Deborah Hann and her black dressage horse Finnigan with Deborah wearing Core EQ smarter kinder top

Smarter Kinder Work Balance

Do you need your work and life to have more balance?

And to better suit your strengths, values and ambitions?

Your current role and previous career decisions do not define you.

Just as a disability does not define you.

Take charge. Of your life and your career.

Equine Experiential Education is well known in the Leadership Development and Team Building arena. Yes we do this work. Our point of difference is that we draw on lived experience to coach you in how to to cultivate and sustain a smarter and kinder approach to yourself. Your wellbeing is our priority.

Our expertise includes:

Facilitating Leadership and Team Building days for lawyers and legal organisations
Respectful Capacity Building consulting for legal and justice organisations.
Supporting people with an acquired brain injury and who are neuro-diverse to set and achieve life goals

Skye 17 hand warmblood performance horse at canter ridden by Daniel Jones

We are experts in supporting people to courageously manage and sustain cultural change in legal and justice organisations. We understand the issues of workplace bullying, gendered violence and the mental health challenges of legal practice.

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Bin volunteer in Core EQ programs with Core EQ horse Sterling

Empower individuals to leverage their strengths, fostering higher engagement, enhanced confidence, and improved outcomes.

Core EQ leadership workshop with Skye horse and two participants

Enable individuals to take charge of their life and work, promoting autonomy and ownership.

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Equip organisations with a revitalised means to bring out the best in their people and teams

How we are different

Core EQ Founder Deborah Hann and horse Finnigan

Resilient Leadership

Our experience in senior legal, professional education, research and executive roles equips us to leverage professionals' workplace learning, role improvement and personal growth initiatives.

Equine Facilities Core EQ Smarter Kinder Master Class

Facilitation Grounded in Research

Our services are underpinned by PhD research at the University of Melbourne & later applied in large scale enterprise capacity building. With professional, leadership & organisational consulting experience.

Proven Equine Experiential Education Facilitation Techniques

Harnessing the transformative power of equine-facilitated workshops we offer an internationally recognised development approach which yields tangible results - A Smarter Kinder Connection

Equine co-facilitators Core EQ Smarter Kinder

Our Smarter Kinder Service Range

1 Leadership Master Classes & Respectful Organisational Development Consulting

On-site and at client. For individuals, groups and work teams. Strengths focussed. Cultivate high performing teams. Equine co-facilitated. Horses can guide us in how to embody our Leadership strengths and become a better formal and informal leader. In both professional and organisational leadership skills.

NDIS participant and Skye horse at Core EQ facilities

2 Life & Social Skills NDIS

On site. For individuals and groups. Our customised Equine supported programs offer a unique opportunity for NDIS clients to develop their goal setting, social confidence and communication skills. The individual session plan for each client includes assessing their readiness for certain activities and safety imperatives. We also offer individual Life Coaching sessions.

Core EQ leadership workshop with Skye horse and people

3 Role Improvement Master Classes

On site. For individuals, groups and work teams. Build your strength and resilience muscle. Involves undertaking Experiential education exercises with our horses.

Take charge at work topics include:

Navigating AI

Job Crafting

Role Sculpting

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Core EQ is located on the traditional lands of the Bunurong people of the Kulin nation. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ continuing connection to land, water and community and pay respect to their Elders past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Core EQ is committed to providing safe and inclusive support.

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Core EQ invites you to spend a recuperative day, relax and reconnect with yourself and nature with the help of our equine friends.We specialise in custom designed experiential learning programs for individuals, groups and work teams across 3 service areas. We offer Master Classes in Leadership (Service 1), NDIS Life and Social Skills (Service 2) and Master Classes in Role Improvement (Service 3). This third service category includes the topics of Job Crafting, Role Sculpting (for lawyers 3 CPD Points), medical and other professionals].