Find your solid ground.

This is appropriate for people working on self development and awareness, corporate or sports teams.

Explore themes such as temperament, values, navigating fear and how you show up in relationships through the metaphor and feedback from the animals.

Background

The idea for this program started several years ago while running equine therapy groups. Although participants would attend for the horses, they seemed to have a fascination and interest in the farm and other animals. For some participants, making a bottle and feeding a calf was where they would light up and a sense of confidence and connection was gained.

Since then, Brett developed the Ultimate Bullfighting Experience. Clients reported repeatedly that it was not the chance to possibly get in the ring with an aggressive fighting animal that was the highlight. The opportunity to learn about cattle, interact with them and the sense of accomplishment of doing something outside of their comfort zone was what they found most empowering and memorable. 

The idea of combining these experiences for a full three day intensive for mental wellness was born. This program is different from some of the other deep healing programs we run because it is “foundational”. The focus is on things like regulation (self and co-regulation with the animals), self awareness, and then more tangibly how to adjust how one shows up in the world in relationships with others and self. It is “foundational” in that regulation skills prepare someone for being able to better learn, or to start deeper healing and therapy (which we offer through other programming at the ranch). Horses and experiential opportunities can help to fast track these things as it provides the learning at the sensory level as well as higher level thinking.

The project model is a small group model where ten participants would start the morning of day one and go through the experiences together until completion day 3. 

Agenda/Experience Outline (Example)

Order of agenda and topics subject to change based on needs of the group.

Day 1

Theme: Self Awareness

• Welcome, tour and safety orientation

• Opening circle

• Temperament Experience – this experience is a jumping off point for a deeper experience around communication

• Introduction to animals including safety demonstrations

• Equine Experience – this experience is focused on letting go of judgment, preconceived ideas, and fully arriving to the present moment.

• Possible Ag Experience – a focus on connection with the environment through grounding/centering experiences with cattle

• Closing circle

Day 2

Theme: Communication and Relationships (implementing self awareness knowledge in relationships) 

• Opening circle

• Equine experience – Theme today is personal responsibility in the power and influence a person possesses in how their thoughts and behaviour can influence relationships

• Ag experience – cattle handling: the skills worked on in the morning equine exercise would move into the cattle experience. In preparation, participants would go through an in depth safety orientation. We will also have conversations about respect for an animal and what that looks like. How our thoughts and behaviour (even small changes) can have a large impact on others (cattle). What causes them to feel more safe or comfortable? 

• Closing circle

Day 3 

Theme: Community and Connection (leadership, confidence, teamwork)

• Opening circle

• Equine experiences focused deeper on communication, collaboration, teamwork and community building; conversation around leadership in horses vs humans and what learnings can be taken. Practicing leadership skills with horses, and in small groups.

• Ag experience focused on connection with self and the environment. All skills practiced in small group experiences with cattle. Can be used as a summary and integration exercise for everything learned.

• Closing circle and reflection and plan for integration outside of arena.

We will work with you as to what you would like to prioritize in terms of goals.

Prices are dependent on the unique needs of your team and what you are looking for.