Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)

[emmaln]

Hello lovely HHoer's,

I work at a school for children with behavioural difficulties in the residential unit and have been taking children up to see my 2 horses for nearly 4 years, although for health and safety reasons i could never let them ride they can take part in all care tasks for the girlies including mucking out, brushing, feet picking etc. I have found that some children take to it more than others and some have used the horses as a tool to open up and talk. I could go on forever about this subject and individual experiences i have witnessed between my naglets and the children but i won't go on he he.

I have been doing some research lately on horses helping people and have found out that it is possible to train in this field but i wondered how financially viable it would be as obviously it is quite expensive to complete the training. Is anybody on here trained or working in this area? I woulod be very gratefull to hear any info you have! Thank you xx

 

[twobearsarthur]

I cant answer your question, but just wanted to say I think you are so lucky to be able to do that and see the positive benefits, as I always thought how beneficial it would be, (im a psychiatric nurse, on nights now, hence the posts ridiculous time).
You shouls go for the "formal" training, can your employer not sponsor you or maybe cover some of the costs?

 

[amcfarlane]

EAP and EAL (Equine Assisted Learning) activities are growing throughout the UK. I can give you information on various training providers, and put you in touch with people working in this area. Please contact me direct at andrew@leadchange.com