Equine Assisted Therapy
Carolyn and Kelly work together with the horses in this therapeutic space to offer support for individuals, whanau and groups to overcome challenges and reach their therapy goals. Our beautiful horses help create insights and support positive change in people’s lives. Equine Assisted Therapy is an effective tool to help change behaviours, thoughts or emotions that cause problems or distress such as trauma, depression and anxiety. All sessions are delivered in a safe, private and calm environment, to ensure you get the most out of your session. Each session is 1 hour and is ground-based, no riding.
We are providers for the fully funded Gumboot Friday counselling service. This gives young people 5-24 years of age access to free counselling. To check the criteria and register, please follow the link below.
“ I was pretty excited as an exhausted parent, to find such a unique combination of using animal therapy and counselling to provide my daughter a safe & calm environment to be able receive the help she so desperately needed.
It was the first positive help my daughter had received. And it has made a huge impact on her. I can't thank Herd by Horses enough for the help she has received.” JC
