People » Philip Van Kelst
(°31.01.1959)

Philippos ‘friend of horses’ is my name. Horses have been my companions since my earliest childhood. In the past few years they have come to assume their coaching and integrating role in my life more and more. I have trained with horses in a wide variety of very distinct approaches: classical riding school, natural horsemanship, natural horse care, groundwork, Equine Assisted Learning (Eagala and Epona), ...

As a clinical psychologist, I have been intensely involved in psychosocial aid and the mental care system during the first 13 years of my professional career. I have also taught various extracurricular training courses and have been acting ‘Executive professor’ at the UAMS management school.

In the last 13 years, I have set up a quality-based coaching and training bureau active in the domain of change trajectories in organisations, with a focus on issues of leadership, communication, and cooperation. More information can be found on www.vankelst.com

In the coming 13 years, aside from the ongoing development of Van Kelst & Co, I expect horses to take an important place in the further fulfilment of my mission. Kheiron is in this sense a first step. The balance between social and ecological involvement on the one hand, and economic return and the strive for quality on the other, will become an essential part of the broader project in which Kheiron takes its place.