Equine Therapy
6 Reasons Why Horses Are Incredible Partners in Healing
For those of you who might need some convincing
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3 min readMar 13, 2023
Ok, ok, I might be a bit biased because I’ve been a lifelong lover of horses.
But… it’s not just me that thinks horses are great partners in healing.
Horses have been partnered with in various therapeutic settings for centuries. Equine facilitated wellness is a form of therapy that involves horses as co-therapists in the healing process. Find out more about EFW in my article below.
Horses offer a unique perspective on healing that can be incredibly therapeutic for those working through challenges with emotions, behaviours, trauma processing and mental health.
Six reasons why horses make great partners in healing:
First, horses are incredibly sensitive and intuitive animals.
They can sense our emotional states and energy and often mirror them back to us. This can help us…
