Equine Therapy

• Equine therapy program evicted by Calgary Shrine Stables

  The Prairie Sky Equine Assisted Therapy program is being evicted by the Calgary Shrine Stables, leaving it scrambling for a new home.

  Features

  Jun 26, 2024
  
• Hooves healing hearts: Manitoba equine therapy program helping people recover from trauma

  A farm just east of Winnipeg is helping people recover from past trauma through human-horse connections.

  Features

  Aug 17, 2023
  
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• Southern Alberta woman praises equine therapy: ‘There needs to be more places like this’

  Natasha found the Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association, an equine therapy non-profit that offers individuals with special needs hands-on instruction in riding and horse care.

  Features

  May 23, 2023
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• Lindsay, Ont. program uses horseback riding as physical, emotional therapy

  “We have riders with all sorts of needs, learning challenges, autism spectrum, ADHD, brain injuries, a number of riders with down syndrome," said THRIL president Kelly Russell.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
• Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association looking for volunteers

  The Lethbridge Therapeutic Riding Association had to change its programming during the pandemic. Now, with restrictions lifted, it's looking to get more volunteers involved.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2023
• New horse-assisted therapy program opens in Central Okanagan

  "Horses are really masters of mindfulness."

  Lifestyle

  Sep 13, 2022
• ‘To see your child thrive in the world of disabilities’: Therapeutic riding improving lives in Sask.

  A more unconventional form of therapy features four-legged animals that are improving the lives of those living with disabilities.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• Meet a N.B. counsellor using horses to help people struggling with their mental health

  A New Brunswick counsellor is using equine-assisted therapy to help her clients.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2021
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• Animal therapy: Manitoba farm lets horses do the healing

  All of the horses are rescues, working on their own mental health as they assist human clients in their own journeys.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2021
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• Equine therapy program for veterans, first responders struggling with lack of funding

  A unique program designed to help war veterans, first responders and health care workers heal from mental trauma like post-traumatic stress is in jeopardy.

  Health

  Sep 2, 2020