Equine Assisted Learning

Equine Assisted Learning available in Brantford, Flamborough, and Campbellville

What can we offer you?

Alternative methods, utilizing horses, to enlighten personal and group skill development that will impact your life!


What is EAL?

Equine Assisted Learning is an effective approach to human development. Utilizing horses in a constructive, dynamic situation, participants can navigate through experiential exercises that reflect real-life and personalized situations.

Since horses are prey animals, and they do not reserve emotions and reactions, they have a heightened awareness of their surroundings. They act as a reactive mirror to the humans involved in the exercises. A trained Equine Assisted Personal Development Coach acts as a translator from the horse to the participants to engage learning and growth within themselves and their group.


What is the history?

Equine Assisted Therapy was earliest documented in ancient Greek literature. Orbasis of ancient Lydia documented the therapeutic benefit of riding in 600BC. It was reintroduced in 1946.
Further back, the philosopher Aristotle influenced theories in which personal development was defined as wisdom and self-actualization leading to happiness.
Alfred Adler and Carl Jung, two psychologists, contributed personal development to individuation and the drive to achieve wholeness and the balance of self.
Following their eras, many other contributors placed significance on personal development.


What is the science?

Research conducted on the benefit of EAL suggests that neurology and bio-physics is enhanced with equine contact. 90% of people participating in studies felt negative emotions dissipate after stepping within 12ft to a horse.  Based on the horse’s heart’s electromagnetic field, they have the ability to synchronize the human’s heart rate rhythm to theirs.

The human brain is constantly communicating with the body, and assessing its surroundings and making adjustments. When compensation pathways are impaired or changed, such as in a stressful or traumatic situation, a limitation can be created (example, anxiety or depression). Those pathways require strengthening and rehabilitation, and EAL is viable to do just that. The associated clarity and tranquility is a first major step towards development and learning that isn’t normally achieved so consistently in an initial stage of therapy with other therapeutic methods.


Who can benefit?

Anybody can benefit from taking the time to work on yourself. Whether you feel like you’re hitting brick walls in your life, or you feel like you’re on the right path and doing great, there’s always aspects of our lives and our relationships that can be strengthened. And the horses will help you figure out what those aspects are! 

Our services are committed to helping every desired focus possible. Don’t hesitate to inquire how Equine Assisted Learning can help you and change your life forever!

Check out Individual Sessions, Group Programs, and Corporate Workshops!