Equine Assisted Psychotherapy

There is just something bigger than life about horses, especially when they interact with humans.

• They are creatures which live in the here and now, but somehow magically transport our emotions to worlds unknown. Their size, their power under restraint, their grace and beauty, all charm us into a state of awe.
• They inspire our courage, and help us find a moment of peace when it has eluded us in our hectic lives.
• They show affection, depend on us, and willingly partner with us for our pleasure, taking on tasks they could not have imagined in the wild. No wonder they can unlock our deepest fears and touch our deepest needs.

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) utilizes a horse as a third party to the counseling relationship. Therapists teach body language, decision-making skills, creative problem- solving skills, and nonverbal communication. Horses serve as silent partners to the process, providing clients a safe place to work out emotional solutions that can be applied to their problems with living.

In EAP, horses team up with human therapists to provide support and facilitate counseling that might be more difficult using conventional means.