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For those fully trained in Equine Guided Education and struggling to launch their businesses see our new program EGE Business Launch.
"The opportunity to assist...at a leadership/team building training...was a really great experience. I had two great teachers [Ann and Lynn], actually six including four equine counterparts, that showed me the importance of planning, going with the flow and still being very present..." - Jenny B. - Apprentice
The results are much like taking a self-designed, self-study program at a University vs. taking a prescribed course of study
Come apprentice with us!
Apprenticeships are individualized to your needs. They take into consideration existing professional training and horse experience. The learning takes place within a coaching structure, experiential learning and through additional outside training and development. Those in the program benefit from the experience of two leading equine-assisted coaches, Lynn Baskfield and Ann Romberg.
Program Information
You get the benefit of TWO leading equine-guided coaches and educators, along with recommended outside workshops to bring additional ideas and perspectives.
We look for three areas of competence in those who complete our program:
- Human experience – We are finding that coaching skills (certification or strong experience) and facilitation skills are a must for this work. People with teaching, OD or psychotherapy backgrounds come with strong skills, too, but require training in fundamental coaching skills.
- Horse/human experience – Facilitating learning by cross-referencing what you see in the horses with what you observe in the people and providing an open-ended, solution-focused framework
- Horse experience – Strong foundation of horse experience (in other words, able to anticipate and handle strong reactions from horses, able to respond to subtle responses from horses, and able to maintain safety for participants.) If you have little horse experience, you will build in ways to acquire more in your first two phases. And learn to partner with a horse professional.
Because most people are light in one or two areas of competence, we design the program based on what YOU need to learn. We co-design the program with you, provide ongoing coaching to keep you on track and provide other support as needed. You assist us at workshops and we supervise your initial work with clients. In addition, at additional expense, you get direct training from other sources (e.g. Coaches Training Institute, Strozzi Ranch, EAGALA, horsemanship classes, reading books, web site design classes, etc.) which you will integrate into your apprenticeship.
We also help you get clear about your business niche, how you want to serve people with this work and who you want to serve. Those who come in with strong core skills may want to focus on building their practices during one of their phases.
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"I am grateful for my apprenticeship with you, for that experience and healing, and for it leading me to this place. Your belief in me has helped me so much."
-Beth P. Graduate
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When you can start and cost
Our year long programs begin February 1, June 1 or October 1 of each year and consist of three phases of four months each. The cost is $6000.
Call (612) 823-7022 or EMAIL to discuss your needs and how our program can work for you.
Other Good Things to Know
- Our apprentices come from all over. To accommodate those who must travel from other states or other parts of the world, we include one or two intensives during each of their apprenticeship phases. In this way, they can combine their assisting agreement with two or three sessions of equine-guided coaching while they are here and make the most of their travels.
- We include a 3-day Train the Trainer Lab in your summer phase. Our apprentices and others come together to help design and deliver an equine-guided team building workshop for a the staff of a small business. We spend Day 1 designing the workshop, Day 2 delivering it, and Day 3 processing what we learned.
- We also encourage our apprentices to build community among themselves as there's nothing more inspiring than connecting with others who share your passion.
Want to become an Equine-Guided Educator?
Below are two examples of how a Wisdom Horse Equine-Guided Apprenticeship can be designed. Remember, there are as many ways to design an apprenticeship as there are individuals who want to go into this work. Common to all apprentice programs is extensive one-on-one equine coaching with both Ann and Lynn.
Example 1:
The example below was designed for someone who had very little horse experience and a fair amount of sports coaching experience. Her intention was to wrap her apprenticeship into a masters degree program and come out with skills in working with children before they become at risk kids.
PHASE 1: EQUINE-GUIDED FOUNDATIONS
- Assigned readings
- Research—What's out there?
- Observational activities with horses
- Spend time with horses/ feed, water, etc.
- Assist at 1 EGE workshop
- Integration paper or project
- Evaluation
PHASE 2: LEARNING AS CLIENT
· Receive series of coaching experiences with one of the apprenticeship coaches (4 individual sessions, 1 workshop)
· Assist
· Take an additional approved training outside of the apprenticeship such as EAGALA, EGE, Coach Training Institute, etc.
· Write a reaction paper after each experience
· Do vision collage
· Evaluation
Read reflections from this apprentice after she completed Phase 2
PHASE 3: APPLICATION/SUPERVISION
· Design the next three months
· Coach eight practice clients with the assistance of horses. This can be done with several different clients or you may take one or two clients through a series.
· Two or more sessions observed by one of the apprenticeship coaches
· Evaluation and look at what's next in designing your practice
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