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La Ferme de la Colline supports companies, leaders, and teams in developing authentic leadership, stronger cohesion, and conscious communication.
Our equine assisted programs combine nature and interaction with horses to create a living and lasting learning experience. Each offer is tailor-made to strengthen trust, enhance cooperation, and support professional transitions.
Team Building in Wallonia with Horses
An original experience for executive committees and engaged teams
Just 1h30 from Brussels, in the rolling hills of the Famenne region near Durbuy, La Ferme de la Colline welcomes executive committees, leadership teams and organisations looking for a team building experience of a different kind. Not a day of entertainment, nor a classic indoor seminar. An original experience, immersed in nature, where horses become partners in collective work on trust, communication and cohesion.
Who is it for?
Executive committees and leadership teams seeking to strengthen their collective coherence. Teams going through transformation, mergers or strategic change. Start-ups, SMEs and departments evolving rapidly. Project leaders looking to grow their impact and cohesion. Organisations that place emotional intelligence, trust and cooperation at the heart of their culture.
Our approach
Effective teamwork is a matter of connection. Our conviction: a group's performance rests on trust, listening and shared goals far more than on tools or processes. Immersion in nature, away from offices and screens, is a powerful lever in itself. It reduces stress, restores attention and frees creativity.
Horses add a unique dimension. Social and sensitive animals, they live in organised herds and offer an inspiring example of authentic community. In interaction with them, your team's dynamics become visible: who leads, who follows, who creates safety, who creates tension, how information flows. This reading, supported by a structured debrief, allows your team to see its patterns from a new angle — without direct confrontation between individuals, without judgment, without awkwardness.
What we work on
Trust, grounded in the truth of what is shared, rather than the conviviality of an evening out. Collective emotional intelligence: recognising, welcoming and using emotions rather than denying them. Non-verbal communication, which represents the majority of what we transmit without realising it. Leadership postures and their balance within the group. Self-regulation under pressure, essential in moments of tension or uncertainty. Alignment between individual needs, shared values and common goals.
Benefits
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A lasting strengthening of bonds within the team.
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An increased tolerance for vulnerability, one's own and others'.
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A reduction in predatory and competitive behaviours.
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Greater engagement and sense of belonging.
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More open communication and improved collaboration.
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Stronger mutual support, creating a positive and motivating climate.
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A close-knit team in which each person feels valued and heard,a foundation for productivity, creativity and talent retention.
A typical day
Welcome in the natural setting of the Famenne, near Durbuy. About 1h30 from Brussels, 1h from Liège and 2h from Luxembourg.
Framing of the team's intentions, anchored in the reality of your organisation. Observation time and experiential exercises with the horses, on foot, in safety, with no prior riding experience required.
Structured debriefs that bridge the lived experience with the concrete stakes of your professional daily life.
Meals and breaks in a thoughtful setting, designed to extend the quality of presence cultivated throughout the day.
Programs adaptable in length, from a half-day to several days, and in content, according to your needs.
What are the values that animate your community?
Does each person feel safe and encouraged within it?
If you would like to experience an original team building in Wallonia that combines the benefits of nature, the presence of horses and real work on collaboration, trust and collective performance, let's get in touch.
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Managerial Seminars
The Living Leadership Laboratory
In an increasingly complex professional world, marked by remote work and dispersed teams, leadership can no longer be reduced to technical expertise. It now relies on presence, coherence, and the ability to connect people around a shared vision, even at a distance.
For whom?
For leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and project initiators in transition or development who wish to strengthen their leadership and relational posture. For any organization seeking to foster conscious and collaborative leadership.
Our approach
Our in-person seminars, supported by the presence of horses, invite participants to explore and experience the cooperative leadership model inspired by the Eponaquest® approach. This model emphasizes emotional intelligence, body awareness, intuition, nonverbal communication, and presence as essential components of embodied and impactful leadership.
Experiential learning with horses provides immediate feedback: participants test their relational abilities in real time, adjust their posture, and integrate new insights in a lasting way. This embodied experience strengthens confidence, clarity, and the ability to activate these skills in both professional and personal contexts.
The seminars combine:
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theoretical and practical contributions during in-room sessions,
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embodied and emotional experiential practices,
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role-playing activities,
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individual and group exercises with the horse,
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integrative debriefings that support the transfer of insights into everyday professional life.
Our approach places the learning of emotional and behavioral skills at the heart of the relationship with the horse. It is a genuine space for personal and professional development, where attention, listening, self-assertion, and movement find their full expression.
Customized modules can be designed according to your organization’s specific themes, duration, and objectives.
Benefits
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A more authentic and reassuring presence
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Increased confidence and improved emotional regulation
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Clear, embodied communication that inspires trust
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A balanced posture combining empathy, listening, and non-predatory power
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A refined understanding of social dynamics and motivations
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Better conflict awareness and management
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A constructive and compassionate feedback culture
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Enhanced capacity to turn tension into opportunities for growth
Tailor-made modules can be designed according to the theme, duration, and the specific needs and objectives of each organization.
The Living Leadership Lab offers a flexible program, from one to several days.
A living, deeply human leadership journey that reconnects body, emotions, and leadership through experiential tools and horse-assisted learning.
A progressive pathway… or à-la-carte modules.
Module 1 – Body Awareness & Non-Verbal Communication
Our words represent only a small part of the message. Posture, muscle tone, gestures, eye contact, distance…
The vast majority of our communication is conveyed through the body.
Module 2 – Emotional Agility & Regulation
Rather than “managing” or “controlling” emotions, emotional agility is about learning to recognize them, welcome them, and use them as valuable sources of information.
Module 3 – The Five Roles of a Master Herder© by Linda Kohanov
This module explores five essential leadership roles:
Leader – Dominant – Nurturer/Companion – Sentinel – Predator.
A leader or a team is balanced when each role is skillfully activated and used appropriately according to the situation.
Module 4 – Integrating and Deepening Your Inner Leader
Master Class - Advanced Skills Program
This advanced module is designed for managers, leaders, or project holders who wish to deepen and further integrate their leadership.
Cultivating Resilience
Preventing burnout and fostering a sustainable balance between performance and well-being
More than ever, the ability to regulate stress, preserve energy, and maintain mental clarity has become essential.
This program offers an innovative approach that combines neuroscience and the intelligence of the Living World, designed to strengthen both individual and collective resilience within organizations.
Who is it for?
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Managers and team leaders who wish to support their teams without exhausting themselves
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Teams in transition, facing restructuring, new projects, or uncertainty
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Entrepreneurs and self-employed professionals exposed to performance pressure or professional isolation
Our approach
The program is based on Connection Focused Therapy®, developed in the United States. It integrates insights from the Polyvagal Theory® with experiential learning through horses.
This method helps participants move from a state of dysregulation to self-regulation, and ultimately to co-regulation with others, fostering healthier relationships, better stress management, and sustainable prevention of professional exhaustion.
Rooted in the wisdom of the living world, our approach invites participants to cultivate a clear, confident, and grounded presence, in service of balanced and human-centered performance.
Benefits
For individuals:
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Greater emotional stability and self-confidence
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Mental clarity under pressure and in uncertainty
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Improved work–life balance and overall well-being
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Renewed sense of meaning and enjoyment in daily work
For organizations:
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Reduced risk of burnout and absenteeism
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Stronger team cohesion and communication
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A calmer, more creative work climate that supports sustainable performance
Individual Sessions or Professional Coaching Path
Develop your inner leadership and increase your impact
We offer individual coaching sessions facilitated by horses, specially designed for leaders, managers, entrepreneurs, and project initiators wishing to strengthen their posture, clarity, and presence.
No equestrian experience is required — all activities take place on the ground, in a safe and supportive environment, at the pace of your own development.
These sessions foster deep self-awareness and a lasting integration of learning, thanks to direct interaction with the horse — a true mirror of nonverbal communication, coherence, and authentic leadership.
Possible objectives
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Strengthen self-confidence and leadership presence
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Clarify priorities, values, and managerial vision
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Improve emotional regulation and stress management
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Develop clear and effective communication
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Navigate a period of transition or professional realignment
Duration: Single session or a 3- to 6-session journey, each lasting 1h30 to 2h.