationship' but then as we have understood more about riding and husbandry, become motivated to become more skilful at equestrianism and competition, many of us have sought our relationship through wanting to 'do stuff' with our horses and perhaps have not fully explored what it is to 'be with' our horses; a human being with horses.

In these workshops we give back to the horse the choice to interact and how to interact. By working largely on ourselves. our attitudes, beliefs, mindsets and offering the horse the gift of our time and attention we give the horse a chance to explore a space with us and offer their 'gifts'. 

The purpose of these workshops is to give you a new perspective, to become mind, body and energy aware and to develop a mutually meaningful, mutually consenting relationship with your horse.

To book a workshop:

You will need a minimum of 6 horse and rider combinations and an indoor or outdoor school.

 Workshops can be for one or two days with an opportunity of an extra day for Buqi treatment sessions for the horses.

For further information and to discuss your requirements please e-mail or call Jo directly.