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What is Equine Assisted Therapy?

Equine Assisted Therapy involves guided interaction between you and my therapy horses. Activities are of a somatic nature, where there is a continual focus on the breath and sensations within the body. From the ground, you will connect energetically & physically with the horses through observation and hands-on exercises as I facilitate a dialogue of discovery. Your own curious nature and the quality of presence you bring to the exercises with the horses will create the opportunity to identify patterns of behavior, thoughts, and emotions. The goal of equine therapy is to help you develop your own skills to navigate life on life’s terms. We do this through looking to the horse as a mirror and guide for what is happening inside body & psyche.

What happens in an equine therapy session?

While in the corral with my therapy horses; Sophie, Cash, and Frankie, I will first guide you into what I call the “animal body”. The animal body is represented by the part of us that is highly receptive and able to feel body sensations and gather a sense of the environment around us. Accessing more of the right brain (visual/sensing) allows access to both intuition and creativity…an excellent place to begin a therapeutic experience. From there, you will come into hands-on connection with each horse; discovering which horse you are drawn to partner with that day. Themes arise from the realm of your subconscious as you and the therapy horse begin to co-regulate. What I often share with my clients is that what they “thought” would be the therapeutic topic, may shift as the horses guide them into their inner psyche. Horses have a unique ability to draw our the most authentic parts and our deepest truths. Following your first equine therapy session, I will make a recommendation for a treatment schedule that typically involves weekly for the first two months and then 1-2 times per month thereafter. A single Equine Assisted Therapy session has a longstanding reputation of being the equivalent of 3-4 talk therapy sessions!

Equine Assisted Therapy provides...

Recognized as a powerful healing modality for people who have experienced trauma or are navigating life's transitions. Rose Mary’s clients receive empathic listening and based on an open and reflective dialogue she will then tailor a therapeutic experience that allows for a release of what no longer serves you and the sensient awareness of what you would like to create in your life.  Her clients often share with Rose Mary that they feel incredibly calm and relaxed following these sessions and have reported a renewed sense of vitality in the days following. 

Equine Assisted Therapy provides:

Stress Reduction

A nervous system 'reset' is how Rose Mary describes her work with clients.  Being with horses allows for us to drop into our own animal bodies and tap into the areas where we hold negative emotions and memories as Rose Mary guides you through a somatic process to release and surrender.

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