All About Equine Therapy
Why Use Equine Facilitated Therapy?
Horses have been called “the dolphin of the prairies” because they provide unconditional friendship and immediate, honest and observable feedback. In addition:
- Horses mirror our own, sometimes subconscious thoughts by reacting to body language, tone of voice and overall presence.
- Studies have shown that horses can help clients learn more a
Horses have been called “the dolphin of the prairies” because they provide unconditional friendship and immediate, honest and observable feedback. In addition:
- Horses mirror our own, sometimes subconscious thoughts by reacting to body language, tone of voice and overall presence.
- Studies have shown that horses can help clients learn more about how they interact with others and that in turn helps them improve their relationship skills (Glass, 1996).
- Equine Specialized Psychotherapy allows clients to develop trust in both horse and in others (Parker, 2001).
Who is Equine Facilitated Therapy For?
Research has shown that horse therapies can be beneficial for adults, adolescents and children (EAGALA model). This model can be utilized with individuals, small groups and family or couples. Clinical evidence suggest that Equine Facilitated Therapy can help:
- Low self-esteem
- Body image disorders
- Attention deficit and disruptive behavior diso
Research has shown that horse therapies can be beneficial for adults, adolescents and children (EAGALA model). This model can be utilized with individuals, small groups and family or couples. Clinical evidence suggest that Equine Facilitated Therapy can help:
- Low self-esteem
- Body image disorders
- Attention deficit and disruptive behavior disorders
- Other cognitive disorders
- Relationship problems
- Memory impairment
- Sensory deficits
- Tourette’ s syndrome
- Post -traumatic stress disorders
- Intellectual disability
- Learning disorders
- Brain injury
- Communication disorders
- Pervasive developmental disorders
- Substance-related disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Mood disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- Dissociate disorders
- Sexual and gender identity disorders
- Eating disorders
Do I have to have equine experience?
Do I have to have equine experience?
The answer is NO. 95% of all clients that seek equine therapies have never had any horse experience. It doesn’t matter if the client has never ridden before or has never even seen a horse up close. Equine therapies are tailored for all ages, shapes, sizes, and experienced to non-experienced clients.
Meet our therapy animals
