Introduction: from your current ATTITUDE and AWARENESS to CHANGE
We will start with 20 Pre-Workshop Materials to tune you with all the changes that are about to approach. This is very important because no change is possible if you are not prepared to change yourself. At the same time, if you will change yourself even a little bit everything around you will change with you.
Module I: from CALMNESS to COMMUNICATION
Calmness is the most important thing in horse training. The training is not possible when you or your horse are not truly calm. When calmness emerges the communication starts. Communication is always a TWO-WAY street.
Module II: from COMMUNICATION to AUTONOMY
When you are ready to listen to your horse, your horse will be ready to listen to you. On this ground of true communication and calmness you can build up your horse’s autonomy. Autonomy always requires boundaries.
Module III: from AUTONOMY to ENGAGEMENT
Engagement means that “I want to do this”. There is no “want” when there is no choice and the choice is autonomy.
Module IV: from ENGAGEMENT to COOPERATION
Cooperation starts when both parties want to do something together.
Module V: from COOPERATION to UNDERSTANDING
When you spend your time with your horse and your horse truly wants to be with you, when you are both calm and communicating with each other – you start to understand your horse. And your horse starts to understand you. This kind of understanding goes far beyond the understanding of the cues and aids and exercises. This understanding is about understanding true nature of each other and what are we going to learn from each other about ourselves.
Module VI: from UNDERSTANDING to PARTNERSHIP
When you understand why you are with your horse and why this is so important for you and for your horse to be together, then your horse will truly support you and help you on your life path. Simply because you will be also helping him.