Horses As Healers
From autism and anxiety to PTSD and cerebral palsy, horses can play a powerful role in improving our physical and mental health. Here we profile some incredible programs that are making a difference through equine-assisted activities, equine-assisted therapy, equine-assisted learning, equine-facilitated psychotherapy, hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, and therapeutic driving.
Horses As Healers
Jenny Susser: Mental Strategies to Improve Your Ride
Top sport psychologist Jenny Susser offers tools to help you flex your mental muscle to improve riding at home and in the show ring.
Horses As Healers
Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy
How horses help heal troubled minds in equine-facilitated psychotherapy.
Horses As Healers
Why we love them…
There's a saying that goes "If you're lucky enough to have horses, you're lucky enough." I completely agree. Every day I ride or even just hang out with my horses, I consider myself blessed.
Horses As Healers
Further Proof That Horses Are the Best Medicine
If I learned anything from the past few months it's that life is a process and sometimes there's just no way to fast track your way somewhere. You have to settle in and breathe and do the best in each moment you have--and as we all know horses are the bes
Horses As Healers
Her Horse Got Ringbone, Then She Had Cancer: How One Eventing Rider Came Back
We've all been there: Everything is smooth sailing with our horse and ourselves until suddenly something is very wrong. It's devastating enough when your horse becomes lame or you become sick or injured but how do you cope when they happen at the same tim
Horses As Healers
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Breast Cancer Challenge
An interview with an equestrian breast cancer survivor and exercises to build shoulder strength and improve range of motion.
Horses As Healers
Diagnosis: Your Health Problems
What happens to your life with horses when you're facing major health issues? Juli S. Thorson has some understanding answers.
Horses As Healers