Equine-Assisted Experiential Learning
Onderzoekers Karen Stock , Assistant Professor aan de Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio en David Kolb, Chairman van de organisatie Experience Based Learning Systems, ontdekten een nieuwe link tussen management en equine-assisted experiential learning door te bewijzen hoe het geleerde hen bijbleef.
Kolb ontwikkelde de Experiential Learning Theory (ELT), die leren omschrijft als “het proces waarbij kennis gecreëerd wordt door de transformatie vanuit een ervaring”. De nadruk ligt op het proces in plaats van op het resultaat. Deze efficiënte methode wordt toegepast tijdens horse assisted coaching. Het resultaat is 3-ledig : je leert jezelf kennen, je ‘speelt’ op hetzelfde niveau, vertrouwen groeit.
Hun conclusie:
“The link between horses and the field of management was made long ago. The very origin of the word manage dates back to 1560 and is translated as “to control a horse” (Harper, 2016). This research has uncovered yet another link to management due to the evidence of ways in which equine-assisted experiential learning contributes to developing managers and “sticks with them” as evidenced during interviews with participants who were able to recite step by step actions of the day of training even when a few years had lapsed. As the following quote from a participant indicates, this recall of what was learned proves beneficial and continues to be powerfully meaningful: “I’ve been able to use it in my interactions with coworkers on a daily basis. So I was unexpectedly surprised that it all tied together and I’m drawing the parallels. I’m still drawing them now every day that I interact with the people at work.” As a result of having attended a training session involving equine-assisted experiential learning, these managers are left with episodic memories that create useful scenarios that benefit human interactions.”
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