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Equine Assisted Therapy is a professional, innovative and experiential approach to counselling, psychotherapy and mental health that supports clients of all ages in addressing therapeutic goals (emotional, cognitive, behavioural, relationship and mental health conditions), with horses as assistants, support and co-facilitators in this process.

Clients are offered physically and emotionally safe experiences with horses for the purpose of exploring self-experience in relationship, building self-awareness, building awareness of patterns or habits that are no longer serving them well, developing psychological and social skills and addressing therapeutic goals clients have identified.
What does this look like?
  • Observation of horses
  • Meeting horses at liberty
  • Lead-line experiences including touching, grooming and leading
  • Liberty leading (leading horses without a lead rope)
  • Creative activities with horses

Why horses?
Horses are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and strong beings who can evoke strong feelings in clients or engage clients in the learning process. Calm and healthy horses can assist in co-regulating a client's nervous system, can model healthy living and expression of feelings, as well as offering non judgmental safety and trust. Hoses can offer unique bio feedback and hold clients in a way traditional therapy environments cannot. The natural environment can also contribute positively to therapeutic outcomes for clients.

Who attends Equine Assisted Therapy?
Clients experiencing:
  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Trauma
  • Addiction
  • Eating Disorders
  • ADHD
  • Clients looking for alternatives to room based therapy
and more

What are some of the benefits of Equine Assisted Therapy?
  • Emotional awareness and affect regulation
  • Improved social skills
  • Empathy and relationship skills
  • Distress tolerance
  • Confidence and self esteem
  • Reducing stress
  • Boundary setting
  • Promoting movement and activity
  • Meaningful connection
  • Proven scientific benefits of mindfulness
  • Increased attention
  • Problem solving
  • Connection with nature

Want to register your interest in Equine Assisted Therapy or perhaps you would like us to contact you to provide more information?

For NDIS Funded Clients please click on the "Click Here" button below to complete the relevant Intake Form
For clients who may be paying for sessions themselves, or have another service other than NDIS who may fund sessions, please click on the "Click Here" button below to complete the relevant Intake Form
If you are wanting to book sessions for a child under 6, or for someone who has shown aggression towards animals before, please contact our service first to discuss suitability of this service.