Whole Horse & Equestrian Science Institute
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The Whole Horse Institute was founded in the mid 1980s by Mary Ann Simonds offering courses and lectures on equine holistic health, ecology, behavior and marketing. Active in wild horse management and equine sports therapy, Mary Ann partnered with a number of other organizations including the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) and people conducting training to thousands of individuals. In 2001 the Institute evolved into the Whole Horse and Equestrian Science Institute with a strong focus on bringing equine science and equestrian psychology into the horse industry
Please contact Mary Ann for more information at 360.573.1958
The following programs are formatted in Introductory Talks, Lecture Series and 3-Day Clinics.
Week long training and extended study courses are also available.
Private Consultations, Coaching and Mentoring
Training by Temperament ™ – Understand how horses learn and how various personalities affect a horse’s ability to learn. Discover the 5 best ways to assess your horse’s temperament, learning style, ability and potential. Learn what motivates your horse and how to match specific training to your individual horse.
Equine Assessments – Looking to buy a new horse, have rescued a horse or want to know more about your existing horse? Learn how to accurately assess and understand your horse’s history, emotions, experience, knowledge, and capabilities.
InterSpecies Communication – Horse-Human- After over 35 years of research and teaching professionals, Mary Ann shares techniques for guiding people to intuitively communicate with horses while providing scientific basis for learning to look “with” compared to looking “at” another species. Great for all species
“Inner Rider”™ – Discover a deep connection with your horse through body-mind techniques allowing you and your horse to share awareness together. You will l earn how to slow your brain waves down, relax your body, balance your energy, find your rhythm and give your horse more confidence. Both you and your horse will learn how to listen to each other and collaborate for better performance or just a better relationship.
Riding Rhythms ™ – Music is a universal language and horses have music preferences too. After over 30 years of clinics Mary Ann has researched various music that help horses and people learn together. Fun, relaxing and healing, this clinic is a great way to get synchronized with your horse. You don’t have to be a dressage rider to enjoy this one.
Equine Sports Coaching/Equestrian Coaching –Enhance your teaching by learning better horse-human coaching skills using NLP, visualizations and other techniques.
Horsewomanship Camp August 20th-24th, Colorado. Enlightened Horsewomen Join Mary Ann and Women Quest’s World triathlete champion, Coleen Cannon for a fun filled, amazing journey. http://www.womensquest.com/retreats/horses.htm
Talks/Lectures
What’s Sex Got to Do with It – understand the differences between mares, geldings and stallions. Learn how to assess equine priorities and adapt training to fit your horse’s gender and temperament.
Stress Management for Horse and Rider – Learn what causes stress in horses and humans and how to mitigate and prevent using a variety of techniques including habitat management, magnetic therapy, flower essences, natural diets, massage, psychology, music and other techniques.
Wild Horses: Understanding the Natural Lives of Horses – now in NEW DVD – Horse society is alive and well inside your horse, if you give it a chance to learn and “Be” a horse. A beautiful photographic and musical journey into the real lives of horses.
Understanding Behavioral Problems in Horses – learn the causes of a variety of behavioral issues, what are the common causes and how to prevent and treat.
Natural and Holistic Health for Horses – understand what horses need to stay healthy in this modern world from how to test for toxic hay to what techniques work best for specific issues.
Equestrian Leadership- Horses can act as a metaphor for life and through our interaction with horses we can learn a variety of skills such as goal setting, visioning, time management, confidence, how to listen, communication, the appropriate use of power, commitment, and other leadership skills.
Eco-Equestrians –Ride for a Green World – learn what equestrians can do to be “green” from water and manure management to recycling and using safe products.
Coaching/Mentoring Programs:
Equestrian/Equine Sports Coaching –customized mentor training for professionals and serious equestrians.
Applied Equine Behavioral Coaching – for trainers and other professionals wishing to be certified in Applied Equine Behavioral Coaching.
Professional Development Series for Riding Instructors and Trainers
Coaching for Results –Good teachers often are “natural” at what they do, but often do not know how or what they are doing to get results. You can enhance your teaching practice with both people and horses but learning how to assess, give feedback, ask deep questions, use NLP to better understand people and behavioral observation to better understand horses, set goals with students, empower your clients so they excel.
Assessing Horse & Rider –Increase your understanding of how to assess horse and human using various techniques including the S.A.I.C.C. Evaluation ( Sensitivity-Awareness-Intelligence-Confidence-Cooperation), to increase your ability to gain results. Learn how to match up people and horses and develop training programs for both based on various personalities, environments, and goals.
Equestrian Psychology –Enhance your skills as a trainer or instructor by having a better understanding of the psychology of horses and humans. As social mammals horses and people share many traits, but process and communicate in different ways. Learn about the differences in learning behavior of horses and humans. Explore various forms of communication between horses and humans including verbal and non-verbal. Gain awareness into the evolutionary development of people and horses.
Applied Equine Behavior for Professionals – Managing and training a stable full of horses and students is more than a full time job with little time left over to solve problem horses. Understanding equine behavior and being able to identify an issue before it becomes a problem may be the difference between a happy, healthy and top performing horse and one that is not at its peak and declining emotionally or physically. Learn how to adjust training to solve behavioral issues and prevent problems from arising.