Being Herd
Rewild the Relationship with your Horse: A Journey of Self-Discovery, natural Communication, and deep Connection. Inspired by wild Horses.
Wild Horses
Through their harmonious coexistence and collaborative leadership methods, wild horses not only prompt us to question how our own horse lives and learns but also how we ourselves live, love, and lead. And who we both truly are beneath the mask of functioning. Explore more about it in my Blog or my Podcasts. Enjoy!
Work with Me
Every horse-human pair needs something different for a powerful, vibrant connection. Send me a 10-20 minute video and let’s then meet on Zoom for a 1 hours session to find out together what your horse is trying to tell you about itself, you, and your relationship – and how you can change the situation for the better.
Membership
A 12-month journey inspired by wild horses. Translate their language and behaviours into interactions with your own horse and discover the true leadership qualities of a wild stallion within yourself. Includes weekly videos, monthly webinars, and office hours – all for $33 monthly (cancel anytime).
Being Herd
In a wild horse herd, everything is in balance and harmony. So, if our horse is stressed, frustrated, or fearful, it’s likely due to our influence – maybe it’s how they live, how we communicate, or maybe it’s our emotional themes that our horse senses and reacts to, either by protecting itself or by carrying our problems for us. To change this, we need to deepen our understanding of our horse’s natural needs, language, and behaviours (which we can only learn from wild horses), and transform our own past negative experiences. By doing so, we can step into our fullest potential and become the role model and leader our horse chooses to follow.
Become a Member of ‘Being Herd’ and learn more about:
Wild Horses: How they truly live and lead, and how age, gender, relationship level, and the situation influence their behavior and communication signals.
Your Horse: The significant differences in our horses’ lives, how these impact them and our relationship, and how we can enhance their well-being.
Your Part: How our horse lets us know where it might not yet fully understand or trust us – and why. And what else our horse wants us to know about us so that we can become the best and most authentic version of ourselves.
Your Togetherness: How can we communicate more naturally, e.g. when and in which ways can we be more tolerant, and when it’s on us to take the lead?
Membership
We delve deep into the behaviours of wild horses and their language, not only to be able to communicate naturally and freely with our horse but also to prove ourselves as competent, cooperative leaders by taking on more and more responsible tasks.
Being Herd also means we take a look at our part of the relationship: We explore how our emotions, negative beliefs, or attachment styles influence our behaviour – and our horse’s – and develop into the most powerful and authentic version of ourselves.
The 5 Levels
In the ‘Being Herd’ membership we journey through the five levels of relationship: We explore how wild horses live, communicate, and lead, while also uncovering our own natural life and leadership skills. This adventure fosters mutual understanding and a deep emotional connection. No matter where you are on your journey, each level reveals unique insights:
Level 1: A new Beginning
Wild Horses: How do wild horses live, and what is their herd structure like? Are there lead stallions or/and lead mares, and how often do conflicts occur? What factors influence when and how horses behave toward each other?
You and your Horse: Leadership Skill – Authenticity: What’s your and your horse’s story? Do you have a shared theme? Understand your and your horse’s emotions and strategies and how these patterns impact your horse, your bond, and even your daily life. Now let’s apply these insights to your and your horse’s relationship – to understand, what your horse needs the most from you right now.
E-book: Help your traumatized horse to heal with Energy Work.
Exercise: Mine or yours?
Guided Meditation: Release your horse.
Level 2: Invitation
Wild Horses: What signals do horses give to get invited into a new herd, what does an invitation look like and how do they greet each other?
You and your Horse: Leadership Skill – Empathy: We start to strengthen our true cooperative leadership skills, starting with the most important one: empathy. That means, first and foremost: allow your horse autonomy where possible. Be present, breathe, and give your horse the signal you’d like to become part of its herd. Learn, when and how we know, that we’re part of our horse’s herd. Who do we want to be in the relationship with our horse (and why this matters), once we’re part of the herd and how can we communicate this to our horse?
Guided Meditations: (1) Dream Version (plus Workbook). (2) Intuition Meditation.
Bonus: Course Self Leadership – Part 1: Discover. Incl:
Guided Meditation: Peace with my Partner or Expartner.
Level 3: Becoming Herd
Wild Horses: Let’s take a look at the herd routines and rules. Is there a specific daily routine? How often and when do social interactions occur, and how do horses ask for them? Here, you’ll learn all about the natural communication among individual horses, a language that your horse understands immediately without conditioning.
You and your Horse: Leadership Skill – Natural Communication: Now we translate wild horse behaviours and signals to the human-horse relationship and learn how to give clear and authentic signals. We dive deep into the different character types of horses (Fire, Wood, Earth, Metal, or Water type personality) to understand your horse’s character and specific needs. Authentic communication also includes a deeper reflection on our own stories, patterns, and survival strategies – and a deep understanding of who we truly are… We also talk about concrete and peaceful problem-solving techniques for topics such as: how to ask for space, how to respond to a contact request, and how to help your nervous, reactive, insecure, sad, or frustrated horse to be happy again.
Guided Meditations: (1) Change of Perspective (plus Workbork). (2) Explore your Boundaries.
Bonus: Course Self Leadership – Part 2: Realign. Incl.
Guided Meditations: (1) Burning Commitments. (2) Transform Negative Emotions.
Level 4: Assuming Tasks
Wild Horses: Now we dive into the communication among more than one horse within the herd, such as leading and directing during a location change. We explore when which horse assumes certain tasks within the herd, based on age, gender, character and the situation, e.g. standing guard, education, and more.
You and your Horse: Leadership Skills – Collaboration, Motivation & Inspiration: As an established herd member, we now also start taking on certain tasks within the herd, e.g. standing guard, guiding, leading, and engaging in shared play at liberty. You’re now also ‘allowed’ to educate – mostly with positive reinforcement (we also talk about why this is a very natural way of training). Leading our horse confidently is also a very important leadership skill, therefore we will dive deep into this and discuss peaceful, but clear problem-solving approaches, addressing holistically why the horse behaves in certain ways and how we can respond. We consider whether the behavior is natural and determine what concrete actions we can take when our horse pulls us to the grass, dawdles, stops, overtakes, or experiences nervousness or separation anxiety, when out and about.
Exercise: Shaking Practice.
Bonus: Course Self Leadership – Part 3: Balance. Incl:
Guided Meditation: Feel your body.
Level 5: Cooperative Leadership
Wild Horses: On level 5 we take a closer look at the communication among two or more herds within the herd association, which is almost exclusively done by the herd stallion – does this mean he is also the lead stallion? Aside from these and other specific tasks the herd stallion has within his own herd, he behaves like every other adult horse within the herd most of the time.
You and your Horse: Leadership Skills – Decisiveness, Conflict Management, Readiness to Sacrifice: Now, we additionally take on the tasks of the herd stallion. To do this, we have to step more and more into our true leadership qualities and abilities, such as resolving conflicts, assembling a harmonious herd, and also showing that we make good decisions and that we can protect the herd at all times. After proving to our horse’s herd that we’re competent, they will eventually offer us herd leadership, allowing us to take any horse out and lead or ride it, even in unfamiliar terrain. But before that happens, we often have to strengthen our own leadership skills further, like mediating conflicts, and showing our readiness to sacrifice ourselves for the benefit of the herd…
Guided Meditation: Ascending my throne.
Bonus: Course Self Leadership – Part 4: Blossom. Incl:
Guided Meditation: Heal your inner Child.
Bonus II: Create a natural environment for your horse: Paddock designs.
October 2024
The membership program starts on October 1, 2024, and is designed as a one-year online course. Why a year? Because we need to carry change through all the seasons for it to unfold. Rewild and take the relationship with your horse to another level.
The first 33 people can join for just $33 ($45 CAD) monthly (cancellable anytime) and gain access to a treasure trove of resources incl. weekly videos, monthly live themed webinars, weekly office hours, and materials like workbooks, guided meditations, and much more. Join us and become part of the ‘Herd’.
My Story
Hi, I’m Britta. My passion for understanding what makes relationships truly thrive – not only between humans, but also between people and horses – prompted my in-depth research into the evolutionary aspects of attachment theory and the study of wild horse behaviour.
What I’ve found is that both humans and horses flourish best in environments similar to those we’ve evolved to live in: being part of a community, where connection and collaboration creates true harmony, safety, and happiness. But today, we live in a society that often prioritizes authority, individuality, and efficiency over genuine connections. This can leave us feeling disconnected, unfulfilled, or anxious, just as if something just doesn’t feel right.
That’s why I’ve developed a unique approach to being with horses – one that’s all about real connections, natural communication, and ensuring safety for both of us. This also leads us on a journey of self-discovery and becoming the person we were always meant to be.
Welcome to the Being Herd Membership Program.
Deep Conversation
In this guided Meditation, you will meet your horse – and are invited to exchange everything you want each other to know.
Enjoy!
Bond Beyond
Allow your Horses to guide you towards your authentic Self.
I believe our Horses tell Stories about us and our Relationship and that it’s our unique Ability to read and guide each other that will allow us to create a Bond beyond what we’ve ever hoped for. Let me inspire you to learn from wild Horses how we can establish a more natural communication with each other – without conditioning and conflicts.
Your Message for Me
The Membership Being Herd starts October 1st 2024 and the first 33 people can join for just $33 USD ($45 CAD). If you’d like to get on the list to be notified when the doors open, either send me an email or subscribe to this page. I can’t wait to meet you inside (and of course, you can cancel your membership at any time to the end of the month).
britta(at)peopleandhorses.com