Equine Assisted Learning
Are you ready for positive changes?
Do you want to learn skills to feel confident every day? We have an exciting teacher for you!
A teacher who will…
✓help you build self-esteem
✓inspire creativity
✓build your leadership skills
Who is this teacher? A horse!
Fall 2024 EAL classes are open for enrollment.
We offer a range of individual and group classes.
✓ Individual Sessions Wednesdays and Fridays September through November. Perfect for trying EAL for the first time with the option to book multiple sessions focusing on different areas for growth, including: healthy relationship building, effective communication, problem solving, deeper focus, understanding body language, leadership and more.
✓ Corporate Retreats for teams looking to strengthen their leadership skills, interpersonal communication and ability to work together and problem solve as a team. You pick the skills your team needs to learn, and we will build a custom program for you in the arena.
✓ Family Herd Program for families struggling with communication and healing broken relationships. Each 90-minute session includes time in the arena learning about one another’s needs while working through problem-solving activities, followed by family debriefs and personal journaling exercises.
✓ Anti-Bullying Program for schools, community groups and families that teaches both bullies and children vulnerable to bullying valuable communication, integration and choice-making skills, while building participants' self esteem and confidence.
✓ 4-Week Women’s and Men’s group programs, beginning Spring 2025.
Please pay for programs here before signing up below, unless you are billing Medicaid.
Questions? Don’t see a time that fits your schedule? Call us at 307-231-6704 for more information and to book Corporate Retreats and Family Herd and Anti-Bullying sessions.
We now accept Medicaid for all EAL programs!*
Simply add your Medicaid number to your booking to start getting the support you need.
*Excluding corporate retreats.
An exciting atmosphere for positive changes
To make changes for a better life, we need new habits and behaviors. Horses are masters of understanding behavior - they know the difference between unsafe behaviors and a steady, calm demeanor.
In EAL, you will work hands-on with horses to learn skills that last a lifetime.
These skills have helped countless people (young and old!) move forward in their life better prepared to take on challenges.
In only 8 - 12 weeks, EAL helps you become the best version of you - with higher self-esteem and confidence! You’ll develop a completely new set of skills so you can develop healthy relationships, overcome barriers, solve problems, and communicate effectively.
How the EAL Program Works
Horses are the teacher but not the focus of EAL. Each session focuses on learning a life skill objective. Working with your horse, you’ll learn skills such as negotiation, communication, and boundary setting.
1. Getting Comfortable with Your New Teacher
You don’t need any experience with horses to do EAL. In your first session, you complete a safety orientation to learn the ground rules. The focus is your safety and the horse’s too. Our staff are highly trained and certified by Equine Connection - The Academy of Equine Assisted Learning. This is the global standard for horse-assisted learning. You’ll learn how to communicate with the horse and create trust. You become the leader the horse is looking for.
2. Discover Your Solutions
With a foundation of trust established, the discovery can begin. Over the course of 8 or 12 weeks, you’ll do specific programs with your horse. Each program focuses on one objective at a time. Skills like communication, negotiating, and establishing boundaries can be difficult in our lives. But the horse will show you how clear and simple it can be. Each skill program objective builds on the one before it so you walk away with a complete tool kit for your life.
3. Celebrate Your Journey
You’re now ready to take what you’ve learned and use it in your everyday life. No matter the challenges of your daily life, the horse has shown you the solutions within you! You have resilience you can use in everyday life.
Are you ready to empower yourself with the skills and confidence of a horse?
The New Story Recovery Scholarships Fund
Would you benefit from a scholarship to offset the costs of Equine Assisted Learning?
A teacher that doesn’t judge - only listens
Horses operate by simple rules. They are highly intuitive and can sense when you’re feeling turmoil on the inside. Horses are sensitive to your stress. They respond to your stimulus - guiding you to find your inner voice.
Are you communicating effectively?
Are your boundaries clear and respected?
Are you taking the lead?
Horses can sense it all. They will show you when you’re disconnected from your true voice and empower you to find your way.
With the horse’s guidance, you’ll become more confident. Horses help you find clarity to overcome challenges with a calm mind.
Why work with horses?
Horses are prey animals. They must be observant to survive. They react quickly to their surroundings. Because horses are so intuitive, they sense when you aren’t at ease.
When you have an internal struggle, the horses adjust their body language to you. They reflect what you’re feeling - clearly and without judgment.
The horse acts as a mirror for your feelings. As you become more aware of the horse’s body language, you’re building awareness of your true self.
With this newfound awareness, you’ll know when old habits are surfacing. And you’ll be able to adjust course so you can live to your fullest potential.
Call us at 307-231-6704 to find out if EAL is the right fit for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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EAL is an educational tool for personal development - it can truly help anyone. The benefits aren’t limited to one specific group! EAL has helped people from all walks of life tap into their creativity and strengthen their communication skills. EAL can help combat challenges such as...
• Low self-esteem
• Depression and anxiety
• Setting and enforcing boundaries
• Embodying a leadership role
• Difficulty working with others
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No - there is no riding in EAL. You work with your horse from the ground. RR staff ensure the safety and comfort of both. Through hands-on experience, you’ll bond with your horse. Studies have shown horses can lower levels of stress hormones in humans. You’ll find a sense of peace working alongside your horse.
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Yes! The relationship between horse and rider is a different kind of bond than what is built in EAL. This is a completely new experience. Join to discover a new way of bonding with horses and yourself!
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Recovery Resources is a non-profit organization. We offer EAL at below market-rates and may be able to point you toward financial assistance resources. We’ve experienced how powerful the healing of horses can be first hand. We don’t want budget concerns to keep someone from getting the support they need. It’s our commitment to deliver affordable quality to those who need it.
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