Human & Horse Academy
Course · Year 2

Fitness training, Liberty & Bodywork by Heart

The in-depth follow-up training for Human & Horse trainers and instructors. In 9 modules you work with Greetje Hakvoort and Liska Thissen on liberty groundwork, fitness exercises and bodywork, tailored to you and your horse. At the Academy in Kootwijkerbroek, the Netherlands.

€ 250per day · € 2,250 for 9 days · dates on request
After year 1NRTO and CRKBOMax. 12 participants
Liberty groundwork with a horse in the outdoor arena of the Academy
For graduates of year 1

You build on the trainer and instructor course. The themes are tailored to you and your horse, whatever the breed, age or discipline.

Developed by Greetje and Liska

Training and therapy in one programme: Greetje for liberty and the method, Liska for biomechanics, fitness and bodywork.

Everything included

€ 250 per day including lunch, coffee and tea, course folder, online support, 2 dinners and a participation certificate.

The programme

Nine modules: one clinic and eight practical days

Greetje Hakvoort and Liska Thissen developed this programme with great care, love and expertise to support you and your horse in your shared growth. At your own pace you explore the principles of liberty groundwork and learn how to refine the communication between you and your horse.

We pay attention to both your body awareness and that of your horse, with the aim of a healthy balance between mental and physical well-being. When your well-being is in harmony, communication becomes more natural and effortless.

Module 1
Start clinic

Getting to know the group, your goals and the programme. Greetje and Liska look at you and your horse and tailor the themes.

Modules 2 to 9
Eight practical days

Each day a combination of liberty groundwork and bodywork or fitness, tailored to the group.

Liberty groundwork

Working without rope and halter. You refine the communication you built in year 1 into almost invisible aids.

Tailored fitness exercises

Strength, balance, suppleness and impulsion, tuned per horse. You become the personal trainer of your horse.

Forms of communication

Body language, position, energy and timing, and how you use them consciously in liberty, in hand and under saddle.

Biomechanics

How a horse moves, where tension arises and which exercise does something about it. Liska links theory to what you feel.

Bodywork by Heart

Hands on the horse: guasha, massage and mobilisation as a complement to the training.

Mental and physical well-being

The balance between human and horse. What your body and mind do, you see reflected in your horse.

Watch along

Liberty groundwork on YouTube

Greetje shows with her stallion Nevada what liberty groundwork is: from the first steps to the long version of episode 7. Have fun watching and learning.

All videos on YouTube
Episode 1: Human & Horse Liberty Groundwork
Episode 2: Human & Horse Liberty Groundwork
Episode 4: Work in hand position, the bending
Episode 7 (long version): Liberty Dressage, groundwork exercises
Liberty groundwork during year 2 at the AcademyLiberty groundwork during year 2 at the AcademyLiberty groundwork during year 2 at the AcademyLiberty groundwork during year 2 at the Academy
Practical information

Dates, price and admission

Year 2 is tailor-made. That is why we plan the dates on request with the group and not on fixed calendar days. Want to join? Sign up or email Pascaline and you will hear when the group starts.

Modules
9 modules (1 clinic + 8 practical days)
Dates
On request. We plan the schedule together with the group; after you sign up, Pascaline will contact you.
Times
09:15 to 17:00
Teachers
Greetje Hakvoort and Liska Thissen
Location
Human & Horse Academy, Harskamperweg 22A, Kootwijkerbroek, the Netherlands
Language
Taught in Dutch with English support where needed
Participants
Maximum 12
Admission
Completed Human & Horse trainer and instructor course (year 1)
Price
€ 250 per day, € 2,250 for 9 days. Including lunch, coffee and tea, course folder, online support, 2 dinners and a participation certificate. Instalments possible. VAT-exempt.
Horse
With your own horse or care horse. Stabling and paddock available.
Cancellation
14-day cooling-off period after signing up, in line with the CRKBO guidelines
Teaching team

Greetje and Liska teach year 2

Training and therapy from one source: the creator of the method and a physiotherapist and animal osteopath.

More about the team
Greetje Arends-Hakvoort
Greetje Arends-Hakvoort
Founder and senior lecturer

Developed the Human & Horse Method and was the first to translate guasha therapy to horses. Teaches in year 1, guasha and year 2.

Liska Thissen
Liska Thissen
Teacher guasha, year 1 and year 2

Physiotherapist, guasha therapist for humans and animals and animal osteopath. Shaped the guasha training in 2017.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you want to know

Can't find your question? Course coordinator Pascaline is happy to help you at pascaline@humanhorse.nl.

Can I follow year 2 without year 1?+
No. Year 2 builds on the trainer and instructor course. Start with year 1, or check whether the training days suit you if you were trained elsewhere.
When does the next group start?+
We plan the dates on request, as soon as there are enough participants. Sign up or email Pascaline and you will hear when the group is scheduled.
Does my horse need to be fit for year 2?+
No. Horses in rehabilitation, older horses and young horses in particular benefit from tailored fitness and bodywork. The programme adapts to your horse.
Do I get a diploma?+
You receive a participation certificate after completion. There is no exam in year 2.
Go deeper as a trainer

Sign up for year 2

€ 250 per day, 9 modules, maximum 12 participants. Dates on request: after you sign up you will hear when the group starts.

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