Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
The heart of Falcon Ridge is our premier Equine Assisted Psychotherapy which sets us above all others. Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is an experiential learning component of the Falcon Ridge Ranch Program. Sessions are a collaborative effort between a licensed therapist, equine specialist, horse, and student. Metaphors and analogies help students identify their positive and negative behaviors. We build on healthy values and explore how to change harmful attitudes through horses. Practice in relationship building with a horse strengthens relationships with others.
Curriculum at Falcon Ridge is enhanced through our Equine Program. We offer alternating classes, Equine Language Arts and Equine Science, which provide additional interaction and learning with horses. Horsemanship and Leadership is taught to enhance physical skills and motivate positive change.
Benefits of Our Equine Program
- Respect for self and others
- Improved communication and social skills
- Boundary setting
- Empathy towards others
- Self control and confidence
- Responsibility and accountability
- Problem solving and cooperation
- Honesty and trust
- Overcoming challenges in a non threatening atmosphere
Horses provide an excellent way for students to experience the open air. Equine therapy provides students with skills of patience, self-confidence, trust, and compassion. Learning to trust a 1000 pound horse provides an excellent way in which youth can overcome personal barriers. Parents also get involved in learning about the therapy with horses. They learn the proper way to lead a horse. Should a pull, push, let the horse go free? These questions will be answered as well as comparing the horse to their child. Learning the best way to lead a horse will provide an unforgettable experience and relation to the best way to lead a child.
Our equine therapeutic treatment program is the center of our care. Whether your daughter has little or no experience with horses, EAP offers an exiting, fun, and therapeutic approach at changing lives. A horse communicates on 100% body language. Learning to watch and listen for this body language will help our students watch and listen for similar language among their peers, parents, and families. If you have any questions regarding our Equine Assisted Therapy program please fill out our contact form. See equine-psychotherapy.com for additional equine assisted learning information.