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Life-Changing Programs for
Growth, Healing & Connection

Life Skills Development With Horses

Step into the arena and discover a new way of learning; one that doesn’t just teach skills, but transforms lives. In our Programs & Workshops, the horse is your teacher, offering honest feedback that helps you see yourself more clearly. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or burnt out, walking the path of recovery, or simply searching for a new beginning, these programs create space to rebuild confidence, restore balance, build essential tools and skills for life, and uncover the strength you already carry within.

 

At the bottom of the page, you’ll discover our full list of programs and workshops waiting for you.

Watch this short video to discover what our

Equine Assisted Learning programs are all about.

*This educational video is provided by our certifying body, 
Equine Connection – The Academy of Equine Assisted Learning. We are sharing this to help you better understand the structure and concepts of our programs and workshops.

WHEN WE LACK THESE SKILLS...
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STRUGGLING TO COMMUNICATE YOUR
NEEDS & BOUNDARIES
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FEELING ANXIOUS, OVERWHELMED OR
UNSURE OF YOURSELF
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HESITATING TO LEAD OR
STEP FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE
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LACKING MINDFULNESS &
ALWAYS DISTRACTED OR DISCONNECTED
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DIFFICULTY TO BUILD TRUST & FEEL SAFE IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF & OTHERS
HORSES HELP YOU BUILD THESE SKILLS!
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CONFIDENTLY EXPRESSING YOURSELF &
SETTING HEALTHY BOUNDARIES
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GROW SELF-ASSURANCE, REPLACING DOUBT WITH CONFIDENCE IN YOUR CHOICES
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DISCOVER LEADING THROUGH TRUST & CONNECTION, NOT PRESSURE & CONTROL
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LEARN TO STAY GROUNDED IN THE MOMENT
INSTEAD OF BEING PULLED IN EVERY DIRECTION
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BUILD LASTING RELATIONSHIPS BY VALUING YOURSELF & COMMUNICATING WITH RESPECT 

What Happens When Horses Help You Grow:

Skills the Horses Teach You

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COMMUNICATION
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MINDFULNESS
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LEADERSHIP
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CONNECTION
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SELF-BELIEF

These aren’t just lessons in the arena, they’re tools you’ll carry into everyday life, helping you grow stronger, calmer, and more connected.

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Internationally Recognized, Research-Driven Programs

Our programs aren’t a quick fix. They’re life-changing. Backed by a five-year research study with the Universities of Calgary, Saskatoon, and Regina, this work is internationally certified and regulated through the EAL Network. Designed by combining leading research on how humans learn with studies of wild horse behaviour, Equine-Assisted Learning delivers proven results.

 

The difference? It’s not people doing the teaching, it’s the horses. Their honesty, presence, and connection create powerful experiences that helps our participants recognize what needs to change within themselves and build the skills to do it.

Our Personal Growth & Life Skills Programs & Workshops

Program List
One Day Couple's Connection Workshop

One-Day Couple's Connection Workshop

This is a workshop you and your partner won’t want to miss! Together, you’ll step into the arena and let the horses guide you to strengthen trust, improve communication, and rediscover the joy of connection. It’s a chance to see your relationship in a new light, grow side by side, and have fun while building lasting skills you’ll carry forward together!
 

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Touch of Maple couples session promoting teamwork, trust, and understanding.

Couples Date Night Programs

Come and have a fun time developing Life Skills with your partner.  Pick a skill ie. building relationships, communication, trust... and we will match the appropriate program or do a series of curriculum programs.

Couples Date Night

One-Day Women's Empowerment Workshop

For women ready to nurture their well-being, this workshop offers the perfect reset. Guided by the wisdom of the horses, you’ll rebuild self-esteem and confidence, strengthen communication, and enhance your personal leadership while reconnecting with your inner strength. 

Whether you are struggling or you just need a weekend away to re-connect and ground yourself - this is an empowering day of grounding, renewal, and joyful growth — a chance to step away from the stress of daily life and return feeling more confident, centred, and alive!

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Women's Empowerment Workshop
Equine-assisted learning program supporting women transitioning from trauma.

Women At Risk
Weekly Life Skills Programs

These weekly programs can be offered through community organizations, shelters, recovery centres, or privately to individuals seeking support. With the horses as teachers, the women going through our program will gain practical life skills such as communication, trust, confidence, leadership, and finding safety in your life. Each week builds on the last, creating lasting change in a supportive and compassionate setting. Connecting with a horse will help you to move forward in your life, building resilience, restoring balance, and supporting women in reintegrating with confidence and hope for the future.

Women's Weekly Programs

Family Connection
Programs

Please Note: Children must be 8 years of age to participate. 

 

Improve your Life Skills with your child by partnering with a horse as a team and building your relationship and communication! Pick a skill you'd like your family to work on, or do a series through our curriculum programs to keep growing week by week. Each experience builds lasting skills while creating meaningful moments of connection you’ll carry home with you.

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Family Connection Program
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Addictions Recovery Programs

Associations are welcome to bring their clients to a 4 week, 8 week or 12 week curriculum program. These programs coordinate nicely with the programs and therapy clients are already doing, helping to bridge the gap between learning and real-life application.

 

The horses guide each person with honest feedback, showing them what they need to work on and supporting growth alongside their other healing work.

Addictions Recovery Program

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Located in Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Melbourne, Ontario, Canada. We offer horse-assisted programs, workshops, and wellness sessions that help people build life skills, grow confidence, and reconnect with themselves. Serving Strathroy, London, Mount Brydges, Glencoe, Middlesex Centre (includes Komoka, Delaware, Kilworth), St. Thomas, and nearby communities.

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