Lead by Design: New Pathways for Teams and Leaders
Experiential Learning with Horses and Proven Methods.
For Teams Who Strive to Grow.
For Teams Who Strive to Grow.
Shape the System. Leadership in Action.
We develop the how of leadership – through experiential learning with horses, a systemic perspective, and proven frameworks. Leadership that is felt, strengthens relationships, and shapes culture.
While traditional programs mainly focus on the what of leadership, we work on the level that enables sustainable behavioural change: relationships, emotions, and body intelligence.
With horses as co-facilitators, we open access to nonverbal impact.
Horses respond immediately to leadership – clearly, neutrally, and without status. They mirror how leadership is experienced, not how it was intended. Emotional resonance, presence, and relationship quality become tangible, rather than just theoretically discussed.
Our approach makes the invisible visible.
Leaders experience how to build trust, set boundaries, create clarity, and foster collaboration. These experiences embed more deeply than any cognitive leadership model and strengthen the ability to act intuitively and confidently in complex situations.
We view organizations as living systems.
That’s why we don’t work in isolation on individual tools, but on the interplay between leadership, culture, and performance. Behavior shapes culture, culture shapes performance – and both emerge in dynamic interaction.
Horses respond immediately to leadership – clearly, neutrally, and without status. They mirror how leadership is experienced, not how it was intended. Emotional resonance, presence, and relationship quality become tangible, rather than just theoretically discussed.
Our approach makes the invisible visible.
Leaders experience how to build trust, set boundaries, create clarity, and foster collaboration. These experiences embed more deeply than any cognitive leadership model and strengthen the ability to act intuitively and confidently in complex situations.
We view organizations as living systems.
That’s why we don’t work in isolation on individual tools, but on the interplay between leadership, culture, and performance. Behavior shapes culture, culture shapes performance – and both emerge in dynamic interaction.
We create a leadership culture that balances performance and resilience.
In 2025, 75% of managers feel overwhelmed by increasing responsibilities (Gartner, 2024). We strengthen today’s leader performance while building resilience for tomorrow – through real self-experience, peer learning, and immediate feedback.
Leadership → Culture → Performance.
A shared leadership understanding creates cultural clarity and accelerates goal achievement. More than half of leaders confirm that a lack of cultural accountability impairs performance (Gartner, 2025).
Our added value: We complement cognitive leadership programs with experiences that change behavior – on emotional, relational, physical, and systemic levels. Leadership that works because it is felt, understood, and embodied.
In 2025, 75% of managers feel overwhelmed by increasing responsibilities (Gartner, 2024). We strengthen today’s leader performance while building resilience for tomorrow – through real self-experience, peer learning, and immediate feedback.
Leadership → Culture → Performance.
A shared leadership understanding creates cultural clarity and accelerates goal achievement. More than half of leaders confirm that a lack of cultural accountability impairs performance (Gartner, 2025).
Our added value: We complement cognitive leadership programs with experiences that change behavior – on emotional, relational, physical, and systemic levels. Leadership that works because it is felt, understood, and embodied.
We approach organizations as dynamic systems.
We create experiential spaces where leaders experience their impact firsthand – and learn, within the system they lead.
Our Framework for Leadership Development with horses
We understand leadership as an ongoing process of becoming: with equine-assisted experiential learning (EAL), leaders experience their impact, integrate thinking, feeling, and action, and shape identity, values, and self-concept – for themselves, their relationships, and a performance- and resilience-oriented organizational culture.
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-1-Systemic Self-AwarenessFocus: Role understanding, self-leadership, resilience
Leadership starts with one’s own impact. Our programs make visible how inner attitude, energy, and behavior influence others. Horses reflect this impact unfiltered – allowing leaders to pause, read resonance, and consciously manage their presence.
Key Competencies:
- Self-awareness & reflection
- Stress management & resilience
- Self-confidence & initiative
- Building trust in others
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-1-Building RelationshipsFocus: Building and shaping trustful relationships
People follow presence, not plans. Horses demonstrate how trust is created – through closeness, clear signals, and authentic connection. This foundation enables leaders to make decisions that resonate and have lasting impact.
Key Competencies:
- Building trustful relationships
- Effective communication & interaction
- Cooperation & conflict management
- Enhancing team productivity & efficiency
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-1-Organizational EffectivenessFocus: Impact within the organizational context
Effectiveness is reflected in clarity, orientation, and the ability to foster responsibility. Horses make organizational systems visible and show how leadership shapes culture and collaboration. This creates leadership that enables change.
Key Competencies:
- Understanding group dynamics
- Promoting team cohesion & solidarity
- Social competence at the organizational level
Principles of Innovative Leadership Development with Equine-assisted Experiential Learning (EAL):
Experiential: Learning through action, immediate feedback, and reflection – horses respond authentically to energy, posture, and communication, allowing leaders to directly experience their impact.
Transformative: Development of identity, values, and self-concept – not just skills. Horses authentically mirror how inner attitudes and self-perception affect others, enabling real-time identity work.
Relational: Focus on relationships, interactions, and social influence. Interacting with horses teaches leaders to manage closeness and distance consciously, give clear signals, and build trust – the foundation for effective human relationships.
Embodied: Integration of body, emotions, and intuition as sources of leadership competence. Horses respond to physical presence, energy, and emotional signals, helping leaders consciously apply bodily and emotional intelligence.
Experiential: Learning through action, immediate feedback, and reflection – horses respond authentically to energy, posture, and communication, allowing leaders to directly experience their impact.
Transformative: Development of identity, values, and self-concept – not just skills. Horses authentically mirror how inner attitudes and self-perception affect others, enabling real-time identity work.
Relational: Focus on relationships, interactions, and social influence. Interacting with horses teaches leaders to manage closeness and distance consciously, give clear signals, and build trust – the foundation for effective human relationships.
Embodied: Integration of body, emotions, and intuition as sources of leadership competence. Horses respond to physical presence, energy, and emotional signals, helping leaders consciously apply bodily and emotional intelligence.
Upcoming Trainings and Tailored Offers
We help our clients to develop high-performing and resilient organizations.
- 1 Day 11. September 2026
Kloster Einsiedeln, SwitzerlandLead with trust. Empower through safety.
This course gives you the tools to build environments where people dare to speak up, share ideas, and take smart risks. You’ll learn how to create a culture of openness and belonging that unlocks real performance. For individuals and teams alike.ternational - 1.5 Days 17./18. September 2026
Hofgut Albführen, GermanyLead with clarity. Grow with resilience.
This course empowers you to stay clear-minded, grounded, and effective even in challenging times. With practical tools that connect head, heart, and body, you’ll develop a leadership mindset that creates stability. For yourself and your team. - As every journey is different and yours matters.We offer tailor-made programs, trainings and workshops that seamlessly integrate into existing leadership development initiatives, talent management frameworks, recruitment processes, and team development activities. All formats are designed to strengthen human-centered leadership.
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