We at Simply Equine believe that people needing to develop adequate
life skills can benefit remarkably from equine assisted activities.
Utilizing solid EAP research and technique in our program, we are
committed to being an effective alternative therapy in helping people
achieve their highest level of function. Our programs are designed to be inclusive; no one shall be denied services on the basis of
sex, creed, color, national origin, age, handicap or communicable disease.
Growth and Discovery
Using horses in a therapeutic setting can create a positive role play
that mirrors life’s real challenges, allowing participants to look at
who they are and how they react to situations. Equine-Assisted Therapy (EAT) can benefit
anyone - young, old, families, groups, even corporations.
EAT can address a variety of issues, which include attention
deficit, anger management, abuse issues, relationship and communication
problems, substance abuse, eating disorders, conflict resolution,
and depression.
Mount-Up
This is a horsemanship program with a twist; a family oriented program.
Simply Equine works with the family to set goals and address problems
that might be going on and find a way to work together to solve them through
the “Equine Way”.
There will be different task to complete in each of five levels, some have
to do with horses, and some do not. The levels will consist of set rules and
goals and the member, family and or teachers (aka Key People) can help set the
rest of goals, and rules for each level depending on what areas need work.
After School Tutor & Trot
We offer a place for students to get the help they need in Math
and English, with the added bonus of learning about horses (and
themselves) after each tutoring session is complete.
Summer Camps
Through games and fun exercises with the horses - this camp is
designed to teach self esteem, confidence, peer values, responsibility
and team building skills. We also incorporate peer mentoring
into our program, address issues that are going on in your child’s
school and ideas on how to deal with such issues. Along with
horsemanship comes many disciplines that are not directly
connected to horsemanship but a result of it. Horses can teach
people many different skills they can use in their day to day living
that can improve the quality of life.
Psychotherapy
Lead by a professional horseman and a licensed therapist, the
focus of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is to involve the
client or group in activities that use certain skills, such as creative
thinking, nonverbal communication, and teamwork. As an outpatient
therapy, 90 percent of the exercises are conducted on the
ground and don’t require prior horsemanship skills. In fact, the
goal is not to teach horsemanship, but to teach the client about
him or herself. Using horses in a therapeutic setting can create a
positive role play that mirrors life’s real challenges, allowing
participants to look at who they are and how they react to situations.