Helping horses help us
Mental wellness is a priority for most people, and a program in Shepparton is bringing hope to those who need it the most through animal companionship.
Horses helping humans- humans helping horses
THROUGH the use of ground-breaking Equine Assisted Narrative Therapy (EANT), Horses for Hope utilises the connection between both horses and humans to heal and improve each other’s lives in a safe and therapeutic environment.
Developed in 2004, the program is situated on a 25-acre oasis just outside of Shepparton, with sprawling outback fields. Participants aged three and up can come through and connect with their partnered horse, working through some of their challenges with the supportive and highly trained counsellors and horse practitioners.
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Queenie looks to her handler Jade Bradley for comfort during their sessions together.(ABC Shepparton: Georgie Caroll)
The gift of hope
The Shepparton Adviser - By Editor November 23,2022
SUPPORTING A GREAT CAUSE…Vision Radiology is proud to support Horse for Hope, who run a program of narrative-based, equine assisted therapy to those in need. Colin Emmerson launched HFH in 2004 to offer an alternative to traditional counselling. Kristy Thomas, sonographer at Vision Radiology, is pictured with ‘Peanut’ the pony. Photo: Supplied
Horses bring hope
Shepparton News - Story: Georgia Rossiter 11 August 2022
TROUBLED HORSES AND TROUBLED HUMANS ARE HELPING EACH OTHER THROUGH A UNIQUE FORM OF THERAPY. THE PROGRAM IS MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE TO CHILDREN AND THE ANIMALS THEY BOND WITH.
Globetrotting Australia “Horses For Hope - Therapy that goes both ways”
“Equine-assisted therapy that helps the horses as much as the humans. Now THAT is a stroke of genius! And it’s exactly what Horses For Hope does. This charity based in regional Victoria, Australia uses a unique herd of horses in a nature-based therapy program in which participants work to heal the horses’ psychological trauma as well as their own”.
Equestrian Life Magazine
While hundreds of thoroughbreds will pound the turf at racetracks across Victoria this Easter long weekend, Horses For Hope will be putting a couple of former gallopers to work in a completely different setting.