Horse Sense of the Carolinas, Inc offers Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) programs, targeting both personal and professional development in the form of groups, workshops, and private sessions. Designed to help people recognize and overcome their current patterns of reacting and responding, Horse Sense's programs build upon strengths, while challenging clients to discover new strategies. Working with our professional staff and the horses, you can

• DISCOVER a solution-focused approach to current problems
• EXPERIENCE your resilience, your ability to provide clear answers to life's questions

• CONNECT with the beauty, power and integrity of horses
  

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

At Horse Sense, change occurs through experiential learning, or learning by doing. The process begins by interacting with the horses, then identifying and reflecting with the human staff  on what is happening between the client and the horses. Through trial and error of completing a task with the horses, clients learn and practice new strategies to achieve their goals outside the arena. Many times, there is very little talking, as the horse provides critical feedback no human can offer. As prey animals, horses are acutely aware of all we say with our non-verbal communication, as they must decide in each moment whether we are friend or foe. Horses pay most attention to how we "feel" to them and then respond accordingly. By playing with horses, we can learn the most valuable of lessons: that by changing ourselves, we do have the ability to change the world around us.

ALTERNATIVES TO TRADITIONAL COACHING, COUNSELING & PERSONAL GROWTH

Horse Sense offers unique and inspiring alternatives to traditional office-based coaching, counseling and personal growth. We have two distinct formats for meeting the needs of our clients: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy & Equine Assisted Learning. The former is solution-focused brief therapy for individuals, couples, & families, including general health and lifeskills, parenting skills, eating disorder treatment, and at risk youth & troubled youth. The latter is focused on personal development both at home and in the workplace, including honing skills related to corporate leadership training, teambuilding activities, effective communication in the workplace, management strategies and conflict resolution.

LOCATED NEAR ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

Horse Sense of the Carolinas is located in Madison County near the town of Marshall and the city of Asheville. Our 80 rolling acres give us, our four legged therapists and our clients a comfortable retreat in which to focus on healing and transformation. Whether hosting a leadership training workshop or an ongoing behavioral change process with local clients and registered therapists, the farm accommodates the varied needs of our clients.