Summer has arrived at last here on the Somerset Levels, along with the mosquitoes. We are more than halfway through the year, it seems to have flown by. Had some lovely groups on the Equine Facilitated Learning Diploma. Our July diploma is now fully booked. The next one is September, possibly the last for this […]
Just a quick update on Horse Haven Uk happenings. Lots of changes happening at the moment and we feel they are very positive. We are no longer offering driving tuition, activity driving holidays or training horses to cart. These activities were put in place for Dean as this area was his particular passion. It was […]
The Equine Facilitated Learning Diploma at Horse Haven Uk is now CPD accredited. It’s taken time and effort but the outcome is worth it. Our sister company Haven Hypnotherapy Academy is now a registered provider of CPD training and this includes the EFL Diploma at Horse Haven UK. The website for Haven […]
Equine Facilitated Learning at Horse Haven Uk 1 Day Equine Facilitated Learning/Therapy. Located on the Somerset Levels between Ashcott and Meare, 5 miles from Glastonbury. 5 day Accredited Diploma Training in Equine Facilitated Learning/Therapy. This is for people who want to become facilitators and to offer […]
It’s amazing how the horses become drawn to the sound of the drum. I’m sure it has something to do with the vibration. Even Oisin, our scatty youngster loves it, he likes to put his nose on the drum. Saffy, our fjord mare once took the beater off a lady and started […]
Equine Facilitated Learning What happens at an Equine Facilitated Learning Day at Horse Haven Uk? Experience with horses is not necessary and for anyone with a fear of horses this can be very helpful. Well, after the meet and greet we have an ice breaker to get to know each other. It’s […]
Would you like to create positive change in 2019? Boost your confidence and self-esteem? Learn to communicate more clearly and gain an understanding of body language? How about overcoming obstacles and setting healthy boundaries? Of course, you would. So, join us and our horses on 16th March for a day of Equine Facilitated Learning. […]
It seems Horse Haven Uk is fast becoming a therapy centre. This makes me happy as my roots have been in therapy for over 20 years. It has been a natural progression over the past few years and finally seems to be what Horse Haven Uk is becoming. We have offered many workshops over the […]
What is Equine Facilitated Learning/Therapy & how can it help with anxiety? There is no riding involved and no previous experience with horses required. Working together as a team, building rapport with the horses, discovering your own personal boundaries and realising how this can affect your communication with others is all a part of it. […]
We started off with one horse on the first part of our journey at Horse Haven Uk. That didn’t feel right as horses are herd animals so we quickly got another. Now we have six horses, I am sure that is a familiar story for many of you. It’s been an interesting first part of […]
Twice a year we aim to run a “Mindfulness, Healing and Drumming with Horses Workshop”. Graeme Green of “The Mindful Horse” is the facilitator for this workshop. He has a wealth of experience and shares his knowledge freely. It encompasses shamanic work, meditation, mindfulness, healing and of course time drumming with the horses. It […]
DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR HORSES and like helping people? Would you like a new career combining the above? If the answer is YES then you should join us on our 5 day Equine Facilitated Learning Diploma Training. With the New Year upon us now is the time to follow your passion and live […]
New year resolutions for personal and professional goal setting. Well the New Year is almost upon us. Having reflected back over 2018 there certainly have been challenges so I decided to list achievements and I can honestly say there have been many, big and small. The good outweighed the bad. Now is the time to […]
Team building, mindfulness & leadership skills with horses at Horse Haven Uk is aimed toward the Corporate Market. Give your team a bonding experience and 2 days to remember. Working with the horses here at Horse Haven Uk will involve stepping out of the logical head space and getting in touch with the kinaesthetic […]
Hypnotherapy. A little bit about my therapy work. Some of you already know I am a hypnotherapist but for those who don’t here’s a little introduction. Before I go any further I would like to offer you a Christmas gift. Go to our store, click downloads and help yourself to a FREE COPY of my […]
Our barefoot horses at Horse Haven Uk live on a horse track system. We are great believers in all things natural so having shoes nailed to our horses hooves never felt right to us. Having barefoot horses at Horse Haven Uk, for us was the only way to go. It’s our personal choice and we […]
Healing with horses at Horse Haven Uk. It seems that horses have an innate ability to help us heal our emotional wounds. Horses do not have verbal language like us so have to rely totally on body language. As a result of this they are masters of reading physical movement, facial expressions and tone of voice, […]
Whilst we are advocates for the use of “bitless” bridles we have been given a very strong, clear message on the subject from one of our herd. Bob who was our first gypsy cob came to us at a very young age already trained for driving. He arrived at Horse Haven fully shod and pulling […]