Equine Assisted Learning
Equine Assisted Learning(EAL) is an innovative way to teach First Responders Self-Control, Awareness and Resilience (SCAR) during stressful situations. EAL is a powerful, hands-on approach to personal growth and skill development that uses interactions with horses to teach life lessons. It’s not about riding—it’s about connecting, observing, and learning through experience for better decisions before, during and after a call. EAL builds confidence and improves emotional regulation skills for the best decision on use of force.
This is a one-day, seven-hour training class. Classes are mobile in your area through the mounted unit facility. Money is paid to the mounted unit for the use of the facility and three horses. Horses are at liberty through the entire class so this does not interfere with any of the horses' training.
Horses and Tactical Training
The goal is to lean self-control, awareness and resilience. The way the goal is achieved in this program is with horses at liberty, which means each participant works in an arena, on foot, with an untethered equines. Horse are a refection of our body language and adrenaline levels. They are very responsive to their environment. When participants make necessary emotional and physical adjustments horses respond in the same way. The heightened ability to make subtle changes are the very skills necessary in the psychological aspect in tactical training.
This program is most valuable to Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, EMS, Corrections, Dispatch, Mental health professionals and any service professional that experiences chronic stress.
EALTC is a valued tool to use horses for emotional health and well being. This is not a therapy program, it is a process that teaches self-control, awareness and resilience. Equine assisted learning is a form of experiential learning that fosters both professional and personal development.