Horses and Human Healing Resources

The following Organizations provide adult treatment and recovery for Childhood and Family of Origin Trauma Issues.

Caron Treatment Centers for Trauma and Addiction
www.caron.org
800-854-6023

The Meadows Treatment Center for Trauma and Addiction
www.themeadows.com
800-632-3697

Onsite - Treatment Center for Childhood Trauma
www.onsiteworkshops.com
800-341-7432

Re-Parent Your Inner Child - Lisa J. Smith
www.dailyom.com/courses/re-parent-your-inner-child/

Equine Healing Resources for Humans

American Hippotherapy Association (AHA)
www.americanhippotherapyassociation.org
877-851-4592
AHA is part of the international community that provides education, facilitates research, and promotes equine-assisted therapy as an effective treatment strategy for improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.

Autism Society
www.autism-society.org
301-657-0881 or 800-328-8476
The Autism Society exists to improve the lives of all people affected by autism. It increases public awareness and provides the latest information regarding treatment, education, research, and advocacy.

Autism Speaks
www.autismspeaks.org
888-288-4762 or 212-252-8584
Autism Speaks is the world’s largest autism advocacy organization. It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. It is a resource for equine-assisted therapy programs that work with children with autism.

The Center for America’s First Horse—Natural Horsemanship for Children Program
www.centerforamericasfirsthorse.org
802-730-5400

Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA)
www.eagala.org
877-858-4600
EAGALA is an international nonprofit association that provides education, standards, innovation, and support for addressing mental health and human development needs in the fields of equine-assisted psycho- therapy and equine-assisted learning. EAGALA has more than four thousand members in forty-nine countries.

Equine Services for Heroes Program

Equine Services for Heroes fosters recovery for wounded veterans, including those suffering from PTSD. Information is available from the following three organizations:

Miraval and the Equine Experience
www.miravalresorts.com
800-825-4000

National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP)
www.natsap.org
301-986-8770
NATSAP serves as a resource for programs and professionals assisting young people beleaguered by emotional and behavioral difficulties—or “Youth at Risk.” Members include more than one hundred fifty U.S. therapeutic and residential treatment schools, as well as wilderness, outdoor therapeutic, young adult, and residential programs. A large number of NATSAP’s members offer programs in equine therapy.

Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International
www.pathintl.org
800-369-7433
PATH International members, instructors, and centers serve children and adults with a range of physical, emotional, behavioral, and cognitive challenges, through a variety of equine-assisted activity and therapy programs. The following is a very short list of conditions and challenges addressed every day through PATH International: Amputation • At-risk behavior in youth • Attention-deficit and other hyperactivity disorders • Autism • Cerebral palsy • Developmental delay • Down syndrome • Emotional and behavioral difficulties • Family dysfunction • Grief • Learning disabilities • Multiple sclerosis • Muscular dystrophy • Paralysis • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) • Reactive attachment disorder • Spina bifida • Spinal cord injury • Stroke • Substance addiction and abuse • Terminal illness • Traumatic brain injury • Visual and auditory impairment • Weight-control disorder