Healing Hearts & Hooves, Inc ~ List of Services
Healing Hearts & Hooves, Inc is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that offers various equine assisted types of therapy and support for people struggling with life and its challenges. They have an innate and unique ability to be sensitive to humans, their feelings and subtle changes in us and the environment. Horses are honest and offer unconditio
nal love. They act as a mirror to our emotions and provide honest, direct feedback. A horse doesn’t lie about how it feels, or disguise what it says. You will always get the truth from a horse. Horses will help to provide you a better understanding on how you are really feeling. Our instructors will help you understand the horse’s communication, and how to interact with them. We offer a unique insight to the world of horses and will help you understand more about yourself, your feelings and your emotions. We want the horse not to look past us, but to look for us. We want for our horses no just to be part of our lives, but for us to be part of theirs. We want not just to ride our horses, but for our horses to carry us. We will not let them do whatever they want, but discourage the wrong ideas, and encourage the right ones. How can we positively influence our horses so they want us to be part of their lives? So they don’t just tolerate us, but they choose to be with us. Below is a list of our offerings. Be sure to discuss your needs with us to help select the best option for your healing. Healing Horsemanship – Participants will learn all about taking care of horses. These will be mounted and unmounted sessions. Our goal is for you to learn to become independent with horses. You will learn how to feed, brush, clean water tanks, pick up manure, and about hoof care. You will learn how horses interact with each other and you. You will learn how to identify the slightest try from your horse, and how to respond to that slightest try. You will learn how to show your horse that you care and how to establish and build relationships with horses. This is an important step toward bonding with and building trust between you and the horse. You will learn about tack, the importance of saddle fit and selecting the correct bridle and bit to support your communication with your horse. Communication on the ground transfers to the saddle. All of this preparation will help you obtain a safe and positive mounted experience with your horse. We will show you how to properly sit on a horse and how to follow them when they move. One of the hardest things to learn is how to stay out of the horse’s way while you ride. Learning in a safe and healing environment will provide therapy to you in a wide range of areas, without you even realizing it is happening! These sessions can be one on one or up to groups of three. Equine Facilitated Learning – EFL is designed to help individuals increase their life skill effectiveness. Communication, self-awareness, respect, honesty and trust are all things that can be focused on in an EFL session. These sessions can be one on one or in a group. They are unmounted sessions and work to improve your communication with the world and yourself. Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy – EFP is a session with a licensed metal healthcare professional utilizing the unique skills of the horse. This is a fantastic alternative to the typical office setting that can be inhibiting and unbeneficial to some. Incorporating the reflective strengths of the horse to help an individual identify subtle and unspoken communication is truly amazing. These sessions will be one on one, and can be charged to insurance as they are provided by a licensed professional. Healing Hearts & Hooves, Inc ~ List of Services, continued
Women’s Retreat – If you are suffering from “Mom Burnout”, the corporate grind, or both, this is the adventure for you! Join a group of wonderful ladies as you go on a journey with some beautiful animals! Start the day decompressing from the world and letting go of all the burdens that it puts on you. Experience natures beauty at it’s finest while you spend the day nurturing your needs for once. Leave feeling refreshed and ready to take on life’s challenges! Team Building – Communication is difficult, and typically the biggest issue within any organization or group. Breaking down barriers in a relaxing and fun atmosphere is the answer! Learn about horses and how they communicate, while you learn about your teammates and increase your communication skills. Horse Healing Program – Do you have a horse whose temperament has changed or just isn’t doing something right? We can help you get to the root of the problem and explore ideas on how to improve the situation. Bring your horse to one of our Horse Healing sessions and we will explore ways to improve your connection and communication. We will also help you learn to have fun with your horse and how to develop trust in each other! Day Camp – Horses will select their partner from the group of participants. Participants will then spend the next 5 hours with their new companion learning about horses, as well as the needs of the horse, the group and themselves. Participants will learn life skills such as communication, leadership, teamwork, connection, self confidence and trust. Veteran Support – This program can be molded around your needs. You can come and help take care of the animals, or we can incorporate any of the activities we have available to create a customized environment to help with your unique situation. This can be one on one or with a group, and will be completely at your pace. One session or once a week. We will take the time you need to help you be the best you. Walking with Horses – Spend hours relaxing with these majestic animals in nature. Relax with, brush, play, walk and laugh with some of the sweetest animals you will meet. Experience relaxation, nature, companionship, laughter and make new friendships and connections. Mini Program – If you are interested in an 8-week program for your 1st grade class room, or just a few hours visit at a library, this is the program for you! The reading program is designed to help spark interest in reading through the support of horses, big and small. It incorporates worksheets and letters to help students learn about horses and what it takes to care for them. It also includes visits from the animals and can include a field trip to the barn! Horse Excursions – Sometimes a cute furry face is all it takes to brighten someone’s day. If you are looking for some horses to come visit an assisted living location, hospital or retirement community, This just might be the perfect choice. We will bring out a few animals to visit with people to help lift some spirits, and bring smiles to faces. The horses love to visit new people and see new places!
