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Making the Wrong Thing Hard & The Right Thing Easy

An Interview with Warwick Schiller We had the distinct opportunity to sit down with Warwick Schiller. A lifelong equestrian of varying disciplines, Warwick Schiller moved from his home country of Australia in his 20s to the United States in order to pursue his dream of training horses. He focused his...
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Does Good Health = Good Welfare

Exploring Horse Welfare at Equine Connection Horse health versus horse welfare is a topic that ignites a passionate flame within us at Equine Connection. It's not just about the physical well-being of these majestic creatures; it's about understanding their intrinsic needs and honoring their unique nature. When we talk about...
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What is it like to be an Equine Assisted Learning Facilitator?

We want people to know what a day in the life of a facilitator could really look like. Because this is a job that you may like as you might have a love for horses and a love for people but you don't even know that this job is out...
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What Is Equine Assisted Learning? PART THREE

continued from part two... Even in the first program, it really excites me. I think there's something for any of you. Next time you go for a walk somewhere, pay attention to what your eyes are looking at. Are you actually looking where you're going? Or are you looking down...
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What is Equine Assisted Learning? PART TWO

Continued from part 1... Remember, there is no right or wrong here. We're not going to point out mistakes. We're going in to ask about the horse. This immediately relaxes the clients as they become concerned for the animals welfare. When we start asking the questions we are able to...
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What Is Equine Assisted Learning? PART ONE

What is EAL? PART ONE Welcome! Today we're going back to basics a little bit. We will be talking about: WhatisEquineAssistedLearning? When did it first take place? What'sitall about? Whydowedowhatwedo? Whatisthishealingwithhorsesthing? That's what we're going to be discussing today. It's really interesting because it was over 15 years ago when...
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No Arena, No Problem!

Welcome to the vibrant world of Equine Assisted Learning, where the majestic beauty of horses blends seamlessly with helping human beings build life skills! In this blog, we'll delve into the fascinating insights from a recent podcast, to share top tips and heartwarming stories that resonate with anyone passionate about...
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We are breaking our promise.

We made a promise. To never forget. To be grateful for their sacrifice. To appreciate all of our freedoms and our rights that they so gallantly fought for. But we may have broken our promise. Entitlement, unkindness, connecting with our phones more than our fellow humans, not appreciating the gifts...
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The Problem With Waiting For The Right Time? It May Never Come

We have heard all of the sayings; "it was the right time", "such serendipity", "the stars aligned".  But let's be honest. Sometimes these things happen because we have done the ground work first for them to happen. The problem in waiting for the right time is we are expecting it...
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Your Community Needs You

The only horse certification course you'll ever need!  Career with horses? If you love working with horses and helping people then this is the career for you! Having a career you love with horses...and finding happiness helping humans along the way! We’re here for the long haul, for the life...
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Word of the Year…What’s Yours?

"Word of the Year…What’s Yours?"by Jane Hemingway Mohr | Feb 6, 2023 | Leadership, Teamwork, Women in Leadership Mine is Kindness Those of you who read my blog will know that I regularly publish a ‘Word of the Week’. It is usually tied to an anecdote from our work and my hope is that it is a...
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Part 1: Driving to Williams Lake – The LONG way

 The journey started before we even left. Knowing that Canada has two seasons, winter and construction, we checked all of our roads and routes to make sure our driving trip to Williams lake would be seamless. As it turns out, the internet is not always 100% reliable. The trip started...
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