● Programs

Operation: Stable Ground

● Program Overview

What You’ll Learn

This program is designed to improve symptoms of PTSD and other combat or military-specific experiences utilizing ground-based, non-riding exercises. The program partners with horses as dynamic, non-judgmental beings offering real-time biofeedback to help participants safely understand, recognize and regulate their physiological stress responses.

Program Structure

Our group programs are led by a team of credentialled facilitators- a mental health professional and an equine specialist to ensure the safety and successful delivery of each session. Our staff are trained in trauma-informed care, equine safety, ethical horsemanship, and some hold certifications from OK Corral- the founder of EAP/EAL! All of our programs follow the guiding principles of OK Corral and EAGALA, the leading certifying agencies.

What’s Included

Tuition covers full use of our private equine facility, including our 80’x115’ heated indoor arena. Group sessions are led by our fully certified and trained Equine Specialists and Facilitators and our diverse herd of experienced therapy horses. In addition, all course materials and completion gift are included.

Session Lengths

Operation: Stable Ground is offered in an 8-week format, with each weekly session approximately 2-hours in length. Each session will include various activities, skills, and reflections using ground-based horse-human interactions.

Group Composition

Groups often form from the same or similar community agency, but could also include other interested individuals. We screen our participants beforehand to ensure congruency, emotional safety, and compatibility. No equine experience is necessary! This program maintains a ration of 1:4 staff to participants to allow for greater feedback and attention.

● Program Overview

Framework

Phase 1: Orientation and Safety

weeks 1-2

Establish physical boundaries and emotional baseline safety.

Phase 2: Regulation and Connection

weeeks 3-4

Develop self-awareness of internal emotional, somatic, and energetic states.

Phase 3: Problem Solving and Trust

weeks 5-6

Rebuild confidence, communication skills, and frustration tolerance.

Phase 4: Integration and Transition

weeks 7-8

Generalize skills acquired in the arena directly to civilian and family life.

● Program Overview

Key Learning Objectives

  • Reconnection to self opens up opportunities for increased self-awareness, an increased sense of safety, and overall empowerment and agency over one's experience.

  • Reframing the experience of and reaction/response to trauma in the context of the body's inherent healthy and normal protective coping mechanism.

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