equine facilitated training

Our Equine Facilitated Leadership Training Days are designed for leaders seeking to strengthen their impact and influence. Participants are able to explore and develop their leadership style in real time, exploring how they respond under pressure, and developing their own style of effective leadership. Those principles are extended into our Team Development Days in which colleagues are empowered to improve collaboration and communication, build real resilience and improve the team’s ability to pull together to deliver results. 

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Orthelian’s Award Winning approach is recognised as standing apart from more conventional equine-assisted activities. We work with retired racehorses. Animals whose untamed energy, instinct, and responsiveness mirror real-world challenges. Their natural vivacity offers an unfiltered reflection of participants’ presence, communication, and leadership style. Our training is rooted in immersive, evidence-informed learning principles that combine human psychology, leadership theory, and experiential practice. Facilitators combine expertise in business development, executive coaching, and neurological training to guide participants through the days, ensuring every session delivers meaningful growth and measurable impact for each individual.

Leadership Development Days

Through guided exercises with the horses, leaders gain insight into how their presence, decisions, and communication impact others. The day are structured to help leaders recognise their natural strengths, experiment with adaptive approaches, and build confidence in their ability to lead authentically and effectively whatever challenges are thrown their way.

 

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Team Development Days

Focused on improving collaboration and team performance, these days allow groups to observe and engage with the horses together. Teams reflect on how individual behaviours contribute to collective outcomes, practice communication and alignment, and develop practical strategies to enhance cohesion and trust. The exercises create opportunities for immediate observation and feedback, helping teams embed collaborative behaviours and strengthen shared accountability.

Our Equine Facilitated Training Days are hosted in Worcestershire, offering a safe, engaging, and immersive environment for learning. Horses are highly intuitive, social animals that respond to authenticity and presence. They are not impressed by titles or achievements and provide feedback that is honest, immediate, and free from judgement. This makes them powerful partners for leaders and teams, revealing how behaviour, communication, and collaboration truly impact others.

If you are interested in finding out more about our practical, immersive training, follow the link below to Book a Call.

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“I was impressed by how quickly the feedback landed. The horses respond immediately, and with guidance you can see exactly what needs to shift in you to get the impact you want. I am much more aware of how I show up now.”
“As a team, we saw our habits playing out in front of us. It created some very honest conversations that we probably wouldn’t have had in the office.”
“It was a very insightful day. Getting out of the office made it easier to see how my communication and behaviour were landing, without the usual distractions.”
“I was surprised how quickly patterns showed up. Things that normally take months to work through in teams became clear within the exercises and we were able to have really constructive conversations.”
“The day was really good. Working with the horses, then talking it through and putting it in context, turned what we saw into something I can actually use.”
“I came away with a much better understanding of how I tend to respond when things don’t go to plan. Seeing that play out in the exercises without being judged for it was interesting. It was just how I normally operate, and that’s something I can think about and work on now.”
“The experience helped me bring up things I’d been aware of for a while but was struggling to tackle in a way that did not feel confrontational. That’s made a difference, particularly in conversations with my team, because I can now be much clearer about what I’m seeing and what is needed.”