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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.
Shannon Knapp is founder and president of both Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc., and Horse Sense Business Sense, LLC. Shannon has worked with and taught horses and people for over 25 years. After 10 years teaching in college, she left academia and began working with abused & neglected horses. She began pairing “rescued” horses with people in 2001, and Horse Sense was formed soon after. She and her husband Richard continue to work with horses through horse rescue organizations and local humane societies and law enforcement.
Shannon is certified EAGALA Advanced and is the author of the book, Horse Sense Business Sense, Volume 1, an introduction to starting and running your own Horse Therapy & Learning practice, as well as numerous other resources for Horse Therapy & Learning practices. In addition, Shannon is a Graduate Advisor for Prescott College’s Equine Assisted Learning Masters program, & offers consulting services to thosinterested in starting their own Horse Therapy & Learning business.
The shadow one casts as a leader/manager/horseperson has enormous impact on the kind of relationships one can experience with horses & others. This presentation will offer insight into the process of working with leaders and managers using the principles of Natural Horsemanship as a guide & metaphor for connecting and being in collaboration with others. Informed by current literature on change & motivation, we will consider (& demonstrate, if horses are available) how these concepts can be learned, practiced & internalized through mutually respectful and beneficial interaction with horses.
Guideline: Lateral thinking. Planning all around. Acting directly. For 20 years now he has been the manager of Datex-Perfekt GmbH, company for professional data processing in Kueps/Bavaria, Germany. How Helmut became what he is now und what could still happen – a review forward. Eventful years: Founder and leader of an international successful pop group. Completed training as an advertising executive.Years focused on academic studies and graduated in business administration. Relevant professional experience in direct marketing. Foundation of a music publishing company.
Successful years: Founding Datex-Perfekt GmbH, and employing about 350 people by now. Board member of the local marketing club. Member of economic committees, associations and professional organisations. Co-operation partner and sponsor of cultural, charitable and educational organisations. Co-initiator of an alliance plenum for families. Owner of a mobility and internet platform. Speaker for current topics.
Strengths: Barely shows any weaknesses. Convinces humans, customers, horses and dogs. Weaknesses: Has a soft spot for anything moving on wheels, chains and crawler-mounted vehicles as well as for the consumption of food and drinks. Special qualifications: Driving licence for carriage rides.Since 2008 licensed HorseDream partner, member of EAHAE and ‘authorised representative of the EAHAE for in-firm training in Germany’. Location of the workshop: ‘Schloßhof Hain’.Offers: Trainings for development of leading and teamwork as well as personnel development. Philosophy of these workshops: HorseDreams. Human visions. Life reality. ‘Follow Natural Instincts’
‘2030 – How we will live in the future!’ Helmut interprets the 10 most important future trends according to Horst W. Opaschowski (scientific director of the BAT trust for future issues in Hamburg).
‘2010 –‘ Path to new learning methods’ Due to keeping present research results in perspective, important approaches for a reasonable further development of novel teaching and educational methods, also at EAHAE, have surfaced. An emerging lack of labours in Europe will accelerate the findings of alternating training methods – not only for higher executives.
Helmut puts up for discussion: ‘Does it make sense to prefer workshops for executives?’