Success Driven Support

NDIS PARTICIPANTS

Engage in activities such as grooming, feeding, playing natural horsemanship games, caring for the horse whilst being supported by our expert team. Goals of this form of alternative therapy include helping people develop skills such as emotional regulation, self-confidence and responsibility. Please note - no riding - all ground play. For those that self-manage the NDIS supports and services in their plan or use a registered plan manager - EquiTune can support you! We can support you with Healing with Horses, Wellness through Horsemanship or Horsemanship Heroes from age 5 upwards.

We can help have positive results for those who are recovering from substance abuse, trauma, depression, or a number of other psychological issues. It can help individuals develop a work ethic, identify and process feelings, and learn how to trust.

Promote physical, occupational, and emotional growth in persons suffering from
🦄 ADD,
🦄 Anxiety,
🦄 Autism,
🦄 Dementia,
🦄 Depression,
🦄 Developmental Delay,
🦄 behavioral issues,
🦄 abuse issues,
🦄 and many other mental health problems. 

It can also help the individual

🦄 build confidence,
🦄 self- efficiency,
🦄 communication,
🦄 trust,
🦄 perspective,
🦄 social skills,
🦄 impulse control,
🦄 and learn boundaries. 

Since the horses have similar behaviors with humans, such as social and responsive behaviors, it is easy for the client to create a connection with the horse.

MINI HORSEManship Heroes

Build a real friendship & bond with “your” pony.
A successful rider should spend 90% on the ground and 10% in the saddle. Time spent on the ground working around a horse, caring for their needs and establishing a relationship with them is invaluable. It’s during this time that a rider learns how to read their horse and a horse learns how to read their human.
Whether you’ve never ridden a horse or you’ve spent loads of time in the saddle – you can still learn more. Physically, horse riding is an amazing way of keeping fit. Mentally, you’ll increase your awareness of your surroundings as well as being cognizant of how both of you are doing. Emotionally, you may well ride through a gauntlet of feelings. From being fearful to overjoyed to exhilarated to sad that your time on horseback is coming to an end. All of these emotions are equally important and make up who you are as a living being.

What could I, or my child, gain from time spent working with a horse?
🦄 build self confidence
🦄 strengthen self-esteem
🦄 establish and strengthen trust relationship
🦄 communicate clearly
🦄 manage boundaries
🦄 self-regulate
🦄 impulse control
🦄 resilience
🦄 assertiveness
🦄 and so much more - keep us informed as things crop up and we will tailor sessions to support you.

This will include:
2 lessons per week
Learning groundwork, liberty play, tricks and riding. How to read your pony. Learn what is involved in owning your own horse!

This is perfect for confidence building in a supportive environment. Take the dive with us before purchasing a pony. All competition standard and lots of fun. Perfect for therapeutic requirements as well. From age 4 to 16. Book in an assessment today through our online calendar. Beginners are welcome!

Harp Healing

Harp music has been enchanting listeners for thousands of years. The revered instrument of kings, gods and angels, the harp has historically symbolized a mystical ladder connecting this world to the next. Today, the harp is being employed as a therapeutic instrument at bedsides in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other clinical settings with amazing results. Imogen, qualified therapeutic harpist, uses the intrinsic healing elements of live music and sound to synchronize a patient's physiological rhythms to the harp music and provide an environment conducive to the healing process. Imogen has a unique gift of being able to support you through her harp playing and will tailor the session to your journey to support you in whichever way you need. Imogen will play to your unique healing resonance using the Celtic healing cycle to empower your next chapter.

Wellness through Horsemanship

We can’t change what we don’t notice. Heal and grow by partnering with our horses. Develop new behaviours in your relationships as you experience a rewarding sense of deeper connection with your self and others by interacting with our horses in a structured format and whilst building your horsemanship skills. The horses will help you to develop new ways of being and interacting. Whether you want to form healthier connections for personal or professional growth, wellness through horsemanship helps people to make positive lasting changes in their relationships with themselves and others. We can to groups of 1 through to 7 at a time though more can be accommodated for. We cater for:

• Corporate training days

• Psychologist / social worker supported sessions

• Children, teenagers and adults

• Hospital visits

• Senior days / morning tea

Let us know your goals and we will support them with our horses. Each game that we play is specific to the equine/human partnership but also teaches the person to be kind, empathetic, reward driven, assertive, problem solving, effective and a consistent leader.

The first session is important as the horses will choose who they want to play with. Often the pair want to continue their journey together and at other times another horse will step in. It's always exciting experiencing your horsey partner see you arrive and wait for you - often quite vocally!

Every session starts by getting the horse ready: saying hello, putting the halter on, grooming and cleaning feet. Then we will go in to our ground session. Everything revolves around being friendly yet effective. The end goal is to ask the horse to do a variety of tasks around us whilst we stay still and delegate. Fun is at the heart even though tough life skills are learnt along the way.