Change Your Life--Become an Equine Guided Professional
Apprenticeships are availabe to individuals who want to become Equine-Guided Education professionals. Apprenticeships are customized to fit you. They take into consideration existing professional training and horse experience. Those in the program benefit from the experieince of two equine-assisted coaches, Lynn Baskfield and Ann Romberg. (Click here to access our Wisdom Horse Coaching site for additional information on Apprenticeships)
Below is one example of how an apprenticeship might be structured.
This was designed for somone who had little horse experience. Remember, we are the only Equine Guided Professional Development providers who custom design. Your apprenticeship will reflect YOUR experience, dreams and goals.Whether you come in with fundamental or advanced skills, you build on what you have and develop from there. Each part of the Apprenticeship includes 4 equine guided coaching sessions and several phone coaching sessions. People who come from out of town can do their equine sessions as an intensive all in one trip if desired.
PART 1: Equine Guided Fundamentals
4 months
- Design process
- Assigned readings
- Research—What's out there?
- Observational activities with horses
- Spend time with horses/ feed, water, etc.
- Assist at one of our equine guided workshops
- Write an integration paper or do a creative project that summarizes your learning
- Complete at Apprentice community gathering
PART 2: Learning as Client
4 months
· Receive series of coaching experiences with one of the apprenticeship coaches (4 individual sessions, 1 workshop)
· Assist at one workshop
- Create a life/business plan
- 3-day Train the Trainer workshop that teaches how to design and deliver group events
- Take an additional approved training outside of the apprenticeship such as EAGALA, EGE, Coach Training Institute, etc.
- Write a reaction paper after each experience
- Do vision collage or other project that summarizes your learning
· Complete at Apprentice community gathering
PART 3: Application/Supervision
4 months
· Design the next 4 months
· Coach 8 practice clients with the assistance of horses. This can be done with several different clients or you may take one or two clients through a series.
· 4 sessions observed by one of the apprenticeship coaches
· Participate in three-day Apprenticeship Labwhere you learn to design and deliver a group workshop
· Completion celebration and look at what's next in designing your practice
For more information about our Equine Guided Apprenticeships go to
Wisdom Horse Coaching
Or call Lynn at 612-823-7022
What will you do with your one wild and precious life?
- Mary Oliver
