The higher a leader rises, the fewer people speak to them freely. Conversations carry agendas, reports get shaped on their way up, and doubt becomes something to carry alone. Senior leaders have sat through every kind of programme, but few have a place where they can think out loud.
A horse is not impressed by a title. It responds to the person in front of it: whether they are calm, clear, and the same inside and out. When a leader's intention, feeling and action line up, the horse follows. When they do not, it waits, and the leader sees exactly where the gap is. It is an honest reading with no agenda behind it, and it stays in the paddock.
A senior leader, or a small leadership team, works with the horses and two facilitators. Choose one session around one decision, or eight sessions over two months, with a written report after each session and a call in between.
What a leader sees in the paddock often becomes clear later, back at the desk.