EQUINE THERAPY
THE HEALING POWER OF EQUINE THERAPY
I came here in not a very good state. Physically and mentally, it’s given me the WTEGIERHXMQIXS[SVOSYXXLMRKWERHYRVEZIPƹVIGEPPIH(EWWERHVE,EXX “I was in a paddock with a few horses and I was really struggling physically walking, and this horse came and let me lean against him and we just walked together, up and down and around, and I cried. Because he not only knew that .RIIHIHXLEXLI[EWXLIVIXSWYTTSVXMX.XƶWUYMXIEQE^MRK.PSZILSVWIWRS[ I love them.” ,EXXMWSRISJERYQFIVSJ&YWXVEPMERWFIRIǻXMRKJVSQIUYMRIEWWMWXIHTW] - GLSXLIVET]EX7EGMRK-IEVXWSRXLI2SVRMRKXSR5IRMRWYPE8LISVKERMWEXMSRMW VYRF]GSYRWIPPSV1MWE(SǺI][LSLEW[SVOIHMRXLIVEGMRKMRHYWXV]JSVQSWX SJLIVPMJI7EGMRK-IEVXWGSQFMRIWLIVX[SEVIEWSJI\TIVXMWIƳXLSVSYKLFVIH racehorses and counselling people towards better mental health. Ƹ.HIWGVMFIIUYMRIEWWMWXIHTW]GLSXLIVET]EWXVEHMXMSREPGSYRWIPPMRKSǺIVIH in a non-traditional way. It’s powerful when you connect people with horses,” WEMH(SǺI] ƸSQIGPMIRXW[ERXXSRYXSYXGLEPPIRKIWXLI]JEGIEX[SVOEXLSQISVMR EVIPEXMSRWLMT4XLIVTISTPIǻXWSQI[LIVISRXLIJYPPWTIGXVYQSJQIRXEP health diagnoses. We might work in the paddock or in the arena, and horses EVIFVSYKLXMRXSWIWWMSRWMRHMǺIVIRX[E]W(PMIRXWQE]WMXRIEVXLILSVWISV lead or groom a horse. But it’s far more than going into a paddock and patting ponies. “While they’re with the horse, people become aware of the thoughts in their head, how those thoughts are impacting on their body and how things change for themwhen they are with the horse. They notice how the horse responds to their emotions. One woman noticed that when she had bad thoughts about herself, her body became rigid and the horse wouldn’t walk for her. When she changed her thinking to be more positive, the horse walked.” (SǺI]YWIWWM\VIXMVIHVEGILSVWIWFIGEYWISJXLIMVZIVWEXMPMX]XVYWXMRKREXYVI ERHE[EVIRIWW4RISJ(SǺI]ƶWXLIVET]LSVWIWMW1EROER7YTII[LSVIXMVIHMR ERHLEWFIIRSRLIVEGVITVSTIVX]WMRGIIEVPMIVXLMW]IEV “He’s a very robust-looking horse and always evokes feelings of power, excite- ment and strength. He helps clients when they want to tap into their energy and passion. He exudes energy, but he’s also gentle and is good for helping TISTPI[MXLGSRXVEWXMRKJIIPMRKWERHFILEZMSYVWƹWEMH(SǺI] &PWSSRXLI2SVRMRKXSR5IRMRWYPEMWRI[P]IWXEFPMWLIH7ILEF7ILEF [LMGLFVMRKWXSKIXLIVXLII\TIVXMWISJSGGYTEXMSREPXLIVETMWXEVEL2YRR ERHLSVWI[SQER&PMWLE,VMǽXLW8LIGSQQYRMX]FEWIHTVSKVEQSǺIVW equine-assisted therapy for mentally challenged and disengaged children
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