A high-impact, custom designed half day unmounted (non-riding) professional development workshop designed for corporate leaders, managers and teams.
Experiential Adaptive Learning
Equine Strategic Solutions (ESS) replaces traditional presentations with hands-on, ground-based activities with horses for teams to build real-time emotional intelligence, clear non-verbal communication and cross-functional trust. Through facilitated group debriefs, participants gain insights into how their intention, behavior, and attitude impact those around them.
Key Performance Modules
Workshops are tailored to align with your team and organization’s strategic priorities:
- Executive Leadership & Trust: Master non-verbal influence, project grounded authority, and earn team trust through clear, authentic intent.
- High-Performance Communication: Sharpen real-time active listening, decode subtle interpersonal cues, and align team dynamics without relying on positional power.
- Stress Resilience & Agility: Identify stress responses, regulate emotions under tension, and adapt strategies fluidly in rapidly shifting environments.
- Collaborative Problem-Solving: Break down silos and navigate unscripted, complex challenges together in a neutral, non-traditional setting.
Integrated 3-Phase ROI System
Phase 1: Pre-workshop consult to prioritize and align objectives
Phase 2: On-site arena intensive workshop
Phase 3: Post-workshop debrief for integration
Executive Testimonial
“I’ve never interacted with horses and never thought about how smart, kind, majestic, powerful, yet gentle they can be. I learned to enjoy trusting and releasing control. The importance of staying in the moment. This is the most unique and best team-building session I have ever attended. All the others I’ve forgotten by now – this one will create a very special and lasting memory… trust my team and our horse. Priceless.”
— Cherie Sweeney, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Grace Farms
Logistics
- Target Group Size: Optimized for cohorts of 8 to 12 participants
- Inquire & Secure Your Session: (203) 966-0634
- Email: info@equinestrategicsolutions.org
- Proceeds help to support our youth development and therapeutic programs
Sample Workshop Agenda
| Time | Session | Description |
| 9:00 – 9:25 AM | Welcome & Orientation | Meet in the NCMT Conference Room for an introduction to Equine Assisted Learning, safety guidelines, group goals, and participant introductions. |
| 9:30 – 10:15 AM | Experiential Arena Activity | Step into the arena for initial hands-on, non-riding activities with the horses to establish rapport, build trust, and observe non-verbal communication. |
| 10:20 – 10:50 AM | Facilitated Debrief | Return to the Conference Room to reflect on initial observations, horse feedback on human behavior, and connections to application and learning objectives. |
| 10:55 – 11:30 AM | Interactive Team Challenge | Engage in a structured, multi-level group problem-solving challenge with the horses designed to test trust, leadership, and collaboration under dynamic conditions. |
| 11:35 AM – 12:00 PM | Key Takeaways & Action Planning | Facilitated discussion and debrief to synthesize core insights and outline concrete strategies for applying lessons learned beyond the workshop. |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking | Enjoy a catered lunch. |