Equine Assisted Therapies

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is a team approach to counseling which integrates emotional, physical, relational and mental elements in the counseling process and incorporates horses. This model serves individuals of all ages and life experiences such as children with behavioral health concerns, youth at-risk, military service members, trauma survivors, first responders, individuals in recovery and families. Click here for an overview of EAP at Leg Up Farm.

Equine-Assisted Learning

Equine-Assisted Learning is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for educational, professional and personal goals through equine interactions. This is suitable for individuals and groups such as school groups, sports teams, clubs, workplace and leadership teams.

Horses for Heroes

Leg Up Farm is proud to offer equine-assisted psychotherapy for veterans and first responders, helping them work towards a renewed sense of self, developing trust and rebuilding relationships, finding a connection to others, promoting relaxation and improving communication skills. Read a first-hand testimonial of our program’s benefits here.

Leg Up Farm’s Horses for Heroes program is generously supported by the Disabled Veterans National Foundation. For information about the grant, click here.