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Stable-ized

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What You’ll Learn

This program is designed for people of all ages and backgrounds who have experienced any form of trauma, or may suffer from PTSD, addiction, or other mental health challenges to help reduce symptoms, rebuild trust, and improve emotional regulation through non-riding, ground-based interactions with horses.

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 program completion gift are included.

Session Lengths

Stable-ized 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!

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Framework

Phase 1: Orientation and Safety

weeks 1-2

Establish physical boundaries and emotional baseline safety.

Phase 2: Regulation and Connection

weeks 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 everyday life.

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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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