SEVEN STAR HORSE AND FAMILY CENTER

TO FACILITATE HEALING OF THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT THROUGH THE GRACE AND STRENGTH OF THE HORSE. 7 STAR THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES THROUGH TWO FORMS OF EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPY TO PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED INDIVIDUALS. (1) THERAPEUTIC RIDING FOR THOSE WITH PHYSICAL AND SOME MENTAL CHALLENGES(SUCH AS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS) AND (2) EQUINE-ASSISTED PSYCHOTHERAPY (EAP) TO THOSE WITH OTHER TYPES OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES SUCH AS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. BOTH FORMS OF EQUINE- ASSISTED THERAPY PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF THERAPY THAT ALLOW THE CLIENT TO MAKE PROGRESS MORE QUICKLY, AND IN DIFFERENT WAY, THAN OTHER FORMS OF THERAPY.