O.K. for Every Day
Internship & Certification
Milepost Purple
Note: The daily schedule for the Milepost Purple Seminar varies greatly depending on the host,
location, and clients.  Below is a sample agenda from a seminar at a residential treatment program
for at-risk youth.

"Thanks for a
jam packed
seminar - what
a resource you
are!"

"I deeply
appreciate the
philosophy of
the whole
program."

-Billings, MT
Participants
Greg Kersten's O.K. Corral Series
DAY 1
  

8:00 a.m.
Registration & Introductions
“You’re More O.K. Than You Know.”

8:30 a.m.
Safety in the Corral, The O.K. Corral Philosophy
EAP & EAL Basics, Horsemanship vs Equine-Assisted

10:00 a.m.
Motivation and Nonverbal Communication
Observation Exercises and Group Discussion

12:00 p.m.
Lunch Provided

12:30 p.m.
EAP with Clients.  Exercises and Indications.
2:30 p.m.
Expanded Metaphors and Exercises on Crisis Using
Nonverbals, Observation, Knowledge and Other Tools

4:00 p.m.
"Mounted O.K." Understanding Added Risk and Safety Concerns.
Expanded Metaphors.

5:00 p.m.
"Closing the Corral Gate"
DAY 2
  

8:00 a.m.
Group Discussion, Q & A
Certification Program Test 1


9:00 a.m.
Versatile roles of the horse in residential treatment.  
Observation and Knowledge, peripheral awareness.
10:30 a.m.
Attention and the Client.
Interpreting the corral - attention versus ease.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

12:30 p.m.
EAP with Clients.  Exercises and Indications.


3:00 p.m.

Discussion and Processing.

5:00 p.m.

"Closing the Corral Gate"
DAY 3
  

8:00 a.m.
Group Discussion, Q & A
Certification Program Test 2


9:00 a.m.
Personal and Professional Applications of EAP and EAL.
10:00 a.m.
Minimizing the Horsemanship and Maximizing the Equine Professional.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

12:30 p.m.
EAP with Clients.  Exercises and Indications.

3:00 p.m.
Discussion and Processing.

4:00 p.m.
End of the Day Q & A
Seminar Evaluations

5:00 p.m.

"Closing the Corral Gate"