Even 2400 years ago the founding father of medicine Hippocrates, believed in the healing and therapeutic abilities of the horse.
Equine-assisted psychotherapy incorporates horses into the therapeutic process. Patients engage in activities like grooming, leading a horse, or even feeding while under the supervision of your mental health professional.
Equine assisted therapy can be used with a wide variety of therapeutic settings and modalities and is great for all ages and even family groups. It is often not the sole modality but is often incorporated with other modalities
" I've been working with survivors of childhood abuse for the last 30 years, and i have never seen anything with such immediate benefit to people who struggle with trauma related issues." - Dr. Sherry Winternitz on the effects of Equine facilitated therapy.....