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During our lifetime, we all experience pain; no one is spared. However, the way we handle it can vary greatly. In Horses Know Better, author Ilse Melotte explains how these animals can help us map out our own identity and guide us toward a fulfilling life.

Over the centuries, these majestic animals have developed survival strategies from which humans can also draw great wisdom. They provide us with insights that make us stronger within our human herd systems, both at home and at work. Together with the horses – at a walk, trot, or gallop – we embark on new, better paths.

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• Price: €25.99 incl. VAT
• Publisher: Borgerhoff & Lamberigts

What to Expect:

• Ancient Wisdom: Learn how horses communicate and function within their herd and discover how these natural dynamics provide valuable lessons for our daily lives.
• Personal Growth: Find out how the wisdom of horses can contribute to your own personal development and leadership.
• Practical Exercises: Experience concrete tips and exercises to strengthen your connection with yourself and others by applying the lessons learned from the horses.
• Unique Photography: All the images in this beautifully illustrated book were taken at Hof van 't Rommersum, the silent farm, and feature the horses of Horse Act, the true authors of this book.

Our Mission? Growing and learning with horses. Horse Act guides teams and individuals towards more balance, connection, and better performance.

Let yourself be inspired every day by the gentle yet powerful wisdom of horses. The 42 Horses Know Better inspiration cards contain short, impactful messages and images that invite self-reflection, awareness and personal growth.

Instantly available for only €5,99 as a high-resolution PDF — perfect for viewing on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop, or for printing at home.

Perfect for daily inspiration, coaching or guidance sessions andoments of rest and reflection. After registering, you’ll receive the download link directly in your inbox.

What can people learn from horses about leadership, authenticity and energy management?

• Imagine if your life was running smoothly and you could be more efficient but also effective in what you did. That you could be more economical in your personal energy management and no longer experience the feeling of being lived. That you would find internal peace.
• Imagine if you could be 100% yourself, powerful in difficult situations, beyond the fear of negative 'judgment' or the fear of hurting others. Beyond irrational expectations of family or friends and especially beyond your self-imposed limitations.
• Imagine if you could live your truth and hold on to that feeling of confidence. That you could make your unique contribution to this world based on the conviction that you are good and are doing well. That you could fully commit to what is really important to you, at work but also at home.

That is what this booklet is about. To better understand the lessons of horses, we first zoom in on the experience of horses and then build the bridge to our human being. Because we can (still) learn a lot from these beautiful noble animals.

A horse is a flight animal and  will never waste unnecessary energy, but it does respond to the slightest change in environmental energy. And that is how horses communicate with each other: with energetic 'pressure'.

We use this sensitivity when learning with horses. Our energetic appearance is driven by feelings, thoughts and subconscious beliefs. By mirroring your behavior, the horse provides feedback and you will find answers to the following questions:

• How does someone else see me? What do I radiate?
• What are my qualities? And my blind spots?
• How does my energy management work, where are my losses?
• What is my energetic field - its nature, functioning and power?
• What is my energetic blueprint?
• How can I harness that horsepower within me? What's holding me back? And why ?
• How to live more intuitively and spend less time in my head?

So we get to know ourselves better based on the energy spectrum. And that leaves impressions that we will not soon forget!

Many take the path of personal growth... and don't give up when the going gets tough and really painful. They are go-getters, researchers. And after the workings of our energies become clear and hindering beliefs have been thrown overboard, we all end up with those same questions. Who am I? What is my objective? What does meaning mean to me? What really drives me in this life. How do I, as part of this great universe, become a better person and what can my contribution be?

Horses are a catalyst in this. They show us what this means. They really let us feel what that essence is and thus help us find answers to the following questions:

• Who am I?
• What am I doing here?
• What is my real purpose?
• What is meaningful living for me?
• How can I live more from that essence and what do I need for that?
• How can I hold on to this feeling of bliss?
• How can I further develop myself in this and still remain firmly grounded in life?

We get to know ourselves even further and we feel even more deeply. Because here we arrive at universal wisdom. That knowledge that the intellect cannot reach and that we do not learn at school. But whoever reactivates this wisdom (because it is present in everyone) will live a fulfilling life. Always.

Professor Gabriele Conti has been deeply immersed in psychiatric research since the death of his wife. Emergency doctor Monica Carlini is slowly burning out from a life spent in the service of others. After a burnout, Englishwoman Lisa Roberts opens her own dating agency in Milan. Three individuals, one quest.

Fate brings them together on a trek along the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrimage route through Italy. Under a majestic oak tree in Lucca, something extraordinary happens...

The Italian Oak is an informative novel about love, meaning, and the invisible world around us.

“This book suggests that sooner or later, everyone has to cope with their fears and face personal limits in order to resolve them and ultimately meet their essence. In addition, the author’s opinion is that love may be both the goal and the instrument to deeply transform individuals and their lives, providing authentic joy.”

Professor of Psychiatry Donatella Marazziti, University of Pisa.