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What Is Equestrian Therapy?

Equestrian therapy (also known as equine therapy or equine-assisted therapy) is a form of therapy that makes use of horses to help promote emotional growth. Equestrian therapy is particularly applied to patients with ADD, anxiety, autism, dementia, delay in mental development, down syndrome and other genetic syndromes, depression, trauma and brain injuries, behavior and abuse issues and other mental health issues.

Equestrian or equine therapy is also an effective technique for many therapists to teach troubled youth on how they learn, react and follow instructions. 

In the process, equestrian or equine therapy aims for its patients or students to:

• Build sense of self-worth, self-concept

• Improve communication

• Build trust and self-efficiency

• Develop socialization skills and decrease isolation

• Learn impulse control and emotional management

• Set perspective

• Learn their limits or boundaries.

Love, Healing, and Hoofbeats was created out of a strong passion, a shared vision and a ceaseless commitment to making learning easy and accessible. Since opening, we’ve had the opportunity to help countless students acquire foundation skills, develop new techniques and confidently move forward in their learning journey.

 We provide a wide range of courses to support students from all backgrounds and levels. Contact us with questions or to learn more!