Equine Assisted Learning

Equine Assisted Learning is the team of horses and horse professionals. Working with children and adults to accomplish a united harmony.

Schools and Parents will benefit from EAL because it teaches the children self-confidance, self-esteem, communication skills, work ethics, and teamwork, thus reducing peer pressures. Effectively reducing; substance abuse, self mutilation, depresssion-suicide and more.

Equine Assisted Learning will make people feel better about themselves so they dont feel pressured in todays society.

Below are some examples of activities that put a person in motion. Creating the visual and physical concept of how what a person does affects themselves and others.

Some Equine Activities

Catching and Haltering the Horse
Used as an initial assessment of the client(s).

Temptation Alley Obstacle Course
Involves leading a horse through an alley with hay on one side, apples on the other, without letting the horse eat. This activity is done without touching the horse: used for temptations, teamwork, overcoming challenges, roles, patience, responsibilities, and addictions.

Life’s Little Obstacles
Getting the horse over a jump without touching or talking to it : to address creative thinking, teamwork, persistence, communication, boundaries, focus, and taking direction.

Equine Billiards (playing pool with a horse)
Getting the horse to a certain area in the arena within the allotted time: used to address non-verbal communication, team building, problem solving and taking direction.

Backing up the Horse
Used to help with various levels of assesertiveness.

Keep Away
Getting the horse to go around the pen then over a jump: used to address peer pressure, temptation and focus.

Extended Appendages
Catching, haltering and saddling the horse: used to address roles, communication and team work.

Ground Tying
Making circles around the horse while slowly drifting further away: used to help build trust, confidence, and success.

Another of Life’s Little Obstacles
Leading the horse through an obstacle course while blindfolded: learning to take directions, and use creative problem solving.

Picking up the Hoof
Learning to pick up the horse’s hoof: used to help build trust, confront fears, build confidence and awarness of non-verbal communication.