Description
The health benefits of interaction with horses for people experiencing mental health and other conditions is fast gaining recognition all over the world. This book explores the experiences of seven 'at-risk' young people who participated in a research study based at a unique therapeutic horsemanship centre in the UK. Therapeutic horsemanship is aligned to the developing fields of equine-assisted psychotherapy and equine-assisted learning where horses are partnered for social, emotional and learning benefits. The young people who attended the Therapeutic Horsemanship centre were referred from organisations including a foster care agency, youth offending team and a pupil referral unit, and were considered to be 'at-risk' due to their various psychosocial disadvantages.
A number of themes emerge throughout the course of the book, including the areas of nurture, attachment and trust, social well-being and resilience, identification with the horse, a 'safe' space and calming influence, role of the horse in the therapeutic arena and the natural environment and spiritual dimensions. Additional links to the mindfulness literature are explored and bring an exciting new dimension to the field of equine assisted therapy and learning. The book includes a foreword from Leif Hallberg, author of Walking the Way of the Horse.
Author: Hannah Burgon
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/23/2014
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781137320865
ISBN10: 1137320869
BISAC Categories:
- Pets | Horses
- Medical | Allied Health Services | Occupational Therapy
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Child & Adolescent
A number of themes emerge throughout the course of the book, including the areas of nurture, attachment and trust, social well-being and resilience, identification with the horse, a 'safe' space and calming influence, role of the horse in the therapeutic arena and the natural environment and spiritual dimensions. Additional links to the mindfulness literature are explored and bring an exciting new dimension to the field of equine assisted therapy and learning. The book includes a foreword from Leif Hallberg, author of Walking the Way of the Horse.
Author: Hannah Burgon
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/23/2014
Pages: 286
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781137320865
ISBN10: 1137320869
BISAC Categories:
- Pets | Horses
- Medical | Allied Health Services | Occupational Therapy
- Psychology | Psychotherapy | Child & Adolescent
About the Author
Hannah Burgon is a lifelong horsewoman with a PhD on equine-assisted learning/therapy. She is also a qualified social worker and previously worked in youth homelessness and foster care. Hannah is founder and co-director of Sirona Therapeutic Horsemanship CIC (www.sironacic.com) and has published a number of papers on the benefits of interaction with horses.