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The Sentient Herd:
The Epona Approach to Riding, Training, and Caring for Horses October 2-10, 2008 Linda Kohanov, Shelley Rosenberg, Cathy Huddleston
Cost: Workshop tuition includes lodging and all meals on conference days.
Participants check in Thursday, October 2, 1pm-3pm. The workshop begins at 4pm and dinner is served that night. The workshop ends with dinner on Thursday, October 9. Check-out is Friday morning, October 10, after continental breakfast. This advanced workshop, for people who have previously attended an introductory Epona workshop, applies the Epona Approach principles (emotional fitness, mindfulness, and authentic interspecies community building skills) to working directly with horses, taking into consideration the physical, mental, emotional, relational, and spiritual dimensions of both species. The Sentient Herd combines the talents and expertise of Epona founder/author Linda Kohanov in collaboration with ranch manager Shelley Rosenberg and assistant ranch manager Cathy Huddleston. Shelley is a certified judge, author, Epona Advanced instructor, and founding trainer of Epona's innovative stallion program. Her extensive experience includes training/competing in diverse styles from western performance to grand prix level dressage. Cathy is also an Epona Advanced Instructor with over 30 years of experience training and showing horses in western performance, hunter/jumper, and dressage events. Separately and together, all three trainers have pioneered relationship-based training methods for young horses and stallions, in addition to helping thousands of people with "problem horses" develop close, mutually empowering interspecies relationships. Throughout this extended clinic participants will explore innovative ideas on herd dynamics, as well as the challenges of balancing holistic and conventional ideas on riding, relationship building, nutrition, hoof care, breeding, socializing stallions, training young horses, and creating barn/ranch environments where both species can thrive. Other topics include finding the right horse and/or trainer for your specific needs, and keeping your horses fresh and engaged no matter what your goals. Daily yoga sessions and mindfulness techniques are combined with riding and training experiences, teaching participants how to more efficiently and enjoyably develop what cowboys have been known to call "feel," in the saddle as well as on the ground. The Sentient Herd ultimately explores ways of more effectively collaborating with these remarkable animals, of finding that often elusive balance between setting boundaries and giving your equine partners choices, as well as listening to the needs of your own body and soul. The week-long class includes a day of integration for relaxation, reflection, hiking, herd observation, etc. (optional services include massage, trail riding, and more advanced lessons in various disciplines.) We welcome new horse owners, people who are just getting back into riding/training, as well as accomplished riders and instructors in all disciplines. Since this clinic involves a number of different riding activities and lessons, reasonable levels of human fitness/soundness/physical endurance are required. Some previous riding, training, and/or horse handling experience is suggested. This class involves a brief application process to help us create a balanced group of people who can more naturally support and learn from each other, in addition to helping the clinicians choose activities that will best serve individual needs. If you would like to attend this 8-day clinic, please send a letter of interest to rasa@theeponacenter.com briefly outlining your horse experience, your training/riding challenges and interests, your general fitness level, where/when you attended a previous Epona workshop, and your goals for attending The Sentient Herd. Don't forget to include your contact information (e-mail and phone number). General questions can be directed to the Epona office: 520-455-5908 or booking@theeponacenter.com. Cancellation Policy: Cancellation up to 30 days prior to the event start date results in a refund of one-half the workshop tuition. There is no tuition refund for a cancellation 30 days or less before the event start date.
Horses as Healers: For Trauma Survivors
Cost: $3000 for a private room with a shared bath in the conference center residence or historic ranch house. Participants will check in 1pm-3pm, Sunday, October 19. The workshop begins at 4pm and dinner is served that night. The workshop concludes at 5pm, Saturday, October 25 and dinner is served that night. Check out is Sunday morning after a continental breakfast. Horses as Healers for Trauma Survivors is a five-day intensive utilizing experiential learning and corrective emotional experience with horses as co-facilitators. Participants in previous Horses as Healers or Way of the Horse workshops will find deeper challenges and practice some new tools. Beginners are also welcome. Each day will include specific information on trauma and healing from trauma. Work with the horses will mobilize healing and help restore damaged trust. Tools for healing and self care include mindfulness exercises and yoga practice, creative process-drawing, writing, and painting to awaken creativity, attention to the body, food and exercise. Epona work on safety, boundaries, authentic relationship and community, and emotion as information will be reviewed and deepened. Other available strategies--body work, psychotherapy, EMDR, and medication for healing from trauma, will be discussed and may be demonstrated. Ample time is allowed for walks, pleasant meals, and good conversation. The daily schedule will include interaction with horses on the ground and on horseback. No riding experience is required. Linda Kohanov's inspired teaching tools will be reviewed and practiced, including the emotional message chart, skills for authentic community, body scan, reflective round pen and reflective riding. Shelley will offer the connected round pen and journey ride as well as ritual pony painting. Nancy will offer yoga and creative process: supporting the creative artist within all of us to record the horse-human experience in images and writing. Trail riding and individual riding lessons will be available, as well as psychotherapy sessions, individual yoga, coaching, and massage. Shelley Rosenberg is an accomplished dressage trainer, rider and judge. An Epona approved advanced instructor, she is the author of recently published My Horses, My Healers, a memoir chronicling her journey to healing from a childhood of neglect and sexual abuse. She is also a gifted horse artist. She is the ranch manager at the Epona Center in Sonoita, Arizona. Nancy Coyne, M.D. is a psychiatrist with many years experience working with trauma survivors. An artist herself, she uses creative process--writing and drawing, yoga and bodywork, EMDR, and equine facilitated psychotherapy, as well as talk therapy, to help people heal from trauma and flourish in their lives. She is an Epona Approved Instructor and psychiatrist in residence at the Epona Center. Sarah Janosik, LCSW is a clinical social worker and has been in private practice for 20 years. She received her MSSW at The University of Texas at Austin in Social Work and a Post Graduate Internship at The University of California, San Francisco in Human Sexuality. She is the co-founder of Austin Center for Sexual Medicine, a regional center that provides diagnosis, research, and treatment of sexual difficulties for men and women. Sarah is an Epona Approved Instructor who facilitates equine-based awareness and growth workshops. She combines her expertise in sexual and intimacy skills with her Epona training to maximize personal and relationship potential. For more information contact the Events Coordinator at 520-455-5908 or booking@theeponacenter.com. Or download registration form. To register and pay by check: send check to Attn: Workshop Registration; The Epona Center; HC1, Box 922; Sonoita, AZ 85637. Be sure to include the name and dates of the workshop. For other lodging information, download here. Cancellation Policy: Cancellation up to 30 days prior to the event start date results in a refund of one-half the workshop tuition. There is no tuition refund for a cancellation 30 days or less before the event start date.
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