Spring/Summer 2023 Dates are open for bookings! Full Moon Gatherings - New for 2023!
The Equine Advantage Workshops
and Authentic Life Equine - Harness the Power of YOU!
Be more you and live a life you love!
About Us
Our Experience
Are you familiar with the phrase, "You can lead a horse to water...?" At the Equine Advantage we teach you how to get "horses" happily wanting to drink. Of course, we're actually referring to other people you live and work with! Hi! I'm Andrea Chirich, founder and Chief Creative Officer for The Equine Advantage, LLC. After 20+ years in sales, performance management, and culture change, I decided to help teams and individuals gain insight into how they could more effectively interact with others! Now, along with my team, I combine our passion for horses and our experience in corporate leadership to help groups, companies and individuals find the improvements and changes they seek. Our customized trainings and workshops empower your team and outfit them with interpersonal skills for effectiveness in today's competitive world. Talk to us today about how we improve growth, reduce employee turnover, and increase ROI.
Our Approach
- First, we meet with with you to discuss how we can help. Tell us what challenges you face, and we can help identify gaps and opportunities.
- Next we'll build a customized workshop tailored to your industry and objectives. It can include work with horses (highly recommended), industry specific scenarios, and followup at predetermined intervals.
- Program length and participation is unique and determined during our consult. All programs can include working with the horses for real time skill development.
Why Us?
How many trainings have you attended where you learned some really great skills, or new tools, and then never used them? The Equine Advantage solves that! I was successful with culture change and performance management in my corporate career. Much of that success is due to the insights I gained working and training horses throughout my life. I bring that insight into my trainings whether using the horses, classroom workshops or speaking engagements. The work with horses is unique and profound with a higher degree of transfer back to the workplace than traditional training modalities. We make each workshop unique to our client's industry. Based on our collaboration, real workplace scenarios are created with the horses. This allows participants to experience change, identify opportunities and return to the workplace with increased knowledge, and skill sets.
Call us today. Together we’ll create and refine your plan for success!
What we Do, What is New, and Testimonials!
Our Specialties
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Hi! I'm Andrea Chirich, the founder and Chief Creative Officer at The Equine Advantage, LLC. We create custom workshops where participants interact with horses to achieve real insight and experience how they may need to change, and that they can do it! Horses are experts in group dynamics and provide honest and profound feedback to participants. Corporate leadership, Team Development, Professional Development, Emotional Intelligence, and University work are some of the areas we have designed custom programs and partnered to achieve success. I am also available for speaking engagements!
Change can be difficult and, at it's worst, downright scary! But change is necessary to take anything, business or personal, to the next level. If we're not growing we become stagnate. I enjoy helping companies and individuals embrace change! In our workshops we create scenarios that bring about needed change and help roadmap how to manage the change positively, by controlling the only thing we can control, ourselves! Contact me today and let's talk about a program for your club or group.
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Spring/Summer 2023. The Equine Advantage, partnered with Sacred Energetics, offers workshops which bring the energy, and natural healing of horses to create the perfect environment for transforming your life and relationships. Join us for one or all of the inspiring workshops this summer. More details below or call 810-569-5088 with any questions you have. Registration can easily be done at www.Sacred-Energetics.com.
We offer Gift Certificates, private group bookings, and discounts for groups! Call us to inquire about booking for your work place team/department, your professional association, or for a membership activity.
Testimonials
Authentic Life Equine Workshops 2023!
Authentic Life Equine
"I understand now why my team was missing deadlines, and I'm clear about the leadership, support and structure they need to meet our goals." Robin, University of Michigan HR Dept.
"How the horse performed was a direct result of what I initiated. I want to be more mindful at work of how I lead my team, interact and communicate. Great professional development experience!" Rachel, University of Michigan HR Dept.
"I learned how much more I need to listen to what others are saying to me. It was clear how much listening is a part of leadership skills. I'm assuming too much." Nick, AvisBudget Group Airport Manager
"It is easier to work with others when I focus more on what we're doing, and what needs to be addressed and how, instead of whether or not people like me. In fact, then they like me more! After this leadership training, I'm not afraid to lead projects." Julie, Global Environmental Project Manager
"Each individual is different. By considering what they need to be successful I can provide that and together it all gets easier and the quality improves. I think my whole team will benefit from this professional development." Gail, Sephora JC Penney Manager
"It's OK to set boundaries and say no. So useful. I feel unstuck!" VA, Colorado State University Organizational Leadership, Performance and Change PhD Cohort
Authentic Life Equine
Authentic Life Equine
Authentic Life Equine
The Equine Advantage has partnered with Sacred Energetics to offer a series of Workshops. After 2020, many of us desire to reconnect to our life goals, priorities and authentic selves. Recognizing and Embracing Your Authentic Self is the first step to reconnect. Advanced registration is needed for all workshops as space is limited! All work with the horses will be from the ground and at the participants level of comfort. No previous experience with horses is needed. Horses have incredible ability to connect and share their energy with us which can open connections to our true self. Join us on this wonderful, empowering journey to YOU!
Authentic Life Equine
Authentic Life Equine
Harness the Power of YOU
Authentic Life Equine workshops are designed to be taken as a series. They can be taken as stand alone workshops, but we do highly recommend, if possible, to take the series to have the most impact on your personal journey. We are always happy to discuss the classes and programs. Feel free to call us to talk about how the program can work for you or to discuss programs for your group or club!
**We Love to work with groups! Whether your work department, professional group, club, family, or friends, ask about special group rates and discounts and private group bookings!
Workshop Dates for 2023:
Saturday, May 20th - Connecting with your Authentic Self
Saturday, June 24th - Claiming Your Personal Power
Taming the 3 C's Series:
Saturday, July 22nd - Conflict
Saturday, August 19th - Control
Saturday, 16th - Communication
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm $295/person
**Inquire about group rates!**
Connect with your Authentic Self through awareness, ritual and horse interaction. An environment for clarity, confidence, peace and healing. You will gain insight to stand in your personal truth with positivity and effectiveness! No horse experience required. All levels welcome. Horse interactions take place on the ground. No riding. Register now. Spots are limited.
Severance, Colorado,
12:30 - 4:30 pm
Authentic Life Equine
ENJOY the FULL MOONS
with the HORSES!
Join us to learn about the full moons and celebrate what they historically represent!
Free to join in! Love donation is welcome.
June 2nd
July 2nd
July 31st
August 29th
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Severance, CO
Commonly asked questions
Commonly asked questions
Commonly asked questions
Do you need prior experience with horses? Not at all!
Are the horses ridden during the workshop? No. All work is done on the ground with the horses.
How long is the program? We custom design all programs. Most are one day, but we can do half day programs, and multiple day programs. It truly depends on the needs of your company or team. We are also available for speaking engagements.
Do you facilitate programs with the horses year round? Yes we do! We partner with wonderful facilities that enable us to work indoors so we can run programs regardless of the temperature outside.
Do you offer programs without horses? Yes we do! We can design programs that use the same principles as the horse programs. The horses provide amazing insight, but we understand it's not for everyone. We encourage the use of the horses for the greatest transfer back to the workplace, but have successful programs without the horses.