EQUUS Certification Training
Are You Ready to Become an EQUUS Experience® Certified Facilitator?
The equine-assisted learning world is rapidly growing. What sets an EQUUS Experience® Certified Facilitator apart from the rest?
Unlike most equine-assisted organizations, EQUUS Experience® Certified Facilitators are:
Masterful in the art of human transformation.
Highly trained, formally assessed, and experienced human development practitioners.
Masterful in the art human transformation.
Excel in equine behavioral sciences.
Have decades of experience with horses.
Are licensed and / or formally accredited professionals.
Comply with the Core Competencies, Ethics and standards of the ICF.
Are mature integrous professionals who embody wisdom and experience
And unlike many equine-assisted processes, The EQUUS Experience® is:
Horse forward, putting the horse first.
A non-exploitative approach to Equine Assisted Learning.
A fusion of evidence-based practices including neuroscience, equine behavioral sciences, attachment theory, trauma-informed coaching, anthropology, human development theory and systems theory.
Includes the nature-based wisdom of ancient earth based wisdoms from around the world
The wellbeing industry (and by extension, the Equine Assisted Learning industry) is unregulated. Therefore, many settle for superficial fly-over approaches to “transformation”. Being an EQUUS Experience® Certified Facilitator supports you and your business to stand for much more.
Due to our commitment towards a high level of excellence in facilitation, and our desire to uphold high standards for the industry, our mentorship program is a custom-tailored apprenticeship process with EQUUS Founder and CEO, author, and developer of the award-winning EQUUS Experience®, Kelly Wendorf. Only eight apprenticeship spaces are available each year.
This high-touch one-on-one process ensures that EQUUS Experience® Certified Facilitators are not only versed in the unique EQUUS Experience® pedagogy but become an embodiment of it.
Once certified, you become a member of our gifted team of EQUUS faculty.
What is the EQUUS Experience®?
The EQUUS Experience® is the award-winning personal and leadership development process that changes organizations, and transforms individuals, families, leaders, and teams.
Through partnership with horses and masterful facilitation by our staff, The EQUUS Experience® inspires breakthrough learning in a joyful, powerful, and sustainable way.
The process takes place at Buffalo Spirit Ranch, and is a stand alone two-hour and four-hour program and is also embedded inside our retreats, workshops and certification trainings.
It weaves together a confluence of powerful influences:
Neuroscience
Systems theory
Attachment theory
Equine behavioral sciences
Liberty work
Coaching and generative inquiry
Earth-based wisdom
Application Process:
Now Accepting Applications for 2027
Our carefully curated cohorts foster camaraderie and shared experiences, igniting connections that last far beyond the program's duration. With the next cohort set to kick off in 2027, seize the opportunity to be part of something truly exceptional. If you value networking, seek shared experiences, and appreciate a clear timeline, our Cohort Model is the perfect fit.
Prerequisites:
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A combination of experiential and distance learning introductory course teaches the foundations of the EQUUS model and approach to leading and living. Taught by EQUUS Founder Kelly Wendorf. Learn More HERE.
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1000 hours of horsemanship, riding, training and horse-care and ground-work.
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You must be a certified ICF (International Coaching Federation) coach (PCC or beyond) and be able to present proof of certification. Other accreditations in the counseling field, such as MA, LSW, MFT, MFCC, PhD, may also qualify in full or in part.
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If you are not yet ICF PCC coach certified you are welcome to apply for the training. If accepted, you can take the training and learn all the expertise, horse-forward approaches, and masterful facilitation skills embedded in the award-winning EQUUS Experience® pedagogy for your professional EAL career. However, you will only receive the formal EQUUS Experience Certification once you have been PCC certified by the ICF. Your training and practice hours will robustly contribute to that process.
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A 4 hour course taught over two weekends This class guides you through nature’s blueprint for transformation, helping you recognize and move past self-sabotage, validate your own experience, and emerge with practical tools for resilience and empowerment.