HORSE CONNECTIONS
People partner with horses to learn about life and loss.
It seems to happen in an instant.
All it takes is a phone call, a negative report from a doctor, a breakup/divorce, or the loss of a friend or family member… and so many other negative life events that might happen. Loss comes in like a whirlwind and tends to leave us feeling out of control, heavy, and a lot of times shameful.
Instead of working through these feelings, they tend to get tossed in our emotional backpack like a heavy rock and sometimes it takes days, months, or even years before we realize why we are experiencing fatigue, loneliness, sadness, and confusion.
“We know horses have an amazing ability to reach deep inside a human and touch on parts of their life that need attention.” – Darlene, Stronger Life Connections EAL
Connections with horses is one way that we can unload our backpacks so that we are not held down by our grief, but instead gifted with the ability to live a life of hope, connection, and purpose. Horses have an amazing ability to “read” our thoughts through connecting with our energy and empathizing with our emotions. They can take on those rocks and carry our deepest pain.
Along with the tools from the Grief Recovery Method, Darlene is able to walk you through a process of connecting with a horse, learning to trust, and to experience the road to healing.
“I can still see the scars, but they don’t hurt anymore.” – Client
“I couldn’t believe that sharing my ‘stuff’ with a horse would be beneficial but somehow working with Darlene and Onyx, I was able to let go of what I had been holding onto for years… for the first time in a long time I feel free and worthy. Onyx truly helped me get there by listening and helping me feel safe.” – Client
Call Darlene at 403-793-2799 to book your initial free “Meet the Horses” session to see how the Horse Connections Program can transform your life. No horse experience is necessary.
Horse Connections focuses on equipping individuals and families with the tools to complete loss and live life in the present. We do not offer formal riding lessons. Connection with horses and ourselves is the priority.
Meet the Horses
Book your initial free “Meet the Horses” session to see how the Horse Connections Program can transform your life. No horse experience is necessary.
The Arena
Meet The Herd
These are the Horses who make Horse-Connections possible
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?It is communication between a horse and human that brings
change in the human. Horses have an amazing ability to reach deep inside a human and touch on parts
of our lives that need attention. Just connecting with the horse can help us realize where changes need
to be made, where healing needs to take place, where life resolutions need to happen. Equine Assisted
Learning is that process that helps make this happens and sets someone on a new path. (EAL Canada).
Equine Assisted Personal Development (EAPD) Coach
Work with humans and horses to help them discover how to bring about change in lives. Working with the horse as their partner, the EAPD Coach asks questions that help their client find the right answers for them. The Coach then guides them as they establish new goals, and ways to overcome obstacles. The horse, client and Coach become a team
working towards life transformations. EAPD Coaches work mostly with individuals and families. We think of our client as learners, learning about themselves through the eyes of the horse. (EAL Canada)
EAL Programs
Healing Connections - Horses have an amazing ability to sense our feelings and wrap around us when we are sad.
Have you had a recent or not-so-recent loss event in your life that you just can’t let go of? Are you brokenhearted? Are you feeling the weight down? Are you tired of change? Do you think that one more loss will be too much?
“Image we all start life with an empty backpack. Life changes as children. We move to a new house, we lose a pet, siblings come and go, and we don’t get on a sports team. Each emotional event is like a rock we put into the backpacks we carry with us. As we get older the backpack gets heavier and heavier until we are weighed down with our load. Then one more loss happens and we are heartbroken.”
Come to learn how to lighten your load. To find healing for your broken heart. In a safe environment, partner with a horse and learn how to unpack your backpack and release the emotions that are weighing you down.
Trail of the Heart
For anyone who desires change in their lives. Life is a journey and how we travel through life, and the paths we take, are choices each of us must make for ourselves. Are you wanting to build deeper relationships with others? Are you ready to move through barriers to discover who you were made to be?
Communication between a horse and a person has been shown to bring about change. Horses can reach deep inside a person and touch on parts of their life that need attention. Just connecting with the horse can help you realize where changes need to be made, where healing needs to take place, and where life resolutions need to happen.
In Front of the Herd
Youth Leadership program that develops the skills needed by young people to become leaders. The course discusses Effective Leadership, Character, Trust & Respect, Relationships, Influence, and Change. Parents reported the change in their teens after taking this course was amazing. Their interactions, confidence, and judgment were greatly improved.
