Tag: mental-health
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The Five Domains Model
Supporting Whole-Horse Wellness At Forest Edge Therapy, everything we do is rooted in the belief that horses deserve to feel safe, comfortable, and understood. Whether that is Equine Integrated Bodywork, supporting people with positive reinforcement training, or their own well-being which impacts the horse our approach is all about nurturing the whole horse—body, mind, and soul. As many of…
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Beyond the physical: Supporting the emotional life of horses
In equine care, we often focus on the physical: saddle fit, dentistry, nutrition, and musculoskeletal health. These are essential – but they are only part of the picture. A horse may still present challenges even when their physical needs are fully addressed. That’s because emotional wellbeing plays a vital role in behaviour and performance. Past…
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How much do we impact our horse?
When my horse Jac started growing a sarcoid on his chest or where his heart chakra was, I wondered how much of my heart break he was mirroring. I had studied Equine Facilitated Psychotherapy at that point and the learning coming from this field was ‘horses can be mirrors or medicine’. Earlier whilst studying my…
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Understanding Equine Bodywork: A Holistic Approach
Horses are not a one size fits all and my approach is to work with individuals in a calm, intuitive and patient way for a stress-free bodywork session, to help release tension in the body and mind. After all the focus should be on the horse, it is their bodywork session, and they guide the…
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