Horse Guided Empowerment® for individuals

Maybe you're running on empty and can't remember the last time you truly switched off.
Maybe there's a decision you keep circling around, or something you carry - grief, anger, self-doubt - that talking alone hasn't shifted.
Or maybe you simply sense there is more to you than the version that shows up every day.

You don't need a diagnosis or a "good enough reason" to come.
You only need to be curious and willing to look honestly - the horses will meet you exactly where you are.

Horse Guided Empowerment® (HGE) is a Healing and Coaching modality with a herd of horses that is based on science and inspired by nature.
It requires the application of Natural Horsemanship techniques, and draws from the tools provided by holistic coaching and positive psychology.
Horse Guided Empowerment® can be used for clients of all ages. 

The method was founded by Christina Marz in 2008, received the endorsement of the UNESCO chair of Inclusion in 2018 and is owned by Marzmethod FZE, where I, Monica Kubik, work alongside the Founder as General Manager for the Middle East department.
I not only apply the method myself, I also mentor new students in the Middle East region interested to become certified and learn how to apply this technique with horses and clients.

HGE® stands for curious, connected, and calm interventions that provide clarity in sessions of coaching, healing, training, riding, and equine therapy.

Who comes to me

In my one-on-one sessions we work on whatever is weighing on you, in your private or your work life.
This can be a one-off session, a half day workshop or a journey of transformation.
The people I work with are often:

• Professionals and leaders who are always "on" and feel stress or burnout creeping in
• People at a crossroads - a career change, a relationship, a move - who need clarity more than advice
• Women who want to find their voice, set boundaries and stand more confidently in who they are
• Teenagers who find it hard to put feelings into words - with the horses, they don't have to
• Anyone working through anxiety, grief, anger or a loss of confidence who wants a different way in than sitting across a desk

Most of my sessions take place with the herd at Meliá Desert Palm Dubai or at the Sharjah Archaeological Centre in Mleiha.
I can also come to The Royal Stables in Abu Dhabi. 

How does a session work?

You don't need any experience with horses. Each session follows a few main steps:

• We start with a safety agreement.
• We do grounding exercises among the free-moving herd.
• You meet the horses.

Everyone brings their own question to the paddock. We then observe how the horses respond to you and work together to get to the core of the issue and find new solutions.

The horses' reactions guide us along the way and shape the activities I choose.
No two sessions are the same.

Why horses?

Horses are non-judgemental, highly intuitive and sensitive to our body language - even the tiniest signals we send out unconsciously.

They live in the present moment and respond instantly to what we bring. This gives you real-time feedback and makes change possible, because they meet every moment fresh. Change something - your posture, your breathing, even just your intention - and you get a different response.

Because they are so big, their reactions are very visible.
They act almost like a magnifying glass and help me see what is really going on inside you - often before you can put it into words yourself.

Why empowerment and not therapy?

The definition says it very clearly:
The concept is to give the person control or power into their hands.

Empowering thus means not that we tell someone what to do in a specific situation, but rather give them the tools so they can come up with their own solution. 

Focus on the solution, not the problem

That is also what I like about Horse Guided Empowerment - the focus is not so much on the problem, on something that happened in the past.

It is about letting the client see and focus on the solution, on the future and the next steps.

In Horse Guided Empowerment, the belief is that everyone deep down knows what is best for them - it is just about helping them find the answers within themselves.

Some images from our sessions in Dubai's Desert Palm, located behind International City: