Equine Assisted Therapy

• Equine therapy provides healing paths
• Equine therapy is an indirect and powerful form of healing
• Equine assisted therapy is an extremely effective mode of treatment for individuals, couples or families addressing depression and anxiety issues, low self-esteem, non-assertiveness, phobias, O.C.D. eating disorders and relationship problems.

At its core, this therapy teaches clients basic horsemanship, grooming, feeding, haltering and leading the horse. During the process the therapist works to engage in talk therapy, processing feelings, patterns of behaviour and communication between the client and the horse. The influence of the horse is profound and this specially designed programme will provide the client with a huge sense of empowerment and sense of achievement.

Equine Assisted Therapy will help in the following areas:

• Confidence building
• Problem solving
• Coping skills
• Personal responsibility
• Overcoming fears and phobias
• Assertiveness

Example Daily Programme:

• 9.00-10.00 Morning Ashtanga Yoga class (1 hour)
• 10.00-11.00 Horse Therapy – introduction to horse therapy and timetable (1 hour)
• 11.00-12.00 Meet and greet your horse. Familiarise and communicate with your horse (1 hour)
• 12.00 – 1.30 Lunch
• 1.30-3.30 Introduction to grooming and tack (2 hours)
• 4.00-5.00 Group counselling session (1 hour)
• 5.00-6.00 Evening Hatha Yoga and meditation class (1 hour)

Course includes:

• Ashtanga Yoga classes x 5 hours
• Hatha Yoga classes/ Meditation classes x 5 hours
• Horse Therapy x 20 hours
• Counselling Sessions (group) x 5 hours
• Lunch x 5

Price: €1500 per person including accomodation and above therapies. (NB: please note transport and optional day trip extra)

Course Dates:

• Sat 18th April – Sat 25th April