"I felt like I learned a great deal about myself and each one of my team. It completely surpassed expectations and really let us explore our strengths and challenges." Director, Stanford Financial Management Services |
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"My expectations were surpassed. The team was challenged and had to think out of the box and use creativity." Manager, Google.  |
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"A very nice thank you for a great workshop. When we got back to work, one colleague said,“I think we need a horse here outside the office to help us resolve some of our team conflicts. What would it take to do that?” Engineer, Sandia National Laboratories |
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Welcome Everyone!
Gallop Ventures provides transformative, hands-on learning programs for individuals and teams through innovative workshops with horses. No riding experience is necessary, as our programs involve interacting with horses on foot in the paddock.
Why Horses? - Horses are sensitive creatures that possess a heightened ability to read and respond to anything incongruent or threatening in their environment. They are also social beings whose herd behavior closely resembles that of people in families, teams and workgroups. When humans and horses interact, horses reflect the emotions and intentions of the humans around them, providing valuable insights into individual and group dynamics.
The Gallop Experience - Gallop Ventures is a dynamic method for empowering individuals, families and workgroups through on-the-ground workshops with horses. It draws upon the innate sensibilities of horses to explore relationships, communication skills, goal setting, teamwork and leadership with the ultimate goal of bringing about positive change and a greater sense of connection to ourselves and the world.
Participants meet at one of our state-of-the-art facilities and work in small groups with horses on a variety of fun and challenging exercises aimed at testing and improving their leadership and team-building skills. With every workshop, we seek to catalyze:
- Awareness: Transcend familiar patterns and build awareness of new tools.
- Communication: Improve communication skills for individuals and teams.
- Collaboration: Develop goals and inspire collaboration.
- Leadership: Empower individuals with a strong passion for leadership.
Past Clients - Past clients include companies, nonprofits, individuals and families including Google, Apple, Swisscom, University Chiropractice, Stanford Executive Education, Berkeley Executive Education, Sandia National Labs, Conservation Strategy Fund, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Bay Area HR Executives, Launchsquad, Stanford's Center for Ocean Solutions, Junior League, Girls Scouts, Stanford Polo Team and many others.
What People are Saying about Gallop Ventures
For companies that want to be proactive with leadership development this is a great experience you can't get from other programs to help solve problems People get immediate and honest reflection on what they are doing and it is big value. Human Resources Executive, Swisscom
I did come back and brag to my team about the experience at Gallop Ventures and have been sharing with others as well. I’ve referenced the exercises a couple times most specifically as it really made me think about communicating and functioning as a team. Marketing Manager, Churchill Club
YESTERDAY WAS FABULOUS! WHAT AN AMAZING METAPHOR FOR LEADERSHIP! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TURNING ME ON TO THIS.. Professor, UC Berkeley
Thanks so much for the wonderful introduction, and for the amazing experience yesterday which I am still thinking about. :) I have been to two Gallop Ventures workshops and they have both been so moving. Resident, Stanford Medical School
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