Frequently Asked Questions:
Q1 Where do you run your programmes from?
Q2 Are the programmes dependant on weather?

We run part of the programme outside of the classroom and clients have a choice of venue.  We run our programmes all year round.

Q3 What makes you different from other companies who run horse-based learning programmes?
Q4 How can I incorporate the programme into my company’s strategic training plan?
Q5 Can I use the programme as
We are happy to work with your coaches or facilitators on our programme.  We will fully brief in-house facilitators to ensure the maximum learning benefit for the participants.
part of my management or leadership development programme?
Q6 Can I use the programme, but use my company’s own facilitators?
Q7 Can the programme be tailored specifically to meet my personal or company’s needs?
Q8 Who should attend our programmes?
Q9 How many days does the programme run over?

The programmes are suitable for everyone.  The majority of our work is with senior executives.  We have also run programmes for trainers, coaches, managers, sales personnel, customer interfacing staff, groups of individuals looking to further their personal development, as well as for troubled teens.

Q10 I love the idea but will my Finance Director buy it?
Yes and yes!  In addition to running a suite of “off the shelf” programmes, we specialise in running bespoke programmes.  We are passionate about ensuring your objectives for attending our programmes are met.
Q11 How many delegates can attend the programme?
This depends entirely on your requirements.  We have run one day to six day programmes with a varying mix of classroom and work with the horses.

To ensure the maximum experience and learning for each delegate our optimum number is eight delegates.  When running team building events we tend to work with larger numbers.
Q12 Will I be expected to ride and do I need to have experience of horses?

There will be no horse riding during the programmes, but you will have an opportunity to work with horses at liberty from the ground. Our programmes appeal to horse lovers and people, who have had no interaction with horses, alike. The value of the programmes comes from the business and personal insights and is not influenced by the delegate’s previous experience of horses.
Q13 Are your horses specially trained to do this work?
Q14 How do you handle the delegate’s personal safety?
 

Yes! This is one of our specialist areas.  The flexibility of our programmes mean that we frequently work with organisations to run a one day programme as part of their larger, for example leadership, programme.

We run our programmes at our facility in Northamptonshire, see more under ‘Contact Us’ or at the Waterstock House Training Centre, Oxfordshire.
There are only a few other providers in the UK, and the main difference we would highlight is in our approach and in how much business experience we have. We ensure that the learning insights gained when working with the horses is transferred directly into business and work place scenarios.  We deliver tangible and sustainable business results.

We pride ourselves on our ability to conduct a meaningful training need analysis.   By clarifying the organisational business / training objectives, we ensure that the programmes deliver measurable results.

No!  We believe in “talking in the horse’s language” and so consequently this work could be, and indeed has been done, with wild horses.  We choose our horses carefully to ensure they are safe and enjoy the interaction with humans.