In the past, I have had a unique hands-on experience approaches art therapy with our clients out in a pasture filled with horses. Equine-Assisted Therapy is working in pairs—with an Equine Specialist & a Mental Health therapist—along with a horse or donkey as a therapy co-facilitator.

Witnessing the client’s experience of sharing the emotional and physical space with an equine can be a very powerful moment of personal exploration.

I am not affiliated with these organizations, However, in full disclosure, I was an intern at Horses Guiding Humans and can attest to the meaningful &  positive impact they and their horses have on people's lives; I’ve also volunteered with Equest Special Riders in the past.

The list below includes some organizations that I have heard wonderful things about for Equine-Assisted Therapy, therapeutic riding, & horse rescue.