{"id":31,"date":"2026-04-12T16:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/equineheart.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:51:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:51:15","slug":"equine-behaviour-consultation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/pferdeverhaltensberatung\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Silke von Heart<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For many years, I have dedicated my work to the question of how stress, the nervous system, and bodily memory shape the relationship between horse and human \u2013 and how both partners can find more safety, connection, and clarity. I am a Horse Behaviourist and Trauma Therapist for animals (EMDR)* and studied at the NAC in the UK, the ATN in Switzerland, and at Emanasso in France.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, I am very pleased to be a student in Racha\u00ebl Draaisma's first training year for Calming Signals & Scentwork for Horses Professional from November 2026.<\/p>\n

Through my advanced training as a trainer for horse-assisted personal development, stress prevention trainer, trauma-sensitive companion (TSB), EMDR Coach, and Raidho Healing Horses trainer, I combine modern knowledge of nervous systems, attachment dynamics, and learning theory with an embodied, mindful working practice in the horse-human relationship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The development of my integrative approach H.E.A.R.T. \u2122<\/span> \u2013 <\/span>Horse Embodied Awareness & Regulation Training<\/i> \u2013 understands the horse and human as a co-regulating system, is the result of a long process in which I have experienced many ups and downs with my six horses over a period of more than 20 years, and have at times been confronted with deep fears. Even though I have been able to learn and understand an incredible amount from many clients and their horses through my extensive training and further education and over the years, I have learned the most through my horses. Without them and my journey with them, H.E.A.R.T. would not exist. <\/span>\u2122<\/span> Ultimately, with this approach, I've created support that I often longed for for us, but never found anywhere.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Trauma Therapy for Animals, EMDR Animal I Institute Emanasso, France
2026 - Final exam in 10\/26<\/span><\/p>\n

TSB - trauma-informed facilitation | Natalie B\u00fcrk, Germany (2025-2026)<\/p>\n

Animal Psychology - Horse Behaviour Consultancy I ATN, Switzerland
(since 2025 - final exam in 05\/2027)<\/p>\n

\nEquine Behaviour and Training Certificate I NAC, United Kingdom
(2025-2026)<\/p>\n

Certified animal acupuncturist I School of Osteopathic Horse and Dog Therapy, Germany (2018-2020)<\/p>\n

FBT - Trainer (Functional Groundwork Trainer Horse) I Barbara Welter-B\u00f6ller, Germany
(2017-2018)<\/p>\n

Centered Riding Instructor Level 1I with Angelika Engberg, Germany
(2016)<\/p>\n

Animal communicator trained in Penelope Smith\u2019s method \u2013 Advanced training with Christine Tetau (2014\/2015)<\/p>\n

Certified Raidho Healing Horses Trainer, Italy
(2014)<\/p>\n

Licensed and Certified Stress & EMDR Coach by the Society of NLP, USA
(2012)<\/p>\n

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Stress Prevention Trainer I AHAB-Akademie, Berlin (2012)<\/p>\n

Certified coach, consultant and trainer with horses as co-trainers
Academy for Equine-Assisted Personality Development I Stade, Germany
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Further training<\/h2>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Addressing Over-arousal, NAC, United Kingdom (2026)<\/p>\n

Horse Personalities and Their Response to Stress \u2013 Three-Part Course Series I Dipl. Biologist Marlitt Wendt, Online (2026)<\/p>\n

Foal Handling Workshop I Catarina Caminha, Portugal (2025) <\/p>\n

Enrichment & Scentwork with Horses I Finn Lux, Barnsted (2025)<\/p>

Freedom Based Training with Elsa Sinclair at Sundance Ranch, Portugal (2025)<\/p>\n

Equine Nutrition and Behaviour I Prof. Dr. Ingrid Vervuert, University of Leipzig, online (2025) <\/p>\n

Professional Training Course in Equine Ethology and Species-Specific Communication I German Academy for Health & Competence Development, Offenbach (2025)<\/p>\n

Hoof workshop hoof-balance I Andi Wei\u00dfhaupt, Portugal (2025) <\/p>\n

Online courses: Calming Signals and Scentworkfor Horses I <\/span>Racha\u00ebl Draaisma (2024)<\/span><\/p>\n

Intensive Week with Alex Zell & Nina Bargum I Find the Flow, Portugal (2023) <\/p>\n

Intensive Week of Tensegrity Horse Training at Hof Jantscher I Anna Jantscher, Austria (2023)<\/p>\n

Liberty Week I Nativehorses, Portugal (2023) <\/p>\n

Psycho-emotional Disorders in Animals I Dr. med. vet Christina Eul-Matern, Offenbach (2020) <\/p>\n

AOE (Acupuncture-Oriented Energy Work) I Dr. med. vet. Christian Torp, Worpswede (2020) <\/p>\n

One-year training program TCM Herbs I Susanne Kirsten, M\u00fchleip (2020\/21)<\/p>\n

Centered Riding Clinic with Senior Instructor Susan Harris I Bach\u00e4ckerhof, Ravensburg (2018) <\/p>\n

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All courses as part of Trainer Education I | Katharina M\u00f6ller (OsteoDressage), Schlossvippach (2016\/2017)<\/p>\n

Clicker training I Dipl. Biologist Marlitt Wendt, Berlin (2015)<\/p>\n

Introduction to shamanic practices including training as a Shamanic Counselor according to M. Harner I European Foundation for Shamanic Studies (2013-present)<\/p>\n

Complete Curriculum HP-Psychotherapy I Christoph Mahr Institute, Berlin (2012-2013)<\/p>\n

Train the Trainer \"Horse Assisted Education\" at Pferdeakademie, Reinbeck (2012)<\/p>\n

Connected Riding I Peggy Cummings, Waldbr\u00f6l (2010)<\/p>\n

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TTouch, Linda Tellington Jones I Stefanie Hornung, Beelitz (2009)<\/p>\n

Pat Parelli Level 1 I Silke Valentin, Delitzsch (2006)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Silke von Heart Ich widme meine Arbeit seit vielen Jahren der Frage, wie Stress, Nervensystem und K\u00f6rperged\u00e4chtnis die Beziehung zwischen Pferd und Mensch pr\u00e4gen \u2013 und wie beide Partner zu mehr Sicherheit, Verbundenheit und Klarheit finden k\u00f6nnen. Ich bin Horse Behaviorist und Trauma-Therapeutin f\u00fcr Tiere (EMDR)* und habe an der NAC in UK, der ATN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":214,"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4318,"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/4318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/equineheart.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}