EQUINIMITY

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• Psychological intervention is based on principles of Gestalt Therapy which focuses on the client's experience in the present moment to develop new skills to respond more effectively to challenge 

• The psychologist works with the client to increase their self-awareness or ability to self-regulate

• The psychologist offers the client an experience with a consenting horse, an 'Equine Experiment' so that the client can further practice self-regulation whilst intensifying awareness of themselves, their relationships and their environment

• Equine Experiments might involve activities such as:

  • observing horses​

  • meeting horses or interacting at liberty

  • working with horses on a lead

  • working with horses through obstacles

  • grooming horses

  • mounted experiments with experienced riders

• The psychologist then facilitates an integration discussion so that the client can take these new discoveries from the session and respond to life's demands with more awareness, choice and flexibility.

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