What is Equine Assisted Learning?

Service Description

🌿 What is Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL)? Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) is a structured, holistic approach to personal growth, skill-building, and emotional awareness that takes place through guided interactions with horses. These sessions create powerful practices for clarity, confidence, and authentic connection. Horses are prey animals, meaning their survival depends on being hyper-aware of body language, energy, and subtle shifts in the environment. This makes them living “mirrors”: offering immediate, authentic feedback that helps individuals recognize patterns, strengths, and areas for growth. That feedback helps participants recognize patterns in their own behavior and communication. Unlike therapy (which diagnoses or treats), EAL is educational. It focuses on life skills: communication, trust, leadership, emotional regulation, confidence, teamwork, and self-awareness. Some sessions focus on quiet observation and reflection; others introduce light challenges, interactive games, or group problem-solving that encourage adaptability, resilience, and healthy collaboration. EAL weaves together mindfulness, neuroscience, and the natural wisdom of horses to create a setting where people learn not just with their heads, but with their whole selves. 🌿 Professional Standards Each session is facilitated by certified Equine-Assisted Learning professionals through the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.). PATH Intl. is a nonprofit organization and the leading authority in equine-assisted services worldwide. For more than 50 years, they have set professional At Inner Peace, we also integrate curriculum from Strides to Success, a nationally recognized leader in EAL. Their frameworks emphasize academic standards, character education, and positive youth development, making programs purposeful, adaptable, and impactful for schools, employers, care facilities, wellness practitioners, and community organizations. 🌿 Mobile Equine-Assisted Learning Our program is unique: we bring Sir Camelot, our registered miniature therapy horse, directly to your location. His small size, specialized training, and naturally calm presence allow him to enter spaces that larger horses cannot—indoors and outdoors, from campuses and workplaces to nursing homes, community centers, This mobile model makes EAL accessible to groups and organizations who might never otherwise experience the life-changing power of equine-assisted learning.