Peanut the Therapy Pony came to visit school today, with his owner and therapist Kate Russell! He is so cute! Nursery, P1 & P2 loved having the chance to meet him. He’ll be back again later this month and will visit some other classes.
Benefits of Equine Therapy
Equine-facilitated learning (EFL) is a hands-on learning approach that promotes the development of life skills through equine-assisted activities”
Horses don’t judge.
They can teach people so much about themselves
You don’t need any horsemanship skills to take part in equine therapy, just a willingness to engage.
For children and adults who like less talk, more action, equine therapy is a unique and powerful way to engage sensitively with another living creature that can offer insight into our own strengths, difficulties and negative survival patterns.
Equine therapy is gaining in reputation and is currently being used to help with PTSD and children to overcome the trauma of early childhood loss and adverse experiences.
Equine-facilitated learning (EFL) is a hands-on learning approach that promotes the development of life skills through equine-assisted activities”
