Do you know what equitherapy is? To be honest, a lot of people don’t know what this is or even heard of it before. So, what is it? Well, this is in a sense, horse therapy. Now, it isn’t about helping a horse heal after injury but rather the horse being used as a tool to help a human recover. It’s not something that is well known or at least, not well known in large circles and yet it’s quite important and highly popular.
Using This Therapy
However, the horse isn’t just this cuddly toy for children or adults to enjoy but rather a secure outlet for them. For example, when someone has developmental issues, equitherapy can be used as a way to help them attach to something and maybe even develop. Like what Dr. Steven Lazarus, PsyD used to say, “Children and teens often struggle with intense conversations, and a soft, furry dog in an animal-assisted therapy setting can be a great ice breaker or stress-reliever.” What’s more, soldiers serving in the army and who have post-traumatic stress disorder can often find horse therapy is useful for them. It really does sound strange and, to be honest, a lot of people don’t understand it and yet it is a useful outlet, to say the least.…
