The Bridges Program

08/19/2025

“Horsemanship is the art of mastering our own movements, thoughts, emotions and behavior. Not the horses.” ✍️

08/18/2025

06/29/2025

Research supports what we witness in the arena daily: horses help heal.

Learn how equine therapy through the Eagala Model aids in emotional regulation, post-traumatic growth, and behavioral stability.

🔗 https://www.eagala.org/about-us/boots-on-the-ground-model/

06/28/2025

Mental health healing is about experience, not just conversation. 🧠
Learn how Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy helps individuals rebuild emotional strength through experiential connection.

Featured in our blog: What is Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

🔗 Learn more:
https://www.eagala.org/blog/what-is-equine-assisted-psychotherapy/

"Healing happens when action, relationship, and reflection come together—exactly what the Eagala Model was designed to create."

06/23/2025

✨There’s something about the sound of quiet chewing in the stillness.
🐎The way a horse just stands there — not trying to fix you, just being with you.
✨And suddenly, the weight you’ve been carrying doesn’t feel quite so heavy.

No one asks you to explain yourself.
No one hurries you along.
You’re just allowed to be — messy, tired, joyful, anxious, human.

The barn doesn’t care if you cried on the way there.
It welcomes you anyway.
And the horses?
They listen with their whole heart.

It’s not therapy.
But it’s a kind of medicine.
The kind that reaches places words can’t always touch💕

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06/21/2025

Equine therapy isn’t about horses giving answers—it’s about what they reflect back to us.

Learn how the Eagala Model offers a space for trauma-informed, experiential healing rooted in authentic relationships and nonverbal feedback.
🔗 https://www.eagala.org/blog/what-is-equine-assisted-psychotherapy/

06/17/2025

🧠 Equine-assisted psychotherapy has shown strong results in helping individuals manage PTSD, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation.

The Eagala Model goes beyond traditional talk therapy—bringing movement, nonverbal reflection, and safety into the trauma recovery process. Horses become powerful partners in healing.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.eagala.org/about-us/boots-on-the-ground-model/

06/06/2025

Today, we honor the brave Allied forces who launched the largest amphibious invasion in history on the beaches of Normandy, France.

The cost was high, but their sacrifice changed the course of history and helped secure the freedoms we cherish today.

06/05/2025

📢 Just added! We're excited to announce a new training opportunity in Kentucky.

This Fundamentals Training offers hands-on learning, co-facilitation practice, and experiential application of the Eagala Model.

Spots are limited—secure yours today.
🔗 https://my.eagala.org/event/275601

02/13/2025

Beautiful drizzly day for Minis and Equine Therapy.