Long Faces and Happy Hearts Equestrian Centre is proud to sponsor certification in the following three areas. To begin certification candidates must attend training that takes place 28 July to 7 August 2010.

Certified Equine Facilitated Bonding Level I: This training will encompass being taught under some of the leading counselors and therapeutic parents in the industry. There will be two days of classroom to lay out theory and then seven days of work with clients and finally one day follow up and testing. This certification centers on bonding and how to use the horse in this goal. Other areas discussed are herd dynamics, creating a bombproof horse and the business side of your work. Once certified, you may work in conjunction with licensed counsellors. See below for a list of requirements to certification.

The following is a list of the requirements that a candidate needs in order to be certified in EFB/EEB Level I with Long Faces and Happy Heart Equestrian Centre.

1.   Level I Parelli: Official standing or another Natural Horsemanship Training Method

2. Ten Day Training in EFB/EEB at Long Faces and Happy Hearts Equestrian Centre Equestrian Centre.

3. DVD Seminar: When Love is not Enough by Nancy Thomas www.Attachment.org or Neufeld’s Level One Intensive Course through Dr. Gordon Neufeld www.GordonHeufeld.com or an equivalent course.

4. First Aid course recognized in your region.

Certified Equine Cognitive Therapy Level I: This training will commence the same as the Equine Facilitated Bonding, but will Cognitive Therapy techniques to the work. This therapeutic method is experiential in nature when used with children. Testing for this stream will occur on the last day. Candidates will be expected to have a valid First Aid Certificate, in addition to training within Natural Horsemanship. All documentation, including passing the final exam, is necessary before certification is provided.

Certified Equine Clinical Therapy Level I: This training will only be open to those that are licensed therapists or counsellors and adds the clinical side of therapy while using the horse. Candidates interested in this stream will have to prove their competence via work after the training.

The cost of the 10 day training is $1500 USD. Dates for training are 28 July - 7 August 09. Candidates paying before April 1, 2009 will be charged $1200, after this date the full fees will apply. A full refund will be provided up until 1 June 09 minus 10%. A partial refund of 50% will be provided up until 1 July 09 minus 10%. After this date, no refund will be provided. The cost includes everything during the full training camp. You can fly into Regina. I would like to take no more than eight equine staff, as I would like the opportunity for one on one. Please let me know if you are very serious and I will send you a registration form.

Please email Marie@LongFacesHappyHearts.com for more detail.

Why is Equine Facilitated Learning so effective?
The horse will always look for a partner, a leader, and want to be a member of a team. They desire someone who leads with quiet strength. They immediately reveal to us our strengths and weaknesses in leadership and communication, where as in other forms of consulting and education this can take weeks or months. The horse looks to us to bring out the best in them, and from the very first interaction they reflect our leadership style and our own blocks to success. In this program you will find yourself with insights and growth beyond what you may expect. This is partly due to the fact that it is impossible to hide or fake it with a 1200-pound horse. In short, horses teach us the most important things in life because they virtually demand that we approach them, and respond to them, with courage, compassion, and respect. The Equine Experiential Learning therapy is so powerful because it takes precisely the same qualities and awareness for us to have successful and rewarding relationships in business and interpersonally. Participants often describe this experience as not just profound, but as a spiritual deepening.