H.E.L.P. 101 General ‘Functional Communication’ Tools and Listening skills 

• Non mounted/Non equestrian/ or Equestrian Participants 
• Workshop Focus: Coach-led Self-Discovery 
• Skills addressed: Focus, Visual/Observation vs. Projection, Listening, Sensory, Hoof Pick Motor Skills (Fine and Gross) Oral, Written, Relational, Spacial, Decision making, General Communication  
• Application: General Communication in School, Work, Personal and Business Relationships, animal/human interactive.
• Outcome: Enhanced awareness. Increased ability to learn and process information. Discernment vs. assumption. Functional conversations and connections for building healthy, respectful, relational interactions, Transference of horse skills to life skills to academic skills 

Equestrian Coaches wishing to learn, enhance and elevate their communication skills in student coaching and lesson sessions: Non Equestrian, Athletic, Non Athletic and/or Academic Teachers and Coaches welcome

• Horse/Human History 
• ‘Brainscripts and Bodytalk’  How our brains talk to our bodies and vice versa... 
• Learning and Understanding Basic principles of horse and human evolution, human brain function as it relates to changes in well being, stress, trauma, information retention and recall, and the basic understanding and function of horse/human interaction
• How to create, apply, integrate and maintain a healthy Coaching protocol to inspire self confidence, elevate communication effectiveness and enhance economic skill building

COACH2COACH“NextSteps”  

H4L Steps to Functional Communication for Coaches...Enhancing and Elevating Coaches Communication Skills for Economic Delivery 

Functional Communication Coach2Coach Workshops offer visual and verbal tools to incorporate into lesson programs and/or activities. These tools respect Safe Sport teaching safety protocols. FC C2C Workshop formats engage Coaches in a practice lesson/teaching dialog, enhancing lesson content and facilitating rider application. 

Topics discussed: 

• Receiver learning style 
• Receiver attention span 
• Receiver understanding
• Order of Content Delivery 
• Presentation of Content 
• Tone of Delivery 
• Intention to Deliver 
• “Mind Your Manners”
• “Posting Trot” a
• Practice Teaching Outside Your Wheelhouse
• Lesson/Practice Session Preparation, Content and length
• Setting Students Up to Succeed
• Building attention spans 
• ‘The Riders Art’ P.A.P.A. Prepare, Align, Practice, Allow

ZEN MUCKING 

• Adults dealing with abandonment, abuse, divorce, attachment issues
• Changing patterns, rhythms and internal dialogue 
• Finding peace in rhythm 
• Mucking the past and understanding growth 
• Appreciating  transformation as a process  
• Developing a capacity for empathy
• Self repair and what it means to ‘forgive.’  

STABLE MANNERS 

• Children 5-16 Also children with boundary, abandonment, abuse, divorce issues, at risk youth, children with R.A.D. (reactive attachment disorder) and language/verbal processing differences  
• Self respect 
• Self esteem 
• Skill building through Process 
• Responding vs. Reacting
• Problem solving without anger 

ARE YOU THE OWNER?

• Leadership skills for Entrepreneurs, Business Owners/Leaders, Skilled Labor, etc. 
• For Baristas to CEO’s, to Non Profit/ B Corps Executives 
• What do you really own? 
• What you lead with is how you will be followed 
• Attitude of gratitude 
• You can lead a horse to water…
• Leading and building leadership in your staff by example using the 'Joyce Hall/Buttonwood Tree' concept