Stable Solutions ~ Equine Assisted Therapy 

WHY EQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY?

BENEFITS

  • Time effective 
  • Break down defense barriers 
  • Provides immediate cause-and-effect situations
  • Promotes motivative learning 
  • Presents opportunity for empathy
  • Builds the therapeutic environment
  • Enhances problem-solving skills
  • Decreases feelings of hopelessness
  • Encourages responsibility
    Captivates and holds attention 
  • Respect for self and others
  • Improved communication skills social skills development
  • Increases boundary awareness and boundary setting abilities 
  • Improved self-control and self-confidence
  • Responsibility and accountability
  • Opportunity to overcome challenges

        Equine assisted therapy is unique and proven effective. Especially for those who have plateaued in traditional talk therapy. Some philosophies of change propose that people change when uncomfortable and grow when challenged. For many, it is through the challenges in their lives that struggles become apparent. 

        Equine Assisted Therapy often re-creates these struggles in a therapeutic environment, giving clients opportunities to work through them, problem-solve, and practice new ways of living. 


Especially good for those who don't like talk therapies. 
Counseling is not a one size fits all. While you might forget a conversation you had with your counselor a few weeks on, it's unlikely you'll forget what happened when you stood in a field with your counselor and a horse. 

 

Horses Healing Humans

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