What Horses Bring to the Therapeutic Process…
Horses have a unique ability to reflect to us who we are in relationship to ourselves and to others… our courage, our fears.. our strengths, our hidden and often, unrealized wisdom. The reflective quality of the horse allows us to get past our logic and draw deep into our truth, our intuitiveness. Horses give us their compassionate hearts and show us
how to breath more deeply, to get grounded, to let go… to settle our stressed and overly alerted bodies.. to relax.. to face our fears with newfound courage. In Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, the horse offers a unique and “magical” way of demonstrating through movement.. gestures, behaviors.. what we need to know about ourselves, our circumstances, our inquires.. Horses help us gain awareness of deeper somatic memories and wounds, and offer us the pathways to healing. Teaching us the way of the horse, they offer us opportunities to take courageous steps forward in life and leadership, realizing change, and moving forward and towards goals and visions.
