Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome to the NL Intensive Training - August 23 - Dec 17, 2021

    • IMPORTANT Policies for This Training

    • Download the Manual

    • Download the Intensive Practice & Video Guidelines
  2. 2

    • Attend the Mandatory Orientation Meeting - Tuesday August 24th - 4-5pm Central Time

    • Visit Circle - Our Online Community for this Training

    • WEEK 0 - Introduce Yourself and Meet Your Small Group in Circle

    • Week 0 - Checklist
  3. 3

    • CORE Meeting #1 - IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • WEEK 1 Reading Assignment

    • Consent and THIS Horse Part 1

    • Consent and THIS Horse Part 1 - Quiz

    • WEEK 1 REFLECTION - What is Partnership?

    • Week 1 - Checklist
  4. 4

    • Week 2 Reading Assignment

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Consent and THIS Horse Part 2

    • Consent and THIS Horse Part 2 - Quiz

    • Consent and THIS Horse unedited footage (optional)

    • Self in Session

    • Self in Session - Quiz

    • WEEK 2 REFLECTION - Facilitation

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 2 - Checklist
  5. 5

    • CORE Meeting #2 - IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Week 3 Reading Assignment

    • Practice & Video Assignment - 1 - Attachment and Detachment with Connection

    • Post Your Video Assignment #1

    • “What does that mean?” An Empathetic Approach to Observing Horse Behavior (Optional)

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 1 (optional)

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 2 (optional)

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 3 (optional)

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - 4 (optional)

    • NL is Secure Attachment in Action - Quiz (Optional)

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 1

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 2

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 3

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 4

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 5

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 6

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 7

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 8

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - 9

    • Equine Essentials: Body Language, Posture, Expressions, and Movement - Quiz

    • Week 3 - Checklist
  6. 6

    • Week 4 Reading Assignment

    • Office Hours - 1

    • Hidden in Plain Sight: The Signs and Symptoms of Dissociation - Handouts

    • Hidden in Plain Sight: The Signs and Symptoms of Dissociation - Part 1

    • Hidden in Plain Sight: The Signs and Symptoms of Dissociation - Part 2

    • Meet with your partner to discuss your first video assignment

    • Week 4 - Checklist
  7. 7

    • CORE Meeting #3- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Week 5 Reading Assignment

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Hidden in Plain Sight: The Signs and Symptoms of Dissociation - Part 3

    • Hidden in Plain Sight: The Signs and Symptoms of Dissociation - QUIZ

    • Handedness and Connection

    • Handedness and Connection - QUIZ

    • WEEK 5 REFLECTION - Connection

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 5 - Checklist
  8. 8

    • Week 6 Reading Assignment

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 1

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 2

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 3

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 4

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 5

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 6

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - 7

    • Working with Attachment Anxiety - QUIZ

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 6 - Checklist
  9. 9

    • CORE Meeting #4- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 1

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 2 (Optional)

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 3

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 4

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 5

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 6

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 7

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - 8

    • Introducing Halter and Bareback Pad with Consent and Connection - QUIZ

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 7 - Checklist
  10. 10

    • Week 8 Reading Assignment

    • Office Hours - 2

    • Practice & Video Assignment - 2- Touch, haltering, and placing bareback pad with consent

    • Post Your Video Assignment #2

    • Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment - 1

    • Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment - 2

    • Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment - 3

    • Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment - 4

    • Attachment Styles and Earning a Secure Attachment - QUIZ

    • Learn about Your Attachment Style

    • Week 8 - Checklist
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    • CORE Meeting #5- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Regression and the Inner Child

    • Regression and the Inner Child - QUIZ

    • WEEK 9 REFLECTION - Attachment & Regression

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 9 - Checklist
  12. 12

    • Connected Horsemanship - 1

    • Connected Horsemanship - 2

    • Connected Horsemanship - Parts 1-2 - QUIZ

    • Connected Horsemanship - 3

    • Connected Horsemanship - 4

    • Connected Horsemanship - 5

    • Connected Horsemanship - Parts 3, 4, & 5 - QUIZ

    • Playfulness IS the Treatment

    • Playfulness IS the Treatment - QUIZ

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 10 - Checklist
  13. 13

    • CORE Meeting #6- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Week 11 Reading Assignment

    • Connected Horsemanship - 6

    • Connected Horsemanship - 7

    • Connected Horsemanship - Parts 6-7 - QUIZ

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 11 - Checklist
  14. 14

    • Week 12 Reading Assignment

    • How to Give a Leg Up - 1

    • How to Give a Leg Up - 2

    • How to Give a Leg Up - 3

    • How to Give a Leg Up - QUIZ

    • Determining if the Relationship is Ready for Riding

    • Practice for one hour with your horse

    • Post a Reflection on This Week's Practice Session

    • Week 12 - Checklist
  15. 15

    • Enjoy your break!
  16. 16

    • CORE Meeting #7- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Practice & Video Assignment - 3- Tacking up, mounting, and riding with consent

    • Post Your Video Assignment #3

    • Preparing for Trauma Processing through Rhythmic Riding - 1

    • Preparing for Trauma Processing through Rhythmic Riding - 2

    • Preparing for Trauma Processing through Rhythmic Riding - 3

    • Preparing for Trauma Processing through Rhythmic Riding - 4

    • Preparing for Trauma Processing through Rhythmic Riding - QUIZ

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - Intro and Handouts (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 1 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 2 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing -3 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing -4 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 5 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 6 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 7 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 8 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 9 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 10 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 11 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - 12 (Optional)

    • Preparing Horse & Client for (Mounted) Trauma Processing - QUIZ (Optional)

    • Week 13 - Checklist
  17. 17

    • Office Hours - 3

    • Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma - Part 1

    • Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma - Part 2

    • Balance, Posture, Attachment, and Trauma - QUIZ

    • Week 14 - Checklist
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    • CORE Meeting #8- IMPORTANT - Check Your Schedule and Find Instructions Here

    • Distance Doesn't Have to Mean Disconnection

    • Distance Doesn't Have to Mean Disconnection - QUIZ

    • WEEK 15 REFLECTION - Detachment

    • Equine Connected EMDR and Inner Child Work (Optional)

    • Equine Connected EMDR and Inner Child Work - QUIZ (Optional)

    • Taking Control of Your Narrative: Assessment and Documentation in Your EAP Program - Part 1 (Optional)

    • Taking Control of Your Narrative: Assessment and Documentation in Your EAP Program - Part 2 (Optional)

    • Taking Control of Your Narrative: Assessment and Documentation in Your EAP Program - QUIZ (Optional)

    • Week 15 - Checklist
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    • INSTRUCTIONS for Final Steps

    • Complete the Course Evaluation

    • Select Confirmation Code