Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) or Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy (EFP) is the use of equines to treat human psychological problems in and around an equestrian facility
Benefits of Equine Psychotherapy:
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. Horses typically weigh anywhere between 800-2500 pounds. Learning to trust such large and often intimidating animals requires patience, skill, and confidence. It is important to distinguish between horse riding and equine-psychotherapy.
Benefits of Equine Psychotherapy:
- 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. Horses typically weigh anywhere between 800-2500 pounds. Learning to trust such large and often intimidating animals requires patience, skill, and confidence. It is important to distinguish between horse riding and equine-psychotherapy.
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