Monty started his third week of training this week, he has made excellent progress and, after only two days practice he has mastered the art of wearing a saddle! He was a little bit scared of it at first, and his reaction was very dramatic the first day, but by day three he was walking and trotting around quite happily. Today we have been for a walk up the road and he has learnt that snacking from the hedges is not good when wearing a bridle!
Check out the cutest part of our team! The horses we work with are such a pleasure to be around, see them chilling out here with the teachers who have been with us over the last few weeks. It’s such a treat to work with such gentle creatures, i’m constantly amazed at the way they daily show us our reflection with an honesty that most humans would struggle to ever achieve. These horses give us continuous insight into what those around us are seeing and react to our truest feelings and actions. Here they are taking many well deserved breaks…they are such a gift to us!
Learning To Listens new Instructor Sarah Ellis has got off to a flying start with her new Introductory Horsemanship students. Sarah E has been working with Sarah for over 5 years now and was awarded her Instructors Certificate in March this year. She was examined by Sarah and Anna Twinney. No mean feat to get past those two!
The Intro course is a year long course where the students are awarded a Lantra Awards certificate when they have passed written and practical examinations. The course covers many areas of horsemanship, including the basics such as stable management, horse anatomy, feeding and nutrition, teeth, farriery, the natural horse and of course specialises in horse psychology and behaviour management. The course is mostly practically based.
NEW for 2010 are Sarah’s most up to date concepts on the horse courses. Sarah has been developing her revolutionary concepts for over a decade now and has been creating a format that can be easily learnt using our hands-on exercises to help the learning process. Sarah believes that evaluated experience is our greatest teacher and has lasting results.
Look out for the next blog to see how Sarah E gets on with the second week of the Intro course.
We are very proud of the Learning to Listen intake of ‘Intro to Natural Horsemanship’ students who all passed their exams a few weeks ago. Instructors Sarah Kreutzer, Sarah Ellis and Alex Pearson were thrilled to see all of their students do so well. Check out the video to see what their exam day looked like…WELL DONE LADIES, AMAZING WORK!!
This week saw the addition of staff from a second school to the process in an exciting development. It is great to have two ’short-stay schools’ on board. Two staff from the school we have been working with were joined by two staff from another school in a week long Warrior Training Course. It was a great opportunity for them to learn about team work and to apply the concepts they were learning in daily discussions about how to be more creative in their teaching environments. They developed their own leadership skills and learned to empathise with thier leaders as they discovered how many different qualities they each expected a good leader to have. Well done guys for being such good sports and getting involved in everything we threw your way, it was amazing to watch you all develop in skill and confidence, all the best as you go back into your schools this week!!
The first group of teachers completed their week at Learning to Listen on a high note. They are excited about life and about making a difference at their school. The journey wasn’t smooth by any means but the journey was worth it as they were stretched and challenged to grow and become the best that they can possibly be in life and in their workplace. They learnt about the importance of making a connection with the students and about setting their environments up for success. They have since re-entered the school and we have heard great reports of them putting thier learning into practice with brilliant results. It was a privilage to work with you guys, well done for hanging in there and for ending so strong, we are really proud of you and expect great things!! See you this week, we are coming for a visit!
The Learning to Listen team headed into the school for a second time. This visit was to introduce the parents to the schemes that we have put in place to support and involve them in the changes that will take place over the next few months. We believe that its not just students or teachers who are necessary for successful change but parents aswell! All the parents that we spoke to were totally supportive of the school and had only the highest praise for its teachers, one lady saying ‘if it wasn’t for the teachers at this school my son wouldn’t be here anymore’. The parents came up with some creative ideas for moving forward and were ALL keen to be involved in the process! What a great starting point for the school as everyone begins to move forward together! Keep your eyes peeled for exciting developments…
We offer FREE taster sessions to corporate clients who are interested in coming to Learning to Listen for a personal/team development day, or the five-day Warrior Programme. Come and find out for yourself what the horses are able to show you, we guarantee it will blow you away! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity, call us today on 01765 689368. Can’t wait to hear from you!
Hi everyone! My name’s Lizzy, I’m the newest member of the team here so i thought we had better get acquainted…I just started a few weeks ago and have already grown and learnt so much from being here. I’m loving being part of this crazy crew and meeting all the amazing people that pass through Learning to Listen, can’t wait to meet the rest of you who are on your way! Live full lives…it is never too late to pursue your dreams, life is so exciting if you are up for the journey, who knows where it will lead!!! See ya soon! x
Anna Twinney and Sarah Kreutzer examined Alex Pearson and Sarah Ellis who were hoping to achieve a pass in their Learning to Listen Instructor Exams. Alex and Sarah have been working hard with six students this last year to train them on the Introductory Course in Natural Horsemanship, and were examined on their teaching techniques. Even though the snow had fallen spirits were high and the day was a great success!!
