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Please contact Horse Haven Montana to learn more or to sign up for our next PAL Retreat:

Partnership * Awareness * Leadership
Through the Lanuage of Horses

  • Corporate Leadership Retreats
  • Communications Workshops
  • Horsemanship Clinics

The PAL Program is an innovative new way of providing Leadership & Communications training for corporations, businesses, groups, organizations and individuals, through the language of horses. Participants in the PAL Program focus on Leadership Development and Interpersonal Communications skills through the Human/Equine interaction --- the language of horses.

The PAL Program of Partnership/Awareness/Leadership offers Corporate Retreats, Communications Workshops & Horsemanship Clinics. Different types of clinics are offered for both the horse enthusiast and those who are more focused on learning the language of horses to apply to their everyday lives, be it in the corporate world, at the office or in your personal, one on one relationships.

The key to The PA L Program of Partnership/Awareness/Leadership however, is in gaining a greater understanding of yourself and how you interact and communicate with others; how you become a leader; how to earn respect from your peers and how you communicate non-verbally, something horses have been doing effectively for thousands of years.

The PAL Program was developed by Janet Rose and Chris Bohenek and is designed for both small groups as well as for individual participants. Team-building gone wild, as we call it, is geared to corporate leaders, business managers, and executives and individual employees at all levels of the business and corporate hierarchy, as well as for any individual who simply wants to improve his or her interpersonal communications, leadership abilities and management skills whether in their professional or personal lives.

The PAL Program helps you achieve these goals through the language of horses. Over thousands of years, the horse has evolved to become one of the great survivors --- a master of its environment and an effective communicator primarily through non-verbal communication. Recent studies show in fact, that more than 90% of all of our communications are non-verbal or what is known as body language. Working with horses in a hands-on way, you will learn the language of equines and learn about yourself in the process.

Co-Director Chris Bohenek may have said it best, "the truest reflection of oneself cannot be found in a mirror, but rather in the eyes of a horse." To truly understand oneself, the PAL Program looks to the horse. Working with horses in our corporate and individual clinics and workshops, you will learn how to become a better communicator. You will learn how to lead and earn respect. You will become more aware of your surroundings, your environment, your co-workers and everyone with whom you come in contact.

Because horses are masters of non-verbal communication with a highly developed sense of non-verbal cues, the horse will be your guide, your mirror to the world around you. "The most important thing about the program," says Bohenek, "is that we are teaching individuals how to communicate without the aid of modern technology such as cell phones, blackberries, computers and the corporate setting and literally sending them off to the ranch." Co-founder/director Janet Rose adds, "the ranch, in the case of the PAL program is a first class western & equestrian retreat center," (logding for retreats range from luxurious lodge to rustic but sophisticated cabin)."The setting for the PAL program is one of the most important components of what we do; we want participants to be in a comfortable, all encompassing setting that enables participants to focus 100% of their attention on the horse, the process and the skills that we are teaching." The PAL Program PAL uses settings such as ranches, lodges, retreat and conference centers across Montana and around the U.S. that range from the luxurious to those that are more casual to a truly rustic experience, with amenities.

What all of our workshops have in common is that the experience takes place in a natural and comfortable setting, where everything one needs has been taken care of before getting down to the job at hand. All of our retreat locations feature first class amenities with true western hospitality. A key to the success of the program is in the setting --- mountain vistas, magnificent natural beauty and starlit skies.

Please note that if you prefer that we bring the PAL Program to you, this can be arranged. PAL Clinics & Workshops are designed to provide four nights lodging with three full days, all-inclusive but can be shortened or lengthened depending upon personal needs and goals of each of our clients. Participants are welcome to come earlier or stay longer to enjoy the amenities of the retreat setting but the PAL Program itself is designed for three days of learning and interacting with horses. The average cost ranges from about $4,000-$5,500 depending upon the retreat location. Everything is included except airfare.

The PAL Program of Partnership/Awareness/Leadership was designed and developed by horse clinician Chris Bohenek and media consultant and communications specialist, Janet Rose. Chris Bohenek has been in the equine field for over 14 years and is known for his "Core Balance"TM Horsemanship, being used by horse enthusiasts throughout the United States. He is a master clinician and trainer, having worked with hundreds of horses (and their human owners).

Janet Rose is a former award-winning broadcast journalist and media consultant and has conducted communications clinics and media training for numerous organizations, individual groups and boards of directors. Bohenek & Rose are committed to the belief that horses can teach us about ourselves and the way we communicate, in a way that few other living things can and that by listening to and learning through the language of horses, we can improve ourselves, gain a deeper understanding of others and lead betters lives in the workplace and in our personal lives.

"The truest reflection of oneself, cannot be found in a mirror, but rather in the eyes of a horse."

For more information, please contact us at (406) 880-0683 or email, jrt@montana.com