Beyond Words: the Healing Power of Horses

Beyond Words: the Healing Power of Horses

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  • Author: Alita H. Buzel, PhD
  • Publisher: AuthorHouse
  • ISBN: 1524600296
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 295

Excerpts from Beyond Words: The Healing Power of Horses The space between words is where we live with horses. In the silence we are truly heard. ******* So much of our sadness, our discontent, our addictions and compulsions are driven by the emptiness we experience when, without being aware of it, we detach from our emotional selves. We often mistake this emptiness as boredom, anxiety, hunger, and/or loneliness. Horses, in their honesty and compassion, help us to reconnect to ourselves, to our humanness. ******* What I have come to believe is that no matter what orientation you bring to psychotherapy, or what equine certification you achieve, the one variable that has been shown to be critically important is the trusting, respectful, and compassionate relationship that develops between therapist and client; whether the therapist has two or four legs is irrelevant! ********** The goal of Beyond Words: The Healing Power of Horses is to connect the advances made in the treatment and understanding of mental health issues with the knowledge we have accrued through the years about the nature of horses. The key is to integrate the two professional worlds of equine specialists and psychotherapists, so that each can appreciate, communicate, and work together to further enhance the practice of Equine Experiential Psychotherapy.


Beyond Words

Beyond Words

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  • Author: Alita H. Buzel
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781087929835
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Alita Buzel lives in Manhattan and East Hampton with her husband and two cats, Fanny and Walter. When she is not writing or riding horses, she is a psychologist in Manhattan.


Riding Home

Riding Home

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  • Author: Tim Hayes
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
  • ISBN: 1250033527
  • Category : Nature
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 304

Riding Home:The Power of Horses to Heal, Horse Nation's must read book of 2016, is the first and only book to scientifically and experientially explain why horses have the extraordinary ability to emotionally transform the lives of thousands of men, women and children, whether they are horse lovers, or suffering from deep psychological wounds. It is a book for anyone who wants to experience the joy, wonder, self-awareness and peace of mind that comes from creating a horse/human relationship, and it puts forth and clarifies the principles of today's Natural Horsemanship (or what was once referred to as "Horse Whispering") Everyone knows someone who needs help: a husband, a wife, a partner, a child, a friend, a troubled teenager, a war veteran with PTSD, someone with autism, an addiction, anyone in emotional pain or who has lost their way. Riding Home provides riveting examples of how Equine Therapy has become one of today's most effective cutting-edge methods of healing. Horses help us discover hidden parts of ourselves, whether we're seven or seventy. They model relationships that demonstrate acceptance, kindness, honesty, tolerance, patience, justice, compassion, and forgiveness. Horses cause all of us to become better people, better parents, better partners, and better friends. A horse can be our greatest teacher, for horses have no egos, they never lie, they're never wrong and they manifest unparalleled compassion. It is this amazing power of horses to heal and teach us about ourselves that is accessible to anyone and found in the pages of Tim Hayes's Riding Home. The information and lists of therapeutic and non-therapeutic equine programs, which are contained in the book, are also available at the book's website.


The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy

The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy

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  • Author: Leif Hallberg
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134793197
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 222

The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy bridges theory, research, and practical methods to fill a rapidly developing gap for physical, occupational, speech, and mental health professionals interested in incorporating horses in therapy. Extensively researched and citing over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, it examines core issues such as terminology, scope of practice, competency recommendations, horse care ethics, and clinical practice considerations. This book is an essential resource for professionals who wish to use a best-practices approach to equine-assisted therapy.


Transforming Therapy Through Horses

Transforming Therapy Through Horses

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  • Author: Lynn Thomas
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • ISBN: 9781523239467
  • Category : Horsemanship
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

The EAGALA model is the global standard in equine-assisted psychotherapy. Stories from founder Lynn Thomas and trainer Mark Lytle bring the model's principles to life.


Horses and the Mystical Path

Horses and the Mystical Path

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  • Author: Adele Von Rust McCormick
  • Publisher: New World Library
  • ISBN: 1577317394
  • Category : Pets
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 208

On a trip to Scotland, the psychotherapist family team of Adele, Deborah, and Thomas McCormick — pioneers in the psychotherapeutic use of horses — discovered that early Celtic mysticism held important insights into an equestrian-partnered spirituality. The McCormicks show how to integrate this spirituality with psychology, forming a new, powerful form of healing. Horses and the Mystical Path recounts their memorable journey and the lessons they learned from their amazing equine guides.


The Equine-Assisted Therapy Workbook

The Equine-Assisted Therapy Workbook

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  • Author: Leif Hallberg
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1315402246
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 134

The Equine-Assisted Therapy Workbook gives readers the tools they need to increase professional competency and personalize the practical applications of equine-assisted therapy. Each chapter includes thought-provoking ethical questions, hands-on learning activities, self-assessments, practical scenarios, and journal assignments applicable to a diverse group of healthcare professionals. The perfect companion to The Clinical Practice of Equine-Assisted Therapy, this workbook is appropriate for both students and professionals.


Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning

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  • Author: Veronica Lac
  • Publisher: Academic Press
  • ISBN: 0128126027
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 204

Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy and Learning: The Human-Equine Relational Development (HERD) Approach offers a hands-on approach to integrating equine-assisted therapy and learning into mental health treatment. Based on the HERD Institute model, the book showcases a series of case studies that cover working with patients with trauma, attachment disorders and depression. Additional case studies show varied approaches to working with families, couples and culturally-diverse populations. Ethical and safety considerations are covered, emphasizing the importance of both human and equine welfare in the equine-facilitated psychotherapy and learning model. Identifies the benefits of equine-facilitated therapy and therapeutic riding Features case studies of equine-facilitated psychotherapy in different settings Discusses use of therapy for depression, trauma, attachment disorders and more Includes use with couples, families, individuals and culturally diverse populations


Equine-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy

Equine-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy

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  • Author: Hallie E. Sheade
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1351257544
  • Category : Psychology
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 211

Equine-Assisted Counseling and Psychotherapy offers a comprehensive guide to the practice of working with equines in a psychotherapeutic setting. Chapters provide a research-informed approach to integrating the contributions of horses and other equines into mental health services. With a focus on equine welfare, the book uses a relational approach to explore a broad range of topics, including documentation and treatment planning, work with clients across the lifespan and with diverse needs, complexities related to horses in the therapeutic relationship, as well as ethical, legal, and best-practice considerations. Mental health and equine professionals will come away from the book with a strong understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of equine-assisted counseling.


Special Needs, Special Horses

Special Needs, Special Horses

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  • Author: Naomi Scott
  • Publisher: University of North Texas Press
  • ISBN: 157441190X
  • Category : Family & Relationships
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 241

A growing number of individuals with special needs are discovering the benefits of therapies and activities involving horse riding. Naomi Scott, offers information about the amazing results possible with therapeutic riding, or hippotherapy.