HorseMuse provides equine-assisted learning opportunities for personal growth and self-discovery.
What Is Equine-Assisted Learning?Horse and human partnerships have existed for many centuries. Within the last twenty years, an inspiring and innovative horse/human partnership has been formalized into a therapeutic discipline practiced within North America and around the world. Equine-assisted learning (EAL) is an active and beneficial approach to empowering individuals through experiential learning. As an effective approach to personal growth, self-discovery and leadership development, EAL can benefit anyone and everyone.
Why Are Horses Good Teachers?Horses are exceptional communicators. As prey animals, horses must be acutely aware of their environment to protect themselves and their herd from danger. Their survival as a species has depended on their sensitive observational skills and intuitive knowing. Through EAL sessions, we can learn from horses by paying attention to their honest and non-judgmental feedback to us about our own approach to daily living.
How Does This Feedback Work?First, the horse is aware of how you are feeling about yourself and your relationships. By tuning in to your energy and emotional state, horses listen to you at a profound level. If you're feeling anxious, vulnerable, content, or happy, the horse will act as a mirror and reflect that emotion back to you! Second, horses work as a team within a herd, BUT it is a team with a clearly defined hierarchy. Through EAL, you become part of the team, but you also need to learn the ways of the herd. To do so, you may need to surrender your leadership role to face your inner struggles and truths. Finally, you can’t fool a horse by hiding your emotions. A horse can sense when you are not being your true self. Because horses have no hidden agenda and do not judge you, they can teach you how to feel confident about being authentic in your relationship with yourself and with others. |
Meet Carla and discover how the horses helped her find her authentic self through equine-assisted learning.
What is a HorseMuse?
An equine source of inspiration; a creative influence; especially: a guiding genius. 
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"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin
Your Personal Quest
Individuals who are seeking to improve their well-being, focus on personal development, manage stress, build self-confidence, develop leadership skills, and nurture emotional learning are ideal candidates for EAL sessions. |
Each session at HorseMuse is individually tailored to include achievable goals as identified by each client. Within sessions, experiential exercises focus on verbal and nonverbal communication, intuition, building trust, using your senses, body awareness, relationship building, creating clear intentions, boundary setting, decision making and problem-solving. EAL sessions are very effective and on average, your goals may be accomplished in four to five individual appointments.
Please note: all horse activities are performed at ground level. No prior horse experience is required. Sessions are approximately 75 minutes in length and can be scheduled weekly, biweekly or monthly.
Please note: all horse activities are performed at ground level. No prior horse experience is required. Sessions are approximately 75 minutes in length and can be scheduled weekly, biweekly or monthly.
Who We Are
Anna-Marie DuffyAnna-Marie has worked in the healthcare field for over 20 years. She obtained a BA with a specialization in Therapeutic Recreation from Concordia University and more recently, a MHS degree from Athabasca University. In order to deepen her ability to contribute to the area of healthcare, Anna-Marie completed her Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning (FEEL) certification from Horse Spirit Connections in 2016 and her Advanced FEEL training in 2018. She is passionate about sharing the healing possibilities of equine-assisted learning through individual, semi-private and group therapeutic sessions.
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IndigoIndigo and Anna-Marie began their partnership in 2016. A quarter horse in her late 20s, Indigo is a wise mare with a huge heart. While being quiet and reserved, she has an ability to gently share her calming presence and create a safe space for those seeking to explore their path to inner growth; she has found her calling through her teaching role when partnering in EAL work. Indigo’s inner strength makes her a trusted guide for those embarking on their personal quest; she is a patient companion who has a calming influence on people and on her herd.
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Anna-Marie & Indigo are now partnered with Isabel and Chuck Hathaway at Hathaway Farm Equine Therapy. Check out the Hathaway Farm website to learn more!
HorseMuse provides equine-assisted learning opportunities for personal growth and self-discovery.
