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Equine Assisted Learning
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
Equine Assisted Learning or EAL, developed by the Equine Psychotherapy Institute, is an innovative form of experiential learning – where clients develop new insight and learn new skills via relational experiences with horses. EAL can assist in personal development, professional development and developing leadership skills in teams and individuals. EAL is a fast-growing modality across Australia as well as internationally. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) clients benefit greatly from EAL services as do children and adolescents.
Why Horses?
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
Horses are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and strong beings who can evoke strong feelings in clients or engage clients in the learning process. Calm and healthy horses can assist in co-regulating a client's nervous system, can model healthy living and expression of feelings, as well as offering non judgemental safety and trust. Horses can offer unique bio feedback and hold clients in a way traditional learning and therapy environments cannot. The natural environment can also contribute positively to learning outcomes for clients. EAL is particularly beneficial for those that struggle with room based interventions.
What are some Benefits of EAL
What is Equine Assisted Learning (EAL)?
What are some Benefits of EAL
- Improved social skills
- Empathy and relationship skills
- Distress tolerance
- Confidence and self esteem
- Reducing stress
- Boundary setting
- Promoting movement and activity Meaningful connection
- Proven scientific benefits of mindfulness
- Increased attention
- Problem solving
- Connection with nature
Who attends EAL?
What happens in an EAL session?
What are some Benefits of EAL
- Children and adolescents
- NDIS Participants
- Neurologically diverse clients
- Corporate Teams Leaders and Managers
- Organisations
- Personal Development clients
- School groups
- Carers & Foster Carers
- And more
What happens in an EAL session?
What happens in an EAL session?
What happens in an EAL session?
In EAL, clients are offered ‘safe’ (physically and emotionally) experiences with horses for the purpose of exploring self-experience in relationship, building self-awareness, building awareness of patterns or habits that are no longer serving clients well, developing social and emotional skills, and addressing learning goals clients have identified.
What does an EAL Session look like?
What happens in an EAL session?
What happens in an EAL session?
- Observation of horses
- Meeting with horses at liberty
- Lead-line experiences including touching,
- Liberty leading (leading horses without a lead rope)
- Creative activities with horse
Certification
Free Rein Wellbeing is Fully Insured through Membership with the International Institute of Complementary Therapists as a Certified Equine Assisted Learning Practitioner with the Equine Psychotherapy Institute.
What If's & FAQ's
What if I don't have experience with horses?
No horse or riding experience is necessary, in fact it can be just as helpful to not have any experience.
Do I have to ride the horses?
No, EAL sessions are not mounted, all sessions are conducted with human feet on the ground.
What do I wear?
Wear weather appropriate clothing, sun hat or rain coat and closed sturdy footwear, you may like to consider sunscreen or bug repellent.
What do I bring?
Bring any medications you may need, and you may like to bring a drink.
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