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You no longer have to travel to the Epona Center to experience the Epona way of relating to — and learning from — horses! Epona Equestrian Services is pleased to announce the following riding instructors, therapists and equine experiential learning practitioners have completed a yearlong apprenticeship program.

These professionals, who are now Epona Approved Instructors, are qualified to teach basic Epona techniques in horse-human relationship skills, mind-body awareness, emotional fitness, assertiveness, and authentic leadership. Some are licensed therapists adept at including horses in the healing process. Others are experienced horse trainers and riding instructors who understand the emotional, mental and spiritual dynamics of horse-human relationships.

Still others are gifted equine experiential learning practitioners who employ horses in teaching advanced human development skills. Feel free to contact them directly, and mention that you'd like to explore The Epona Approach.™ Many Approved Instructors are willing to travel to facilitate workshops outside their respective areas.

Kathleen Barry Ingram and Linda Kohanov created, collaborated and facilitated the first nine Apprenticeship programs together, along with other Advanced programs at the Epona Center. Kathleen has expanded her interests and direction, and now has her own consulting/coaching practice. She is available to facilitate workshops and support Epona instructors worldwide. For more information about Kathleen's travels and programs contact her by email kathygram@cox.net or visit her website: www.sacredplaceofpossibility.com.

You may also notice that certain Approved Instructors have the letters "AAI." listed after their names. These professionals are “Advanced Approved Instructors” who have completed an additional 160 hours of direct supervision co-facilitating in a variety of circumstances.

Epona Approved Instructors are encouraged to fully develop their own strengths, perspectives and techniques. While they teach certain core principles and activities developed at Epona, they are discouraged from trying to emulate Linda Kohanov’s unique style of facilitation. Horses, after all, respond most positively to authenticity. For this reason, we suggest that you interview several Approved Instructors in your area to find the best match for your needs and approach to life. In addition, you are invited to email feedback on your experiences with Epona Approved Instructors to ML@theeponacenter.com.

Persons who have completed an intensive Epona training program that prepares them to work in partnership with an Epona Approved Instructor are designated Epona Instructor Partners (EIP). These partner instructors are listed on the Epona website only if they are working with an Approved Instructor.

All other persons listed below are Epona Approved Instructors, authorized to use The Epona Approach™ in facilitating Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning (EFEL) programs.

While Epona does not train people to do Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP), those who are licensed/certified/ qualified psychotherapists and choose to add their Epona training to their psychotherapy practice, are professionally responsible for their choice and may list the EFP title. Individuals who are trained in other fields are also identified below. The following code explains abbreviations:

AAI - Advanced Approved Instructor

EFEL - Equine Facilitated Experiential Learning

EFP - Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy

EIP - Epona Instructor Partners

NARHA - North American Riding for the Handicapped Association

EFMHA - Equine Facilitated Mental Health Association

Search for an instructor by region or country:

Northeastern US

CONNECTICUT

MAINE

Bath: (see also Sonoita, Arizona)
Belfast:
Eliot:
Gorham:
Hancock (near Ellsworth):

MARYLAND

Baltimore:
Columbia:
Damascus:

MASSACHUSETTS

NEW YORK

New York City area:
Clay:
Ghent:
Long Island:
Poughkeepsie:
Red Hook:
Saratoga:

PENNSYLVANIA

Douglassville

VERMONT

Brookfield (20 miles from Montpelier):

Midwestern US

ILLINOIS

Antioch (near Wisconsin border):
Wadsworth:

IOWA

Neola:

MICHIGAN

Ypsilanti (near Ann Arbor):

MINNESOTA

Minnetrista (near Minneapolis):
Northfield: (40 miles south of Minneapolis/St Paul)
St. Paul:

MISSOURI

St. Louis, Missouri
Trimble: (near Kansas City)

OHIO

Johnstown/Columbus:

WISCONSIN

Eden:

Southern US

ALABAMA

Birmingham:

FLORIDA

Central (Winter Park/Oviedo/Orlando):
Tampa:

GEORGIA

Atlanta:
Jasper (north Metro Atlanta):

NORTH CAROLINA

Asheville:

VIRGINIA

Roanoke:

Southwestern US

ARIZONA

Cave Creek (just north of Phoenix):
Sedona:
Sonoita:
Tucson:

NEW MEXICO

Los Lunas:
Taos:

TEXAS

Austin:
Kerrville:
Little Elm :
Sanger (30 miles north of Dallas):
Tyler (Northeast Texas):

Rocky Mountain Region US

COLORADO

Divide:
Dove Creek (Southwestern Colorado):
Fort Collins:
Gateway:
Glenwood Springs:
Mancos:
Monument (north of Colorado Springs):

MONTANA

Bozeman:
Fort Shaw (30 miles from Great Falls):
Whitefish (near Glacier National Park):

West Coast US

CALIFORNIA

Bishop:
Fairfax, Marin County:
Los Angeles area:
Montague (near Yreka):
Mountain Center (near Idyllwild):
Mountain City:
North Fork (between Fresno & Yosemite):
Ojai (Santa Barbara, Ventura):
Point Reyes Station, Marin County:
San Diego and Orange Counties:
Sonoma (San Francisco Bay area):
San Diego area:
Tehachapi, Kern County:

HAWAII

Hilo:

Northwestern US

OREGON

Gaston:
Gold Beach (just north of California):
Lakeview:

WASHINGTON

Maple Valley:
Olympia area:
Greater Seattle/Tacoma area:

Australia

Victoria:

Belgium

Ittre:

Canada

ALBERTA

Cochrane (near Calgary):

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Kelowna:
Nanaimo, Vancouver Island:
Prince George:
Vancouver area:

NEWFOUNDLAND

St. John’s:

ONTARIO

Toronto area:

QUEBEC

Issoudun:

Finland

Vihti (Near Helsinki):

France

Artimont (Paris):
Sezanne (Champagne-Ardenne):
Thonon les Bains (near Lake Geneva):

Germany

Lueneburger Heide (zwieschen Mai-Oktober):
Rottweil (Stuttgart):

Ireland

Dublin:

Italy

Milan area (tra Maggio-Ottobre):

Mexico

San Miguel de Allende (central Mexico):

Namibia

Luederitz - Aus (between October-April):

Netherlands

Heiloo:

South Africa

Noordhoek, Cape Town (October-April):
Gauteng, Johannesburg:

Spain

Barcelona, Catalunya:

Switzerland

Russikon (Zurich):
Bellinzona (Ticino):
Thonon les Bains, France (near Lake Geneva):

United Kingdom

Hampshire (near Winchester):
Gloucestershire:
Jersey, Channel Islands:
Shropshire (Near Telford & Shrewsbury):
Sussex (between Tunbridge Wells and Gatwick):

 

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