WITH GOBAITH C.I.C
(Welsh Institute of Therapeutic Horsemanship)
Offering hope and a future
07968 441948
TRAINING AT WITH GOBAITH
Do you have a background as a horse person, teacher or coach? Build on the training you already have and learn new skills so that you can have a sustainable and profitable career helping people improve their lives, achieve personal goals, make professional progress and/or experience well-being.
Horsemanship Training
This course is running at our centre May 16th from 9am to May 19th 4pm.
OCN Credit4Learning Horsemanship Coach
On successful completion of this course, you will be a qualified therapeutic horsemanship coach, gaining an accredited Level 3 OCNCredit4Learning accredited qualification. Therapeutic horsemanship coaches make horses accessible to individuals and groups with diverse needs. They develop lesson plans that use ground-based activities (e.g., grooming, handling, leading, observing). These activities may help participants attain horsemanship skills, and allow for the naturally healthful benefits horsemanship activities to occur. These include motivation and opportunities to excel as competitive athletes, physical fitness, self-confidence, and social inclusion.
This LEVEL 3 course qualifies you to be able to lead sessions that use basic horsemanship skills and present moment exercises to help people who want to gain sensory input, relaxation, enhanced cognitive skills or improved mobility. It includes a blend of self-paced distance learning as well as the opportunity for hands-on practice during a 4 day onsite workshop. Learning outcomes include:
Understand the different models of equine assisted learning, equine assisted psychotherapy and hippotherapy.
Describe the theory of experiential learning.
Demonstrate awareness of the ethical and safety considerations involved when working with equines and vulnerable people.
Demonstrate safe equine handling.
Plan, deliver and evaluate ground based therapeutic horsemanship sessions, showing how observations and evaluations inform future session plans.
Analyse and evaluate a variety of learning and evaluation tools.
Practitioner Training
This course is running at our centre September 5th from 9am to the 9th at 1pm
Equine-assisted learning (EAL) is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for eductional, professional and personal goals through equine-assisted activities. This Level 4 course is designed for people who already have equine experience as well as a background in human services in the areas of coaching, instruction, teaching, caring, advocacy or management. It introduces and explores an approach to EAAT that will be specific to each candidate while being consistent with our philosophies regarding safety, ethics and the role of the horse as sentient being. Each candidate will choose from one of three specialisms:
equine-assisted learning in education,
corporate equine-assisted learning
equine-assisted learning in personal development
Prior to taking part in the onsite course, all candidates complete a distance learning prep course to learn all the new techniques and terminology they will need. Topics covered include:
History of Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies
Definitions and Scope of Work
The three specialty areas
The Experiential Learning model
The Empowerment Dynamic
Client populations, assessments, contraindications
Learning and communication styles
Handling and Managing Horses in Equine Assisted Learning
Working with Individuals and Groups
Managing and understanding human behaviour
Equine ethology
Ethical horsemanship
Facilitation skills and practice
Safety and ethics
Activity design and planning
Business development, sustainability and marketing
During a 5 day course, trainees complete a minimum of 10 practice hours of leading EAL sessions under the support and guidance of a practising With Horses Certified Practitioner and complete a final portfolio. This course qualifies you to lead equine assisted learning sessions for a variety of client groups and learning settings.
At the end of the process you will be a qualified equine assisted learning practitioner, gaining an accredited Level 4 OCNCredit4Learning accredited qualification and may incorporate horses in three distinct unmounted nontherapy services: equine-assisted learning in education, equine-assisted learning in organisations, and equine-assisted learning in personal development.
Equine-assisted learning in education engages people of all ages in learning processes that focus on academic skills, character development, and the promotion of relevant life skills such as problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Professionals providing these services should have extensive knowledge, training, or certifications related to learning theory and teaching methodology. To address the needs of groups of students, these professionals may develop contracts with schools or school systems, and integrate specific educational strategies. Specific educational strategies may support individual education plans and academic remediation.
Equine-assisted learning in organisations assists members of corporations, organizations, and other workgroups to build effective teams and leaders that enhance work dynamics and performance at multiple organizational levels. Professionals providing this service should have extensive knowledge, training, or certifications related to organizational theory, team building, strategic planning, or leadership development. To address the needs of clients, these professionals may also integrate various approaches or strategies (e.g., executive coaching, team-building, or group retreats) within their services.
Equine-assisted learning in personal development assists individuals and groups discover new ways to face life challenges and opportunities by developing skills in effective problem-solving, decision-making, critical and creative thinking, and communication. Professionals providing these services should have extensive knowledge, training, or certifications in facilitation, coaching, and teaching; they should also clearly understand how their services differ from psychotherapy and counseling. To address the needs of clients, these professionals may integrate various approaches or strategies (e.g., personal coaching, wellness-related activities), within their services.