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Experience the Human/Horse Connection from the Ground Up.

EquiSense Solutions is a wellness company that is devoted to helping humans find balance in their lives by exploring the human/horse connection.
We offer community members an opportunity to explore a human/horse relationship from the ground up. We work primarily with horses that can no longer be ridden, but still have the capacity for deep connection to humans. We are proud to provide a high quality of life and jobs for these horses as they in turn provide counsel, education and support for adults and youth.

Why Horses?

The human/horse connection goes back thousands of years. The attraction of the majestic and the mythical combined with the benefits of experiencing horses in their natural herd environment can provide powerful insight into how we as humans participate in our own herds, whether those herds are families, schools, communities, or the workplace.

Horses are honest teachers with the uncanny ability to mirror human body language, energy and behavior. Horses demonstrate and teach self-awareness, honest communication, trust, healthy boundaries, leadership, patience, assertiveness, play, affection, nurturance and more. Their prey instincts may cause them to react quickly to changes in their environment. The instinctual actions in our presence can highlight our values and patterns of behavior and whether these values and patterns are working for us.

How does it work?

We believe our clients can find the best solutions for themselves when given the opportunity to discover them. Rather than instructing or directing solutions, we allow our clients to experiment, problem-solve, take risks, use their own creativity, and find the solutions that will work best for them. We use carefully selected activities with horses in a pasture environment to allow clients to experiment with new skills, behaviors or patterns of thinking.
The key components of our programming are:

  • Client(s) – e.g. Corporate teams, At-Risk Youth, Families, Teens and Adults in Transition
  • A team approach led by professional facilitators
  • Horses/Equine partner(s)
  • Solution-oriented, interactive, goal-based activities
  • Facilitation – activity setup and oversight, and reflection to develop real-life metaphors for growth
  • Recap and action plan for change
  • Code of Ethics

Humans and horses work together in an open setting in a creative, experiential learning session. Facilitators include a mental health professional and an educator and/or horse behaviorist. They are committed to helping participants/clients develop new skills and practices that address specific goals. Facilitators ask powerful questions in the processing phase of each session so that clients can create their own visual metaphors for real-life growth and lasting change.

 

Benefits of Equine Experiential Education

EquiSense Solutions works with clients to:

  • Explore boundaries, emotions and environmental awareness
  • Experience how the herd can guide you or your family towards more trust and respect
  • Promote communication and trust within your organizations and teams
  • Acquire skills to develop emotional and social agility
  • Practice self-care, gain confidence and self-esteem

Who can participate?

  • Our activities are on the ground. There is no riding, so anyone can participate.
  • Our programs are for children, teens and adults of nearly all ages.
  • Anyone who wants to learn something about themselves.
  • Anyone who wants to inspire, lead or interact with others.