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Equine Assisted Learning - including our camps for private or group

 

Equine-assisted learning (EAL) is an experiential learning approach that promotes the development of life skills for educational, professional and personal goals through equine-assisted activities. 

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In an EAL setting, the experiential approach integrates equine-human interaction that is guided by a planned learning experience to meet the identified goals or desires of the participant(s). Working with equines provides opportunities to teach critical life skills such as trust, respect, honesty and communication. Equines use mostly non-vocal communication and are in-tune with human behavior. This can help participants to better understand and learn how our non-verbal communication might be impacting or influencing others in their lives. Equines ask people to be aware of their surroundings at all times. Through interactions with the equines, participants learn a heightened self-awareness. Self-awareness is important in order to reveal patterns of behavior and gives participants the opportunity to think in a new way. Furthermore, participants gain self-esteem and self-confidence while learning how to work with such a large and powerful creature. In all, equines provide us with a way to see our internal landscape and modes of operation exposed. They offer us the opportunity to experience humility, compassion and challenge - all critical elements to supporting self-growth and self-awareness.

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Professionals with a variety of certifications, experience and backgrounds can incorporate EAL into their programs. In EAL there are three main areas of concentration, education, corporate/professional development and coaching/personal development. Click here to see the basic core competences of an EAL professional.

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Serving the needs of children & adults, U.S. Military Veterans and First Responders in Iosco
and surrounding counties with Equine Assisted Services
We are now year-round- by appt only, Closed Sundays

 

​Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center       4800 Old State Road, National City, MI  48748

​phone:  (989) 820.1787    pegasusspringstrc@gmail.com   â€‹© 2025 Pegasus Springs Therapeutic Riding Center

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