Welcome to Equus Coach Training! This webpage will be a location where your class materials, assignments, and audios will be posted. Please use the resources on this page to help you stay organized and turtle step your way through your Equus Coach Training.
Lessons
Equus Coaching Handbook, Mentorship & Certification Details
General Resources & Assignment Summary
Welcome to the online course materials! This webpage will be a location where all of your class materials, assignments, and audios will be posted. Please use the resources on this page to help you stay organized and turtle step your way through the Equus Coach Training experience. To start out, here are some resources that […]
Zoom Login Information
Currently, all calls are scheduled to take place on Tuesdays at 8:00am PT/ 9:00am MT/ 10:00am CT/ 11:00am ET Most calls will be roughly 90 minutes in duration. If you are unable to make a call, no need to worry. They will all be recorded and links posted below within 36 hours of class. The […]
Recommended Reading
Recommended reading for Equus Coach Training: Review: ICF Core Competencies ICF Code of Ethics Center for Equus Coaching Code of Ethics Watch: Brene Brown 2010 TedX Houston: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4Qm9cGRub0&t=9s Jill Bolte Taylor: My Stroke of Insight TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyyjU8fzEYU&t=219s Read: Daring Greatly or Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Whole Brain Living by Jill Bolte Taylor Optional Reading: Complete Horse […]
ECC Assignments – Ethics
As you listen to the audio, listen for the answers to these questions. Submit your answers in the Google worksheet link below. Audios for Ethics Intro to Ethics, Agreements, and the Rhythm of a Coaching Session (35 minutes) Intro to Ethical Decision Making Model (8 minutes) Google Worksheet Link: Ethics & Professional Responsibility
ECC Resource – Lameness Labs
Given a horse’s four limbs and a variety of different strides of movement and speed, lameness in a horse is not always obvious. As an Equus Coach it will be extremely important for you to be able to identify a lame horse so that you can ensure that the horses you work with are healthy […]
ECC Resource – Equine Care & Management
Even if you never plan to own a horse, as an Equus Coach you will be working with horses from various facilities and stables. It is important to know the basics of equine care and management so that you can work with your or others’ horses respectfully. Moreover, horse owners will be more likely to […]
ECC Resource – Review of the Equine Skeleton
Horses have evolved from the size of a small dog to a large diversity of breeds. Familiarizing yourself with the underlying bony structure of the skeleton can help you understand how a horse disperses its weight and what a well-balanced body conformation looks like. This in turn can help you understand if you are working […]
ECC Resource – Demos
Below are demonstration videos demonstrating different Equus Coaching exercises and helps guide you through some of the more technical aspects to help you communicate using the non-verbal language of equus. Videos in this section: Round Pen Demonstration (14 minutes) Video Handout: Round Pen Demo – Illustrations and Diagrams Instructional Video for Halter Exercise (26 minutes)
March 12, 2024 – CLASS 1: Welcome Call & Overview
Live Class Topic: Review ICF 8 Core Competencies Class Outline Class Handout: ICF Core Competencies Class Recording
March 19, 2024 – CLASS 2: Trust, Safety, and Vulnerability
Live Class Topic: Trust, Safety, and Vulnerability Class Outline Class Audio Recording Pre-work Watch these two TEDX videos before class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0 Download the PDF Daring Greatly Reading guide here and answer the questions on Page 1. Review the Student ECC Participation Agreement that you signed upon enrollment and have it available during class.
March 26, 2024 – CLASS 3: The Seasons of Change
Live Class Topic: The Seasons of Change Class Outline The Seasons of Change Coaching Model Class Audio Recording
April 02, 2024 – CLASS 4: The Brain and Behavior
Live Class Topic: The Brain and Behavior Class Outline Class Recording
April 09, 2024- CLASS 5: Body Tracking
Live Class Topic: Body Tracking Class Outline Class Recording
April 16, 2024 – CLASS 6: Powerful Questions & the Power of Metaphors
Live Class Topic: Horses & the Power of Metaphor Class Outline Class Handout Class Recording Part 1 Class Recording Part 2
April 23, 2024 – CLASS 7: Talk to the Body
Live Class Topic: Talk to the Body Class Outline Class Recording
April 30, 2024 – CLASS 8: Shaping and Supporting Community & Prepping for the Onsite
Live Class Topic: Shaping & Supporting Community And… Prepping for the Onsite! Class Outline See your next “lesson” for all onsite details. Class Recording
May 09-12, 2024 – Equus Coaching Training Onsite 1
We can’t wait to meet you in person! Schedule for your first onsite. The workshop days are all-day events. Thursday, May 9th – Sunday, May 12th – General Agenda: We will begin promptly at 9:00am each morning. There is a lot to fit in! Lunch will begin between 12:00 and 1:00pm each day. The exact schedule […]
May 21, 2024 – CLASS 9: Live Coaching Call
Live Class Topic: Live Coaching Call Class Outline ** Please review the prework in Class 10. We ask that it be completed before class begins. Class Recording
June 4, 2024 – CLASS 10: Ethics, Establishing Agreements, and the Rhythm of a Coaching Session
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #1 and #3 Class Outline Class Prework (to be completed before class): Listen to the class audios below and complete the Google worksheet. Class Audios Intro to Ethics, Agreements, and the Rhythm of a Coaching Session (35 minutes) Intro to Ethical Decision Making Model (8 minutes) Google Worksheet Link: Ethics & Professional […]
June 18, 2024 – CLASS 11: Group Mentoring 1: Observed Coaching with Feedback
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #2 Class Outline Coach: Minna Waldeck Client: Elizabeth Libonati Class Recording
July 9, 2024 – CLASS 12: Group Mentoring 2: Observed Coaching with Feedback
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #3 Class Outline Coach: Robyn Prentiss Client: Joyce Caruso Class Recording
July 23, 2024 – CLASS 13: Group Mentoring 3: Observed Coaching with Feedback
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #4 Class Outline Coach: Elizabeth Libonati Client: Melissa Brauner Coach: Melissa Brauner Client: Robyn Prentiss Class Recording
August 6, 2024 – CLASS 14: Group Mentoring 4: Observed Coaching with Feedback
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #5 Class Outline Coach: Joyce Caruso Client: Minna Waldeck Class Recording
August 20, 2024 – CLASS 15: Ideal Day & Future Visioning as an Equus Coach
Live Class Topic: Ideal Day as an Equus Coach Class Outline Class Recording
September 3, 2024 – CLASS 16: Horsemanship Q&A
Live Class Topic: Horsemanship Q&A Class Outline Class Recording
September 17, 2024 – CLASS 17: Live Coaching Call & Prepping for Second Onsite
Live Class Topic: Live Coaching Call & Prepping for Second Onsite Class Outline Class Recording
September 26 – 29, 2024 – Onsite Training Workshop #2
Live Class Topic: Group Mentoring 5 and 6 – Observed Coaching with Feedback We can’t wait to see you again! Schedule The workshop days are all-day events. Thursday, September 26th – Sunday, September 29th – Equus Coaching Intensive We will begin promptly at 9:00am each morning. There is a lot to fit in! Lunch will begin […]
October 8, 2024 – CLASS 18: Live Coaching Call
Live Class Topic: Live Coaching Call Class Outline Class Recording
October 22, 2024 – CLASS 19: Equus Coaching & Trauma – WYNTK
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #1 and #2 Please Review These Handouts BEFORE Class: Class Outline Additional Information and Resources How and When to Refer Therapy Class Recording
November 5, 2024 – CLASS 20: Getting Started in Your Practice
Class Outline Class Recording
November 19, 2024 – CLASS 21: Equus Session Video Review
Live Class Topic: Equus Session Video Review Class Outline VIDEO: Example of Renee Round Pen Coaching Class Recording
December 3, 2024 – CLASS 22: Equus Session Video Review
Live Class Topic: Equus Session Video Review Class Outline VIDEO: Class Recording
December 17, 2024 – CLASS 23: Equus Session Video Review
Live Class Topic: Equus Session Video Review Herding Video Assignment – Due March 1, 2025 Class Outline VIDEO: Equus Coaching and The Work Class Video Recording
January 7, 2025 – CLASS 24: Equus Session Video Review
Live Class Topic: Equus Session Video Review Herding Video Assignment – Due March 1, 2025 Class Outline & Video Notes VIDEO PASSWORD: EquusPreview! Class Video Recording
January 28, 2025 – CLASS 25: Setting Up Your Sessions
Live Class Topic: Setting Up Your Sessions Class Outline Sample Agenda and Worksheets: Exercises for Equus Coaching Sessions Equus Coaching Sample Prework Individual Sample Friends and Family Letter Sample Facility Agreement 1 Sample Facility Agreement 2 Release Form Examples Class Recording
February 11, 2025 – CLASS 26: Marketing & Building Your Practice Primer
Live Class Topic: Marketing & Building Your Practice Primer Herding Video Assignment– Due March 1, 2025 Class Outline Marketing & Promotion Guide Class Recording
February 25, 2025 – CLASS 27: Coaching Tools Review
Live Class Topic: Tools Review Class Outline Class Handout: ECC Coaching Tools and Concepts Class Recording
March 11, 2025 – CLASS 28: Group Mentoring 7 – The Art of Coaching
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #6 Class Outline Class Handout: ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers Video call information for this week Group 1 Coach: Video: Coach: Video: Group 2 Coach: Video: Coach: Video: Group 1 Recording Group 2 Recording
March 25, 2025 – CLASS 29: Group Mentoring 8 – The Art of Coaching
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #7 Class Outline Class Handout: ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers Video call information for this week Group 1 Coach: Video: Coach: Video: Group 2 Coach: Video: Group 1 Recording Group 2 Recording
April 8, 2025 – CLASS 30: Group Mentoring 9 – The Art of Coaching
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency #8 Class Outline Class Handout: ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers Video call information for this week Group 1 Coach: Video: Group 2 Coach: Video: Coach: Video: Group 1 Recording Group 2 Recording
April 22, 2025 – CLASS 31: Group Mentoring 10 – The Art of Coaching
Live Class Topic: ICF Core Competency Review 1-8 Class Outline Class Handout: ICF Core Competencies and PCC Markers Video call information for this week Group 1 Coach: Video: Group 2 Coach: Video: Group 1 Recording Group 2 Recording
May 6, 2025 – CLASS 32: Live Coaching Call & Prep for the Onsite
Live Class Topic: Live Coaching Call & Prepping for Third Onsite Class Outline Class Recording
May 15 – 18, 2025 – Onsite Training Practicum Review
Live Class Topic: Live Group Mentoring – Observed Coaching with Feedback We can’t wait to see you again! Schedule The workshop days are all-day events. Thursday, May 15th – Sunday, May 18th – Equus Coaching Praticum Review We will begin promptly at 9:00am each morning. There is a lot to fit in! Lunch will begin […]