SERVICES
WHY THERAPY WITH HORSES?
Horses
- In a natural, constant state of hyper-awareness and vigilance
- Search out safety, routine, and predictability
- Herd animals that feel safest when with peers humans
- Tend to run or fight when they perceive a threat
Veterans with PTSD
- Hyper-aware of surroundings, displays high feat and anxiety
- Thrive on safety, routine, and predictability
- Very bonded with members of unit, but lacks trust with other humans
- Short fuse for fight or flight response
TEAM
Belonging to a team once out of the military.
RIDING
Help to get acclimated back into civilian world with learning coping skills and learning about yourself through the horses.
TOGETHER
Veteran and Horse partner to solve adversity.
ROUTINE
Veterans find routine and with routine comes normalcy.
HOW HORSES OFFER HEALING
Horses naturally react strongly to a person’s anxiety.
This can act as a mirror for the Veteran to become aware of and learn to control their anxiety level.
We work with the Veteran to read the horses behavior and react in a way that de-escalates anxiety in both horses and Veteran.
