Danielle Herb

Drop Your Reins – Learn to Trust
Peaceful Solutions for ADHD/ADD & Autistic Children Using Natural Horsemanship

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Horses are amazing because they are sentient animals that mirror our personalities as well as our fears. –Danielle Herb

The old model of parenting and training horses, still being used by many today, is to break their spirit into submission to get them to do what you want. They are repeatedly worn down until the end result is unhappy, unhealthy kids and horses.

Founded and run by 15-year-old Danielle Herb, The Drop Your Reins Experience is based in Live Oak, FL. From direct interaction with horses to supplemental training videos The Drop Your Reins Program helps guide the powerful minds of ADD/ADHD and Autistic children to reach their greatest potential while maintaining their innocence and purity.

Accolades
Danielle Herb is the 2008 Recipient of the Start Something Grant (Co-sponsored by Target and Tiger Woods) and author of the forthcoming book Drop the Reins: Peaceful Transformations for the ADD/ADHD and Autistic Child through Natural Horsemanship. She has been featured in a variety of media including WCTV (FL).

Speaking
Danielle Herb is an inspirational teacher for youth and adults and is able to speak or conduct workshops on the following topics:

Drop Your Reins: Learning to Trust: Finding Freedom In Fearlessness

From Fear to Freedom: How to release and overcome negative thoughts and fears that are holding you from being your best

Unbridled Love: How to live and love free through Natural Horsemanship

From Broken to Brilliance: 5 Pathways to teach your ADD/ADHD and Autistic child to shine through Natural Horsemanship

Peaceful Transformations: 5 Steps to Transforming Your Child’s Life Through Natural Horsemanship

Please consider Danielle as a resource or prospective candidate for your upcoming youth/teen or entrepreneur related story

Interview with Drop Your Reins co-founder Danielle Herb. She shares why her program is successful and what led her to create it. Some of her students share their story and why parents are a big part of a child’s successful journey to healing.

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Welcome to My Blog!

I am Danielle Herb, I am Living Proof of the power of these techniques, and I want your child to have the same oppurtunity that I did!

I am 15 years old and want to tell you a little bit about me.

I was told I was ADD/ADHD when I was about 5 years old. Thank God my mom did not put me on the drugs. I am so thankful that she took the time to find an alternative method for me. When I was younger my therapy was ballet. I could walk on my tip toes better that I could walk normal. But something was missing.

The best thing that ever happened to me was when I was about 6 years old; I went took horse back riding lessons. I loved horses. When I was around them I felt calm and centered. They taught me so much.

By the age of 9, I move to north Florida with my mom after she got married to my step dad. He lived on an 80 acre horse farm. I learned the old ways on how to treat horses and didn’t like it at all. I hated to watch my best friend get hurt and there was nothing that I could do about it. So when I bought my first horse I decided I wanted to do things naturally and if anyone had anything to say about it they could kiss my butt. I went to a good friend of mine who taught me the “join up” and lots of other things about horses. I loved it and so did my horse. I was so happy. I had found my niche. I love natural horsemanship, but noticed that there were kids out there like me being drugged. This made me really sad.

By the age of 13 I started helping my first child. The results were amazing. I was so happy that I found something that I love and I could help someone else. I started trying to find as many kids or teens as possible. I did not have much luck, but I did help a few more kids along the way.

I am home schooled using the unschooling method. Things went great with my education, but my mom wanted to start a private school to help other kids like me.  Guess what, we did it; it’s called “The School Without Walls”. It was the best thing we ever did because I found more children to help. I started working with 5 kids full time. Their ages ranged from 4-13. I loved every second of it. At the end of the school year I missed my kids so I started a summer camp. I had a few kids and it was great. I kept finding more kids that I could help and they were amazing. I could not believe how the horses changed all the kids. By time they left my program they where completely different. They where calm, confident, and knew how to overcome their fears. And guess what there were no drugs used isn’t that great?

I am so happy that I now have a system that I can use to help so many other kids. The best feeling in the world is when the parents come up to you with tears in their eyes and thank you for what you have done. That is what I live for.

My life’s goal is to use natural horsemanship to teach kids and teens with ADD/ADHD or/and Autism, life skills to better their future, how to over come their fears and how to calm themselves down with out the use of drugs. That is my niche but I thought I’d share on how I got it.

Best Wishes,
Danielle Herb, Young Entrepreneur
www.DanielleHerb.com
Inspirational Teacher at The School Without Walls

www.theschoolwithoutwalls.com