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17/02/2026

🐴🌿 With our WA cohort settling into their new learning environment for the next 12–19 months, we’re looking ahead with excitement to welcoming our eastern state students very soon.

At Equine Assisted Therapy Australia, learning doesn’t stay in a traditional classroom.

Alongside dedicated indoor training spaces, students step straight out into the paddock where horses become part of the learning process during each workshop.

It’s in this onsite environment that an education in equine-assisted mental health really comes to life ✨

We look forward to opening the door on a new learning journey with our 2026 students

07/02/2026

Amazing work, Genean! So well deserved!

💚 We are so proud! 💚

All of us at Sanctuary Care Services are incredibly proud of Genean HoovesHooves For Hope Equine Assisted Therapyr nomination for the NSW Local Women of the Year Awards 2026.

This recognition reflects her dedication, compassion, and the positive impact she continues to make in the lives of others and in our community.

🌟 Congratulations on your nomination Genean — you truly deserve this honour! 🌟

30/01/2026

“At the beginning, even just the idea of being around horses can attract people who find traditional concepts of therapy difficult to access – socially and emotionally.

Once engaged in equine-assisted therapy, new ways of being in a relationship (with the self and others), fresh ways of communicating and the powerful existential remedy of being truly seen and heard, all contribute to part of a process that is difficult – if not impossible – to replicate in a room.

Then there’s the physiological presence of the horse and the multilateral impacts on all our nervous systems ...”

✨There are many reasons why horses work so well in therapy sessions, but our NSW trainer Camilla Mowbray summed it up so well, with the above quote, in a recent story on her work with EATA.

Studying counselling with equine-assisted mental health offers a unique opportunity to learn alongside horses, deepen your self-awareness, and develop the skills needed to support others in meaningful, trauma-informed ways.

28/01/2026

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When humans spend time with horses - especially in a calm and non-pressured way - a range of physiological changes can occur 🧠🐴
Here’s what research and clinical observation show:

🧠 Nervous system regulation
Many people experience a shift out of fight/flight and into a calmer, more regulated state
Breathing often slows and deepens
Heart Rate Variability (a marker of nervous-system flexibility) can improve

💙 Hormonal & neurochemical responses
Beneficial neuroendocrine effects have been associated with reduced anxiety and improved mood
Reduced cortisol (the primary stress hormone) has been observed in some studies
Oxytocin may increase during positive, relational interactions, supporting feelings of safety, trust and connection

🫀 Cardiovascular effects
Lower heart rate and blood pressure has been reported
These effects are associated with relaxation and parasympathetic (rest-and-restore) activation

🧘 Body awareness & regulation
Horses often encourage slower movement, grounded posture and present-moment awareness
This can enhance interoception - the ability to notice internal bodily signals

🌿 Emotional and psychological flow-on effects
Reduced anxiety and tension
Increased sense of safety and connection
Improved mood and awareness

✨ Importantly, these effects are context-dependent.
Safety, consent, relationship and attunement matter. When interactions are rushed, pressured or stressful, the nervous system can respond very differently - for both the horse and human.

This is why Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT) should always place a strong emphasis on safety, relationship, nervous-system awareness and ethical, horse-centred practice

18/01/2026

Just before Buzz came to stand under my umbrella with me.

12/01/2026

✨ Is 2026 your year to become an equine-assisted mental health practitioner? ✨

🐴Your journey with horses and mental health could start here.

To make your start easier, we are offering $400 off the first instalment of your course fees when you enrol in either our NSW, VIC or QLD courses by January 12.

If you're goal is to become a highly skilled and qualified equine-assisted mental health practitioner this year, we encourage you to complete your enrolment soon.

💫Our eastern-state cohorts all begin on March 3, 2026.

If you need further details about any of our locations, in-person workshops or the course structure, please:
📞 Book a call
📧 Email us at info@eata.net.au
📝 Or simply DM us

02/01/2026

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14/12/2025

Interested in learning more about DBT and how to effectively incorporate these skills into your equine assisted therapy practice?

📣I am really excited to share a beautiful new collaboration coming up.

Myself, Parihan Wyatt, together with Sonja Keller and Camilla Mowbray, are offering a one day Intro to DBT for Equine Assisted Practice professional training, designed specifically for practitioners wanting practical, hands-on skills they can take straight back into their work.

The three of us bring different but beautifully complementary strengths.

Sonja brings more than twenty years of trauma informed experience and deep DBT knowledge, supporting children, young people and adults through evidence based practice.

Camilla is a clinical counsellor and psychotherapist who has been practising in the equine assisted therapy space for over a decade. Camilla brings her evidence based, horse centred therapeutic work, supporting regulation, sensory integration and relational attunement, along with her professional training background.

And I bring my nature based and equine assisted mental health practice, integrating counselling with the presence and attunement of horses to support embodied awareness, emotional regulation and deeper self understanding.

When we sat together and planned this training, everything just clicked.
It felt clear, grounded, practical and full of heart.

Across the day we will explore the five core DBT modules through hands-on, experiential learning, supported by the wisdom of horses. Practitioners can expect mindful movement, grounding, herd observation, practical equine activities, and plenty of space for real-time skill development, reflection and questions.

📍Location
C Horses, Galston, NSW

🗓️Date and Time
Sunday 8th March 2026
9:00am to 4:00pm

Investment
$400 + GST

🎓Professional Development
This training is ACA approved for CPD points.

🔗 Full event details and registration are available via the link below 👇

https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/event-details/introduction-to-dbt-for-equine-assisted-therapy

✅ Registrations are now officially open
🎟 Limited places available 👇

https://www.brumbyeat.com.au/eventworkshopregistration

📧 Enquiries: parihan@brumbyeat.com.au
📞 0413 781 727
🌐 www.brumbyeat.com.au