What is Equine Assisted Therapy?
Equine Assisted Therapy has various definitions depending on who you talk to and how it is applied. Some people define Equine Assisted Therapy as interventions where the animal and trainer intervene in a way to directly improve a child’s social, emotional, or cognitive functioning. The Equine Assisted Therapy in our practice will be more like ‘Equine Assisted Activity’ where an animal is present at therapy to enhance the safety and security of the therapy space, and optimise rapport with the therapist.
