Equine Communication Training

Name: Equine Communication Training
Rating: 4.0 (48 reviews)

4 weeks to a lifetime of connection

Created byStormy May

Last updated 9/2023

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What you'll learn

How to understand and communicate with horses through an effective practice of presence
Develop mindful, 2-way conversations
Understand yes, no, and ambivalent responses from equines
How to set and respect healthy, compassionate boundaries
Exploring consent
Understand and identify conditioning and learned helplessness
How to use an understanding of neuroception to keep yourself and your horse safe
Identify welfare concerns, what harms a horse?
Find novel ways to solve problems with equines

Course content

21 sections • 77 lectures • 7h 18m total length

The rewards5:48
Experience deeper compassionate communication with horses and loved ones, cultivating peace, empathy, and presence. Learn to examine issues from different perspectives, move beyond worries, and share these techniques with others.
Getting started2:05
Where do you want to go?1:15
Beginner's mind1:33
Where are you starting?0:30
Time investment1:14

Module 1 call segment 119:32
Discover heart-to-heart animal communication by sharing experiences, clarifying messages from horses and other animals, and building partnership without force through guided exercises in this course.
Module 1 call segment 216:30
Module 1 call segment 313:28
Explore presence as a deep, non-physical connection with horses, shifting from riding goals to authentic partnership, healing, and daily mindful interaction.
Module 1 call segment 416:21
Cultivate present awareness through guided exercises that alternate between present, past, and future thoughts, use the presence pen, and practice daily for a week to deepen equine communication.
Module 1 call segment 514:44

Getting ready0:37
Questions to reflect on1:38
Conditioning and learned helplessness5:38
Exercise - Observing your animal0:15
Exercise - Sound map12:09
A sound map is another way to explore presence and connection with your surroundings. To make a sound map you will need a piece of paper and something to write with. Watch the 12-minute video for this segment for the full instructions. This will also give you a review of what presence is.
Action: On separate sheets of paper, or the backs of your workbook pages, make at least one sound map each day for the next 7 days.
Exercise - Baby talk part 20:24
Module 2 supplemental material - Can animals consent?7:44
Module 2 supplemental material - Training secrets revealed7:08

Module 2 call segment 119:01
Explore presence in daily life and how mindful observation transforms interactions with animals. Practice listening to animal cues, noting changes, and exploring baby talk exercises to deepen connection.
Module 2 call segment 216:03
Module 2 call segment 317:04
Learn a three-part approach to equine communication that swaps 'good boy' for 'thank you,' invites gratitude and curiosity, and treats the horse's responses as lessons to guide your training.
Module 2 call segment 49:03
Explore how exercise decisions depend on context and cultivate a beginner's mind, tolerance, and compassion for different horse needs, then practice presence through the sound map exercise.
Module 2 call segment 514:18
Cultivate presence to connect with horses and nature, using breath and sound map awareness to read signals and guide calm, aligned interaction.

Requirements

Previous equine experience is optional
It is helpful if you have at least one animal to work with during the course, any species is fine

Description

Equine Communication Training will put you on the fast track to communicating clearly with horses and other animals from a place of mindfulness and compassion. Better communication builds trust, improves the quality of life, encourages innovation, increases engagement, and reduces conflict.

Learn effective exercises to quickly quiet mind-chatter so you can hear what horses are saying. Approach your animal in a certain way and they can help you find an expanded awareness. Learn how to open doorways to peace, harmony, compassion, and understanding.

When we are in this realm of expanded awareness, we understand animals and humans expressing their own innate beauty without needing to manipulate them to make them different from what they are. In this state of present self-acceptance, we are able to accept ourselves and others as the unique creations we are in this moment. This is where true communication lives, in harmony with our authentic selves as we exist as an essential part of nature.

This course will get you on the path to creating a relationship based on authenticity, empathy, trust, and love with your horse, dog, cat, or any loved one.

The course includes nearly 6 hours of video and audio exercises contained within 77 lectures. Give yourself and your animals the gift of clear communication.

Who this course is for:

Horse enthusiasts
Equine owners
People who work with equines in any capacity
People who want to communicate better with animals, especially horses

Equine Communication Training

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Course content

Introduction6 lectures • 12min

Kinship with All Life1 lecture • 1min

Module 17 lectures • 7min

Module 1 post - Observing your mind1 lecture0

Module 1 call5 lectures • 1hr 21min

Module 1 post - Presence pen2 lectures • 1min

Module 28 lectures • 36min

Module 2 posts2 lectures0

Module 2 call5 lectures • 1hr 15min

Module 2 post - Sound map & Past, present, future1 lecture • 1min

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