Become a Human & Horse trainer and make loving horse training accessible to you, your horses and your students. 10 modules in 6 months at the Academy in Kootwijkerbroek, the Netherlands, in a group of at most 12.
Registered with CRKBO and NRTO. Right after signing up you can take out insurance to teach, also during the course. Your diploma is valid for life.
Two groups per year: group A on Monday and Tuesday from October, group B on Saturday and Sunday from March. You choose when you sign up.
You bring your own horse or care horse. If you do not have one, you practise with our school ponies and horses. Stabling and paddock are included.
Every 2-day session covers a new working theme, always in combination with groundwork. From groundwork and dressage-based work in hand you develop a shared language with your horse, based on mutual understanding, respect and trust.
The demonstrations and practical lessons show how groundwork carries through into lunging, work in hand and riding. That is exactly what you show later in your auditions.
The home study provides the theory: 150+ videos and the study book of 300+ pages. Count on 2 to 4 hours per week alongside the training days. View the home study.
Introduction to the Human & Horse Method: body language, position, rhythm and the basic exercises that return in every following theme. With Ellen Fuld and an assistant teacher.
Deepening the groundwork plus an introduction to guasha therapy. With Greetje Hakvoort and an assistant teacher.
Working on the circle from the same communication as in groundwork. With Ellen Fuld and an assistant teacher.
Balance, bending and tempo without pulling on the line. With Greetje Hakvoort and an assistant teacher.
Dressage-based work in hand as preparation for riding: flexion, bending and lateral movements from the ground. With Ellen Fuld and an assistant teacher.
Collection from the ground and the transition to the saddle. With Greetje Hakvoort and an assistant teacher.
Your own body: posture, seat and balance as the basis for clear aids. With Ellen Fuld and an assistant teacher.
The groundwork translated to the saddle. Riding is optional: with your own horse or care horse you decide whether you ride. With Greetje Hakvoort and an assistant teacher.
Theory exam on the method, health and care, plus training sessions and the safety module. With Ellen Fuld and an assistant teacher.
Teaching as a coach in practice, entrepreneurship with Arien Arends and preparation for your groundwork audition. With Greetje Hakvoort and an assistant teacher.
From 09:15 to 16:15 at the Academy. Small, practical and with lots of room to practise: with 12 participants and several teachers, everyone gets personal attention.
Coffee, tea and the plan for the day. Your horse is in the stable or paddock, or you work with a school pony.
The teaching team shows the theme of the module with their own horses: what you see, why it works and where it goes wrong.
You switch between coach, observer and student/trainer. That way you not only learn to train, but also to watch and teach.
Looking back on the day and your notes in the workbook you receive on the first training day. Lunch and drinks are included.
When you sign up you choose group A (weekdays) or group B (weekend). Both groups have 5 two-day sessions with the same content and teachers.
With all dates, information and other practical details about your practical days. If you have not yet started the home study, you get immediate access to all videos and you receive the study book the next day.
On the first day of class you receive a workbook, you meet your fellow students and we get to work with you and your horse. Get a little better each day than the day before.
As a trainer or instructor in training you can start training and teaching right away, insured. After your theory exam and groundwork audition your diploma is final.
Five teachers and an assistant guide the group. Arien Arends teaches the entrepreneurship modules.
Developed the Human & Horse Method and was the first to translate guasha therapy to horses. Teaches in year 1, guasha and year 2.
Physiotherapist, guasha therapist for humans and animals and animal osteopath. Shaped the guasha training in 2017.
Completed the training with her PRE gelding Zingaro and is a guasha therapist and veterinary naturopathic therapist.
Came to the Academy in 2019 with her horse Ella in rehabilitation. Your first point of contact for questions about signing up and scheduling.
Teaches the entrepreneurship modules in year 1 and schedules the training days and masterclasses for graduates.
Supports the practical lessons in year 1.
Hello everyone, my name is Sabine Luttik and I also started the Human & Horse instructor training course from Greetje Arends-Hakvoort 2 years ago. Apart from the wonderful development I have experienced for myself and my horses, you also come into an environment where you feel disconnected from everything that is going on outside the grounds. You are really disconnected from everything and you are in a positive atmosphere, which promotes learning this beautiful, pleasant and sustainable form of training. During our training, Greetje launched her beautiful self-written study book; it was really too beautiful for words. I have recently joined the online platform and I am really blown away by how beautifully it is set up. This again portrays the passion and love for the horse and you are completely absorbed in the pleasant atmosphere. What I also find valuable is that because of the different levels and breeds of the horses that are used, you can also see what you might encounter with your own horse at home and what you can do to sort this out. This platform is a gift for you and your horse!
Almost 3 years ago my horse Zodiak and I started with our education at the Human & Horse academy. This was the best decision I’ve made for the both of us. We’ve learned so much and really are more connected than ever. 🤓During the classes with Greetje there’s a really positive vibe and she makes you feel comfortable, therefore you and your horse can be at your best. 📙Besides the classes, we also use a studybook which on its own is a piece of art! The book is very pleasant to read which is improved by the fact that there are a lot of helpful pictures in it. I use the book a lot, if I want to study for example some particular things about the education or the physique of my horse. 📱Now there is also the platform which I use. Watching the videos of Greetje with her different kind of horses is very interesting. The videos are a good example of what you and your horse can learn together. I started by watching some videos about a certain topic and then I take my phone with me while I am training my horse so I can put the theory into practice! ☺️ We have finished our study at the academy last year but we are still connected with The Human an Horse Academy by following the masterclasses. Over the years we have learned so much and we have grown a lot. I know for sure I am a better friend and trainer for my horse and therefore a better trainer for my own students!
If you have the opportunity to take this great course... Do it! ☀️ Both the online platform and the 10-day training with Greetje & Arien & Jolie on location are highly recommended. You can be who you are, your horse can be who he/she is, no judgments, there is no such thing as a mistake. Step by step at your own pace, you get closer and closer and then you feel that overwhelming feeling of connection again and again! Wow 🙏🏼 That feeling gives you so much love and happiness! 🥰🍀 Everyone has their own time that you need. And if you have stopped for a moment for whatever reason? Not a problem at all, because you can always start again where you left off. Greetje is pure and neutral. A beautiful, sweet, attentive and positive woman who takes you and your horse along in her passion and how things can be done differently. 🥰So cool! This training is very clear and, above all, understandable, from which I and my horses have certainly learned so much and are still allowed to do so. It's so nice when the basics are there and you can always fall back on it.
The digital study guide of year 1 describes all 10 modules, the auditions, the costs and what to expect from a training day. Fill in your name and email address and you will receive it in your inbox.
Free and without obligation. We only use your details to send you the study guide.
Can't find your question? Course coordinator Pascaline is happy to help you at pascaline@humanhorse.nl.
€ 225 per training day, € 2,250 for the whole course. Group A starts 26 October 2026, group B (weekend) starts 6 March 2027. Maximum 12 participants per group.
Curious about the Human & Horse Method? Get a free sample of the study book and watch the inspiration videos. Discover how real communication with your horse begins: from calm, trust and connection.
Straight to your inbox, no obligations.
