Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP)

Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is an experiential therapeutic practice that uses horses as a way to help clients learn about themselves, heal from trauma, and grow emotionally. Clients will interact with horses in a variety of activities (such as grooming, feeding or leading through obstacles) and work with a therapist who specializes in EAP to discuss and analyze their behaviors and feelings. In EAP therapy, the client works with the horse from the ground (no riding), so previous experience around horses is not necessary. The bond that can develop between horses and people can be very restorative and EAP is used to treat everything from depression, anxiety, ADD, addiction, behavioral issues and abuse, to communication issues and relationship problems.