ABOUT HORSES FOR CAUSES

Situated at the Northern end of the Mornington Peninsula, H4C’s was born out of an obsession for horses and horse welfare, and a lifelong journey of leadership and communication lessons.

Lisa Boyd – Founder and Director, has a health science background and coupled with building a successful business (Seasol International) was exposed to some of the world’s best teachings in Emotional Intelligence/Conscious Communication and Leadership principles. She believes that self-awareness, self-regulation, and conscious communication are the keys to successful relationships. Happiness is not about what you do, it’s about who you are.

Quality in conversations ~ quality in relationships ~ quality in life.

As a dedicated Horsemanship home, we place a lot of emphasis on ‘quality relationships’ with the horses. ‘Horsenality’ (horse personality) is a big factor in our training.

All horses are different to train and not all horse personalities are suited to the ‘jobs’ they are given….and the same goes for people, right? Different people respond differently to the same environmental circumstances, but the key is understanding yourself and your conditioned responses. Horses are amazing teachers for us to understand how our personality, energy, attitude, and conditioned responses impact those around us.

The business was founded in 2015 and for the first 3 years, the programs targeted disadvantaged/disengaged youth but soon Lisa realised that the essence of the programs was just as relevant to the business world. Keen to utilise her learnings from her 20-plus years building high-functioning teams, the Leadership/Team Building pillars of the business were born.

Progressive businesses are always looking for ways to engage staff and provide professional development, and, let’s face it, communication skills and emotional intelligence are skills that, like exercise, require constant effort for optimum results.