University of Vechta

Next Meeting EQ Pferd: February, 24-25, 2012
Qualität für pferdegestützte Personalentwicklungsmaßnahmen
Host: Beate Blankenburg
Venue: Fehrbellin (Berlin, Germany)

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3 classes at Lake Erie College Equine Studies Department and
EAHAE Train the Trainer seminar in Ohio

Jackie Lowe Stevenson (Spirit of Leadership) organized an EAHAE Train the Trainer seminar with David Harris and Gerhard & Karin Krebs.

The trip was partially sponsored by Lake Erie College, Center for Leadership and Professional Development. Dave and Gerhard presented the HorseDream approach and EAHAE concepts in three classes. Highlight was the practical demonstration at the George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center on Thursday, October 6th.

This is what "Hoofbeats", the Lake Erie College October News, wrote:

The Power of the Horse

The equestrian center had a very special event when Gerhard and Karin Krebs from Germany and David Harris from England came to give faculty, students, and guests a demonstration of their way of working with horses. Their program introduces people from all walks of life to horses in a new way: they take workers from corporations and businenesses and bring them to their farm to interact with their horses. Their horses help those people to learn things not only about horses, but about themselves, and communicating and working with others.

After presenting a video of each of their companies, Gerhard and David led a demonstration in the warm-up arena. Two different exercises were conducted with horses, both with participants from the audience. The first exercise was entitled "Distance and Nearness", in which the volunteer learned how to send the horse away from them and bring the horse back to them. This allowed leadership and trust between the horse and the person. The second demonstration involved a leading exercise with obstacles and different volunteers.

After the demonstration, everyone met again in the classroom for a question and answer session before the evening ended. This presentation provided a great introduction into one of many ways horses can be used in our society, and we thank the Krebs' and Harris' for their willingness to speak at Lake Erie College.

By Claire Oestreich

The 7th Annual EAHAE Conference took take place 6th-9th September 2011 in Hamburg with 60 attendees from 15 countries.

 Organizers and Hosts: DIE PFERDEAKADEMIE, HORSEDREAM, ZENTAURUS.

Further information.

Winning With Horse Power features HorseDream on website.

From time immemorial there has been a mysterious relationship between horses and mankind. As a symbol of intelligence, power, beauty and freedom, the horse represents a close connection to human beings. Horses are able to react to our behaviour and thoughts instantly. As a result we get accurate feedback from the horse giving us the opportunity to self-reflect.

Jill Carey is part of a group set up by the Horse Network of the EAAP Horse Commission which is trying to get a snapshot of all equine assisted activities across Europe. Each member is contacting groups in different EU countries.

By way of trying to capture as much information as possible, we provide letter and survey on our EAHAE website.

The work of this group is important in that it recognises the diversity of horses and their potential in society. As an organisation with members involved in a variety of activities, it would be most helpful to receive as many responses as possible.

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Next Meeting EQ Pferd: August 26-27, 2011
Host is EAHAE Commissioner for Professional Education in Germany Helmut Schiffner
Venue: Schloßhof Hain, Zum Schloß 3, D-96328 Küps-OT Hain

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New Licensed HorseDream Partners from Belgium, England, Estonia, France, Germany, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland

14 new HorseDream Partners have been licensed at Gut Klein Nienhagen:

Almut Bärwolff, Germany
Annemieken van Reepingen, Belgium
Carolina Schröder Singer, Spain
Conny Sickmann, Germany
Elisabeth de Saint Basile, France
Franz "Joe" Link, Germany
Dr. Jean-Louis Stauffer, Switzerland
Jesvir Mahil, England
Hele Aluste, Estonia
Lee Watson-Hall, Scotland
Marita Hansen, Germany
Maximiliane Bauermeister, Germany
Samantha Gallagher, France
Thomas Link, Germany

During the August workshops we spend an eveneing together on an old sailing boat.

Meeting EQPferd: September 3-4, 2010 at Romantik Hotel Gravenberg, Langenfeld, Germany
Results and discussion of a research project Horse Assisted Education.

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This new trade show will take place in Schloss Hof, one of the festivity castles of Austrian emperors not far from Vienna. The castle alone is worth visiting on a warm spring day.

The conceptual design of the fair itself is to show the new mind set of living and working with horses. Moreover there will be a musical, composed and in part also performed on stage by EAHAE member Naomi L. Kucharsky and her 3 white Andalusian horses.

Special guest star Linda Tellington-Jones will be right next to our stand, so we hope to welcome you on an interesting and successful show!

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ICF in Lexington, KY, USA

They have approved the HorsEcutive program of Fabio Manzetti as 18 hours of CCEUs in the category “Other Skills & Tools”.

So now even fellow coaches can take the program and benefit from it – also formally.

 

Today we received the English translation of the large article about HorseDream, Gerhard and Karin Krebs, EAHAE and the concept of Horse Assisted Education. Many thanks to Datex-Perfekt. You can download the article in English or order the German version at VVP-Verlag.

14/1/10 “Hay una palabra que me quedó grabada: manada. Creo que soy todo lo contrario, por historia o por voluntad propia. Me cuesta agruparme y huyo de los grupos de más de dos personas y últimamente, también de estos. Ayer no obstante, en ciertos momentos, me sentí parte de una manada cuando sentado en el grupo, [...]

Managerseminare mit Pferden
Armin Probst aus Dieburg bietet Seminare mit Pferden für Führungskräfte an. Pferde, so sagt er, haben als Flucht- und Herdentiere einen untrüglichen Instinkt. Sie spiegeln menschliches Auftreten wieder: Strahlen wir Vertrauen aus, sind wir konzentriert bei der Sache? Können wir motivieren? All das was einen erfolgreichen Chef ausmacht. hessenschau-Moderator Andreas Hieke hat das Seminar besucht.
Quelle: © hr | hessenschau, 02.01.2010

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- Horse trainers start quality offensive
- Two standard exercises with AHA effect for managers
- "Horses are not employees" (interview with Verena Neuse)
- Catalogue of requirements for horse assisted educators

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In a next step and if this concept is working out successfully, it is the target of the three partners to offer and to role this concept out to the international Best Western arena and more locations in Germany. Further information would follow than in due coarse.

For your information: All participating Hotels, riding arenas and customer service members in touch with this program, have gone through a qualification check & training program or will do this very soon - an approach, every future participant would have to pass.
 

EAHAE Horses go live on YouTube.

As announced at the 5th Annunal Conference the first videos about horses of EAHAE members - how they look like, what they do, how they live - go on air.

Please visit http://www.youtube.com/EAHAElive

EAHAE 6th Annual Conference 2010 will be held in England by David & Sharon Harris, acorn²oaks.

Motto of the conference: 
New Learning - Ancient Wisdom

Date: October 8-10, 2010

Further information

You can download the article here.

You can download the article here.

Group photo

Workshop video

"Friends Tribute"
by Franco Pedrazzi

For the first time HorseDream Partners were educated in a parallel series of workshops: one in Germany, held by Gerhard & Karin Krebs, the other in England, held by David & Sharon Harris. The two groups joined at Gut Klein Nienhagen in Germany for a licensing course.

The new partners are:

Christine Schöneberg, Germany
Franco Pedrazzi, Portugal
Gesine Bohm, Germany
Helmut Schiffner, Germany
Inge Neubauer, Germany
Lindsay Shea, USA
Lynn Kirby, England
Max Gausselmann, Germany
Micheal Rossiter, England
Sophie Dubois, Germany

The next series of workshops:

England (for participants from U.K. and Ireland)
Four sets of workshops starting 2nd-3rd September 2009
Facilitated by David & Sharon Harris

Germany
Complete program: August 1st-12th, 2010
Four sets of workshops starting 22nd-24th January 2010
Facilitated by Gerhard & Karin Krebs

English is the medium of instruction in all workshops.
 

Marie Lehtiö: EASEL^® (equine assisted social emotional learning) at Savikko Fram, Finland
Barbara Rector: Reports from the British Isles
Gerhard Krebs: Developing the European Association for Horse Assisted Education
David Harris: Equine Guided Leadership Development - An Overview

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Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association (EFMHA) is a vibrant and fast growing section within North American Riding for the Handicapped Association  (NARHA.ORG). EFMHA promotes human growth and development by bringing people and equines together in mutually beneficial ways.

EFMHA provides standards of professionalism and safety for people working in equine facilitated learning (EFL) and equine facilitated psychotherapy (EFP).

The equine is a critically important, sentient partner in the four-part team consisting of the equine, a mental health professional or educator, an equine specialist and a client. The participants or clients in equine facilitated learning or equine facilitated psychotherapy may include at-risk youth, victims of violence, veterans returning from war with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and people with many other mental health challenges. 

Klein Nienhagen Estate, Kroepelin, June 24, 2009

“Experience Change!” is the motto of the EAHAE’s Fifth Annual Conference.
Horse Assisted Seminars Convey Values in Times of Change.

The fifth annual conference of the European Association for Horse Assisted Education (EAHAE) will be taking place on the Klein Nienhagen Estate near the Baltic sea resorts of Heiligendamm, Kühlungsborn and Rerik, from September 11-13, 2009. The hosts are Gerhard and Karin Krebs & team, from G & K HorseDream GmbH, the pioneers of horse assisted further education, who moved to the Baltic sea last October.

The organizers are expecting around 80 trainers and seminar providers who are interested in, or already working with horses in management training in the field of human resources and personal development. The majority of those already registered for the conference, come from Germany, where approximately 40% of the EAHAE members originate. Further registrations for this seminar come from Europe, Australia and America.

The EAHAE was founded in 2004 and now claims 200 members worldwide. It is a non-profit platform for information, communication, education and certification as well as for research and publications. You can join the organisation as an associated member and after completing a certification seminar, you can become a full member. The EAHAE’s vision is to establish horse assisted training as part of management training for managers and teams in corporations and institutions, as well as in the field of personal self-development.

Since the last EAHAE conference held in Poland last year, the organization has taken a big step forward in realising its vision. This can be seen by the growing list of large, middle-sized and small companies that have taken part in horse assisted seminars in various countries around the globe. It is also shown by the increase in the various scientific writings on diverse topics concerning the content of horse assisted seminars.

Horse assisted trainings run by full members of EAHAE are based on a values and emotional learning concept that enables experiential and self-determined learning in Leading and Communication. Among other things, it is about building trust, believing in yourself and others, commanding respect and respecting others, recognizing and reaching goals, consciously approaching barriers and overcoming them, overcoming fears and asserting oneself – while at the same time working carefully with power.


The conference is preceded by a Horse Assisted Change Management Seminar
from September 10-11, 09. A Train-the-Trainer Seminar is held at the conclusion of the Conference, from September 14-15. 09. The cost of the
complete program, namely, from September 9 through 15, 2009,
including meals and accommodation, is €2580 (not including VAT).
The conference is held in English.


Detailed information concerning the conference and the seminars can be found on the Internet under www.eahae.org and www.horsedream.de.

Responsible for Content:
Gerhard J. Krebs

G&K HorseDream GmbH
Gut Klein Nienhagen
Ahornallee 11
D-18236 Kröpelin
Germany

http://www.horsedream.de
http://www.horsedream-international.com

Tel: 038292 820994
Fax:: 038292 820995
Cell: +49 170 327 8181
E-Mail: office@horsedream.de
 

Gordon Brown, Sir Fred Goodwin and many others leaders are struggling with the leadership challenges emerging from the current climate. Some are driven by greed, some by fear and many just running around like headless chickens not sure what to do; they all have one thing in common they do not demonstrate a flexible leadership style that enables them to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, get buy in from their followers and lead strongly forward for the good of all.

So what do horses have to do with leadership; simply put they are masters of sustainable, flexible and effective leadership. They have been demonstrating it for the last 5 million years.

Windsor Company Acorns2Oaks and German based HorseDream have partnered to bring a powerful and profound leadership development programme to the UK. Both ACORNS2OAKS and HorseDream have an impressive track record of bringing “Horse Assisted Education” to organisations throughout Europe. Their clients include Cisco Systems, SAP, Allied Irish Bank, CAP Gemini, Proctor and Gamble, Nokia, McDonald's, Generali, Würth Elektronik and  AOL Germany. This new partnership is the first of many spreading throughout Europe.

David Harris founder of ACORNS2OAKS says” The leadership learning from the horses is the most effective, flexible and sustainable available. Together with HorseDream we have taken many hundreds of corporate leaders through our programmes and we always get amazing learning and results. Organisations often come back again and again. The partnership with HorseDream means we can now provide consistent programmes to a high standard and quality throughout Europe. This is a very attractive proposition to European companies.” ACORNS2OAKSare the first of the “HorseDream” partners to run “HorseDream Partner Licensed Workshops” outside of Germany.

So what is “Horse Assisted Education ” (H.A.E.)

HAE is a powerful training modality that utilises the leadership skills of horses to enable people to learn these skills at a profound level. Course participants work with the horses in carefully constructed exercises to hone existing skills and develop new ones. The horses provide fast, simple feedback to the participant on their leadership performance. This facilitates very fast and profound learning.

About Acorns2Oaks

Acorns2Oaks is an organisation focused on delivering high quality, profound learning experiences for individuals and companies. Since 2003 they have delivered their Equine Guided Development programmes to over 500 people. These programs enable participants to learn effective, sustainable skills in leadership which are instantly integrated. What makes these programmes so special is the learning takes place with horses in safe, trusting  and open environments.

David Harris (Acorns2Oaks founder) , left his corporate role (MD of a large software consultancy) in 2002 to establish Acorns 2 Oaks  Coaching Limited. He is a Natural Horseman, NLP Master Practitioner, PCC Coach and leadership specialist. 

If you would like more information about this topic, or schedule an interview with David Harris, please call 01753-864561 or E-mail info@egld.co.uk

Veronika Barczak & Michael Weiß (both Licensed HorseDream Partners) did the first seminar with a complete football team in Switzerland. This is the article which has been published on the website of the football club:

Into the future - Der andere Weg 16.03.2009

1. Mannschaft im Seminar

Der vergangene Samstag, 14. März wird Spuren hinterlassen. Die erste Mannschaft des FC Weisslingen besuchte ein Teamentwicklungsseminar der speziellen Art. Die Unternehmensberaterin, Pädagogin, Supervisorin und Transaktionsanalytikerin Veronika Barczak empfang das (fast) komplette Team in Wängi. In fünf Übungen mit ihren Pferden und anschliessenden Analysen stellten die Fussballer fest, welche Ressourcen vorhanden sind, bisher aber nicht genutzt wurden.

Ganzer Bericht: http://www.fcweisslingen.ch/berichte/eintrag.php?id=86

Autor Olaf Irrgang

The first licensed HorseDream partners in Spain, Jane Beverley, and in Turkey, Yücel Kosal! And three new in Germany: Wilfried Grebe, Armin Probst, and Ursula Weidenbusch-Baist.

The next HorseDream Partner Workshop serial: August 3 - 14, 2009
Language: English

The next conference will take place in Germany. G&K HorseDream GmbH invites all members to Northern Germany (http://www.gutshofurlaub.de).

Motto of the conference: Experience Change. Focus will be on success stories about corporate  seminars with the help of horses.

Date: September 11-13
Pre conference Change Management Seminar: September 10-11
Post conference Train The Trainer Seminar: September 14-15

Watch the invitation video.

Further information will follow in January 2009.

After having attended the HorseDream Train the Trainer Seminar and four special 2-day HorseDream Partner License Workshops from January to September 2008 they are allowed to use the HorseDream brand in their own, independant horse assisted business. They are committed to working together, sharing know how, support and clients. The 11 new Licensed HorseDream Partners are:

Anne Kolling, Feedback by Horses, Germany
Bettina Städter, Zentaurus, Germany
Detlef Teuscher, APTF, Germany
Ilka Hempel Horseway, Germany
Martina Hitzler, Framganga, Germany
Matthias Zöller, MLZ Consulting, Germany
Michael Weiß, Weiß Trainings, Germany
Regina Höck, Germany
Veronika Barczak, Authentic Horse Arts, Switzerland

Certification in March & May 2008 courses:

Anita Shantilal, Germany
Gábor Suhai, Hungary

The next HorseDream Partner Workshop serial: November 28 - December 6, 2008
Language: English

EAHAE board members Gerhard Krebs and Dave Harris presented video footage and answered questions about EGE in Europe and the European Assocciation for Horse Assisted Education.

The 5th EGEA conference will take place in California 29-31 January 2009.

http://www.equineguidededucation.org
 

EAHAE board members Gerhard Krebs and Dave Harris presented video footage and answered questions about EGE in Europe and the European Assocciation for Horse Assisted Education.

The 5th EGEA conference will take place in California 29-31 January 2009.

http://www.equineguidededucation.org
 

Conference location and lodging:

Sielanka farm in Warka is about 50 km from the City Centre. Organizers will arrange buses to pick everybody up and take back from the airport/railway station.

Please visit: www.sielanka.pl

Agenda: The draft of the agenda will be sent in summer times. You can still propose your ideas for presentations.

Conference and additional expenses:

1) Conference fee 180 EUR + 22% VAT. The invoice will be sent in June.
2) Additionally: accommodation, meals and transport fee. The invoice for this part (about 120 EUR + 22% VAT) will be sent in September.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact organizers: conference@liderzy.com.pl

Register for the conference now

 

After having attended the HorseDream Train the Trainer Seminar and four special 2-day HorseDream Partner License Workshops directly after the EAHAE conference 11 Horse Assisted Education trainers got their HorseDream Partner License. They are allowed to use the HorseDream brand in their own, independant horse assisted business. They are committed to working together, sharing know how, support and clients. The 11 new Licensed HorseDream Partners are:

Thore Dohse, CONA Horse Assisted Education, Austria
David & Sharon Harris, Acorn2Oaks Coaching, England
Catherine Hind, Canada
Leslie Kagan, Kagan Associates, USA
Nikki Kagan & Anat Shalev, Horsesense, Israel
Barbara Rector & Kelly Morken, Adventures In Awareness, USA
Laura Turner, Epona, Scotland
Kerstin Weibull Lundberg, 3falls Coaching, Sweden
 

96 participants from 21 countries.
EAHAE Website Award 2007 went to CONA Horse Assisted Education, Austria.
The 4th conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland.

 

"We had there our stand and the presentation: 'Horses in leadership trainings'. It last two days and we had opportunity to meet possible partners and clients."