Ponderosa Connection fosters a safe and mindful environment to develop valuable life skills such as: Active Listening, Articulation, Body Language, Communication, Focus, Collaboration, Relationship Building, Negotiation, Trust, and Problem Solving. These skills are essential to develop and maintain healthy relationships, strong bonds and authentic communication.  We offer these skill development programs alongside our horse teachers who encourage, support and empower individual and team growth.

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Equine Assisted Learning is an experiential style of learning which facilitates developing life skills through positive interactions with horses.  Experiential learning has been termed “the natural way of learning” and stimulates all senses and learning styles.  Individuals work within a team dynamic to complete objectively driven exercises designed to encourage self-awareness, esteem and confidence.  Essential life skills are developed by working with horses through ground work – no riding or horse experience necessary! The learner based lessons are validated through hands-on experience, personal reflection and self-evaluation.  Equine Assisted Learning is a mindful journey guided by an equine personal coach, horse wisdom and energy medicine and fosters personal growth through discovery, nature and animals.