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Therapy services are services rendered by a  therapist licensed through a state licensing board to set and achieve agreed upon treatment goals.  Equine Activities and learning are skill based sessions led by a certified equine professional to ehance or build skills.

•  Clothing appropriate for weather conditions, all work is outside
• · Sunscreen
• · Bug spray 
• · Allergy medication if needed, for pollen & horse dander
• · Closed toed tennis shoes, leather boots or mud boots are required (no slides, sandals or Crocs)

•   Emotional awareness and regulation
• · Social Skills
• · Impulse control
• · Confidence
• · Trust & empathy
• · Problem solving skills
• · Focus

•   Horses see us from the inside, out. They react to human emotions, bringing unconscious emotions to awareness
• · Horses react to incongruence – it doesn’t matter what a human feels, horses just care that humans are honest about what they feel
• · Horses react to human thoughts, feelings, body language and subtle cues 
• · Horses communicate with body language and subtle cues
• Horses are highly social and observe certain social rules 

•   Horses will read and react to all members of the human group. So it’s important to the safety of all humans & horses to stay mindful and focused during the session – no cross or small talk, please. Accidents and injuries happen when humans are not focused or “in the moment”
• · Follow all directions for where to stand or move 
• · Keep your feet pointed the same way as the horse’s nose or tail to avoid being stepped on
• · Touching a horse’s face is very intimate, unless the horse asks for a face scratch, avoid touching the face – this will reduce the chances of being bitten
• · Be careful not to position yourself between a horse and a fence, as there is a risk of being pushed into the fence
• · To avoid being stepped on, run over or bitten by a reactive horse, always allow the horse an escape by not blocking it’s path forward (don’t stand in front of the nose)
• · Do not approach a horse from directly behind. If there is a need to walk behind a horse, touch the horse’s hips from the side and keep contact with the rear end while you walk as close to the back legs as possible
• There are no stupid questions – if you have a question ask it.  

•   Introductions
• · Processing emotions within the human group outside of horse enclosure.
• · Mindfulness (mindful check for focus and awareness)
• · You will work as a herd, to build a relationship with a horse. 
• · You will be asked to build relationships with the horse and the herd to gain trust & cooperation 
• · Processing the session or mindfulness to end sessions

• Individual 1 hour session $85
• Individual 1.5 hour session $127.50
• Group sessions 5 or less par;cipants, 1 hour $75 per person
• Group sessions 6 or more par;cipants, 1 hour $65 per
  person

Travel fees will be applied for sessions at other locations:

• 15 – 20 miles from Midlothian $40
• 20 – 30 miles from Midlothian $60
• 30 – 50 miles from Midlothian $80
• 50 – 70 miles from Midlothian $100

Forms of payment: We accept cash, checks, credit cards or electronic
funds transfer through Zelle. Checks should be made out to Spirit
Therapy Service.

Returned Payment Fee: There is a $25 fee for returned checks. That fee is
due at the ;me of your next appointment, along with payment for that
session.