Welcome

We began this journey in June 2021 when we decided to bid on two wild mustangs from the Bureau of Land Management. We picked up both girls on September 17, 2021 and they were untouched and very afraid. Being able to build a relationship with both of them and to earn their trust was humbling. The journey of taming a horse is similar to healing from trauma. Studies have shown the benefits of Equine therapy. Just grooming a horse lowers blood pressure and cortisol levels. 

When it comes to children studies have shown significant benefits with emotional regulation, self-control, empathy, and communication skills. Horses have the ability to enter a relationship without judgement. Horses can sense how a human is feeling and we've seen both these horses react gently to human emotion. 

Horses are prey animals, so their first response is fight, flight, and freeze. They are not able to communicate verbally, but have a great amount of non-verbal cues to help keep their herd safe. This has been shown to be beneficial to children who aren't quite ready to open up all the way. Learning how a horse communicates and being able to recognize and understand helps the relationship between client and horse. Working with horses requires learning how to be calm and is often the first step towards positive change for our clients!