Recommended Reading

The stories in this collection will move you to tears, make you laugh, remind you of your first brush with love (in the form of a horse), and most important, connect you with your soul; because that's what horses can do when you are willing to embrace what they so naturally and beautifully reveal to you. The authors come from a variety of horse backgrounds, but there is a common thread --- they all see the simple truth that these magnificent animals, through their presence and grace, can raise our consciousness, peel back the layers to uncover our true selves, and show us how to shine with brilliance.

You can read more about them and their amazing work with businesses, individuals and train-the-trainer programs and link to their websites via the Provider Directory on the NAV bar above.

discoveryourlifespurpose Discover Your Life's Purpose

This is the step-by-step program you have been waiting for to enable you to finally Discover Your Life's Purpose

Do you feel that you are destined for something, but aren’t sure what?
Do you wonder if you are living the life you were intended to live?
Do you feel that your life isn’t as meaningful as it should be?
Do you wonder what your life’s purpose really is?

If so, this step-by-step program can help you Discover Your Life's Purpose...and begin to live it!

hopebook Hope…From the Heart of Horses: How Horses Teach Us About Presence, Strength, and Awareness

by Kathy Pike

Hope...From the Heart of Horses explores and celebrates the relationship and bond possible between horses and humans. Each chapter offers a life lesson about trusting one's instincts, honestly addressing emotions, achieving clarity in communication, and releasing negative thoughts. Humans who learn how to improve their communication with horses can improve their relationships with their mounts, enhance the lives of their trusting friends, and improve their own riding experiences.

Readers will be inspired by these experiences to explore and apply the deep and everlasting connection between horses and humans. Hope will bring insight to everyone with an interest in how humans and animals can learn from one another.

dvds Equine Assisted Learning Education Symposium

This two disk set includes video sessions, articles, references and activity instructions focusing on the following:

Foundations of Equine Experiential Education: The Facilitation of Equine Assisted Learning
The Neurobiology of EAP/EAL: When We Enter the Arena
Introducing Participants to Equines
Working at Liberty with Equines
Integrating Equine-Assisted work in Educational Environments
Equine-Assisted Learning Timeline
Cancer Survivor's Riding
And MORE!

Featurin:

Shannon Knapp, MA
Pam McPhee, MSW
Paul Smith, MA
Tracy Weber, Ph.D

Adventures In Awareness: Learning with the Help of Horses

by Barbara Rector

The Handbook of Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning through the lens of Adventures In Awareness offers the theory, principles and practice of equine inner-active exercises for wellness work with horses. Outlined in detail is AIA's 5 DAY Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning Curriculum, an enrichment and prevention program for at risk youth, and those with severe emotional and behavioral disturbances; it features the AIA process. AIA promotes working with horses as a reflective and reflection experience, mirroring personal and interpersonal relationships. The specially designed interactive and inner-active exercises develop communication (including interspecies) skills, promote team building, promote self-developed insights and contribute to the ability to be responsible for self. The basic AIA principle is that awake, aware, responsible individuals living the Adventures In Awareness safety agreement make healthy behavior choices.

Horse Sense For the Leader Within: An Equine Guided Approach to Self Leadership
by Ariana Strozzi

Horse Sense for the Leader Within is a must-read for people interested in the concept that sustainable leadership is established through relational engagement rather than command and control tactics. Leadership was not invented by human beings, but exists in the animal kingdom as a way for social animals to coordinate and communicate. In this book, Ariana reveals the biological underpinnings of human nature by defining nine principles of Intuitive Leadership™. These principles make up a person’s ability to lead effectively. By developing our intuitive, emotional intelligence we can find clarity in chaos and navigate the challenges and opportunities of our lives with clear focus and integrity.

When the red horse spoke: Bringing learning with horses from dream to reality

by Beth Duff

Wonderful, warm stories about horses and humans, a good example of how to start and develop a business, and most important of all, how to follow your passion and spend your life doing what you were born to do . . .

Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ

The Western cultures esteem analytical skills measured by IQ tests: but there is clearly more to success and happiness, even in technological societies, than IQ alone. Goleman has written one of the best books on the nature and importance of other kinds of intelligence besides our perhaps overly-beloved IQ. Recommended. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The Manual of Medicine and Horsemanship--
Transforming the Doctor-Patient Relationship with Equine-Assisted Learning

What has become of the doctor-patient relationship in the era of managed care and Internet prescriptions? Medicine and Horsemanship is a Stanford University-based student elective and Continuing Medical Education course that employs horses to teach non-verbal communication and other interpersonal skills for the clinician-patient relationship and all professional interactions. Now with this book, anyone—or a group of people—with EAL certification and medical expertise can conduct Medicine and Horsemanship. You will learn the practical and philosophical principles of teaching good bedside manner. You will get detailed, step-by-step exercises needed to conduct equine-assisted learning programs for medical students and healthcare professionals. Included in the purchase price is a CD with lesson plans, handouts, promotional photos and video, administrative forms, and a PowerPoint presentation suitable for Grand Rounds. You will also receive a half-hour consultation with the author to assist you in establishing Medicine and Horsemanship at a medical center near you.

Intuitive Horsemanship (DVD) with Ariana Strozzi

Ariana Strozzi, internationally acclaimed author of Horse Sense for the Leader Within and founder of Equine Guided Education, has taken her years of experience as a horse trainer, zoologist, leadership trainer and somatic coach to create a system of universal principles that you can apply with any horse in any situation, independent of discipline, tool, or technique. Intuitive Horsemanship™ shows how focusing on mental, energetic and intentional cues creates a mutually respectful relationship with horses, where your tools and techniques are secondary, and the horse's willingness and sacred spirit support you in all ways.

Planning Your Business in the Horse as Healer/Teacher Professions
by Ariana Strozzi

This book is an excellent resource for coaches, therapists, educators and horse lovers interested in how to plan your business in the 'Horse as Healer/Teacher' profession. Ariana Strozzi, pioneer in incorporating horses into the self-development process since 1989, shares her knowledge as a business owner, leadership coach and equine guided educator by defining a clear path to visioning your work and creating a successful business. Topics include horse and human skills required, choosing a training program, creating your vision, preparing a business plan, marketing, finances, facility and horse selection, and more. Whether you are just starting out or have an established business, gain new insights on how to succeed in this new and exciting field.

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