Does your son or daughter need a safe activity, with kids who are like themselves?

At H.E.A.L., we understand all kids are different and those who live with autism, asperbergers, OCD, ADHD, have unexplained behavioural outbursts or who are in vulnerable circumstances can benefit from working alongside horses.

Our courses pair trained youth facilitators with a youth, to give them focused attention and allow them to discover their abilities and develop new ones in a safe manner, among their peers.

H.E.A.L. youth accept and appreciate one another. And the horses affirm this.

Does our “therapedic” approach replace other treatments? Our programs are complimentary to traditional methods.  Based upon personal experience, H.E.A.L. youth generally notice improvements in how they interact with others, helping them build healthy relationships with family, friends and at school. HEAL recognizes that many youth do not fit the typical testing of society.  Many youth have emotional intelligence that cannot be tested by standarized testing in the current system.  Many youth have or need different emotional learning skills. Many youth need a different environment other than a classroom setting or a talk therapy office to learn more about themselves.  Many or most of these skills cannot be learned within the typical systems.  Many youth are unique and need unique opportunities to discover their abilities and skills.  We believe that H.E.A.L. is a place where youth can discover themselves and their skills...  We believe in the power of positive.  

H.E.A.L. youth want to come to the farm, it’s fun.

SOME RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS: Equine Assisted Programs