Hearts & Herds: Parent + Child Communication Experience
Past event — registration closed
About this event
One ticket includes participation for one child/parent pair, for all three days.
Hearts & Herds: Parent + Child Communication Experience
Dates: Tuesday 30 June – Thursday 2 July, 9am – 1:30pm each day
For: Parent/child & mother/daughter pairs, ages 7–16
Format: 3-day school holiday experience
This supportive horse-based program is designed to help children build confidence, awareness, emotional regulation and trust, while giving parents practical communication tools they can use at home. Through safe, guided activities with our horses, families will explore how body language, calm energy, clear boundaries and kindness can shape the way we connect — with horses, and with each other.
Over the course of the program, parent and child pairs will take part in simple groundwork, observation, grooming, team challenges and reflection activities designed to encourage listening, patience, confidence and connection. Participants will explore how horses communicate through body language, how children and parents communicate under pressure, how to pause and listen before reacting, and how to work together as a…