Our Unmounted Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) Program commonly consists of 6 weekly small-group lessons of one hour in length.
A growing body of research demonstrates that teaching horsemanship skills can promote emotional and social well-being in participants, serve as character education, and promote the social skills and leadership of youth and children in particular. Specifically, horsemanship grows competencies in responsibility for self and others, as well as forming attituted and actions that are the hallmark of safe, healthy, and informed communities.
Research confirms an array of positive outcomes including increased confidence, self-esteem, and promoted social interactions, all of which are transferable to participants’ daily lives (Burgon, 2003).