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Gerhard J. Krebs, born 1949, holds a university degree M.A. in political science and contemporary German literature. He has been working as an entrepreneur since 1983, started IT-Trainings in 1986 and founded G&K HorseDream GmbH in 1996 together with his wife Karin. They both started with horse assisted leadership seminars and team training in 1998 using Friesian horses as catalysts. Gerhard & Karin initiated the EAHAE in August 2004. Besides corporate training they provide national and international ‘train the trainer’ seminars addressing coaches and educators, who want to get into the Horse Assisted Education business, as well as HorseDream Partner License Workshops.
In his presentation Gerhard will outline the journey from the beginning of HAE in Europe to the present, covering the achievements of EAHAE over the past six years.
David Harris is an internationally acclaimed speaker, trainer, facilitator and coach. David is also a life learner in natural horsemanship. He lives in Windsor, England, with his wife, two children and three horses. He is passionate about people and their amazing potential.
David says “We are all stars, sometimes we need to learn to shine”. He is the founder of Acorns2Oaks (A2O) together with his wife Sharon. The vision of A2O is for its clients to experience “Success on Your Terms”, what ever success is.
In his presentation David introduces the conference and why the theme has been chosen. He examines the horse/human relationship and why working with horses is an extraordinary way to learn and relearn key skills that are essential for everyone in our current environment
Jackie works as consultant, coach, therapist and educator. She is the founder and CEO of Spirit of Leadership LLC. Jackie teaches at Case Western Reserve University and the Gestalt Institute. She is an Entrepreneur- in- Residence at Lake Erie College where she has founded and facilitates in the “Experiential Learning with Horses” Professional Practitioner Certificate training program. She lectures within the U.S. Turkey, Israel and Mexico. Jackie lives in Ohio with her Native American husband, herd of seven horses and a zebra, wolf/dog, dogs and cat. She has learned from her horses that “A herd is inclusive, everyone belongs, everyone is essential, everyone matters”.
In this presentation we will partner with horses to explore leading with spirit with bringing our spiritual and business worlds together. Business people are finding that engaging their whole selves in work and home life–body, mind, emotion and spirit, and living their values and purpose strengthens the financial bottom line and sustains the well being of the organization. Partnering with horses and leading with spiritual presence we can transform our families, business and communities, uplift our human spirit and create positive change.