Shepherd Youth RanchTrail 2 Success: Interpersonal and Trauma Focused
Since 2004, we have partnered with the NC Department of Public Safety and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council to provide skill building for youth suffering from grief, loss, abandonment and abuse.
Youth suffering from grief, loss, abandonment and abuse who are referred to the program · Intensive 24-week program with weekly group and monthly family sessions
From shepherdyouthranch.org/our-work/equineassistedservices ↗About this program
Youth who are referred enter into an intensive 24-week program which consists of weekly group and monthly family sessions. In this unique program, we use horses to help with therapy. You may find yourself asking, how can horses assist in helping people?
There are several factors that make equine-assisted skill building especially unique and effective.
Horses act as mirrors to human behavior. The unique prey versus predator dynamic between horses and people gently tears down any pretense that a person may have built up.
Horses are naturally social beings; they are followers looking for leadership. They require people to be honest in their motives, effective in their communication styles and process through their feelings.
Horses are comforting companions. While horses are honest and responsive, they are so in non-threatening ways that build trust and relationship where youth may have been previously wounded.
For youth between the ages of 7-17, group and family sessions are life changing. Shepherd Youth Ranch offers a safe environment for youth to interact with horses and one another. Together we confront life's obstacles to find restoration, hope and purpose. Upon graduation from this program children can apply to our mentoring program, Trailblazers.
Questions
How can horses assist in helping people?
Horses act as mirrors to human behavior. The unique prey versus predator dynamic between horses and people gently tears down any pretense that a person may have built up.
Who is eligible for this program?
Youth who are referred enter into an intensive 24-week program which consists of weekly group and monthly family sessions.
What happens after graduation from this program?
Upon graduation from this program children can apply to our mentoring program, Trailblazers.
Details
- Who
- Youth suffering from grief, loss, abandonment and abuse who are referred to the program
- When
- Intensive 24-week program with weekly group and monthly family sessions
- Ages
- 7-17
Run by
4H (Horses, Him, Hope & Healing): Custom Day/Week or Monthly Group ProgrammingWe provide custom Equine Assisted activities for groups.
Restoring Moms$500 (due at time of registration)Join this therapeutic group for women struggling with postpartum depression, postpartum anxiety and/or postpartum PTSD.TrailblazersTrailblazers is an optional program that exist to continue to shepherd Trail to Success graduates through a relationship with a mentor and horses.