SEEN & HERD EQUINE
Seen & Herd Equine Facilitated Therapy
A Better Trail Towards Mental Health
What is Equine Facilitated Therapy?
Equine or Horse facilitated therapy is a therapeutic approach where interactions with horses are used to promote emotional, psychological, and behavioral growth. Guided by trained equine facilitators, clients engage with horses through activities that foster self-awareness, emotional regulation, trust, and non-verbal communication.
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Horses, as highly intuitive animals, mirror human emotions and behaviors, providing immediate feedback that helps individuals explore their feelings and patterns in a non-judgmental environment. This experiential process can support personal insight, improve relational skills, and encourage healing, making it a valuable complement to traditional therapy.
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While equine facilitators lead the sessions, mental health professionals often collaborate by observing or integrating the learning into counseling sessions, creating a seamless connection between the experiences with horses and therapeutic progress.
Our Story
Seen and Herd is a small family farm with big ideas about improving mental health in our community by offering Equine Facilitated Therapy. We have been blessed to have horses in our lives and have been gifted by the lessons they taught us. This is how we can give back, to both horse an human. Every horse that ends up here is given a second chance and each human they cross paths with is given the opportunity to change. The work we do is a partnership between horse and human that promotes healing and transformation.
Our Team
Seen and Herd Equine is a family business. Jessica is an Advanced Facilitator with Equine Facilitated Way & EAL Canada. Her husband Dean works behind the scenes keeping the place running and their 2 children are their inspiration to think bigger and make a difference.
Our Mission
Seen and Herd is dedicated offering an alturnative resource for improving mental health in our community. We started the business with the raw passion to influence positive changes in horses and humans lives.
The Herd
The Project Pen: Where we begin.
Each horse has a story, and just like every good story, theres highs and lows. Our herd is made up of many horses that reached a crossroad. They might have been forgotten, too much or not enough, they might have reached the end with an owner or simply needed a new place to go. Each horse needs something and in turn, will give exactly what you need too. Not all lessons are easy, but we start by being seen and heard.
Services
Individual Session
Individual Sessions last around 60-90 mins with the herd and Facilitator. Exercises are rooted in horsemanship with the focus on personal growth.
Group Session
Group Sessions range from 2 hours, half and full days. They can be great for family sessions, team building or educational purposes.
Programs
We offer a wide range of kids and adult programs. Our most popular is Leadership Through Horsemanship: a 6 week program focusing on trust and confidence.
Pricing
First session is FREE
It is hard to put into words how horses can change your life, so we invite you to see for yourself. Growth is a choice, this is something you have to choose to do and we want to set you up for success.
Funding opportunities avaiable soon, we want this to be available to everyone. Please reach out to Jessica for more information.
GET IN TOUCH
Google Map "Blue Barn Farm"
745008 RR64, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, Alberta T0H 3C0
780-834-6809