Warhorse Therapy

05/27/2025

April showers bring May flowers, and with all this springtime renewal, take some time to rejuvenate your mind as well. Enjoy nature, take time to get grounded, and attend to your self. Remember, self-care is not self-ish.

Memorial Day is a day to remember those veterans who are no longer walking amongst the living. Remember those who fought for our freedom. And may each of us stay in the fight everyday, for resilient minds, physical wellbeing, and healthy living.

While their souls have departed, the legacies of these men and women who precede us in death march onward! May their sacrifice not be in vain and may their memory live on in perpetuity. Be blessed this Memorial Day.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! Hopefully you survived the Christmas season. For some it may have been great, while other may experience triggers and struggles that go along with the season.

Just a reminder that your brain is an organ, just like your muscles. While many people make New Year's resolutions to get into better physical shape, don't let your mind and emotional capacity atrophy from no exercise! Practice self-care and consider using a trainer (ie. life coach, therapist, counselor, support group, etc.)

Exercise your mental muscles, emotional intelligence and psychological strength. Cheers to being mentally strong in 2025!

12/06/2024

Holiday Hours
Warhorse Therapy will be closed from Christmas Eve (December 24th) through New Years (January 1st).

May you and your loved ones stay safe and be blessed this Christmas season.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

11/11/2024

To fellow veterans and all those who are currently serving, deepest gratitude and honor to you for your service and self-sacrifice!

Though Veteran's Day is not always so happy, we are glad that our veterans and service members are with us, and grateful for the veterans that are with us no longer. Many veterans bear the physical and mental scars of their sacrifice.

Though the origins of this quote are contested, the sentiment rings true: “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night because rough men [and women] stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

Thank a veteran today, knowing that while you sleep peaceably, they stand ever-on-guard to protect your rights and freedoms!

10/27/2024

2024 Fall Operation Welcome Home family retreat Warhorse Therapy provided some equine assisted learning for the veteran and active-duty families at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch.

Warhorse Therapy also got an honorable mention on KIMT for their support of the family retreat. https://www.kimt.com/news/operation-welcome-home-helps-families-reconnect/article_267d40a6-8e8c-11ef-a07c-83ca09e30555.html

Special thanks to Ironwood Springs and their amazing group of staff and volunteers!

09/24/2024

Coming in October 2024, Josh Kaus at Warhorse Therapy will be opening our office at the Thrive Business Center, in NE Rochester!

2443 Clare Lane NE, Suite 100

Visit www.warhorsetherapy.com to schedule an appointment and start taking back control of your life!

09/23/2024

Operation Welcome Home Summer of 2024 Warhorse Therapy provided some equine assisted learning for the weekend activities.

09/05/2024

Exciting news at Warhorse Therapy! We are officially launching our physical office location in October 2024!

Warhorse Therapy is ACCEPTING new therapy clients. Visit our website www.warhorsetherapy.com to contact Josh Kaus and see if Warhorse Therapy is a good fit for your mental health needs.

We accept most major insurances, as well as private pay with cash/credit.

Serving veterans and frontline workers with mental health services in SE Minnesota.

11/17/2023

Warhorse Therapy participated in the Operation Welcome Home Couples Fall retreat put on by Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch. Couples had a chance to hone their trust and communication skills alongside a 4-legged equine therapist and a 2-legged human therapist (Josh Kaus). Thanks to our veterans, their spouses and Ironwood Springs. What a fun and impactful weekend!

10/29/2023

Warhorse Therapy participated in a great couples day retreat put on by two wonderful ministries, hosted at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch. Couples had a chance to work on trust, communication, negotiation, and teamwork skills. A special thank you to Salt and Light and Guide Your Heart. We are so proud to serve those who serve others!

10/29/2023

We had a wonderful weekend for the Operation Welcome Home Fall family retreat, at Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch! Special thanks to the equine staff and program staff for a wonderful family retreat.

07/16/2023

Equine assisted therapy (EAP) or counseling with horses, involves a different environment than a traditional counseling office. The sessions are usually held in an arena or outdoors, in a natural environment. Many people who have done mental health therapy before report "it doesn't feel like therapy".

As prey animals, horses possess an innate ability to sense emotional tension, and often can help a client express what they are feeling better than on their own in a therapist or counselor's office.

If you don't like sterile office environments or prefer to be outdoors, equine counseling services (EAP) might be worth checking out.