Touch The Sky Equine Assisted Therapy

03/14/2024

💗Some fun, creative liberty work today with Phoenix!!!! She had never seen a flag before this video and it has literally been YEARS since I have asked her to do anything at Liberty, and I have never introduced obstacles at Liberty with her in her training. My personal horses are always the last in line, so sometimes they just don’t get the full ground training program. BUT, they continue to impress me with their intelligence and willingness to work with me! 💗

Phoenix is working on staying connected at Liberty, while a wind whipping flag serves as an intimidating distraction! 3/14/24

05/23/2022

01/13/2022

Benefits Of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy:
1) Creates opportunities to practice new skills and to transfer back to life.
2) Involves all aspects of the person to generate change.
3) Reveals an ability to impact life with decision making and personal responsibility.
4) Provides a non-threatening and motivating learning environment.
5) Empowers clients by giving them a sense of control.
6) Breaks down defense barriers.
7) Enhances problem solving skills.
😎 Teaches empathy, responsibility and patience.
9) Provides immediate cause and effect situation.
10) Builds trust in relationships.
11) Stimulates creativity.
12) Decreases feelings of hopelessness.
13) Improves client self-concept.
14) Increases the client's internal locus of control.
15) Captivates and holds attention.
16) Conveys lessons on an emotional level.
17) Promotes change from dysfunctional patterns to successful ones.
18) Stimulates lasting impact.
19) Increases awareness of the present.

01/11/2020

Horses are amazing ❤️

Here are 16 different ways equine assisted therapy can be beneficial for people suffering from a variety of mental health issues.

07/03/2019

What is the horse’s role in psychodynamic equine assisted traumatherapy??
Horses and other four-leggers are far better at picking up nonverbal/somatic signs and communication. Assuming a bio-psycho- social model, somatic responses give clues to underlying emotions and unconscious processes.
Having horses as experts on the team allows tapping into that information, allowing for the clinician to assist in processing.

05/23/2019

Who Benefits from Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy?

05/06/2019

Professionals hope at the end of the pilot, students will be more mindful and have tools to better regulate their thoughts and emotions.

05/05/2019

Despite extensive anecdotal evidence supporting the use of horses in the treatment of a variety of conditions such as autism and cerebral palsy, the field lacks a canon of high-quality research.

10/07/2016

Equine Assisted Therapy/Learning are an excellent way to foster social/emotional skills!

ExpandED Schools will use the three-year grant to support SEL initiatives in eight high-poverty middle schools with a goal of reaching 2,000 students.