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Our Equine Programmes
Grounded Hooves:
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
from $160/session
Individual Therapy
Equine‑assisted psychotherapy sessions for individuals offer a safe, clinically supported space to explore personal challenges, strengthen emotional resilience, and develop healthier patterns of thinking, feeling, and relating. Clients work alongside our therapy herd in a calm, experiential environment where horses respond naturally to emotional shifts, providing immediate, honest feedback that supports deeper insight and meaningful change.
Sessions are facilitated collaboratively by our experienced counsellor and equine specialist, ensuring both therapeutic safety and clear equine observation. Together, they hold a respectful, grounded space where clients can reflect, regulate, and engage with emerging patterns through authentic interaction with the horses.
Please note: The $160/session rate reflects a subsidised price offered to private clients experiencing financial difficulty. The full cost of a therapy session is higher, and this reduced rate is supported through our funding to ensure accessibility.
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy
from $240/session
Couples & Family Therapy
Equine‑assisted psychotherapy for couples and families offers a safe, experiential space where relationships can be explored, strengthened, and supported through authentic interaction with our therapy herd. Sessions are facilitated by our mental health professional and equine specialist, combining therapeutic guidance with the natural relational feedback horses provide.
Couples and family members work alongside the herd to notice patterns in communication, connection, boundaries, and emotional responses. Horses respond honestly to what is happening in the moment, helping clients recognise relational dynamics that may be difficult to see in traditional talk‑based therapy.
These sessions support families and couples to:
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Improve communication
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Strengthen connection
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Explore relational patterns
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Develop healthy boundaries
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Build emotional awareness
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Support regulation during conflict or stress
Please note: The $240/session rate reflects a subsidised price offered to private clients experiencing financial difficulty. The full cost of a therapy session is higher, and this reduced rate is supported through our funding to ensure accessibility.
Emotional Regulation Series
Ages 8-12 years
Our emotional regulation series for children offers a structured, experiential learning environment where children develop self‑awareness, confidence, and healthy regulation skills through meaningful interaction with the herd. Horses respond naturally to children’s emotional states, providing immediate, honest feedback that supports growth in communication, grounding, and relational understanding.
This 6‑week equine‑assisted learning programme blends experiential activities with gentle strengths‑based reflection to help children recognise and manage their internal states. Younger participants benefit from clear modelling and guided structure, while older children engage more deeply in metaphor, insight, and reflective discussion. Each session is designed to support emotional regulation, attunement, and positive relational patterns in a safe, grounded environment.
This series is suitable for individuals or groups of up to 8 children.
Equine Assisted Learning
from $160/session
Team Building Events
Unlock the full potential of your team with our unique Equine Assisted Learning Team Building Events. Designed for organisations and community groups, this immersive experience fosters communication, leadership, problem-solving, and self-awareness—all through the powerful connection between humans and horses.
Horses respond to authenticity, trust, and teamwork, providing immediate and honest feedback. Through engaging, hands-on activities, your team will build resilience, collaboration, and adaptability, developing skills that translate directly into the workplace.
Whether your goal is to enhance team cohesion, strengthen leadership, or support workplace wellbeing, this programme offers a dynamic and impactful approach to growth and connection.
A customisable experiential programme designed to build teamwork, communication, confidence, and practical life skills. Participants engage in hands‑on activities with horses that encourage reflection, problem‑solving, and personal growth. This experience is facilitated by an equine professional, ensuring a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment. A 4–6 hour programme including lunch and refreshments, suitable for large groups.
Equine Assisted Team Building
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Herd Experiences:
Experiential Wellbeing
Equine Assisted Wellbeing Retreats
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Wellbeing Retreats
Our Wellbeing Retreats are thoughtfully designed, day programmes that provide a nurturing, peaceful space for those seeking extra support and emotional resilience. Whether you're facing stress, burnout, grief, or navigating a significant life transition, these programmes offer a unique opportunity to heal, grow, and reconnect—with yourself, others and our therapy horses.
Each group is guided by clear goals, focusing on areas such as mental health, confidence, resilience, empowerment, self-esteem, or simply taking time out to reset. At the heart of every experience are the principles of empathy, self-care, and emotional healing.
These retreat style programmes are ideal for mums groups, community groups, friends or like-minded individuals with wellbeing goals. They are delivered collaboratively by a qualified counsellor and an equine professional, offering both therapeutic expertise and the unique insight of horse‑guided feedback.
A customisable experiential programme designed to build teamwork, communication, confidence, and practical life skills. Participants engage in hands‑on activities with horses that encourage reflection, problem‑solving, and personal growth. This experience is facilitated by an equine professional, ensuring a safe, supportive, and engaging learning environment. A 4–6 hour programme including lunch and refreshments, suitable for large groups. Prices are approximate depending on length of day, and food/refreshments provided.
Partnership Visits for Service Providers
Free
Partnership Visits for Service Providers
Our Partnership Visits are designed for service providers and community agencies wanting to understand how equine‑assisted psychotherapy can support the clients they work alongside.
During your visit, you’ll meet our therapeutic herd, explore the spaces we use for sessions, and gain insight into how our programmes foster regulation, resilience, and recovery. We walk you through our approach, explain how horses contribute to therapeutic outcomes, and outline how our services integrate with existing referral pathways.
These visits are relaxed, informative, and collaborative. They’re ideal for frontline teams such as OT, CAMHS, Police, Family Works, Plunket, WINZ, first responders, and other organisations seeking clarity around suitability, programme structure, and partnership opportunities.
Because these visits are personalised and hands‑on, we offer limited spaces throughout the year. Service providers are encouraged to enquire and book early if they’d like to secure a visit for their team.
We offer Partnership Visits free of charge to support clear communication and strong collaboration with service providers.