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EQUINE-ASSISTED COUNSELING

$55.00 // 45 Minute Session

Equine-Assisted Counseling (EAC) is a hands-on, experiential approach to mental health that involves a licensed mental health professional, a trained equine specialist, and a carefully selected horse. Together, this team creates a safe and supportive environment where healing and personal growth can take place.

EAC incorporates a variety of activities—both horsemanship-based and ground-based—that allow clients to engage in meaningful experiences with horses. These interactions are designed to foster emotional insight, build self-awareness, and support the development of healthier coping skills.

As clients connect with the horses, they also begin to better understand themselves. The relational and emotional skills developed through EAC often translate directly into stronger, more meaningful human relationships.

Whether you're navigating challenges, seeking personal growth, or simply looking to reconnect with yourself, our compassionate team and trusted herd are here to walk alongside you.

  • Horses possess a remarkable intuition when it comes to human emotions, responding keenly to the self-awareness and feelings of the people around them. Their impressive size and strength command respect, attention, and safety, as well as a great deal of sensitivity. When a strong relationship is built with a horse, the interactions often lead to meaningful personal growth—engaging mind, body, and soul through partnership.

    Horses are incredibly sensitive to non-verbal communication. As individuals begin to sort through their emotions and express them more clearly, horses respond with cooperation and generosity. These positive interactions can foster changes in mood, perspective, and overall well-being.

    • Increase assertiveness and improve communication skills

    • Develop effective problem-solving abilities

    • Enhance body awareness and posture

    • Build confidence and strengthen self-esteem

    • Cultivate self-regulation and a calm, focused mind

    • Learn to give and receive compassionate kindness

    • Understand and practice appropriate boundaries and vulnerability

    • Deepen your ability to trust and connect more fully with others

    • Move through difficult emotions with support and resilience

  • Because working with horses often promotes positive emotional and mental well-being, Equine-Assisted Counseling can benefit most individuals. It has been shown to be especially helpful for people struggling with:

    • Anxiety

    • Attention difficulties

    • Attachment challenges, Autism, and behavioral difficulties

    • Feelings of disconnection from self or others

    • Communication frustrations

    • Major life transitions such as grief, loss, marriage, and divorce

    • Coping skills development

    • Marital conflict

    • Caretaking burnout

    • Moodiness

    • Depression

    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    • Parenting struggles and disconnection

    • Emotional dysregulation and outbursts

    • Low self-esteem and poor self-awareness

    • Family conflict

    • Chronic and toxic stress

    If any of these resonate with you or a loved one, Equine-Assisted Counseling offers a unique and powerful way to support healing and growth.

EQUESTRIAN COACHING

$55.00 // 45 Minute Session

Our individualized coaching sessions—offered both in-hand and under saddle (using your horse or one of ours)—are designed to support you in building a stronger, more confident partnership with your equine companion.

Through tailored activities, you will:

  • Develop clear and consistent communication with your horse

  • Work through riding and handling anxieties

  • Cultivate effective co-regulation between you and your horse

  • Deepen your connection under saddle

  • Learn to ride with confidence and calmness

  • Create new, positive thinking patterns about yourself and your equine partner

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced rider, these sessions are crafted to meet you where you are and help you grow alongside your horse.

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Partner with our herd of horses and caring professionals to address your needs and goals.

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