Sue Spence
Training & Horsemanship
Sue has over 40 years equestrian experience in show jumping, eventing and has specialised in working with natural horsemanship for the past 25 years. Currently, Sue works with horses and clients on the Gold Coast, Australia, and her vision was to see people trained to deliver the well known and highly regarded Horses Helping Humans program across Australia and New Zealand and she now has certified facilitators throughout both countries. Sue lives by her motto; “There should never be any intimidation or fear in communication; there should only be mutual respect and trust”. Horses Helping Humans™ has received multiple community and business awards in conjunction with immense international media coverage.
Sue specialises in personality profiling and body language analysis. Her four horses represent a modern adaption of The Four Temperaments theoretical framework & her unique work demonstrates how choleric, melancholy, sanguine & phlegmatic personality types have their own conditioned responses when under pressure. ‘Horse whispering’ meets ‘people whispering’ within her innovative equine-assisted life coaching program that integrates interpersonal communication skills, body language, emotional intelligence and personality types. Sue says she is “simply making each personality conscious of the body language that is hindering their communication”.
Sue’s book “Horses Who Heal” tells the story of her life and how Sue found solace and companionship with her horses. After a brush with cancer, the family opted for a tree change. As a result, she was able to fulfil a long-held dream – to work with horses every day. Her horse training and compassion for others quickly turned into a business, Horses Helping Humans™ – giving people a chance to learn from these intelligent, soulful creatures. Sue’s equine team are inspiring others on their own journey of healing, helping thousands of people – from juvenile offenders to company CEOs – discover the power of communication, using more than just words.
Catch up with Sue in the Greg Grant Saddlery Pavilion at Stand #356
Visit Sue Spence at the following sessions
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Thursday November 14th
12:45 pm to 1:30 pm
EQUITANA Classroom (Royal Block)
Safety, Systems and Structure in Equine Assisted Learning and Equine Assisted Therapy
Building a successful and professional Equine Assisted Learning or Equine Assisted Therapy business requires a high level of safety, systems and structure.
This includes professional horsemanship, risk assessments, evaluations and outcome reporting.
Topics covered will include horsemanship experience and training horses to a safety standard, environment and surroundings of program delivery for safety, safety education around horses for inexperienced clients, session planning, outcome reporting and working with different personalities both horses and humans.
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Friday November 15th
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm
EQUITANA Classroom (Royal Block)
Communication Skills for Everyday Life for Humans and Horses Alike!
Learn about safety and communication on the ground with your horses and how this transfers to outside the arena with the people in your life including work colleagues, family and friends.
Understand how your personality and body language affects not only your horse but also the people around you.
Recognise your conditioned response under stress and develop tools to manage this initial reaction by changing your body language and adjusting your energy to open up effective lines of communication with the horses and humans in your life.
