How Horses Tell You About Yourself By Linda Pucci, Ph.D.

This horse knows things about you.

How do they know?

Horses are prey animals

Horses are prey animals-- They constantly watch their environment for danger.

They constantly watch their environment for danger.

These horses see a cow that wandered into their field.

Horses are looking for things in their environment that are INCONGRUENT

Out of place…

Out of place… When things are incongruent, horses REACT

When things are CONGRUENT, horses RELAX

Horses are curious…

And can be very interested in what people are up to…

Horses don’t lie…

Horses don’t lie… And don’t pretend that things are fine when they are not.

This makes horses perfect partners for giving us FEEDBACK…

This makes horses perfect partners for giving us FEEDBACK… About OUR CONGRUENCY

Horses can tell if you mean what you say

Horses can tell if you mean what you say They check to see if your outsides match your insides…

They check out your body language

They check out your body language You can’t fake it with horses.

They can tell… Does she really mean “ Stop?”

Does she?

Do they?

Horses demand clear communication…

Horses demand clear communication… About what you want them to do.

How clear is YOUR communication?

How clear is YOUR communication?

How clear is YOUR communication?

Horses give you feedback about your approach…

Horses give you feedback about your approach… And how it is working for you.

How well is it working?

How well is it working?

Horses respond to your energy…

Horses respond to your energy… Are you really going to make the horse do it?

Can this team make the horse move?

He isn’t convinced they mean it--yet

NOW they mean it

She can adjust her energy to move the horse away--

She can also adjust her energy to bring the horse closer.

People can use this skill in their relationships with other people--

People can use this skill in their relationships with other people-- Like clients or customers or co-workers

People can use this skill in their relationships with other people-- Like clients or customers or co-workers Or even friends, family or loved ones

When we interact with horses, we can’t take them for granted…

When we interact with horses, we can’t take them for granted… Because they are so BIG

We can’t take horses for granted…

We can’t take horses for granted… AND because they are so BIG, they can even be intimidating.

They demand our respect

And may require us to stretch ourselves

And do things outside of our “comfort zone”

The connection with horses is special…

The connection with horses is special… And allows us to discover ourselves as we interact with them

We can learn to use our senses

Learn to trust the feedback they give us

Figure out how to keep our balance (or not)

Overcome obstacles and reach our goals

All in partnership with these wise creatures

Who only demand that we be authentic

To learn more about Equine Assisted Learning and how it can help you or your company

Contact Linda Pucci, Ph.D. at [email_address]

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