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THE HORSES
The horses are individuals and each brings their horsonality to the sessions. They are kept and trained under the principles of natural horsemanship and we value them as our partners and teachers. Some of them have been rescued and we hope to develop a facility where abused horses and people can heal together.

 

 

HOLLY

She is hypersensitive and does not tolerate direct line thinking, aggression, forcefulness or any requests without due consideration and sensitivity. Excellent for relationship work self awareness and leadership skills.

  

BLAKE- the horse that reaches the parts that everyday life cant- pure magic. Relationship work, empathy, forgiveness, trust, acceptance, recovery, abuse, spiritual awareness. A badly abused horse who despite everything, is there for you.

 
AMBER (left)
Rescued Dartmoor pony. The choice of most children; Friendly, tolerant, playful. Good for relationship development, overcoming anxiety, boundary issues, self esteem, assertiveness, leadership and good parenting.
 
FREYA (right)
The dominant horse in the herd. All round good EAP horse, calm, confident yet co-operative and gentle especially with children. A daoist teacher, can reveal to you how to get the ballance right.
 
  
POPPY
 A horse found to be unmanageable by most horse owners but thrives in her role and will let clients know it is she they should be with! Excellent for leadership, boundaries and assertiveness.
 
ROSIE
A retired riding school pony once owned by families. No longer a servant, she has found a new lease of life as the teacher of children.
 
 
 
 
R.I.P Fairy, thanks for your teaching and tolerance.
 
 
 
 

 THE PEOPLE

 

ELAINE NOBLE MBACP, BA (Hons)

Therapist and Equine Specialist (EAGALA Cert)
Educator (Lecturer in Psychology)
 Many people ask me how I got into equine assissted learning, here is the story of how it happened.
 
Throughout my life horses have been my saviours. They have offered acceptance and tolerance. In a modern materialistic world they have kept me in touch with what was real in the present and they gave me dreams to aspire to.
Despite many years of theoretical knowledge (12 yrs lecturing in psychology) and formal self development, ultimately it was my horse who has taught me about myself.
Whilst doing tasks for a natural horsemanship programme a few years ago, my horse kept turning and facing me instead of running on the circle as I wanted her to. I only had 20mins to do the task and so became somewhat agitated by this. The more annoyed I became, the more she stopped. I thought not much of it till the next day when I had all the time in the world to practice the tasks and she did them all perfectly and calmly. I realised then that it was not about the horse but me and she was mirroring what was going on within me. I had read about this but  had to experience it to fully learn it. After realising that she is always communicating back to me how I am, I started to take more notice, that turn of the head when I approached not in the right frame of mind, the racing around me when I was stressed from work (she told me I needed a change of career!) they meant something. Ultimately to work effectively with my horse I have had to to change from a goal oriented, impatient, direct line thinker, who frequently became annoyed, into someone who is tolerant, empathic who works in cooperation not dominance. I have learnt not to be task oriented, to put the relationship first. I am no longer frustrated by challenges and can show leadership through assertiveness without aggression. Thanks to the horses, I am a better and happier person. I am able to bring their teachings to people so that they can gain insight as I did and I am still learning on a daily basis.

 

Liz Geobey

Mental Health Nurse

 

 

Liz has had an alternative lifestyle spending many years travelling before settling down with her horses. Through her experiences in working in mental health she is motivated to promote the use of non medical therapy. Liz works as both a mental health professional and equine specialist in the team.

 

Cheryl Garratt

Cheryl is a natural horsewoman and works in developing better relationships and understanding between horse owners and their horses. She has spent many years studying natural horsemanship and runs her own equine centre. She works as an equine specialist.

 
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