Heal your heart with horses
ABOUT EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING
EarthSide Acres is a horse facility offering
Equine Assisted Learning services.
WHAT IS EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING?
Equine Assisted Learning is a facilitated approach to developing life skills with horses. EAL is effective in human development, which brings growth as an individual and in a team setting.
BENEFITS
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Develops self-awareness
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Regulates emotions
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Reduce stress and anxiety
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Increase and strengths self-esteem
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Develops skills such as : trust, communication, team work, leadership
WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM EQUINE ASSISTED LEARNING?
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Individuals who experience stress, anxiety, depression
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Individuals with special needs: ADD, ADHD, on the spectrum
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Troubled youth
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Individuals with low self-esteem, challenging life circumstance or learning disabilities
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Personal growth
WHY HORSES?
They are sentient animals (feel emotions)
They don't judge but assess situations and people
They live in the present moment
Their feedback is honnest and instant
STUDIES AND OTHER INFORMATION
Cartier farms, in Saskachewan, have done independant research studies on the efficacy of EAL. With these studies, they were able to develop a Equine Assisted Learning curriculum.
Please follow link to The Cartier farms website.
The Cartier Farm reserach studies