Category Archives: Other challenges

Equine Therapy is helping so many people!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Laurie

Here is another article talking about how powerful work with horses can be in healing our lives! We work with children as young as 4, teens, adults and even seniors. Our sessions are all about the client’s specific goals and … Continue reading →

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The benefits of Equine Therapy are being recoginized!

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Laurie

It’s always good to see an article that supports the work we do! We work with children as young as four, teens, adults and seniors. Our sessions are one-on-one with the client, a Certified Thereputic Equine Instructor and a horse. … Continue reading →

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Being engaged and developing skills helps adults with Autism

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Laurie

This new study, conducted by Vanderbilt University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, found the degree of independence in vocational activities improved many areas, including decreasing autistic behaviors and improving daily living activities. We work with children, some as young as 4, … Continue reading →

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Appreciating the challenges of Adoption

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Laurie

Raising children will always be challenging, but there additional issues you will face if you take on raising an adopted child. It is rare that a child that has been placed for adoption has not experienced some negative event in … Continue reading →

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Do they laugh to hide their tears and fears?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Laurie

I have to say that I have personal experience with this. Many years ago I lived with a man who was one of the funniest people I had ever met. He was also one of the unhappiest. Daily life was … Continue reading →

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Great Press for Northern Nevada Access Network

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Laurie

Thank you Amy for including us in your story on Channel 2!

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Tip of the Week 9/23/13

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Laurie

Got a little behind again, but here is this week’s Tip of the Week, from The 100 Simple Secrets of Happy Families FAMILY AFFECTS ALL ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES Family is more than a source of life and love, it … Continue reading →

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Tip of The Week 9/16/13

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Laurie

I’m a little behind with this post, as we are preparing for our open house this weekend AND we had a horse colic yesterday. The good news is that he is much better and we are getting everything caught up. … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Open House

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Laurie

We invite anyone who would like to learn more about what we do to come out, meet the horse and see for yourself what Equine Assisted Therapy looks like…

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Tip of the Week 10/29/12

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Laurie

We have discovered a couple of great little books written by David Niven, Ph.d. entitled “The 100 simple secrets of Happy People” and “The 100 simple secrets of Happy Families”. The most interesting thing about these “secrets” is that they are all based on … Continue reading →

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