HALT ™ (Horse Assisted Leadership Training)

HALT ™ is horses and humans working together to build high performance leaders and teams.

The Mission and Purpose of HALT ™

The mission of HALT ™ is to develop leadership skills and build high performance teams through hands on experiential learning activities using horses, facilitated by an Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) certified team. The purpose of HALT ™ is to help people connect with their God-given gifts, talents, abilities, personality as well as training and skills in such a way as to encourage and equip them to make a positive influence on the world in which they live, work and play.

HALT ™ Clinics

HALT ™ clinics are:

customized for faith-based, non-profit, and corporate groups.
1/2 day, 1 day or 2 days long for groups and individuals.
divided between arena time and classroom time.
targeted toward adults and older teens with a special emphasis on teams.
currently can accomodate up to 32 people.
facilitated by a learning specialist and an equine specialist.
currently are being held at one of five regional partner facilities throughout Virginia and North Carolina. (see listing below)
based on experiential/transformational learning principles.

Horses are used as tools for emotional growth and learning. Encounters with horses require people to engage with them emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually, creating a dynamic experiential learning situation for both human and horse. Horses will mirror their handlers emotionally and therefore provide invaluable feedback to those who are receptive to learning from them.

Under the direction of the Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) team, learning comes through processing/feedback/debriefing from hands on activities with the horses that address leadership, team work and life issues. Activities with the horses are 95% done from the ground. No riding or horse experience is necessary or recommended. Activities are designed to enhance problem solving skills, communication, awareness of personal strengths and weeknesses as well as those of teammates. Activities can help people overcome fears and life patterns that can be road blocks to overall performance. HALT is designed to enhance a group or corporation's vision, mission, communication, cooperation, and motivation leading to an overall higher performance.

HALT ™ Leadership Team

Barbara Robbins and Debbie Bahr are co-developers of HALT ™. Barbara and Debbie are certified through The Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association, Level I, for equine assisted learning. They both manage their family equine businesses located in the Shenandoah Valley. Barbara holds a Master of Divinity in counseling and is a graduate of the Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University. Learn more about Debbie at: http://www.brileeperformancehorses.com/.

Click here for Regional Partner HALT ™ Facilities.

For more information, e-mail HALTclinic@verizon.net.

No horse experience is necessary!

Testimonial

Jeremy Jackson, Director of Camp Piankatank, had this to say about HALT ™: “The HALT ™ training was a big part of our focus during leadership staff training and it prepared us to communicate effectively…the training has been invaluable…Our teams’ ability to solve problems together grew out of the HALT ™ program.”