ABSTRACT
Yalom writes that the major impetus for learning is the therapy group. The structure of the group is a microcosm of the patient's cultural world. Through repeated experiences in the group, group Members learn about interpersonal relations. Yalom holds the view that insight and transference have less therapeutic value than the "corrective emotional experience" of the authentic interpersonal reciprocal relations taking place in the group. In this group supervision workshop, this chapter uses the horse as a powerful therapeutic modality. The group members wanted to participate in an experiential process that would intensify feelings of self-awareness through horseback riding, and would help in the process of consolidation of the group and building its identity. The horse is an animal that is sensitive to others, and is a herd animal. These two elements were successfully utilized during work on the intensification of self-awareness regarding intrapersonal experiences that influence interpersonal relations.
