MENTORING WITH HORSES | GREENEVILLE, TN
Enhancing Life Skills thru Experiential Horsemanship
We Conduct “Horse Discovery” Camps, ReWilding Retreats, & Workshops. We Facilitate Immersive Nature-Centric Equine-Assisted Experiential Learning. We also Deliver Equine-Assisted Trauma-Informed Mentoring to At-Risk Youth.
✓ Self-worth, SELF-CONFIDENCE, mindfulness
✓ TRUST, EMPATHY, responsibility, healthy relationships
✓ COMMUNICATION, LEADERSHIP, INDEPENDENCE
Our Mentoring with Horses Focus Areas
We combine the transformational benefits of both experiential and therapeutic equine-assisted services (EAS) with immersive experiences to enhance critical life skills: the abilities and positive behaviors that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Such skills include trust, assertiveness, self-worth, self-confidence, self-regulation, patience, empathy, healthy relationships, communication, problem solving, and more! And while activities with horses are fun, sharing authentic connections and relationships with horses is awesome!
Why Horses?
They have thoughts, feelings, emotions, and personality. They are sociable, very sensitive to our energy, highly attuned and responsive to our behavior, and capable of individualized connections and authentic relationships. Partnering with horses brings tangible experiential and therapeutic benefits while being more fun, more exciting, more engaging, more powerful, more intense, and more effective than other experiential approaches!
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Horse Discovery Camps – Ages 10-17 (Experiential & Transformational)
Hey kids and youths! Enjoy a wonderful mountain setting and quality time with horses from our amazing herd! Interact with them personally while experiencing their beauty, confidence, keen awareness, intelligence, sentient emotions, and unique personalities. Explore genuine, authentic, non-judgmental, transformational encounters as you connect, share in, and partner with them through professionally facilitated activities and dynamic reflection!
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ReWilding Retreats – Adults (18+) (Experiential & Transformational)
In wildlife conservation, rewilding refers to restoring habitats and creating corridors between preserved lands to allow declining populations to rebound.
Here we apply rewilding to human attitudes so as to become reenchanted with the world, acting from the inside out, and dissolving false boundaries to truly connect compassionately and joyfully with nature, one’s self, and others.
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Stable Moments® Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) for At-Risk Youth
We provide therapeutic equine-assisted mentoring to “at-risk” youth who have been placed within a local residential facility and who are dealing with early developmental (complex) trauma needs.
The youths benefit from a formal, structured, and demonstrably effective mentorship program which pairs each youth with a horse and a trauma-informed mentor for weekly EAL sessions.
Experience …
✓ Mindfulness
✓ Attunement
✓ Authenticity
… and more!
Enhancing Life Skills …
Through our Mentoring with Horses sessions, we meet our participants where they’re at, respecting unique personalities, interests, strengths, challenges and goals, to help support the development or enhancement of critical life skills, particularly in the areas of self-worth, self-regulation, emotional awareness, healthy relationships, responsibility, and independence. Such skills include calmness, mindfulness, respect, empathy, trust, humility, confidence, communication, anger management, executive functioning, and social awareness.
Mindfulness
The practice of maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of one’s thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, without judgment, as they arise.
Attunement
The process of connecting with another by sensing and understanding the needs, emotions, and experiences of the other without explicit outward communication.
Authenticity
The degree to which one’s external actions are congruent with their internal values and desires, as exhibited in how one acts and changes in response to external influences.
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It is such a privilege to be able to share the joy and passion of horses with you, and to see them receive and enjoy the love, appreciation and respect they inherently deserve while helping them have authentic and transformational connections and experiences directly with you.
We want you to have amazing life-changing experiences of your own, and welcome your constructive comments and suggestions as we seek and strive to make these encounters inspiring and sensational for all involved.
Sincerely,
Victor & Helen Mathis, Mentoring With Horses LLC
Ready for a Remarkable Horse Experience?
Please call or text us at (423) 268-4126, or email us at MentoringWithHorses@gmail.com. We are happy to answer your questions, coordinate scheduling, discuss payment, and help you have an amazing and even transformational experience!
Wondering If You Can Adjust Your Event Date?
Absolutely! You can modify your date at no charge, as long as you provide us with at least 7 days advance notice. Camps and retreats have limited capacity, and we have a waitlist policy to accommodate those desiring to fill cancellations as/when available.
Curious About Our Cancellation Policy?
In the event that you need to cancel your participation, we provide full refunds if notice is provided at least 7 days prior to the event. Otherwise we will refund 50%, or alternatively, we may re/book you for a future date if you prefer. Regardless, we want to work with you!
Wondering How We Handle Payments?
To secure your spot in a Horse Discovery Camp or ReWilding Retreat, we prefer payment at least 7 days in advance, first-come, first-served. We accept cash and checks. Please contact us for scholarship consideration, group discounts, and to arrange for payment.
Wanting a Free Talk/Seminar for Your Group?
Our Executive Director Victor Mathis would be happy to discuss options with you. Please contact him at (423) 268-4126 to discuss. Victor is a PATH Intl. Certified Professional (ESMHL), a certified ReWilding Retreat Facilitator, and certified with Stable Moments®.
Want to Help Us Get the Word Out?
We are excited to share the love, value, and benefits of horses with you, particularly through talks, seminars, Horse Discovery Camps, and ReWilding Retreats. Please let us know who may be willing to post our flyers and/or otherwise help share what we offer.
Seeking More Information of Clarifications?
Let’s connect directly! Please call or text us at (423) 268-4126 or email us at MentoringWithHorses@gmail.com