What: Experiential Learning
Provider: Certified Professional
Types of EAL: education, organizational team building, personal development
Type of Horse: program or lesson horse (might be groundwork only)
Link: https://pathintl.org/programs/eal/
*CERTIFICATIONS*
Certification Board for Equine Interaction Professionals
Certified Horsemanship Association– required by many universities, schools, camps, etc.
Equine Experiential Education Association (E3A)
PATH Equine Specialist in Mental Health & Learning– for equine professionals who plan on working with a provider
*YOUTH PROGRAMS*
United States Pony Club– youth development
*MUSTANGS & EAL*
BLM Adoption Program
Mustang Heritage Foundation
Heroes and Horses– male veterans
Bravehearts
*STANDARDBREDS & EAL*
Harness Horse Youth Foundation
US Trotting Association
*THOROUGHBREDS & EAL*
Retired Racehorse Project
Canter USA
Gateway OTTBs
Saratoga Warhorse– Off Track Thoroughbreds & Veterans
US Pony Racing
*RESEARCH*
Blakeney, B. A. (2014). The Horse as Teacher: Really? Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 28(2), 79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2014.01.005
Burgon, H. L. (2014). Horses, mindfulness and the natural environment: Observations from a qualitative study with at-risk young people participating in therapeutic horsemanship. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 17(2), 51–67.
Burgon, H. L. (2011). ‘Queen of the world’: experiences of ‘at-risk’ young people participating in equine-assisted learning/therapy. Journal of Social Work Practice, 25(02), 165–183. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2011.561304
Frederick, K. E., Ivey Hatz, J., & Lanning, B. (2015). Not Just Horsing Around: The Impact of Equine-Assisted Learning on Levels of Hope and Depression in At-Risk Adolescents. Community Mental Health Journal, 51(7), 809–817. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-015-9836-x
Staunæs, D., & Raffnsøe, S. (2019). Affective Pedagogies, Equine-assisted Experiments and Posthuman Leadership. Body and Society, 25(1), 57–89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X18817352
Wood, W., Alm, K., Benjamin, J., Thomas, L., Anderson, D., Pohl, L., & Kane, M. (2021). Optimal Terminology for Services in the United States That Incorporate Horses to Benefit People: A Consensus Document. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 27(1), 88–95. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0415
Recreation Therapy 