Coaching

Equine coaching and equine therapy both involve interactions with horses but differ in their focus, and objectives.

Equine Coaching

**Focus**: Personal and professional development, self-improvement, and skill-building.

**Objective**: To help individuals achieve specific goals such as improving leadership, communication, emotional intelligence, or overcoming personal challenges.

**Setting**: Common in corporate environments, personal growth workshops, and team-building exercises.

**Approach**: Emphasizes the learning and development aspects of working with horses, focusing on how these interactions can translate to life and work situations.

Equine Therapy (Equine-Assisted Therapy)

**Focus**: Mental health treatment and emotional healing.

**Objective**: To address psychological issues such as trauma, anxiety, depression, PTSD, or behavioral problems.

**Setting**: Often used in clinical settings as part of a broader therapeutic program. It can be used with individuals, families, or groups.

**Approach**: Integrates therapeutic techniques with the interaction between the client and the horse, aiming to promote healing, emotional regulation, and mental health improvement.

Key Differences

**Purpose**: Equine coaching is more about development and achieving goals, while equine therapy is about treating mental health conditions.

**Facilitators**: Equine therapy requires a licensed mental health professional, whereas equine coaching may be led by a coach without formal mental health qualifications.

**Outcome**: Coaching focuses on skills and personal growth, while therapy aims at psychological healing and emotional well-being.

Both approaches harness the unique bond between humans and horses, but their application and intended outcomes are distinct.

Coaching sessions: Package of 4-90 minute sessions: $1,000 investment