Because working with horses engages people cognitively, emotionally, physically and spiritually it creates true experiential learning which leads to real, lasting behaviour change. Equest fuses equine assisted development with more familiar leadership and development frameworks such as NLP, MBTI, 360 based feedback and coaching to create innovative and exciting development solutions for:
- Team development
- Leadership development
- Communication skills
- Relationship Management
- Conflict Management
- Culture change
- Diversity
- Managing Risk
- Motivation and employee engagement
- Creativity
- Developing strategy and achieving goals
- Impact and influence
- Stress Management and well-being
What happens?
Equest develops a bespoke programme in collaboration with the client, to best address the identified needs. Careful pre-engagement prepares delegates to get the most from their time with the horses. Delegates handle the horses throughout the programme in specially designed activities that are interspersed with reflective sessions to integrate learning into the work context. We create explicit metaphors with the horses to address organisational culture, team dynamics, and individuals' positioning within these. The event can be followed up with a debrief meeting, reports, a filmed record of the day, one-to-one coaching or additional 'classroom' input.
"These businesswomen became more grounded and less afraid to express their emotions, thus expanding their emotional intelligence and relations with others"
Lead advisor on female development,
Central government, Dubai