Using Equine Therapy as Mental Health Treatment

Written By Tania Smelter

Equine therapy offers them a therapeutic environment that can feel less threatening and more inviting than a traditional talk therapy office.

Children often find it difficult to open up and process painful emotions and experiences. Equine-assisted psychotherapy allows youth, and people of all ages, to work on issues such as:1

  • Assertiveness

  • Confidence

  • Developing and maintaining relationships

  • Emotional awareness

  • Empathy

  • Impulse control

  • Problem-solving skills

  • Social skills

  • Trust in others

  • Trust in self

Tania Smelter
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