WHAT WE DO

Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) and Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) offers a fresh approach to learning by applying a little 'Horse Sense' to life. Participants learn to navigate their way to better teamwork and collaboration by learning to cultivate and develop their own style of interpersonal communication and nuture their own emotional intellegence (EQ) development.

WHY WE USE HORSES

Horses have the ability to help people relax their defenses and the walls they build around themselves. This opens the relationship between oneself and others.

Horses are a bridge to self-esteem and emotional strength, establishing trust bonds that overcome fear and aggression. This bond tends to inspire productive behaviour, caring attitudes and a philosophical orientation to life.

Horses never lie. They respond honestly to your energy and the way you interact with them. As well, they are non-judgmental and give honest, unbiased responses. When you change, they change.

Horses desire 'natural' leadership.

Equus Alive encourages responsibility, trust and positive relational skills. By coming into the barn, the horse's environment, participants are forced out of their asphalt and concrete world into a natural, safe place. The 'barn' encourages individuals to be relaxed and creative, as well as discover the importance of respect, boundaries and resulting freedom that comes from reconnecting with nature.

There is a powerful spiritual, emotional, and psychological connection between people and horses; horses have a great deal to teach humanity.