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Understanding the services
Equine-assisted services span a wide range of approaches. Understanding the differences helps you find the right fit for your needs.
Equine-Assisted Services
The umbrella term for all services incorporating horses — including EAP, EFL, therapeutic riding, and hippotherapy. A useful starting point when exploring the field.
Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Clinical therapy led by a licensed mental health professional, incorporating horses as partners in the therapeutic process.
Equine-Facilitated Learning
Educational and developmental programs using horses to build life skills, leadership, emotional regulation, and resilience.
Equine-Assisted Coaching
A non-clinical coaching modality using horses to support personal development, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation, and life transitions.
Therapeutic Riding
Adapted horseback riding for individuals with physical, cognitive, or emotional disabilities, led by PATH-certified instructors.
Hippotherapy
Uses the horse's movement as a treatment strategy by licensed occupational, physical, or speech-language therapists.
Meadowbrook Equine Healing Center
Where relationships heal
A comprehensive equine-assisted services center offering EAP, EFL, and therapeutic riding programs for individuals, families, and groups. Our team of licensed therapists and certified equine specialists work alongside a herd of seven horses to support healing and growth.
Dr. Sarah Whitmore, LCSW
Gestalt-informed equine-facilitated psychotherapy
Licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience integrating horses into psychotherapy. Trained through the HERD Institute, I offer individual and group EFP sessions grounded in Gestalt theory and somatic awareness.
Sunrise Ranch Therapeutic Programs
Healing through connection with horses and nature
A veteran-focused equine therapy center offering trauma-focused EAP using the Natural Lifemanship model. Our team includes licensed therapists, certified equine specialists, and a herd of 12 horses on 40 acres of Colorado mountain land.
Mane Discovery
Heal your nervous system through connection with horses
Mane Discovery offers somatic equine-facilitated learning in the heart of North Carolina, helping people regulate their nervous systems and rediscover safety through the wisdom of horses. Founded by Maria, sessions combine somatic awareness practices with direct horse interaction to support nervous system regulation, emotional release, and authentic connection. Available at two convenient locations in Greensboro and Chapel Hill, with sessions Mon–Fri. Trusted by 127+ clients.
Healing for those
who served
Equine-assisted services have a growing evidence base for supporting veterans and active military personnel with PTSD, moral injury, traumatic brain injury, and the challenges of transition back to civilian life. Horses offer a unique form of non-verbal connection that many veterans find more accessible than traditional talk therapy.
Horses as partners
in healing
Immediate, honest feedback
As prey animals, horses are exquisitely sensitive to non-verbal communication, body language, and emotional states — offering clients real-time, non-judgmental feedback that words alone cannot provide.
Present-moment awareness
Horses live entirely in the present. Working with them invites clients into the same state — a powerful entry point for mindfulness, trauma processing, and emotional regulation.
Nervous system co-regulation
Research grounded in Polyvagal Theory suggests that the rhythmic movement and calm presence of horses can directly influence the human autonomic nervous system, supporting regulation and safety.
"A horse is not a tool for our healing — it is a sentient being with its own wants, needs, and histories."
— Natural Lifemanship
Training programs
Explore certifications from leading organizations across the equine-assisted services field.
EFP & EFL Certification
The Human-Equine Relational Development (HERD) Institute offers training in equine-facilitated psychotherapy and learning grounded in Gestalt theory and experiential learning. Incorporates a cultural competency framework. Over 500 graduates in 40 states and 5 countries.
Trauma-Focused EAS Certification
An approach to equine assisted services based on the science of relationships — specifically the neurobiology of connection and attachment. Integrates Polyvagal Theory, Rhythmic Riding, and Equine-Connected EMDR. Includes a practitioner directory for graduates.
ARCH Certification Pathway
A story-based facilitation framework (SEEN™ Keystones) for therapists, coaches, and equine specialists. Offers online courses, live workshops, in-person gatherings, and a global professional community. Monthly membership from $25/month.
EAGALA Model Certification
The EAGALA Model requires a team of a licensed mental health professional and an equine specialist working together. Ground-based only (no riding). Solution-focused and client-directed. One of the most widely recognized certifications globally with practitioners in 50+ countries.