C I TAT I O N S

EAGALA. Equine Assisted

Learning

W H AT I S E QU I N E
ASSISTED
P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y ?

Growth and

Association, n.d. Web. 6 Feb. 2015.

E QU I N E A S S I S T E D
P S Y C H O T H E R A P Y :

T H E U N I QU E T H E R A P Y

"Equine Therapy." The Ranch Drug Rehab Eating Disorder

Trauma Treatment Center Sex Addiction Nashville Tennessee
TN. Web. 29 Mar. 2015.
Meinersmann, KM, J Bradberry, and FB Roberts. "Equine-Facilitated
Psychotherapy With Adult Female Survivors Of Abuse." Journal Of

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy is the

Psychosocial Nursing & Mental Health Services 46.12 (2008):

36-42. CINAHL Plus with Full Text. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.

use of horses with those who have behavioral and

mental problems (EAGALA). Through working with

PICTURE
C I TAT I O N S

the horse the people participating notice the

problems that has came up in their lives like

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Photo 1. Digital image. Summit

history of rejection, abuse, and unable to find who

Psychological Services, P.A. Summit Psychological Services,

they truly are and learn to handle them on a day

P.A., n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2015.

to day basis (Equine Therapy).

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Photo 2. Digital image.

Trouble Teen Helper. Tripscotts, 20 Jan. 2015. Web. 15

Apr. 2015.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Photo 3. Digital image.
Shamrock Reins. Shamrock Reins, n.d. Web. 15 Apr.

The horse/human relationship builds independence,

2015.

trust, co operation, patience, empathy and hope for

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Photo 4. Digital image.

Sagittarius Rising Llc. Sagittarius Rising Llc, n.d. Web. 15
Apr. 2015.

participants, their families and caregivers.

-The Equus Foundation

Comments from Past

What is happens in Equine

Participants

Assisted Psychotherapy?

So she [therapist] said yes, hes a big horse,

but youshe said pre- tend thats your

[abuser] and you just go over there.... And like I

was moving him all over the stall.... It was like

respect them, and they really work. They are

co-therapists. - Jennifer Finn (Meinersmann)
This really helped with my PTSD that I could
see what I what everyone else was seeing
through the horse, kinda like a mirror. -Paul
Cox

Participate in activities such as

grooming and rope courses.

I dont trust anybody at all. And Ive been very

isolated.... But with, with the horses, I really

Learning how to deal with every day

problems you face.

this light bulb. It was like, I can have power. Amber Riggs (Meinersmann)

Working individually with a horse.

Reflect on past experiences

Process what you learn

Helping you heal old wounds

(Equine Therapy)

Farms that offer Equine

Assisted Psychotherapy
Contact Information
The Ranch
Nunnelly, TN
recoveryranch.com
Triple Play Farm
Davidson, NC
tripleplayranch.com
Freedom Reigns
Loveland, CO
freedom-reigns.com
Quiet Reach Farm
Howard, PA
quietranchfarm.webs.com
Healing Hearts with Horses
Runnells, IA
healingheartswithhorses.info
Still Standing
Los Angeles, CA
stillstanding.us

(EAGALA)