Tag: equine therapy
Horses Helping Humans
April 10th, 2018 // Keelyn Yachanin, BHT, The Meadows Ranch // Tags: acute eating disorder care, anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder, equine therapy, therapyThere is a lot we can learn from the team of horses here at The Meadows Ranch. Can you imagine what it would be like to live...
Read MoreHorses Are Like Guardian Angels
February 28th, 2018 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder treatment, equine therapy, horsesAt the ranch, our horses impact the patients we work with on a daily basis; whether it is teaching them to experience the feelings of acceptance, joy,...
Read MoreA Treatment Plan for a Horse Called Nip
January 24th, 2018 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder treatment, equine therapy, therapy, trauma, treatmentOne particular adult patient named Jill came to equine therapy for an individual session soon after arriving on campus. Like Nip, she too was new to the...
Read MoreEating Disorder Healing Through Equine Therapy
December 6th, 2017 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorder treatment, Eating Disorders, equine therapyTo read this article in its entirety, please go click here. Horses are an integral part of our leading-edge treatment. At The Meadows Ranch, our patients learn...
Read MoreEquine Therapy Teaches Acceptance and Trust
June 13th, 2017 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: eating disorder therapy, eating disorder treatment, Eating Disorders, equine therapy, equine therapy and eating disorders, Help For Eating Disorders“Do you like animals?” she asked. I studied the ground and didn’t answer. I hadn’t found my voice yet and rarely made eye contact. “Have you ever...
Read MoreWhat A Horse Taught Me About Fear and Self-Doubt
October 6th, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: addiction treatment, equine therapy, horse therapy, recovery, trauma treatment, workshopsI would never have admitted it to my new boss, or to anyone, but I was feeling quite disoriented during this orientation. I had already managed to...
Read MoreHorses Are Helping Patients Overcome Eating Disorders
July 14th, 2016 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: eating disorder treatment, Eating Disorders, equine therapy, horses and eating disordersWhy Does Equine Therapy Work? Why do so many of our patients find working with horses to be such an essential part of their healing process? Maybe...
Read MoreHorses Can Help Uncover Personal Truths
August 26th, 2015 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: equine therapy, horse therapy, Somatic experiencing, trauma treatmentI don't know why this is, but I do know that it is my daily experience around these sacred beings who have blessed my life. In this...
Read MoreHorses Teach Adolescents with Eating Disorders
September 3rd, 2014 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: anorexia treatment, eating disorder treatment, Eating Disorders, equine therapyAn adolescent feels tremendous emotional pressure to resolve childhood ideals while still attempting to become an adult. The job of the adolescent seems to be a reconciliation...
Read MorePouncing on the Sensation of “I Can”
August 6th, 2014 // The Meadows Ranch Team // Tags: eating disorder treatment, equine therapy, horses and eating disorders, Somatic experiencingSomatic Experiencing ® (SE) is one of the most profound methodologies for capturing this sensation, and building upon it. The combination of SE with horses perhaps feels...
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