What is Equine Assisted Learning?

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In EAL, horses are the teachers, and a certified Coach/Facilitator supports learning. At Equine Arts, individually co-designed programs, adaptable session lengths, and an open-air, forest-farm environment set a beautiful stage for meaningful learning experiences.

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EAL offers room for personal insights in all domains, including:

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Emotional Insights:  Explore feelings/affective states, attending with intention/attention to the finest details, through the consideration of the breath, body, and patterns of thought.  Practice moving through experiences with reverence and compassion.

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Skills Mastery:  Enhance confidence by playing with the horses, creating, exploring, refining, and problem-solving through interactive challenges built in harmony with you and the horses.

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Relationship Development:  Cultivate and refine relating skills through the practice of interspecies communication.  Discover the herd and yourself.

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Communicating with horses is quiet and mystical.  Horses' survival is built into their physiology, and they have much to teach us; in their presence, we are reminded of our true nature and how we may be getting in our own way.

 

In EAL, the horses are not ridden.  The horses and humans are both grounded on Mother Earth throughout their experiences with one another.