Meet the Team
ANGELA MAGNAN — Senior Facilitator
Senior facilitator of equine-assisted learning/management consultant
She has worked with the following client groups in relation to Equine Programs and management training:
Primary Schools, Secondary Schools, University International Students, Teachers, Psychologists, Detention Centres, Top Tier Banks, Builders, Long Term Unemployed, Victims of Abuse, Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation, Australian Army, Autism clients, Asperger clients, Private Executive and CEO strategic programs, General Management Mental Health Programs, Care Givers/coordinators wellbeing programs
Certification/Degrees:
Equine Connection Certification (Canada)
EAGALA
NLP, Trauma Response, Mental Health First Aid
Executive Masters Business Administration EMBA/Certified EAL Facilitator/EGALA/Corporate Trainer/Assessor/Auditor
Business Analysis, Succession Planning, Business Growth Mentor
Lead Auditor, Compliance Systems Specialist in Quality, Safety, Environmental, Business Continuity
Registered Builder Lic#1182619
International Institute of Business Analysis IIBA , Institute of Learning Practitioners ILP,
Fellow Australian Institute of Management FAIM
Australian Institute of Safety Member
Auditor Qualification RABQSA-AU, ISO9011, RABQSA-QM, ISO9001, RABQSA-EM, ISO14001, RABQSA-OH, AS/NZ 4801, RABQSA-TL
Angela Magnan is a business and equestrian mogul who understands the importance of second chances.
35 years ago spending her days working with and training dangerous horses up for auction in Alberta, Canada is where her real learning began. Her passion along with guidance and tips from elders who also worked with horses enabled her to calm them, gain their trust and allow them to be transferred to the care of a human while in a safe and trusting mindset. Coaching the human through the transition and building relationships that flourish was a rewarding gift she was often called to do. One of her favourite parts of this job was ‘seeing the trust peek through when all others had given up’. This relates to the horse, and the human who many times grew from the time spent in sessions.
She continued her work in Oregon USA where she spent most of the time there training horses and learning about their psychological needs and how they interact with people. She learned how to read each individual horse and their body language and communication styles. She utilised these skills while leading private trips in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, continuing to live, learn and breathe with horses every day. "We must understand the beautiful gift they are, and we must understand ourselves to survive the treacherous and challenging tracks we travel physically, and emotionally all through our lives.
The horse reminds us to apply a steady, calm way of displaying clear communication, perseverance, determination and helps us in understanding of ourselves in our daily lives."
Her passion for helping others to become their best propelled her to start training companies in Canada and later in Australia. Delivering qualifications, executive coaching, motivational and corporate seminars in Australia, Canada and Japan, a consultant with the Department of Innovation, owning a top tier Registered Training Organisation (RTO) for 15 years, and being a lead auditor, she is no stranger to training and educating and coaching on many levels and to diverse groups. Although in demand in the corporate world, she had a deep passion for helping those who saw no hope of a future, and were sometimes misguided or who had a need for self improvement. She did numerous programs with groups that no others would work with, and had great successes which caused a larger demand for her services to these groups. By integrating the spirit of the horse in to the many development programs she has delivered, the outcomes have been incredible, and results have been measured to and show remarkable statistics.
Utilising her experience in the business world, with students and also with horses, Angela has the intellectual resources to change the world for individuals by sharing the teaching role with the horses. She focuses on introducing the best programs and clinics to benefit the horse-person relationship and enabled over 3500 children and adults to experience the beauty and teaching that horses have to offer. Angela is now excited to offer boutique sessions in South East Queensland for children, schools (curriculum based) and corporate business to show people how horses and people can break barriers in the brain like never before, creating new neuro-pathways, behaviours and breaking old patterns while learning incredible facts about themselves and how they operate in the world. Increasing personal awareness, creativity, strategic thinking, communication, resilience, compassion, and perseverance are just a few of the results achieved. Each individual has a chance to grow within themselves when given the chance. Programs are individually customised to suite each persons goals and desired outcomes.
Angela is proud to provide a place where the horse is respected for all they have to offer.
“I believe each horse has a purpose, a place and a time. Some are with us until their purpose is complete and move on to help others, while many horses share their time with many people to serve a purpose of support and learning."
"I believe each individual on the planet has a special gift and power within, and my goal is to help them discover the incredible individual they really are and that anything is possible"
Mission Statement
We create a safe place for our clients to learn and grow. We help them to build the essential skills they need for their careers, future goals and work environments. Through the power of this magnificent animal, the horse, and as facilitators, we empower people to reach their full potential.
MEET THE TEACHERS
Equine Team