Horse Sense For Humans is proud to be a founding member of the Arenas for Change (ARCH) community of professional collaboration and excellence.
How Our Four Legged Therapists Could Help You
“Just relax”. “The horse knows if you’re afraid.”
This might be one of the first things you’re told just as you’re about to have your first horse encounter. Not really a comforting thought that the 1 tonne animal you’re about to approach knows your secret and will react to what they magically sense.
The horse’s capabilities to sense your true feelings has nothing to do with magic but with over 50 million years of successfully surviving as prey animals. Horses rely on reading body language to sense safety or danger and can even read your heart rate from over 10 metres away. Their survival depends on their innate, highly evolved instincts.
Horses can read our true feelings and intentions and can reflect back the behaviour they see. This helps people see how their behaviour impacts on the outside world. When the person changes, the horse responds differently, giving clear, non-judgmental feedback.
Horses have helped many people, who were not able to find help elsewhere.
Mental Health and Personal Development Services Incorporating Horses
Horse Sense for Humans uses the Eagala model of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Personal Development and is a leading service provider in the Eurobodalla Shire and the NSW South Coast
The Eagala standard includes a certification process, code of ethics and ongoing professional development which assures our clients a high level of professionalism.
Horse Sense For Humans' programs are unique because we utilize a therapeutic team approach comprised of a qualified mental health professional, a qualified equine professional and horses in every session. All session activities are ground based, which do not involve any horse riding and prior experience with horses is not necessary.
Our sessions are solution-oriented where we provide a safe place for clients to find their own solutions. The space and horses can become metaphors and symbols reflecting the client's challenges and allowing a hands on, in the here and now, approach to finding their own solutions.
Individuals, families, couples, youth and groups can all benefit from this powerful and effective therapeutic approach. A variety of mental health and personal development issues can be addressed such as depression, anxiety, ADHD, Autism, substance abuse, eating disorders, abuse, trauma, relationship problems, communication challenges, and social skills.