How We Help Youth
Our programs provide an opportunity for the horse-human bond
to create a safe and supportive environment
where youth can explore, learn, and grow.
to create a safe and supportive environment
where youth can explore, learn, and grow.
Equine Assisted LearningEquine Assisted Learning comprises a series of ground-based activities – no horseback riding is involved – that involves partnering with horses to learn transferable life skills such as self-esteem, empathy, emotional regulation, relationship building, teamwork, communication, and leadership.
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Stable Moments®It is an internationally certified, trauma responsive, equine-assisted learning program that provides youth, ages 4–22, with crucial life skills to facilitate healthy transitions into adulthood. Stable Moments® is ten months of weekly unmounted horse programming and one-on-one mentorship. During this period, enduring and healthy relationships are cultivated between the horse, mentor and youth. These relationships serve as the bedrock upon which healing from trauma and essential life skills are built, developing confidence and resilience. Within this nurturing environment, youth gain invaluable tools such as decision-making skills, executive functioning capabilities, and self-regulation—all of which are pivotal for their future success.
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Horse PowHERComing Soon!
Horse PowHER was developed with an explicit focus on building resilience following trauma. This innovative trauma- and violence-informed community-based program will be offered to young women (aged 13 to 18 years) living with interpersonal trauma – e.g. who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence, or may be experiencing intimate partner violence, or have experienced child maltreatment. The program is delivered in a small-group format and includes 13 weekly equine-assisted learning (EAL) sessions supplemented with trauma psychoeducation and expressive arts workshops. This initiative is founded on the expectation that the hands-on EAL experience combined with expressive arts and trauma-informed psychoeducation will help young women reduce post-traumatic symptoms, improve mental health, enhance personal coping skills and resiliency resources, while reducing their risk of harm in the future. |