Why Horses

Horses that Heal

About Equine Therapy:

Equine assisted therapy is a form of experiential therapy that includes horses, equine specialist and mental health professional working together with a client (adult, adolescent, or child) to create positive change. Our therapists are certified in several trauma informed models. Equine Assisted Therapy works in conjunction with traditional training in the mental health field.

Equine activities include observing, handling, grooming, groundwork, and structured challenging exercises focused on the adult’s or child’s needs and goals. This form of therapy provides unique non-verbal opportunities for the client to enhance self-awareness, recognize behaviors that stop you from adapting to new or difficult circumstances, identify negative feelings, and face self-defeating thought patterns.

It may be used for clients with psycho-social difficulties and mental health needs that can result in significant changes in cognition, mood, judgment, insight, perception, social skills, communication, behavior, and learning.

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Equine Assisted Therapy can be a powerful and enjoyable way to assist children, adolescents, and adult family members in multiple social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral domains. Equine Assisted Therapy is recognized as an evidence-based practice.

Benefits of Equine Therapy Article

Who We Serve

Individuals

When an individual forms a bond with a horse in an equine therapy program, that animal has no preconceived notions or opinions about the individual. This provides an opportunity for the individual to understand how their behavior affects others and they learn skills involving self awareness, emotion regulation and interpersonal skills

Groups

Individuals

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and learning for groups uses the nature and relationship with the horse(s) to bring out the clients natural patterns of relating, handling of new situations, and problem solving skills.

Families

Individuals

Military Vets Suffering from PTSD

Families often approach the horse and horse related activities much like they approach life. Family therapy utilizes specific horse activities, which leads to processing feelings, behaviors, observations, and helps with communication and to work through family issues.

Military Vets Suffering from PTSD

Up to 30% of veterans are affected by PTSD

Horse therapy for PTSD Treatment: Vets, experts report positive results

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Corporate Team Building

Military Vets Suffering from PTSD

Corporate Team Building

Team Building & Leadership Training for Corporate Teams.

Couples Therapy

Military Vets Suffering from PTSD

Corporate Team Building

Relationship building, communication and understanding improvement for repairing or enriching relationships.

Benefits

Clinical evidence suggest that Equine Facilitated Therapy can help:

Low self-esteem
Body image disorders
Attention deficit and disruptive behavior disorders
Cognitive disorders
Relationship problems
Memory impairment
Sensory deficits
Self-harm
Post traumatic stress disorders (PTSD)
Developmental disorders
Learning disorders
Brain injury
Communication disorders
Substance-Related disorders
Schizophrenia
Mood Disorders
Depressive disorders
Anxiety disorders
Dissociative disorders
Sexual and gender identity disorders
Eating disorders
Impulse-control disorders
Personality disorders

Certifications

EAGALA, Natural Lifemanship, TBRI