The foundation of any exceptional training programme is the team behind it. At Athena Herd, the collective passion, diverse expertise, and shared ethos of its team create a truly comprehensive and supportive learning environment for aspiring Equine Facilitated Practitioners.

Are you considering a career in equine-facilitated practice? Athena Herd offers a unique and supportive pathway with its specialised training programmes, designed to foster a deep connection between humans and horses while building professional expertise.

Athena Herd is really pleased to announce that it is currently taking applications for:

Interestingly my reflection on ‘huddles’ started with the horses. However, this was only after the Legal, Risk and Compliance team that I work in in the City of London, shortly prior to working from home, diarised weekly Team Huddles to be held first thing on a Monday morning.

Athena Herd CIC is very pleased to announce a new project with Crossways Community. Crossways Community is a Christian charity which provides housing and support for adults suffering from a range of mental illnesses.

Katarina Felicia Lundgren from the MiMer Centre during the recent training that we hosted at Athena Herd talked about and recently shared a post on facebook called the “Imitation Game”. Reminding us that we are all minds in motion and when we enter this world (both humans and animals) we use imitation.

The Magic Mirror is a mystical object that is featured in the story of Snow White and used by the Evil Queen in order to find out who is the “fairest of them all”. So why am I writing about this Magic Mirror in the context of Equine Facilitated Learning/Psychotherapy work?

Founded upon a strong ethos of animal welfare and wellbeing it creates a unique environment from which to experience the relational dynamics of human interaction with horses. As such, it is the perfect place to undertake the journey of developing the skills needed to become an Equine Facilitated Practitioner.

Health and well-being can be described as the achievement and maintenance of physical fitness and mental stability. A more holistic definition can be health and well-being as the result of a combination of physical, social, intellectual and emotional factors.

How often do we let the important questions go unasked? Or awkwardly or politely talk around the real-issues? How often do we feel unable to challenge behaviour, performance or opinions?

Time for another guest blog, this time from Graeme Green of The Mindful Horse who explores the value of being present. Graeme teaches presence and embodiment, wellbeing and mindfulness across various personal and professional locations, including onsite with the Athena herd.

Another guest blog from Graeme Green outlining the highly beneficial power of coaching from an embodied perspective, join Graeme at our forthcoming wellbeing retreat to find out more.

In our latest guest-blog Hannah Carr of The Nourished Body talks about the benefits of the Cacao ceremony. Hannah will be co-facilitating (and hosting a ceremony) at this summer’s Well-being Retreat.

This is a guest blog written by Graeme Green of The Mindful Horse, who is one of the facilitators at this August’s Wellbeing Retreat

We are looking forward to hosting our Wellbeing retreat this August – with Graeme Green and Hannah Carr.