Cheryl Bass / Cheryl Bess / Pam Umberger
Fairly early in our work with Equine Assisted Learning, we discovered theclose correlation between business relationships and the roles of horse, driver,harness, and carriage. While being involved in the sport of carriage driving,we became aware that many aspects of corporate structures, managementdynamics as well as personal and team relationships parallel aspectsof carriage driving. For example, the roles of a horse and driver can becomparable to the roles appearing in professional work settings, i.e. workforceand leadership. Likewise, the functions of harness and carriage parts can becompared to various functions of people and teams in business models.Analyzing the characteristics and inter-relatedness of the horse, driver,harness, and carriage can yield profound insights into the natureof professional relationships and the impact on business success.In this manual, we will show characteristics of harness and carriage parts.We will then demonstrate how to draw on some of the parallels between eachspecific harness and carriage component and the working parts of a business.Through working with the horse and carriage, clients can become more awareof how they will have a greater chance for success when communication isclear, staff are well-trained, and equipment is in good working order.
